Proposal
Allow students to problem-solve an issue in their professional field through the act of a business or project proposal.
Why Create this Learning Experience
Problem based assessments develop students ability to connect the outcomes with their profession. Offer students an opportunity to practice soft skills such as time management, networking, creativity, and communication.
To foster an interactive and engaging activity be sure to clearly articulate the expectations and establish parameters within the prompt. See the additional considerations on how to appropriately use this activity.
Prompt
Assessment Type: Graded
Recommended Learning Tool: Assignment
Learning Domain: A robust online course will incorporate a variety of learning domains to support students’ achievement of the course outcomes. This activity is best suited for a High cognitive function.
If you are actively collaborating with a designer, please direct them to this resource if you are interested in utilizing this learning experience. It can be applied or adapted to your online course.
Additional Considerations
Consider the following recommendations to execute this activity effectively:
- This activity is useful for any discipline that has a need for building community among stakeholders.
- Pair students early in the semester.
- Clearly articulate activity instructions and expectations, such as purpose, context, collaboration methods, submission format, deadlines, netiquette, model submission examples.
- Consider a rubric to provide students with directions and how their submission(s) will be evaluated.