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SAMPLE Unit 4 Happiness Assignment Template

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SAMPLE Unit 4 Happiness Assignment Template

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Kaplan University

HU300 – section number

Unit 4 assignment instructions

This week, our writing assignment focuses on individual definitions of happiness. For this writing assignment, you will prepare and conduct interviews with two people about their definition of happiness, how they gained this view, and whether they feel happiness is achievable.

Choose two people who vary in age and experience. Only one of the subjects can be someone you know well. This is an opportunity to learn about acquaintances and strangers as well. These should be face-to-face interviews.

Introduce this assignment by introducing each subject one at a time. Who are they? What is

the nature of your relationship?

Next, ask a variety of questions to get them to consider not just their definition of happiness, but its origins and development. You can use these sample questions to get you started, but should add more questions or change the interview as it develops: Has your definition of happiness changed over time? What experiences have influenced your definition? Do you expect the definition to change again?

Follow the Unit 4 template for this assignment in DocSharing. It includes submitting a transcript of your interviews, including your questions, so take notes or record the discussion.

Finally,

you should draw conclusions about the process and the answers that were given. Compare and contrast the results of the interviews.

Discuss what was similar or different in the replies, whether the subjects were honest, or if the concept of happiness was difficult to define.

The essay should be at least 750 words and should employ terms from the text. The assignment should be completed in Microsoft Word and should follow the template provided for the sample transcript, essay, and reference page.

CLA assessment: This unit 4 assignment corresponds to the CLA rubric for HU300-02; please review the CLA rubrics document available under Course Home.

APA formatting:

Incorporate APA citations throughout the analysis as well as a references section at the end of the analysis. (The references section does NOT count towards the required word count for the Unit 4 assignment.) Review the APA quick reference guide on the left-hand sidebar under course home for APA formatting guidelines.

Remember to include APA formatting (citations and references); the course materials (including the Janaro and Altshuler course text) must be included.

What Happiness Means to Others

In this paragraph, introduce the first person you interviewed. Who are they and what is

the nature of your relationship?

In this paragraph, introduce the second person you interviewed. Who are they and what is the nature of your relationship?

Interview with [insert name here]

Question:

Response:

Question:
Response:

[You would continue with more questions and responses.]

At the end of this transcript, please include the in-text citation for the personal interview.

Here is an example: (E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2001).

Here is an example of how you might use an in-text citation for a personal interview in a

sentence: Allen Price Smith also claimed that many of her students had difficulties with APA

style (personal communication, November 3, 2002).

Interview with [insert name here]
Question:
Response:
Question:
Response:
[You would continue with more questions and responses.]

At the end of this transcript, please include the in-text citation for the personal interview (see

above for an example).

References

Because you are going to integrate terminology and ideas from the text in your essay, you will include The Art of Being Human on the References page of your essay. However, you will not need to include it on your transcripts unless you reference the text in your interview.

Otherwise, you will not need to include citations for the personal interviews on your

References page. This is because personal interviews are unpublished and the data is usually

unrecoverable. You are however required to include in-text citations (in the transcripts and

essay).

Title of Essay

After your interviews, you will reflect on what was said and how it compares to concepts

of happiness that you read about in the chapter on “Happiness”. As per the assignment guidelines,

you should draw conclusions about the process and the answers that were given. Compare and contrast the results of the interviews.

Discuss what was similar or different in the replies, whether the subjects were honest, or if the concept of happiness was difficult to define. The essay should be at least 750 words and should employ terms from the Janaro and Altshuler course text. This means that you should reference the text using in-text citations. More research may be necessary, but the use of the course text is required.

Essay format: Each assignment should include an introductory paragraph which introduces the narrative; supporting paragraphs; and a conclusion to summarize the analysis.

Word Count: This essay (which is separate from the two interview transcripts) should include at least 750 words.

References

Janaro, R. P., & Altshuler, T. C. (2012). The art of being human: The humanities as a technique for living (Kaplan University 3rd custom ed.). New York: Pearson Education.

If you choose to incorporate additional references, please include them here as well.