For this milestone, you will submit a 2–3-page draft of your Statement of Problem, which is a detailed summary of the selected workplace situation. All the employees involved directly in it, along with stakeholders in the organization who are not directly involved, need to be described, including their individual viewpoints on the situation. Also, the root sociological problem underlying the situation must be clearly explained. Refer to the critical elements and rubric below to ensure that you are including all required information.
As indicated in the prompt in the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric, you may identify a workplace problem by selecting one of the options below:
- Use your own workplace scenario that you have encountered or experienced in real life.
- Create a fictitious but realistic workplace scenario.
- Search appropriate journals (two examples are provided in this module) and/or websites to find a workplace scenario that is appropriate for this capstone and presents various sociological issues.
Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:
Note: The following section should be included in your white paper, although you are not limited to only this section:
- Statement of Problem: This section should be a summary of the scenario, identifying all individuals involved in the situation and the different perspectives that they represent, describing any related stakeholders such as managers, clients, or vendors, and describing the root problem. In general, include all information that you think is necessary to establish a comprehensive analysis for your scenario.
What to Submit
Your draft must be submitted as a 2–3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and any sources cited in APA format.