495 Analyze Issue

There seems to be some question about the relationships of the three distinct assignments (identify issue, analyze issue, develop recommendations) to the consolidated capstone paper that will follow. Below are my thoughts on the assignments. I hope they clear up any confusion that might exist.

The recommendations paper and the consolidated capstone paper are separate assignments. The recommendations paper is actually the third piece of the consolidated paper. The recommendations paper will need to be submitted to the "Assignments" folder at the end of week 7 under "Develop Recommendations.". The consolidated capstone paper will need to be submitted to the week 7 discussions under the tab titled "Post Combined Capstone Project Paper (All three parts)." On the Monday of week 8, I will assign everyone a classmate's paper them to do a short peer review that will need to be submitted to the "Assignment" folder by the end of week 8. 

The consolidated paper is just that...you need to take the three assignments and link them as if they had been written as a single assignment. What this should entail is taking the three separate papers and linking them into a single paper. It will require a single cover page and a single references page or pages. 

As I wrote before, a consolidated paper submission from a previous class was cancer rates among fire fighters. The student first described the problem (Identify Issue), then discussed the facts and history surrounding the issue (Analysis of Issue), and finally made recommendations for correcting or mitigating the the problem (Recommendations) . This is how I expect the subject/issues to be addressed.

Lastly, these three individual assignments will give you the foundation for the consolidated capstone assignment submission you'll be putting together for the "peer review" by a classmates at the end of the course. 

I hope this helps...if anyone needs additional explanation please let me know and we can find a time when we can talk it through on the phone.