Assignment 2.2: Justification Report – Part 2
Due Week 5 and worth 150 points

In Part 1 of your Justification Report assignment, you built up the
following sections: Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives,
Criteria, and Methods. In Part 2, you will revise Part 1 based on your
instructor’s suggestions and add to it the following sections:
Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and Analysis, and References.

Use the basic outline below to draft your paper. Organize your
responses to each question under the following section headings:

• Evaluation of Alternatives (for Questions 1-3)
• Findings and Analysis (for Questions 4-5)
• References (for Question 6)

Using the provided template, write Part 2 of a single-spaced report in which you:

1. Include
   and revise the sections from Assignment 2.1 (Problem Statement,
   Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods) per instructor
   suggestions.
2. Research the two (2) alternatives (i.e. possible
   solutions) that you’ve identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of
   Alternatives section. Record bibliographic information during research.
   1. Example:
      You might research other organizations that have attempted similar
      solutions to the problem you have identified and explore the results of
      those experiments. 
3. Use what you discover in your research to evaluate each alternative by each of your five (5) criteria.
   1. Example:
      If your research revealed that four (4) companies similar to yours
      increased productivity after allowing their workers to telework from
      home three days per week, you might conclude that one of your suggested
      alternatives – in this case, the option to telework from home three days
      per week – satisfies one of your criterion of “Productivity” as a
      high-potential solution to a problem you’ve identified (of decreased
      worker morale and productivity at Doe’s Electronics). However,
      additional research might frustrate a recommendation of this alternative
      if it is found to fall short of other criteria while a second
      alternative fares better. For instance, a telework alternative might be
      found to be too costly to implement; too frustrating for consumers who
      prefer daily, in-person customer service; or too divergent from the
      company’s brand, “Always there for you!”
4. Organize
   the assignment by your criteria. Explain in narrative form how each of
   your two (2) alternatives stacks up against your first criterion. Next,
   explain how each alternative stacks up against your second criterion,
   etc.
   1. Example: An abbreviated outline of what this longer section might look like based on the above example is below (Note:
      Only the first two [2] of five [5] required criteria are included to
      give you a feel for the structure). Your researched findings,
      represented as circled bullets below, should be explained in two to five
      (2-5) sentences. Include in-text citations and follow up with
      References in APA style):

      Evaluation of Alternatives

      • Productivity
      1. • Alternative A: Telework from home three (3) days per week
           • {narrate findings based on research article 1 here}
         • Alternative B: Offer two (2) extra Floating Holidays to each employee per year
           • {narrate findings based on research article 2 here}
      • Cost
      1. • Alternative A: Telework from home three (3) days per week
           • {narrate findings based on research article 1 here}
         • Alternative B: Offer two extra Floating Holidays to each employee per year
         • • {narrate findings based on research article 2 here}
5. Briefly summarize in narrative form the major discoveries that emerged from the Evaluation of Alternatives section.
6. Include a chart like the ones below to illustrate at a glance:

   Figure 1: Alternatives Analyzed by Criteria

   Criteria	Telework Option	Floating Holiday Option
   Productivity	Very high	Negligible increase
   Cost	Very high	Moderate
   Company Image	Increased	Negligible increase
   Worker Morale	Increased	Negligible increase
   Practicality	Moderate	Low
   TOTAL Feasibility* of Alternatives based on Criteria?	Moderate to High	Low to Moderate

   *Feasability = Capability of an alternative being carried out with success

7. Include
   an APA style (6th edition) References page that documents the two (2)
   sources (minimum) that you used and cited in-text in your Evaluation of
   Alternatives section. You may use secondary resources, or you may
   include one primary source and one secondary source. Remember that both
   in-text citations and References must be included (to avoid plagiarism)
   whenever you are directly quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing
   researched material.

Your assignment must:

• Be typed, single spaced,
  using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all
  sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific
  format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include
  a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the
  professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and
  the reference page are not included in the required assignment page
  length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Support ideas or claims in body paragraphs with clear details, examples, and explanations.
• Organize ideas logically by using transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
• Use sentence variety and effective word choice in written communication.
• Apply writing process strategies to develop formal business reports and / or proposals.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues related to selected topics.
• Write clearly and concisely using proper writing mechanics.