Assignment:
AR Cycle Essay
Write a 2000–word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count toward the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
Steps:
1. Begin writing the process of an AR cycle: Look, Think, Act
2. The Look cycle (gathering information or building the picture) includes steps that will provide the needed background and understanding of the problem and determine the questions to be pursued through this research. This section makes sense of the problem through observation, interviews, documentation, and literature.
3. The Think process (interrupting and analysis) will include various activities that define the problem further and suggest potential stakeholder groups that will help facilitate this research. The process of analyzing and interpreting the findings will be an important part of this framework and includes the review, categorizing, organizing, and reporting,
4. The Act process (implantation or resolving the problem) will require using the first two parts of the cycle to organize the priorities for action. These priorities will include:
1. Stated goals and objectives
2. The tasks that must take place
3. People who are responsible
4. Where it will take place
5. The timeline where it will take place
6. Any other necessary resources
Assignment Expectations
Length: 2000 -words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner.
Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count toward the minimum word count for this assignment.
References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.
Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).
