Prepare a report that addresses the following three main concerns:
1. Define what your chosen problem is, why it occurs and why it is considered a problem. Your description should provide sufficient depth on the topic and be clearly explained so that it is easy for the reader to understand your main points. This section should also contain references to relevant academic journal articles on the topic.
2. Apply the problem to organizational practice. Find a source of documentary evidence (e.g. news article, case description, report, first-hand interview transcript etc.) that demonstrates the problem in a real-world organization. You will need to explicitly explain to the reader the link between your problem as described in part 1 above and the real-world example. You will need to attach your source of evidence to your report.
3. Explain how the problem could be fixed in your real-world example. You should clearly justify why your solution will successfully overcome the problem. In formulating your solution you should try to forecast any additional problems that might arise from implementing your proposed solution, and ways that you can overcome these as well. This should result in your solution being more credible and will demonstrate your depth of knowledge on the topic. It is expected that you will conduct your own independent research, reading a wide variety of sources from both academic and practitioner literature to expand your knowledge about the problem. A useful starting point is the suggested weekly reading material; however you are expected to conduct your own research and draw upon other sources.
When preparing your report, think carefully about what academic sources you actually would like to refer to in your report. It is expected that you will demonstrate a deep engagement with a selective group of sources rather than providing superficial reference to a larger group of sources. In your reference list refer only to sources that you engage with in-text in your report.
You are expected to show sufficient depth of understanding of the topic and to clearly express your ideas in a way that makes it easy for the reader to follow the main point of your argument. The main points you make should be explicitly stated in the body of your report, you should not assume that the reader can read your mind. That said you can assume that your reader has a basic understanding of the topic.
