19 Jul Identify an instance where you encountered or were a part of a problem situation in the administration of your educational agency or organization

Problem Proposal Assignment Instructions

Overview

The goal of this exercise is to identify an organizational problem/issue from the experience of students in the class. The problem will be analyzed through several different “lenses” for the purpose of providing the student with various strategies for problem-solving. The identified problem/issue will be examined together “in-class” in order to practice using organizational analysis for problem-posing and problem-solving in the workplace.

Instructions

Step One: Identify an instance where you encountered or were a part of a problem situation in the administration of your educational agency or organization.

·       Make it a manageable problem, not one that would require extensive analysis.

·       Reflect upon the problem situation long enough to refresh yourself on the specifics.

Step Two: Having refreshed yourself on the specifics, provide some background information. Use the following questions/instructions to guide you in this step:

·       What is the community and agency setting?

·       Include fictitious names and agency titles to maintain privacy.

·       Describe the problem situation that arose.

·       Specifically identify the problem early in the proposal.

Step Three: Use the following guidelines in completing this assignment:

·       Your problem summary is to be 2–3 pages in length.

·       Headings should be used for the different areas of the rubric.

·       Ensure each area of the rubric is specifically addressed.

·       References are not required, but if used, must follow current APA formatting guidelines.

·       The assignment is to include a title page, be double-spaced, written in 12-point Times New Roman font, and follow current APA formatting guidelines. First person language should not be used.