Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The similarity report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).
A. Create a proposal (suggested length of 2–4 pages) by doing the following:
1. Identify a problem that is relevant to a professional setting.
2. Describe the significance of the problem.
3. Provide a statement of purpose at the beginning of the proposal that recommends a solution(s) to the problem.
4. Explain the proposed course of action with 2–4 logical steps or justifications (suggested length of 1–2 paragraphs per step or justification).
5. Justify how your proposed course of action supports the solutions(s) listed in part A3 and is a suitable choice, using three credible sources to support your response.
6. Identify the challenge(s) that might be encountered while implementing the solution(s) and explain how the challenge(s) could be overcome.
7. Provide a conclusion for the proposal.
B. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
C. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
