BU Contemplating My First Year by Joy L Hart Case Study

Case Study Analysis – INSERT THE TITLE OF THE PROJECT HERECase Summary (10 points, 1 double-spaced page text max):
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Identify key organization (or pseudonym)
Identify key actors (or pseudonyms)
Describe event(s) and timeline
Explain organizational responses, if possible
Case Analysis (4 double-spaced page text max):
Based on your analysis of the case, establish your educated claims about the case:
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Define Problem (5 points)
o What is the organizational communication problem in the case?
o Demonstrates the ability to construct a clear and insightful problem
statement with evidence of all relevant contextual factors.
Problem Root Causes
o Find the root causes (20 points): Why did the problem exist in this
organization, among these people? Propose one or more hypotheses
regarding the problem causes that indicates a deep comprehension of the
problem and class materials.
o Theory application (15 points): You may select 2-3 key applications; be
sure to provide examples to justify your claims.
▪ In identifying the root causes, you should demonstrate knowledge
of the key concepts from the related textbook and lecture and
integrate them in with the experience in class.
Recommendations (20 points, 2 double-spaced page max):
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Based on your cases analysis, what strategies would you recommend to improve
or solve the problem in this organization?
Identifies at least two approaches for solving the problem. Discuss which
approach is more appropriate in the specific organizational context in the case
study and discuss why.
o For example, how do you determine if the approach is effective? The
criterion used?
Technical Writing Skills and APA style (0 pts, could be negative):
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Take care to precisely cite your sources in APA style. Follow APA 7th edition as
the style guide. see: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Write clearly, concisely, logically, and error-free.