15 Problem Analysis Assessment

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Assessment:

Write a Problem Analysis Report.

Use the format provided in the Problem Analysis Overview as your guide for developing your own Problem Analysis Report.  To see a completed example, review the Sample Problem Analysis Report for Teldon Facilities.

Note that this Report needs to address a practical problem, one which you can personally influence changing. It should be a problem in the your workforce, neighborhood, organization, etc. Or you could have chosen to make up a problem from scenario you created.

Regardless, make sure your problem is narrow enough that you can collect first hand data, by conducting interviews, review records, conducting onsite investigations, etc. I should have already approved you problem. If you have not approved your problem, please e-mail me your problem before you begin the Problem Analysis Report.

Note: The Problem Analysis will be a separate grade; also, it will be part of your Feasibility Report.

Since it is part of your Feasibility Report, I need to know that you have a problem that can be researched, that it is written in the correct format, and that it has practical recommendations.

 

Grading Rationale:

Introduction section explains the problem.   

10 out of 85

Background section explains the background of the company/ school/ recreation center/etc., and tells who ordered the Analysis.   

The person who ordered the Analysis needs to be an administrator who could give permission to collect first-hand data.

10 out of 85

Research section includes a short introduction that introduces all areas of research, such as interviews, review of records, or a site investigation. The research must include 3 areas of research; one area must be interviews.

The introduction is followed by sub-sections that detail the areas of research. In the report of interviews, each statement must be referenced to the interviewer.  

Reported research is formatted, using headings, sub-headings, markers, and white space.  

30 out of 100

Findings section reports the findings from the research.

10

Conclusion section briefly summarizes the previous sections.  

10

Recommendations section presents 3 recommendations.

The section begins with an introductory statement.

Each recommendation begins with an action verb.  

20

Language, punctuation, and sentence structure.

10 out of 85

 

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