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1 CHALLENGE #1 DEFINE AND UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM Due Week 3: 142 points OVERVIEW All too often, people rush to find a solution without fully defining or understanding the problem in the first place.

In this first challenge, you will select and define a problem that is relevant to you. Then you will use the power of the Internet to research the problem and gain a full understanding of all factors involved in it. You may use the list of sample problems to get started or select from.

Submit this assignment as a Microsoft Word document. [By this point, you should have already activated your Microsoft Office 365 account and should be able to access Microsoft Word on your Strayer laptop. If you need help using Microsoft Word, please con - tact your instructor.] 2 INSTRUCTIONS Write a one to two (1-2) page overview of the problem you plan to work on for the next four challenges. Your overview should tell the story of why this problem is important and relevant to you. Be sure to include the following information.

Part 1: Define the problem. a) State your specific problem. Review the “Sample Prob - lems” document for ideas or select a problem that you have seen in your job, life, surroundings or the media that you want to address. b) Explain why you chose your selected problem, includ - ing why it is relevant to you. Part 2: Research. Use the Internet to research the problem and list five (5) valid online resources that helped you learn more about your chosen problem. Try to pick a range of sites from government to business to academic. a) List each of your resources and include the name of the website and the URL (web address). b) In two or three sentences, explain why each site was useful as well as credible. Did it help you understand the importance of the issue? Did it help you see that others are impacted? Did it confirm that this is a prob - lem that others face? c) Explain why each site you used is credible and accu - rate. NOTE: If you aren’t sure how to do this, read the Learn content for guidance and/or discuss with your instructor. 3 Part 3: Include non-credible resources. Share two sites that were not credible and why you decided not to use them. a) List each of the resources you decided not to include (including the name of the website and the URL (web address).) b) In two or three sentences, explain why each site was not credible/accurate/useful. What was wrong with the site? Why did you decide this resource should not be used? Part 4: Understand the problem. After conducting research, add additional details that will help fully explain the problem. a) Provide details on what is or might be causing the problem. b) Describe how it is impacting/or could be impacting you. c) Does this problem in any way create other problems? d) Based on your research, how does this impact others? 4 POINTS: 142 CHALLENGE 1: DEFINE AND UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM Criteria Unacceptable Below 60% - F Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% - D Fair 70-79% - C Proficient 80-89% - B Exemplary 90-100% - A 1. States a clear and relevant problem.

Weight: 10% Did not state a problem. Selected and shared a general problem that is a not clear. Selected and shared a problem but is not specific to the learner and more general. Selected and shared a problem that is an issue but lacks some specificity. Selected and shared a specific business problem that is a clear issue. 2. Provides ratio - nale for why the issue is import - ant.

Weight: 15% Did not provide detail why the problem was selected. Lacks specific detail why the problem was se - lected – reasons why the problem was chosen is not clear. Minimally de - scribes why the problem was selected – lacks detailed rationale. Described in de - tail why the prob - lem was selected – some specific details were missing from the rationale. Described in very specific detail why the problem was selected. 3. Provides five (5) valid resourc - es with rationale for why each resource was useful/import - ant.

Weight: 30% Did not submit or incompletely provided five (5) valid resources and rationale. Provided two (2) to five (5) resources. Ratio - nale is missing or incomplete and some sourc - es were not credible. Provided four (4) to five (5) online resources and some rationale was generic or incomplete. Provided five (5) valid resources with sufficient rationale for why the resources are credible and accurate. Provided five resources that were directly related to the se - lected problem.

Each resource Included the link to the website.

Student logically and concisely described why each resource was useful/ important, and each resource listed met the standards of a credible and ac - curate source. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. 5 POINTS: 142 CHALLENGE 1: DEFINE AND UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM Criteria Unacceptable Below 60% - F Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% - D Fair 70-79% - C Proficient 80-89% - B Exemplary 90-100% - A 4. Lists two (2) invalid resources with rationale for why the re - sources are not credible or are inaccurate.

Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely provided two (2) invalid resources and rationale. Provided one (1) to two (2) resources. Ratio - nale is missing or incomplete or some sources were actually ac - curate/credible. Listed two (2) in - valid resources.

Some rationale was generic or incomplete. Listed two (2) invalid resources with rationale for why the re - sources are not credible or are inaccurate. Listed two (2) invalid resources with detailed and accurate ratio - nale for why the resources are not credible or are inaccurate. 5. Adds addition - al detail to the problem.

Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely described the source of the problem or impact. Lacks specific details about the source of the problem or im - pact. Rationale was generic or incomplete. Provides details about the source of the problem but lacks specif - ic details. Provides relevant and accurate details about the source of the problem and describes in the impact that it could have. Provides relevant and accurate details about the source of the problem and de - scribes in detail the impact that it could have. 6. Grammar, Me - chanics, Punctu - ation.

Weight: 10% There are more than 8 mechan - ics, grammar, or punctuation errors/typos. There are 7-8 mechanics, grammar, or punctuation errors/typos. There are 5-6 mechanics, grammar, or punctuation errors/typos. There are 3-4 mechanics, grammar, or punctuation errors/typos. There are 0-2 mechanics, grammar, or punctuation errors/typos.