TOPIC: Investigating Buddhism Speech Outline
This is not an essay, please use the attached “Investigating Buddhism Outline” document to complete the assignment.
Consider how Buddhists deal with death, sickness, old age, and religious renunciation. If possible, interview a practicing Buddhist individual or a leader of a Buddhist temple, which can be used as an academic resource for this assignment. If you would like to take pictures during your visit to this community or place of worship, be sure to obtain permission.
For this assignment, your role will be as a trainer for Christian colleagues to prepare them for a missionary trip to a Buddhist community. Complete the “Investigating Buddhism Outline” document (ATTACHED) for an extemporaneous speech on Buddhism from a Christian perspective to be delivered to this group.
Utilize the course textbook and a minimum of four other academic resources, one of which can be your interview and should include topic materials and external resources. Provide an applicable quote from each resource in your outline.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide.
STUDY MATERIALS
Read Chapter 10 in Neighboring Faiths: A Christian Introduction to World Religions.
Read “What Are Branches of Buddhism?” by Wayne, on the CARM website (2016). URL:https://carm.org/what-are-the-branches-of-buddhism
Read “Persons (Real and Alleged) in Enlightenment Traditions: A Partial Look at Jainism and Buddhism,” by Yandell, from the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion (1997). URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ofs&AN=509672116&site=eds-live&scope=site
View the video, “Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet,” by the Biography Channel, located in the Films on Demand database (1997). URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96349&xtid=42474
View the video, “Buddhist Teachings: The Noble Eightfold Path,” by Kumar, from the Enthusiastic Buddhist website (2013). URL:https://www.enthusiasticbuddhist.com/buddhist-teachings-noble-eightfold-path/
View the video, “Buddhist Beliefs: The Four Noble Truths,” by Kumar, from the Enthusiastic Buddhist website (2013). URL:https://www.enthusiasticbuddhist.com/buddhist-beliefs-four-noble-truths/
Read “A Trinitarian Response to Buddhist Antitheistic Arguments,” by King Jr., from Buddhist-Christian Studies (2017). URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=125672194&site=eds-live&scope=site

Human and social services professionals are both consumers and producers of research. While having a thorough understanding of the meaning of research for professional practice is essential, it is also important for you to have a basic understanding of how to conduct research. Surveys can be one form of research used for all areas of your practice, but they are especially useful in needs assessment. You can use surveys to determine unmet client needs or the degree to which clients are satisfied with your current services. They may also be used to evaluate the effectiveness of a particular program offered by a school, hospital, organization, or agency.
For this Application, you develop a survey instrument and describe your procedures for analyzing the data. These experiences will help you to develop a foundational knowledge of survey methodology.

To Prepare

Imagine that you are creating a needs assessment for the professional issue or interest you identified in this week’s Discussion. Develop an operational definition for the construct you will need to measure (e.g., “job satisfaction”). Then, construct a 10-item survey to measure this construct. Your survey questions should be measurable and based on one of the designs in the Learning Resources (i.e., Likert scale, indexes, etc.).
The Assignment (2–3 pages):
Submit your 10-item survey and a brief explanation of the survey design used to construct it. Be sure to include the operationalized definition of the construct you wish to measure. Briefly explain your rationale for including the items and describe how you would collect and analyze data from the survey. Finally, explain at least one challenge in constructing a survey of this nature. Be specific and provide examples.
 
Babbie, E. (2016). The basics of social research (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Cengage.

• Chapter 5, “Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement” (pp. 125–158)
• Chapter 6, “Indexes, Scales, and Typologies” (pp. 159–189)
• Chapter 7, “The Logic of Sampling” (pp. 190–231)
• Chapter 9, “Survey Research” (pp. 254–294)

• Choose a local human or social services agency that you are familiar with and find at least one possible violation of the agency’s guidelines with respect to cultural sensitivity.
• Consider the following questions as you review the agency’s guidelines:
  • Are there professionals who come from the same ethnic groups served?
  • Are professionals given training on self-reflection in order to be aware of potential bias or or imposing their own values?
  • Are alternative healing practices needed and implemented?
  • How do the cultures in this community view mental health?
  • Are assessments biased in terms of worldview or linguistic accessibility?
  • Are interpreters available for all language groups?
  • Are there cultural differences in symptoms or disorders?
  • Are microaggressions evident?
  • Are services restricted based on religious principles?
  • Are there rules that may apply unequally between women and men?