Need help with a Project (Part 1)

Amenah’s Story

Sample Outline

Introduction

· Who is Amenah?

· What is the purpose of this paper?

Thinking Styles Defined

· Why study thinking styles?

· What are the possibilities?

Key Person #1

· Who is he/she?

· What is his thinking style?

· What were his mission and goals?

(Repeat the same process with at least five other key people as you did for Key Person #1)

Problem Solving in Amenah’s Story

· Big problems contain many small problems

· Problems solving requires models

· What is RED?

Problem # 1

· State the problem

· Recognize potential assumptions

· Evaluate potential arguments

· Draw potential conclusion

· Evaluate “real” outcome

(Repeat the same process with other key problems as you did for Problem #1)

Subject Matter Experts

· What are they? Define.

· How were they used in the story?

· What are the applications?

Potential Organizational Impacts

· How could the actions taken impact the people and organizations represented – today and in the future?

· The military

· The Iraqi people

· The people from Nashville

Faith and Worldview

· What is Worldview?

· How can Worldview play a role in problem solving?

Application

· What are the applications of this story?

· How could/did critical thinking and thinking styles play a part?

· How could/did problem solving techniques assist in the positive resolution of this story?

Conclusion

· What are the key take-aways from this story?

References

Using Headings in Research Writing

This page is designed to help you format your paper using appropriate headings. APA is very specific about how to use headings in research writing. Here is a link to a great source that is pretty detailed:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/16/

In addition to the link above, here is an example using Major Jarrard as a “Key Person” in your paper and how that section could look using 1, 2, and 3 Level Headings.

Major Kevin Jarrard

Major Kevin Jarrard was a key player in Amenah’s story. He was able to blah,

blah, blah . . .

Thinking Style

Major Jarrard’s primary thinking style was alskdfs;lkdf. This style is

characterized by a;lskdjflsdkfj. He exhibited this by a;lsdjfsdlkfj.

Actions in This Story

Major Jarrard was the centerpiece of much of the actions in this story. Her

was blah, blah, blah . . .

Mission. The mission of Major Jarrard was primarily to be the chief

communicator to . . .

Goals. The main goal of Major Jarrard was to save the life of Amenah. While

that was the main goal, he had several other goals that included . . .

Problems faced. Many problems existed that Major Jarrard needed to

address.