HW Writing SampleCh 1 Competency Assessment, MHR 3010-12, Spri.docx

HW Writing Sample
Ch 1 Competency Assessment, MHR 3010-12, Spring 2020
Name: Linda Lin
Job Title: Architectural and Electronic Engineering Manager
Job Zone: Five, Extensive Preparation Needed
Projected Growth (2016-2026): Much faster than average (15%
or higher)
Projected Job Openings (2016-2026): 13,600
Strength Assessment under Knowledge
Definition: Knowledge: Score 84, Design — Knowledge of
design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production
of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
An Opening Statement
I have possessed solid knowledge of design and learned it from
courses taken at Cal Poly Pomona.
The Body Part of Assessment
I have taken a couple of engineering courses such as
Engineering Technology and Electrical Engineering at Cal Poly
Pomona. I learned about circuit models, diagrams, and
drawings and also how to build the circuit and troubleshoot a
problem. I have familiarized with some architectural and
engineering programs and am able to understand technical
documents such as schematics and datasheets. In those classes,
I worked on group projects, which required me to apply the
design knowledge and our team worked on design schematics

and printed circuit board layouts from software. My design
knowledge facilitates me in my career advancement toward an
engineering manager position and helps me perform well in my
occupation.
Concluding Remarks
List one scholarly journal that you will keep reading to update
the knowledge you picked above:
Journal of Engineering Design.
List name of an association in your job field you may join in the
future:
The Design Society.
Weakness Assessment under Skills
Definition: Skills: Score 75, Deductive Reasoning — the
ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce
answers that make sense.
Deductive reasoning would be a weakness for me when pursuing
the engineering manager position.
An instance of this flaw is when troubleshooting a circuit board
to see why voltage is not present at a certain node. Among
many possibilities, I ended up changing a couple of components
which were working, wasting resources and time, until I found
the defective one. After making same errors a couple of times,
I realized the root of the problem is my weak ability to apply
general rules to solve specific problems. I haven’t take classes
to learn about better deductive reasoning and had little
opportunity to practice this skill. Sometimes, I work through the
whole project without identifying some problems while other
times, I may identify a problem, but not being able to solve it or
give a clear explanation for it.
Concluding Remarks
This homework makes me realize that I need to take effective

actions to address my weakness in order to pursue my stated
career goal successfully.
Two Steps for Improvement:
First step about learning.
Citation: “Mindware Strategies for How to Do Deductive
Reasoning – A Tutorial”, Author and year are unknown,
www.highiqpro.com/deductive-reasoning.
Writing: The article above explains how IQ, reasoning, making
inferences and deductive logic are related. It also recommends
strategies to solve deductive reasoning problems with examples.
For example, I have learned how to develop a valid argument,
what are the rules of inference, and how to avoid logical
fallacies. This article teaches me how to develop logical
thinking and analysis in order to enhance my ability of applying
general rules to a concrete problem. The suggestions from the
article help me identify the cause of a problem and solve a
problem by process of elimination.
Second step about practice.
As an engineer in a manufacturing company, I will look for
more projects at work that gives me opportunities to apply a
general rule to a specific problem. I plan to do more circuit
analysis by reviewing characteristics of components and
circuitry theories and applying theories to a particular situation.
I would compare my results with peers and ask my peers and
managers for timely feedback. I will monitor and track my
progress in deductive reasoning by recording the results of each
comparison to show my improvement.
(Note: You must use the HW Template on Bb Course
Information to complete this HW and submit it online).
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Cultural Differences in Parenting.docx
Running Head: CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN PARENTING

