ENGL 110 APUS Assessing Financial Institutions Performance Issue Report

Portfolio Assignment Instructions

Please be sure to read all of this assignment description carefully. It’s very detailed. It describes two separate things:

1. The portfolio that contains elements you have been working on throughout the course; and
2. The final paper (problem analysis) that you will include as part of the portfolio.

Let’s look at the BIG picture first, the final portfolio. What is a portfolio?
A portfolio is a collection of items organized in a notebook, file, or a similar format. By collecting this information throughout a course, you can clearly see the connections among assignments as well as the progress you have made. In ENGL110 your portfolio will reflect the work you have done in a specific discipline, ending with the analysis of a problem you have explored in that field. Here are the required elements of that portfolio:

Title Page

Table of Contents

1. Item 1 of the Portfolio – Description of Discourse Community in Your Field

This is the assignment you submitted in week 2. You are to submit a final version of the description, including any changes recommended to you in the instructor’s feedback.

1. Item 2 of the Portfolio – Annotated Bibliography for your Final Paper

This is the assignment you submitted in week 4. You are to submit a final version of the annotated bibliography, including any changes recommended to you in the instructor’s feedback.

1. Item 3 of the Portfolio – Proposal of Final Paper (Problem Analysis)

This is the assignment you submitted in week 5. You are to submit a final version of the proposal, including any changes recommended to you in the instructor’s feedback. You may, but do not have to, include a PowerPoint presentation.

1. Item 4 of the Portfolio – Final Paper – Analysis of a Problem

This is the final problem analysis paper that is the culmination of all the work you have done in the course. Please see the complete description of the paper below.

Items in the portfolio should be clearly identified and be organized in the order listed above. All files should be in Word or rtf format. No Pages, Keynote, or links to Google files should be used. The portfolio should be completed in the citation style appropriate for the topic, as determined by the program/citation style guide in the APUS Library.

Final Paper (Problem Analysis) Assignment Instructions

This analysis project requires you to tackle a problem within your field of study by first exploring it, its causes, and its impacts. Then, if you want, you can recommend one or more practical solutions to solve the problem.

After deciding on the problem you wish to tackle, begin building questions about it. Your goal for the analysis is to answer the questions through your sources. Finding multiple angles and perspectives is ideal so that you explore those possibilities in the final paper before settling on your recommendation. Be sure to identify what is at stake.

Here are questions to help guide your analysis:

1. What is the problem being addressed (explain, describe, and “prove” that it exists)?
2. Who is affected by this problem?
3. Why does this problem exist (identify the root causes)?
4. Why does the problem persist (identify the major factors that contribute to the problem’s ongoing presence)?
5. What is at stake if the problem is not solved?

If you decide to include a solution, use these questions to guide you:

1. Who can take action?
2. What should they do, exactly?
3. Why would this help?
4. What are the positive and negative aspects of your solution(s)?

• PURPOSE: To analyze a problem and possibly provide a solution
• AUDIENCE: Classmates, others interested in the field
• LENGTH: 750 – 900 words (Times New Roman font). Good writers meet length requirements; aim for staying within the minimum and maximum range.
• SOURCES: 5 (five) sources from the APUS Library
• FORMAT: The citation style that is appropriate for your discipline