Defining a Preferred Future and Vision Assignment Instructions
Overview
The doctoral candidate will write a section of chapter one of the Dissertation-in-Praxis Proposal. The submission must be in Word format and must follow the outline below including all required document sections. This Supervising Professor over this course will offer comments on the submitted document using the Word “Review” feature and provide a grade for this document submission.
Instructions
This section of chapter one must be 3-5 pages (750-1250 words) and follow current APA style requirements and any Program Handbook exceptions to those style requirements. This a first draft and will be re-submitted again, later in the course, as part of the first chapter of the Dissertation-in-Praxis Proposal Document. You must include all of the following content in your document. Please follow the heading structure provided.
Required Content:
CHAPTER ONE: THE PROBLEM IN PRAXIS
Introduction
PLACEHOLDER – THIS SECTION WILL BE INSERTED LATER AFTER REVIEW
The Strategic Problem
Problem and Response: Program, Process, or Product
PLACEHOLDER – THIS SECTION WILL BE INSERTED LATER AFTER REVIEW
Defining Reality: The Current Need
PLACEHOLDER – THIS SECTION WILL BE INSERTED LATER AFTER REVIEW
Defining a Preferred Future: The Visionary Focus
(This section will address the preferred future to be created by the implementation of this program, process, or product. Five specific areas must be discussed, each under a subheading. This section should be 3-5 pages in length.)
Vision Statement (A one-sentence statement describing the preferred future)
Purpose Statement (A one-sentence statement of the purpose of the project)
Objectives (A list of three to five objectives to be attained)
Outputs (The deliverable from this program, process, or product)
Outcomes (The intended changes or transformations that will result)
All submissions must be in correct APA style and may be returned for correction unread if major style issues are evident. All work must be original and will be checked with Turnitin.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