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CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN PARENTING
Name:
Paper Title:
Course Title:
Instructor's Name:
Date:
Annotated Bibliography
Chang, M. (2007). Cultural differences in parenting styles and
their effects on teens' self-esteem, perceived parental
relationship satisfaction, and self-satisfaction (Doctoral
dissertation, Carnegie Mellon University).
This resource looks at the influence different types of parenting
may have on children. Using a study involving 156 teenagers
from New Jersey, the research determines this effect on
teenagers’ self-esteem and overall satisfaction with themselves
and their parents. In many cases, a parent’s role in their
relationship with their children plays a huge part in their
development. The results of the research showed that there was
no significant disparity between race and parenting but there

was significant difference indicating a huge difference in
parenting between races.
Chao, R., & Kanatsu, A. (2008). Beyond socioeconomics:
Explaining ethnic group differences in parenting through
cultural and immigration processes. Applied Development
Science, 12(4), 181-187.
This study examines culture and socioeconomic factors in
understanding the difference in monitoring, behavioural control
and warmth. Some of the variables of this study include the
education and employment levels of parents, the number of
siblings in a home and homeownership among many others. The
study was conducted on 591 European Americans, 123 African
Americans, 1614 Asian Americans and 597 Latino students in
9th grade. Differences were found between different groups and
explained as factors of ethnicity and nationality.
Ho, C., Bluestein, D. N., & Jenkins, J. M. (2008). Cultural
differences in the relationship between parenting and children's
behaviour. Developmental psychology, 44(2), 507.
The study in this paper observed the relationship between
ethnicity and children’s affinity for aggression and emotional
problems. Data from 14990 children were collected and
analysed and an association was noted between parental
harshness and aggression in children. However, the relationship
between parental harshness with the emotional problems of the
child did not differ with regards to different ethnic groups.
Shapka, J. D., & Law, D. M. (2013). Does one size fit all?
Ethnic differences in parenting behaviours and motivations for
adolescent engagement in cyberbullying. Journal of youth and
adolescence, 42(5), 723-738.
This paper was important because it brings a modern
problem which is cyberbullying on adolescents and its
association to different ethnic groups. Parenting behaviours and
their effect on cyber aggression were explored. Adolescents
completed self-report questionnaires about their engagement in
cyberbullying, perceptions of their parents’ behaviours about
their online activities, their motivations for cyberbullying, as

well as several other relevant psychosocial and demographic
variables.
Synthesis Essay
Around the world, different people have different styles of
parenting. In some cultures, children are expected to be quiet at
all times and respect their elders while in other children are
expected to be expressive and to speak up with the aim of being
their independence. In this paper, we analyse the different types
of parenting across different ethnic groups with relation to child
behaviour on factors such as aggression, self-esteem and overall
satisfaction with themselves and their parents.
Different researchers argue differently about this topic.
For instance, Chang (2007), observed that there was no
significant difference between a child confidence level and the
type of parenting at home. Chao (2008) on the other hand
observed that socioeconomic factors played a key role in
children’s behaviour. Ho (2008) concluded that the relationship
between parental harshness with the emotional problems of the
child did not differ with regards to different ethnic groups.
Lastly, Shapka (2013) observed that while cyber aggression was
a factor of the parenting conditions at home, it was not a factor
of ethnic differences. All these researchers collected data from
children at different levels of growth and development making
the data unbiased and consistent.
The conclusion is that although parenting methods may differ
from different ethnic groups, there is no one group that exhibits
one strong character than the rest. It is not possible to say for
instance, that children brought up with an authoritarian form of
parenting have more self-esteem or aggression than the rest.
While it is important for children to be brought up within their
cultures, it really does not impact how they end up behaving
towards other children or adults at school or in the playground.
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HW Template, Ch 1 Competency Assessment, MHR3010-12,
Spring 2020
[Note: When using this HW Template, you need to keep all
headings in bold and delete words in parentheses.]
Name: Job Title: (Choose one job title from
www.onetonline.org: Finding Occupation) Job Zone: (Copy the
first line under Job Zone on the website.)
Projected Growth (2016-2026): (Copy the line under Wages &
Employment on the website.)
Projected Job Openings (2016-2026): (Copy the number under
Wages & Employment on the website.)
Strength Assessment under Knowledge (Don’t need to write
here)
Definition: Knowledge: Score (Find, choose, and cope one item
with 60 or higher score from Knowledge on the website, which
should be your strength.)
(One sentence to indicate you obtain this knowledge from
college courses and/or work/internship experience. Don’t talk
about high school courses and experience.)
(writing length: 8-12 lines, not 8-12 sentences. What you have
learned from 1 or 2 courses and/or work experience.)
Concluding Remarks (Don’t need to write here)

