In this assessment, submit your final IAL proposal. Remember, your IAL proposal is the culmination of all of your work in this class and in your program of study. This proposal should be a demonstration of the knowledge and expertise you have gained, and it should be well organized and concisely written. In the business environment, people do not generally have time for flowery language or documents that take forever to get to the point. Your proposal should be direct and clear and cover all outlined areas.

• REFLECTION AND NEXT STEPS

  As you worked through your project, you gained new information through research and a hands-on approach. This likely resulted in a re-evaluation of and adjustment to your original thoughts and ideas about your proposal. As you revise and prepare to submit your final project proposal, write a reflection in which you address the following questions:

  • What are the biggest areas of change from your initial project ideas about your project to your final project proposal?
  • What key information caused you to change your approach?
  • What are the most important things you have learned so far in creating your final project proposal?
  • What is the most important takeaway for you from your experience in the integrated action learning project that you might apply to a future project in your field?
  • What do you hope to do with the knowledge you have developed in this class and your program of study?
  • Is there any advice you would give to someone starting this course or starting the BS IT program?

  FINAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

  Once you have completed the reflection, compile the following components into a single, cohesive executive communication document that is your project proposal. Refer to the Integrated Action Learning Project description linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading and to Assessments 1–5 for specific information on each component.Note that the components in the project proposal that have already been assessed will not be assessed again but still must be included in the final document.

  • Executive summary.
  • Organization and site supervisor selection.
  • Environmental scan.
  • Literature review.
  • Self-assessment and description.
  • Action learning process summary.
  • Solution(s) analysis.
  • Needs and risk analysis.
  • Legal, ethical, and policy analysis.
  • Reflection.

  To properly cover the information outlined in the project proposal that you have been working with throughout the course, your project proposal will be ten to twelve pages long and should include at least ten resources cited in proper APA style.

  ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Formatting: Format resources according to APA (6th edition) style.
  • Written communication: Your writing should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.

  Criteria	Non-performance	Basic	Proficient	Distinguished
  Communicate effectively in business environments.	Does not communicate effectively in business environments or use an appropriate selection of tools in connection to the proposal.	Communicates effectively in business environments.	Communicates effectively in business environments, identifying tools in connection to the proposal.	Demonstrates advanced levels of business communication, using a variety of appropriate tools in connection to the proposal.
  Use IT tools for decision making.	Does not identify IT tools for decision making.	Identifies IT tools for decision making.	Uses IT tools for decision making.	Demonstrates an understanding of using IT tools for decision making, using a variety of appropriate tools in connection to the proposal.
  Collaborate using IT tools in an organization.	Does not collaborate using IT tools in an organization.	Collaborates using IT tools in an organization, demonstrating a fundamental understanding of general plans for collaboration within the environment.	Collaborates using IT tools in an organization.	Demonstrates understanding of specific plans for collaboration within the environment with the goal of addressing the problem in connection to the proposal.
  Solve loosely defined problems with technology solutions.	Does not solve loosely defined problems with technology solutions.	Solves loosely defined problems with vague technology solutions in connection to the proposal.	Solves loosely defined problems with technology solutions.	Demonstrates understanding of problems in the environment and includes specific technology solutions in connection to the proposal.
  Understand ethical, legal, and policy issues associated with IT.	Does not identify ethical, legal, and policy issues associated with IT.	Identifies ethical, legal, and policy issues associated with IT.	Understands ethical, legal, and policy issues associated with IT.	Demonstrates understanding of ethical, legal, and policy issues specific to the environment in connection to the proposal.
  Create IT solutions to solve organizational problems.	Does not create IT solutions to solve organizational problems.	Creates IT solutions to solve general organizational problems.	Creates IT solutions to solve organizational problems.	Demonstrates understanding of specific organizational problems and develops IT solutions that effectively address them in connection to the proposal.
  Plan strategically for global and domestic environments.	Does not plan strategically for global and domestic environments.	Plans strategically for global and domestic environments but does not demonstrate an understanding of the action research environment and global/domestic environmental factors.	Plans strategically for global and domestic environments.	Demonstrates understanding of the connection between the action research environment and global/domestic environmental factors in connection to the proposal.
  Design and model effective IT solutions for an organization.	Does not design and model effective IT solutions for an organization.	Designs and models effective IT solutions for an organization that generally address the problems identified.	Designs and models effective IT solutions for an organization.	Demonstrates understanding of the development of IT solutions that address the problems identified, effectively using IT principles connected to the proposal.
  Reflect on learning processes in designing and modeling IT solutions.	Does not reflect on learning processes when designing and modeling IT solutions.	Lists elements of learning processes when designing and modeling IT solutions.	Reflects on learning processes in designing and modeling IT solutions.	Reflects on learning processes and describes connections between learning processes and the development of project proposals.
  Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the IT profession.	Does not communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the IT profession.	Communicates in a manner that is at a graduate level and consistent with expectations for members of the IT profession.	Communicates in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the IT profession.	Demonstrates advanced levels of communication that are scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the IT profession.