assignment

OLP4404/5504

Case Study Assignments

Background for the assignment

Throughout this course you will be learning—and creating—various types of evaluations. For some of the assignments you will be asked to create specific evaluations, but as much as possible, I would like you to create real-life evaluations that you can use in your own classes now or in the future. In this assignment you will begin to create your real-life case study that will be the basis of your assignments. There are several benefits to using a case study as the basis for many of your evaluation assignments this semester: first, it allows you to situate the evaluation in a context that is familiar and meaningful to you rather than have me assign random case studies. Second, by using the same case study for several assignments you will see how each level of evaluation can fit together into a cohesive evaluation plan. Finally, creating your own case study allows you to use a real-life example if you are currently teaching and provides the background necessary so your peers and instructor understand the class you are evaluating.

If you currently teach or will be teaching in the future, I strongly encourage you to write your case study assignment on a real course. If you are not currently teaching a course, and will not be teaching in the near future, please use a course you have attended as the basis for your case study assignment. (for example, an ISU course or a course you attended in the workplace.)

Requirements for the paper

This paper should have a cover page. The paper should also have 1-inch margins, Times New Roman font, 12 point, The text should be double spaced with no blank line between paragraphs. The first line of each paragraph should be indented. Please include a page number in the upper right corner of the paper (this should also be Times New Roman, 12 point.) Correct grammar and complete sentences should be used for this paper. I strongly encourage you to use four subheading in your paper that align with the four bullets listed below and in the sample format on pages 2-3. Using subheadings will help organize the paper and make it easier to read. Ideally this paper will be less than two pages in length. See the next page for a sample format for this paper using APA formatting. (Graduate students: Running head not required) FYI: One of Robin’s writing pet peeves—there is no such thing as a one sentence paragraph.

Assignment

As you write your case study, remember you are writing not only for yourself, but also for your peers and instructor. For this paper, please include:

· Description of the course.

· Objectives for the course.

· Description of the context for the course (the school, program or organization in which this course is taught, the audience, the frequency and duration of the course, etc.)

· Description of your role with this course.

Case study assignment – [Name of the course for your case study]

Your Name [First Last]

OLP 4404/5504 Evaluation in corporate and professional technical education

Idaho State University

Instructor: Dr. Robin Lindbeck

[Date of submission]

Case study assignment – [Name of the course for your case study]

Course Description

You will want to delete this text before you write your paper, but I wanted to show you the way paragraphs are formatted in APA. The first sentence is indented and the remainder of the sentences wrap on the left margin.

When you start a new paragraph, you do not put a blank line between paragraphs. The first sentence of every new paragraph is indented, with the remainder of the sentences aligned on the left margin.

Course Objectives

Context for This Course

My Role With This Course