future:
Weakness Assessment under Skills(Don’t need to write here)
Definition: Skills: Score (Choose and cope one item with 60 or
higher score from Skills on the website, which should be your
weakness.)
(One sentence to indicate that you realize this is a weak area for
your career pursuit.)
(writing length 8-12 lines, not 8-12 sentences. Give a specific
example of your weakness and discuss reasons for your
weakness).
Concluding Remarks
(One sentence to indicate that you will take actions immediately
to improve this skill.)
Two Steps for Improvement (Don’t need to write here)
First step about learning
Citation: (Put full citation at the beginning of this paragraph,
and also the web link if there is. If no author or year, put:
author or year unknown.)
Writing: (writing length 5-8 lines. Find a relevant book or
article about your weakness you picked and explain what the
book or article shows you how to improve your weakness.)
Second step about practice (Just choose ONE of the following to
discuss: such as what activities/projects you can do in your job
(or internship), Or student organizations to practice this skill
and how you can get feedback on your progress.) (writing

length 5-8 lines).
HW Handouts for MHR3010
Ch 1 Competency Assessment Essay
Topic Relevancy
This assignment is related to the topic in Ch 1 about
competencies and management skills.
It is a self-assessment of your competencies for a particular
occupation upon graduation based on the knowledge, skills, and
abilities (KSAs) from the website www.onetonline.org
The Meanings of KSAs
KSAs are the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform
the tasks of a job. Knowledge is the education and information
used for a job and organized sets of principles and facts
applying in general domains. Skills are learned proficiencies in
areas and developed capacities that facilitate learning or the
more rapid acquisition of knowledge. It includes basic skills,
complex problem solving skills, resource management skills,
social skills, system skills, and technical skills. Abilities are
inherent aptitudes of a candidate and enduring attributes of the
individual that influence performance. It includes cognitive
abilities, physical abilities, psychomotor abilities, and sensory
abilities.
How to complete this assignment?
Visit the website: www.onetonline.org, click on Find
Occupations. Type key words of an occupation that you most
likely to pursue upon graduation or within five years, such as
“sales manager” or “financial analyst.” The screen will show
you a list of occupations that are related to your key words.
Choose one occupation that you want to pursue and click on it.
Then click on “Details” to read Details Report for the job.
After reading the detail report for the chosen occupation, you
shall select TWO important KSAs with an important score of at
least 60 or higher – one item from “Knowledge” that is your

strength and another item from “skills” or “abilities” that is
your weakness. If no score is higher than 60, you shall choose
the highest score in that category. The explanations for each
part of the assignment are provided below.
Job Title: The job you select should be what you want to
pursue upon your graduation or within five years of your
graduation. A job title must come from the website and do not
make up your own job title.
Job Zone: Copy the first line under the Job Zone on the website.
Projected Growth (2018-2028): Copy the line under Wages &
Employment on the website.
Projected Job Openings (2018-2028): Copy the number under
Wages & Employment on the website.
Strength Assessment under Knowledge
You need to choose one specific item with 60 or higher score
under Knowledge that is your strength. Copy the importance
score and definition. For example:
Definition: Knowledge: 90 Economics and Accounting –
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and
practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and
reporting of financial data.
The writing structure of this part should have three layers: an
opening statement, body part, and concluding part.
An opening statement
Use one sentence to indicate where you obtain this knowledge
you picked. For example:
I obtain the knowledge of economics and accounting mainly
from the courses I have taken at college.
Another example:

I possess solid knowledge of economics and accounting from
my work experience in an accounting firm.
The Body Part of Assessment (8-12 lines)
1) Indicate what courses you have taken by giving at least two
titles of courses you took and indicate how well you are on this
item (to what extent you possess this knowledge in general).
Then, giving facts/examples to explain what main things you
have learned about this knowledge item from the above.
Or if you learn this knowledge mainly from your work
experience, indicate your position, in what industry, for how
long, and what you do there to learn this knowledge.
2) Indicate how well you are doing in your courses or at this
job.
Concluding Remarks
Simply put one scholarly and academic journal name under the
following heading and this journal has to relate to the
knowledge you selected. It cannot be a magazine or newspaper
such as Fortune, Times, or Wall Street Journal.
Then put one association name under another heading below and
this association has to relate to your job field or the knowledge
you chose. For example:
Academy of Management Journal.
future:
American Marketing Association.
Your Weakness Assessment under Skills
You need to choose one specific item with 60 or higher score
under Skills that is your weakness. Copy the importance score
and definition. For example:

