SOSHTalk AssignmentFormatting Reminders(for full instructions and grading rubric, please review the SOSHTalk Discussion Board folder under "Week 3")each post must be 200+ wordsAPA citations and references are required for your initial post (and in response posts if material from the textbook or assigned web links is used)initial post (your response to the weekly Assignment) is due by Friday, your responses to classmate's initial posts are due by Sunday; all posts are due on separate days - late posts will lose 5 points a dayproof read and edit before uploading your postsinclude a Word Count (WC) for each post before your Reference(s) PreparationRead Chapter 12, The Family and Household Diversity, in your text. Your assignment must be informed by information from the chapter. No outside/web sources, please.Attend the Week 4 Keiser Live! session or view the recording.Review the Purdue OWL for instructions and examples of formatting in text citations and references. In-text citations go in the paragraph and the reference list is located after the Word Count at the end of your paper.Assignment Based on information you learned in the chapter (not personal opinion or experience), answer the following questions:If a matchmaker was going to arrange a marriage for you based on the the social norms associated with partnering in the US (including rules of endogamy/exogamy), who would likely be selected for you (gender, sexual orientation, race, socioeconomic status, etc)? (remember this question is NOT asking you what the characteristics are of a person you would select for yourself, but speaks to the social norms that we tend to follow by being socialized in the US).How would this person be similar to and different from who you think you would choose for yourself?Make sure to take into account social norms for partnering in terms of gender, race, socioeconomic status, rules of endogamy/exogamy,etc.Click on "Week 4 SOSHTalk" then on "Create Thread" to post your Initial Post. Use the "Reply" option at the bottom of your classmate's posts to respond to their comments.

no more than 200-250 words Read the following article and/or watch the TedTalk, and then respond to the questions below.Article: On Origami, Alzheimer's, and Kindness: Global Health Expert Alanna Shaikh Rethinks Preparing for Dementia TedTalk: How I'm Preparing to Get Alzheimer'sHow are Alanna’s plans beneficial to biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial growth in adulthood and late adulthood How are they related to Alzheimer’s prevention/preparation? Would you consider making similar plans if you were at risk of developing Alzheimer’s or NCD and if so, what would your plans include? Why/why not? Use your textbook to support your answer.

Prior to beginning work on this final assignment, read Chapter 10 in the course textbook, and review Chapters 3 through 9 if you need to (it is recommended). Additionally, read Finally! Global OD Competencies and Dialogic OD (Links to an external site.).The Action Research Case Study assignment in Week 3 had you select a case study, identify the change challenge of the case, and design an action research process for the change process. During Week 4, the Intervention Selection and Application assignment had you select an intervention method that best suited the change challenge within the organization. You are now ready to complete the final paper based on the case study selected in the Action Research Case Study assignment from the Week 3 - Assignment. Be sure to incorporate all instructor feedback from prior weeks’ assignments in your final paper.Consider that you have been hired as a consultant to help the organization with the change challenge. In your paper, you will introduce the overall purpose of the project as related to organizational development and change challenges.Section 1For Section 1 of your paper, you willSummarize the Action Research Case Study assignment in Week 3.Justify why it is a problem and the type of problem.Example: is it turnover, diversity, ethical, job satisfaction, downsizing, restructure, or other?Define the selected action research process based on the Week 3 Action Research Case Study assignment paper.Identify the intervention type selected in the Week 4 Intervention Selection and Application assignment.Describe the intervention process.Section 2For Section 2 of your paper, you willDescribe the role of the consultant during the intervention.Categorize the competencies and ethical behaviors needed for the intervention.Define the recommended research methods that will be utilized during the intervention.Describe recommended data collection and evaluation methods during the intervention.Define a timeline for the intervention process.Identify anticipated resistance to the change and the process for reconciliation.Section 3For Section 3 of your paper, you willHypothesize the projected outcomes for the OD change project.Validate your reasoning for the projected outcome.ConclusionConclude your paper with a comprehensive summation of the project.The Creating an Organizational Development Proposal final paperMust be eight to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.).Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameAshford UniversityCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedMust utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.You may want to review the Writing a Summary (Links to an external site.) webpage from the Ashford Writing Center for assistance in summarizing the Week 3 assignment change problem case study.Must use at least six scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources in addition to the course text.The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this Ashford University Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the Ashford University Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.).Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.