Discussion 1: Identifying the Target Audience [WLOs: 1, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 4, 5] Prior to beginnin ...
Discussion 1: Identifying the Target Audience [WLOs: 1, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 4, 5] Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, Read Chapter 4: Finding Solutions and Gaining Support of the course textbook One Step at a Time: A Roadmap for Problem Solving & Making a Difference. Read A Closer Look: Week 4: Identifying the Target Audience. Examining the audience demographics and psychographics can help formulate an approach that will help your audience know what the problem is, have empathy for the problem, and ultimately become part of the potential solution. In this discussion forum, you will identify individuals and/or groups who are interested in the problem, people who should be interested in the problem, and people who can be part of the potential solution. In your discussion post, Restate your problem statement. Describe the predicted demographics of your target audience based on the context of the problem, the environment, and your prior research. Include as many of the following details as you can identify: Age Gender Culture Religious beliefs Education level Occupation Describe the possible psychographic concerns your target audience may have. Consider the following: Preexisting ideas about the issue. Personal or group biases. Prior experiences with the issue. Based on possible psychographic concerns you find, formulate a communication plan based on what you want your audience to know about the problem. As stated in the course textbook, Know is to create a persuasive message that is informative and fact-based from the data collected about the problem. Feel is to influence the audience’s emotions by appealing to their interests, passions, and concerns. Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 150 words Discussion 2: Generating Potential Solutions [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 5] Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, Read Chapter 4: Finding Solutions and Gaining Support of the course textbook One Step at a Time: A Roadmap for Problem Solving & Making a Difference. Review A Closer Look: Week 4: Identifying the Target Audience. Review Synthesis. Review the information you have gathered over the duration of the course, including the following: Results of cultural and worldview lens evaluations (Week 2) Data gathered from research and evaluation using a theoretical lens (Week 3) Interview results (Week 3) In this discussion, you will review information gathered over the duration of the course to help inform your recommendations for potential solutions to the problem. In your discussion post, Restate the problem statement. Synthesize the results of your lens evaluations, data gathered, and interview results. Propose two recommendations to address the problem based on your analysis. Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 150 words Assignment Selecting a Solution [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Prior to beginning this assignment, Read Chapter 4: Finding Solutions and Gaining Support in the course textbook One Step at a Time: A Roadmap for Problem Solving & Making a Difference. Review A Closer Look: Week 4: Identifying the Target Audience. Download and complete the Innovation Ambition Continuum Comparison Worksheet. You will evaluate the two potential solutions to your stated problem using a template based on the Tamarack Institute’s Innovation Ambition Continuum. From the results, you will select the best potential solution for the presented problem. Complete Part One by: Complete the table by critically evaluating the two potential solutions you proposed in this week’s Generating Potential Solutions discussion forum. Complete Part Two by: Writing the problem statement. Briefly describing each potential solution. Identifying the best solution Explaining why you selected the solution. Convert your completed worksheet (paper) to PDF and Save the completed PDF of your paper to your computer then upload it to Waypoint. Be sure to double check that it was properly saved and uploaded successfully. Must be at least 2 double-spaced pages in length. Select the arrow to review the formatting guidelines for the Selecting a Solution paper. Innovative Ambition Continuum Worksheet Technical Requirements must be 2 to 3 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word resource. must include complete responses to all the prompts. must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper guide.