Definition: Skills: 72 Reading Comprehension – Understanding
written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
The writing structure of this part should have three layers: an
opening statement, the body part, and the concluding part.
An opening statement
Simply indicate what your weakness is. For example:
Reading comprehension is a weak area I need to work on in
order to become a financial analyst.
Another example:
After reviewing the detail report for financial analyst position, I
realize that reading comprehension is my weak area for
improvement.
The Body Part of Assessment (8-12 lines)
1) Giving specific facts and examples to show that you are not
good in this skill, and
2) Discuss reasons for it.
Concluding Remarks
You need a concluding sentence for your weakness assessment.
For example:
Improving reading comprehension is now at the top of my
agenda and my action plans are discussed below.
Another example:
Reading comprehension is important for me to perform well as a
financial analyst and it is high time for me to work on it.
Two Steps for Improvement:
First step about learning (5-8 lines for writing, not including
citation):
Citation: You need to find a relevant book or article that is
related to weakness you picked. It can be an article on Internet.
Make sure that you put full citation (the author name, journal

name or publisher, year, or web link) at the beginning of your
writing. If some of the information is unknown, you can put:
The author and year are unknown. The citation doesn’t count
into the writing length.
Writing: 1) explain what you have learned (such as strategies,
techniques, or ways) from it that would help you improve your
weakness, and 2) explain what strategies or techniques you
learned that particularly fit your situation. Your writing length
should be 5-8 lines.
Second step about practice
1) Select ONE of the following settings (your job or internship
or student organization that you currently hold or you want to
do in the near future),
2) What you can do in such a setting (such as what projects or
activities/tasks you would do to practice this skill.
3) How you can get feedback about your progress.
Grading Criteria (20 points, 10%)
Format
and Rubric (4 points) (see Format Requirements and Writing
Communication Skills Assessment Rubric below).
Strength Assessment under knowledge (6 points)
Definition: Knowledge:
Strength Assessment:
Weakness Assessment under Skills (6 points)
Definition: Skills
Weakness Assessment:
Two Steps for Improvement: (4 points)
Total: 20 Points

Format Requirements
The format includes the following requirements:
· No cover page and turn in online on time.
· Use all required headings (see template) and put them in bold.
· Double spacing and 1 inch margin all around.
· Times New Roman font size 12.
· Keep your writing within the range of the minimum and
maximum lines.
· No bullet points and not in all capital letter.
· Tips: Quality of your writing is very important. Think clearly
and write concisely.
Written Communication Skills Assessment Rubric
Scoring Base
Rating = 4
Rating = 3
Rating = 2
Rating = 1
Basic Grammar
The writing has no major errors in word selection and use,
sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
The writing is adequately free of errors in word selection and
use, sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
The writing has several major errors in word selection and use,
sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
The writing has serious and persistent errors in word selection
and use, sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, and
capitalization.
Structure
The Writing has clear and appropriate beginning, development,
and conclusion. Paragraphing and transitions are also clear and
appropriate.
The Writing has adequate beginning, development, and

conclusion. Paragraphing and transitions are also adequate.
The Writing has weak beginning, development, and conclusion.
Paragraphing and transitions are also deficient.
The organizational structure and paragraphing of the writing
have serious and persistent errors.
Content
The writing provides in-depth coverage of the assigned topic,
and assertions are clearly supported by evidence.
The writing provides sufficient coverage of the assigned topic,
and assertions are supported by evidence.
The writing provides weak coverage of the assigned topic, and
assertions are weakly supported by evidence.
The writing provides very poor coverage of the assigned topic,
and assertions are very poorly supported by evidence.
Score Rating 4 = A, Rating 3 = B,
Rating 2 = C, Rating 1 = D
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