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Unit 6 GM 505 Action Research and Consulting Skills
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Unit 6 Assignment 1: Details and Rubric
Action Research Project – Part 2
To review your GM505 action research project progress and future expectations: because action
research emphasizes practical application, there is no better way to cement knowledge and
understanding than by actually doing action research.
Course Assignment Overview - GM505 Assignments include the following course Assignments:
Unit 1 Assignment 1: Action Research Project – Identify Topic and receive approval
from Professor
In this Assignment, you will identify and receive approval for your topic.
Unit 2 Assignment 1: Action Research Project – Critical Mass Analysis
In this Assignment, you will do a Critical Mass Analysis Assignment where you identify
stakeholders and their desired Involvement.
Note: You will also participate in a class team Assignment this unit which will allow you to look
at different data gathering methods for your overall project (Team Characteristics Memo).
Unit 3 Assignment 1: Action Research Project – Part 1
In this Assignment, you will describe your action research plan and progress to date.
Note: You will also participate in a class team Assignment this unit which will allow you to look
at different data gathering methods for your overall project (Two Data Gathering Methods).
Unit 4 Assignment 1: Action Research Project – Responsibility Charting
In this Assignment, you will establish the roles of your inquiry team members.
Unit 5 Assignment 1: Action Research Project – Evaluation Model Action Plan
PowerPoint Presentation In this Assignment, you will formulate an evaluation model for an action research project
Unit 6 Assignment 1: Action Research Project – Part 2
It is virtually inevitable that as the project unfolds, unanticipated issues and opportunities will arise that
will have to be addressed if your project is to be successful. The result will be a project whose scale
and complexity will be anything but boring but still viable within your timeframe. (If you have reduced
the scope and simplified your purpose to the point you are sure you will be bored while doing the
project, you have gone too far.) Pursuing a project of this nature will take you through, at a micro
level, all of the issues and concerns the class will address at a more macro organizational level.
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In this Assignment, you will be assessed on the following outcomes:
GM505-1: Explore the roles, functions and responsibilities of internal action researchers.
GM505-2: Analyze group and interpersonal processes involved in doing action research in
professional settings.
PC-6.1: Incorporate data, inferences, and reasoning to solve problems.
Instructions for this Assignment
By now, you have clarity about the people involved in your action research, and you have developed
how you will obtain data. You are now ready to describe, analyze, and evaluate your data gathering,
present feedback, and communicate your post–project assessment of the outcome of your project.
You do not need to resubmit your Unit 3 Assignment 1: Action Research Project – Part 1.
The deliverables for this Project are:
A 6–9 page W ord document (not counting Appendix 1) that includes the following:
1. Use the “Unit 6 Action Research Project- Part 2 Template.”
2. Describe what you obtained data about, how well the data collection process worked or did not
work, how you compiled the data for the purposes of feedback, and the subsequent analysis.
3. Evaluate how you handled the ethical issues of confidentiality during all phases of your Action
Research Project. Justify your approach to maintaining confidentiality during the data gathering
phase. Explain your own access to the data, and assess your own proclivities to interpret the
results for others, rather than involve them in analysis and interpretation (without destroying
your own interest in the project).
4. Assess the design of your feedback process, including how you facilitated interaction related to
analyzing the data and developing joint action plans.
5. Synthesize the specific results of your action research project relative to what the project was
intended to accomplish.
6. Include a retrospective statement about what you now realize could have been handled
differently and identify what you will need to do to become more effective as an internal action
researcher.
7. Include a copy of your Responsibility Chart (not the directions, and not the Unit 4 Focus Paper)
as Appendix 1.
8. The presentation should have a minimum of 3–5 academically credible sources in addition to
the course materials. Your sources should follow proper APA format. Refer to the Academic
Tools tab to gain information related to W riting Support. The Writing Center will provide you
with helpful tips on using the APA style of writing.
9. Review the Rubric below to ensure all points have been captured in the project.
10. Submitting your paper to the Writing Center prior to submitting it for grading is highly
recommended.
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Directions for Submitting Your Assignment
Submit your paper in a W ord document. Save it in a location with a name that you will remember, and
including your own name. When you are ready, submit it into the Unit 6: Assignment 1: Action
Research Project – Part 2 Dropbox by midnight ET Tuesday of this unit.
GM505 Unit 6: Assignment 1: Action Research Project – Part 2
Content and Analysis Possible
Points
Points
Earned
Completed a 6–9 page document
(not including Responsibility Chart, Cover Page or References
page)
describing the scope and purpose of your project
5
Description and analysis of data obtained
how well the data collection process worked or did not work
how you compiled the data for the purposes of feedback and a
review of the subsequent analysis
30
Description and analysis in handling ethical issues of confidentiality,
access to the data
your own proclivities to interpret the results for others rather than
involve them in analysis and interpretation (and without destroying
your own interest in the project)
30
Description and analysis on the design of your feedback process
including how you facilitated interaction related to analyzing the
data and developing joint action plans
30
Synthesis of the specific results of your action research project relative to
what the project was intended to accomplish. 30
Statement in retrospect what you now realize could have been handled
differently
prospective what you will need to do to become more effective as
an internal action researcher
10
Included Appendix: Responsibility Chart 5
Writing Skills
References 15
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Supported your project with 3–5 references from quality academic
sources that speak to how you are doing this part of your action
research project
Composition, grammar, clarity, and APA 6 th style and formatting 15
LATE Paper Deduction -X
Total Points Earned 170
Grade/Percentage Earned 100%
PC-6.1 Incorporate data, inferences, and reasoning to solve problems.
No
Progress
0
Work demonstrates little understanding of gathering data and making basic
assumptions based on that data.
Introductory
1
Work demonstrates a general understanding of gathering data and making basic
assumptions without analyzing that data.
Emergent
2
Work demonstrates a general understanding of gathering and analyzing data and
making general assumptions based on that data.
Practiced
3
Work demonstrates a clear understanding of gathering and analyzing relevant data
and making valid assumptions based on reasoning; However, student does not
effectively apply these elements in solving problems.
Proficient
4
Work solves problems by evaluating relevant quantitative and qualitative data and
making justified inferences based on sound reasoning in a somewhat systematic
manner.
Mastery
5
Work solves problems by thoroughly evaluating all relevant quantitative and
qualitative data and making justified inferences based on valid, logical reasoning in
a systematic manner.
Not
Assessed
N/A
No work was received by the instructor.
