• You will choose an event or situation that is occurring in your work organization (you may disguise the names if you wish).
• You will describe AND analyze the situation using concepts from the course to help you (and the reader) to understand, diagnose, and, potentially, solve or improve the situation by offering recommendations and suggested improvements/solutions.
• Concepts should appear in bold.
• Each write-up should be approximately 750 words (three pages).
• Topics for the PSA submission should come from those covered from Sessions prior to the due date.
• Due dates appear in the Course Schedule.
Rubric – Total 20 points:
• Connection/Breadth (5 points): Meaningfully associates a breadth of course material (5 concepts* minimum) to situation. Material includes Digital Sessions and/or the various readings.
o NOTE*: Concepts are not just theoretical terms from the course materials, but rather ideas/theories/models/broader opinions from authors in the readings that can be applied to the situation. Multiple terms from the course should be used to apply these concepts to demonstrate understanding and proper terminology used to describe them.
• Comprehension/Depth (10 points): Demonstrates depth of intellectual/cognitive command and meaningful application of the course material in the context of the situation. Clearly provides a concise descriiption of the situation and how it relates to course content. Analyzes the situation, identifies & diagnoses issues; points out strengths and weaknesses (of processes, characters, institutions etc.) and provides justifiable recommendations and solutions to problems and improvements.
• Conclusion (5 points): Clearly states how completing this assignment provided insight into social and personal knowledge and/or dynamics, as related to personal/ professional development as it relates to the course.
