Use the “QUOTA Template” attachment in the Supporting Documents to complete Section 1 and Section 2.
Section 1: Academic Research
A. Identify one career role related to your degree plan’s focus that you will use as the basis for Section 1 and Section 2.
B. Evaluate the two given sources by completing a QUOTA analysis (qualified, up-to-date, objective, true, and applicable) for each source to explain why it is credible or not credible.
• Rethinking Cultural Competence: Shifting to Cultural Humility”
• Human Services”
Note: Use of the attached QUOTA Template is strongly recommended.
Section 2: Evidence-Based Writing
Note: Before beginning your research, read the requirements and identify the topics you will be writing about to ensure the sources support your writing.
C. Identify two to four credible sources that are related to the career role you chose in part A and that have been published within the last five years (this can include the Cultural Competence source provided in part B).
D. Using information from the research you collected in part C, write an evidence-based paper about the career role you identified by doing the following:
Note: You must acknowledge the sources used for all examples with in-text citations and references (include the big four elements).
1. Describe two relevant professional skills (e.g., communication, attitude, problem-solving) that are essential for success in the career role identified in part A. Provide a description for each skill. Support your descriptions using a relevant, cited example for each skill from at least one of the sources identified in part C.
2. Describe one relevant problem a person in this career role is likely to encounter and support your explanation using one relevant, cited example from the sources identified in part C.
a. Explain how one of the skills described in part D1 can be applied to the problem identified in part D2. Support your explanation using one relevant, cited example from the sources identified in part C.
3. Describe two types of individuals (e.g., patients, clients, peers, or outside business partners) you will frequently encounter in your chosen role and support your description using a relevant, cited example for each type of individual from the sources identified in part C.
4. Explain the importance of using cultural awareness when interacting with individuals you will serve and support your explanation using one relevant, cited example from the sources identified in part C.
a. Explain the negative effect on individuals you will serve if you are not culturally aware.
E. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
F. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.