INTERPRETIVE AND ACTION PAPER

The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to link practice and theory. To do so, you have to research how theory can help you first, to have a better understanding (perspective) of one of the issues (communication strength, communication problem, or communication need) discussed in your Diagnosis Paper; second, design an action plan to promote positive change.  And third, the paper also give you the opportunity for discussing three personal changes you have experienced in this first half of the semester.

Moreover, this assignment will help you become familiar with the professional journals in the field of Organizational Communication and with the current research purposes, methods, and findings. 

To complete this assignment you have to do the following:

    First, select one of the communication issues (major communication strength, major communication problem, or major communication need) that you identified and described in the "Diagnosis Paper.     

    Second, read 2 research articles from Academic Journals that relate to the communication issue that you have selected in step 1.You might select articles from any social science journal (communication, business, psychology, etc.). (The names of Journals that might be used for this assignment will be provided in class)

1. Start with a very brief purpose statement of the paper and preview main points.

2. Discuss the four (4) most important insights ( 2 from each article) that you have gained on the communication issue selected after reading the two sources ( 2 Research Articles). Focus on the insights that you consider to be most relevant for you to have a better understanding of the issue and to guide the design of a course of action for promoting organizational change on that same issue. (2 pages, 4 points). 

3. Describe the action plan (new ways of doing) for the organization you selected to change the communication problem, to maintain the communication strength, or to implement the communication need. The action plan should include the steps to follow (3 to 5 steps). (1 page, 3 points) 

4. Discuss three major personal changes you have experienced on the way you: a) think, b) feel, and c) act (behave in your current work place) regarding organizational communication issues, in this first  half of the semester. (1 page, 3 points)

5. List references or sources in page 5.

In order to get a good grade on this paper, try to answer the questions thoroughly (clear and specific), creatively and in depth. If you have any questions concerning this assignment, please see me.

This paper should be 4 pages, typed, 1.5 lines spaced. It is worth 10 points.
This paper is due:________________________

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