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The Community Action Project follows the process you might take if you were involved in
a personal or group effort to resolve a problem in the community.
Working in groups of four students, you will research a community problem of interest
to you, plan a course of action to resolve the problem and then follow an action plan to
hopefully achieve results.
This project will be a major component of your final course grade. Your group will be
graded on each phase of the project - your group efforts, organization and
accomplishments. All papers will be typed, no late papers accepted. (Note due dates.)
Step #1 - Defining the Problem - Due November 4
During this phase your group will:
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Discuss a number of problems faced by our community - school, village, town, city,
county, state or federal.
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Follow an assigned format to agree on one problem to study in depth.
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Focus on defining the one problem for in-depth study.
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Isolate answers to key questions about the problem.
Step #2 - The Search for a Solution - Due November 25
During this phase your group will:
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Collect and analyze information on your problem.
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Generate possible alternative to solve the problem.
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Evaluate alternative solutions and decide on the best alternative to pursue.
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Decide on an action plan to promote your solution.
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Develop a written and oral presentation of your work to class.
Step #3 - The Action Phase - Progress report due
December 16
During this phase your group will:
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Work with appropriate governmental and civic groups to promote your solution.
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Document your attempts to follow the action plan.
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Prepare and deliver an interim progress report by December 16.
Step #4 - The Final Assessment - Due January 21
During this phase your group will:
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Follow your action plan to reach your goals.
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Prepare a final review and assessment of the project to be presented to class which
includes:
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Report on your interaction with the community
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The successes and shortcomings of the action
plan.
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Proposed revisions for your action plan.
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