In Module 1, we examine various approaches to critical thinking and how egocentrism can prevent critical thinking.For this discussion board, answer two of the following questions. Give concrete examples from your personal or professional life.From the required readings and the interactive lecture, craft your own definition of what it means to be a critical thinker and support your definition with a credible reference from one of the required or recommended readings.Review the interactive lecture content in Section 3 on self-assessment. How would you rate your own critical thinking?Review the interactive lecture content (in Section 1) where Paul and Elder examine the “three basic functions of the human mind.” How do the functions of “feeling” and “wanting” impact our thinking? Provide an example.The intellectual traits of the disciplined mind are important to improve as a critical thinker. Why do you think inner- oriented traits of character might be important for critical thinking? In your view, how or in what ways does the idea of heart/mind in Confucian or Chinese thought add to this approach? (Refer to this reading (Links to an external site.) by Tan, 2016.)Requirements for Discussion Boards in this course are as follows:Utilize and interface with the required readings to analyze and engage the discussion board questions.Your initial post should be roughly 200 words (plus or minus 10%). Each subsequent post should be 100 words (plus or minus 10%).Include a scholarly source (Links to an external site.) that is not part of the required or recommended reading for the HUM101 course. The CSU Global Library (Links to an external site.) is a good place to find these sources.Format your discussion, including all in-text citations and references, according to the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.).Each discussion board post should cite and engage course content and/or scholarly sources.be sure to cite

===GuideLines====---Writing assignments should follow APA style of documentation.Topic and Report Requirements:The News Report asked you to think like a journalist or a consumer of the news. Now, the Research Component asks you to think like a Women’s Studies’ scholar: How does the information reported in the news article connect to scholarly research in the field? What do scholars already know that can deepen our understanding of the information reported in the article?This assignment will also provide an orientation to the interdisciplinary scholarly resources available for Women’s Studies’ students and scholars.First (1), visit the Research Guide for Women’s Studies at the UMGC Library. Spend some time exploring the available resources.To access the Research Guide for Women’s Studies Click on “Resources” > “Library” from inside the LEO Classroom Click on “Research Guides” in the tabs above the search box on the library search page Click on “Select a Guide” and scroll down to “Research Guide for Women’s Studies” Second (2), using any of the databases or eresources available in the Research Guide, research some aspect of your news article. You could focus on the main topic of the article (such as the gender wage gap, or women in the military), on a specific person discussed in the article (such as an activist, or a politician), or on a location discussed in the article (such as women in the Midwest, or women in Nigeria), or on a related idea (such as the history of cosmetics, or female-centered religions). Remember to maintain a focus on a topic of interest to Women’s Studies.Third (3), choose two of the scholarly resources you discover, and write an annotated bibliography of 500-700 words as described here. Chosen resources should be no more than 10 years old. If you are unsure how to determine if a given resource is “scholarly” or not, here is a guide to evaluating resources: https://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/articles.cfm If you need help formatting an Annotated Bibliography, here are two good resources: How to Write an Annotated Bibliography at the UMGC Library [note that this assignment asks you to include both types of annotations described here for each entry] Annotated Bibliography Samples at the Purdue OWL Your annotated bibliography should include: An introduction: Explain which topic you chose to explore and why, and how you used the Research Guide to find scholarly work on that topic. Remember to explicitly state the connection to the news article you chose for the News Report. Two annotated bibliographic references. Each of these should include: The full citation properly cited in APA Style. Note that different types of publications (journal articles, encyclopedia entries, ebooks) will require different citation styles. A 1-paragraph summary of the findings of the research. You should actually read both resources you present. This summary should be in your own words. Do not copy from the summary or abstract that appears in the online library reference listing. A 1-2 paragraph evaluation of the resource. How does the news article confirm, complicate, illustrate, or otherwise relate to the news article? How does it deepen your understanding of the same subject as covered in the news article? Writing Guidelines:The Research Component of the News Report should demonstrate that you can identify key subjects in a news article of interest to Women’s Studies scholars. can locate and understand scholarly resources. can write an organized, clear, detailed, and properly cited annotated bibliography. Here are some links to resources which cover the APA format: APA Style If you quote, paraphrase, or summarize your news article, or any other sources in addition to the two listed in your annotated bibliography, remember to cite them both in the text and in a References list at the end of the assignment.There is a sample News Report Research Component paper attached to this assignment in Assignments. It is not a perfect paper, but it is formatted correctly and contains all the required elements. This sample is for informational use only. Your paper should be entirely your original work, even if on the same or a similar topic.Scoring Rubric:Each paper is worth up to 100 points as follows: Category Score Resources fit requirements of assignment. x /10 Introductory paragraph clearly presents all requested information (topic choice and why you chose it, how you used the Research Guide, connection to article from News Report). x /20 Both bibliographic entries contain all required elements (citation, summary, evaluation). x /20 Summaries are accurate and in the student’s own words; evaluations are thoughtful and tied to the news article/maintain focus on Women’s Studies. x /30 Writing Mechanics (grammar, spelling, syntax, follows APA Style). x/15 Any necessary citations are present in both the text and in a References list. Follows APA citation style. x /5 Total Score 100

Identify a hospital in your area to research that interests you. Collect and analyze information about the hospital from its website, annual report, and other sources that you find. Write a 1-2 page text paper that provides an overview of the facility. Include important information about its size, service deliveries, location, patient demographics, specialties, financial information and other information you find that is important or distinguishes the hospital.Make sure that you properly cite references in an APA format. It is also important that you save any sources that you use for your paper as you will be creating an annotated bibliography as a future deliverable.