W4A4 (a)
Approach Document (Due Day 5)
Develop a plan to formulate your problem statement. Based on the problem you introduced in Discussion 1, describe how you will go about identifying the problem, narrowing it, and determining the impact. Begin to identify sources that you are going to use. Contact the librarian by email at uorlibrary@rockies.edu to make sure you have considered the optimal set of data sources. Indicate the librarian you emailed and what you learned from the librarian regarding how to find data to verify existence of the problem.

Similar to the Approach Document you developed in Week Two, the format for the assignment is equivalent to a recipe in a cookbook. A good recipe is one that anyone can read and replicate what you have done. List numerically, in a step-by-step manner, the actions you will take to identify information to discover and evidence the existence of a problem. Add to the list, how you will analyze, evaluate and synthesize the information to identify the problem, narrow it, and determine the impact. A companion flow chart or PowerPoint, or any combination thereof may help you to visualize the process. Full sentences are not necessary. Word count should not exceed 700 words.

The plan should not exceed 350-words.
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Description: Develop a plan to formulate your problem statement. Based on the problem you introduced in Discussion 1, describe how you will go about identifying it, narrowing its focus, and determining its effect. Begin to identify sources that you will use. Contact the librarian to make sure you have considered the optimal set of data sources. Identify the librarian you spoke with, and specify what you learned regarding how to find data to verify existence of the problem. Similar to the Approach Document you developed in Week 2, the format for the assignment is equivalent to a recipe in a cookbook. A good recipe is one that anyone can read so one can replicate what you have done. List numerically, step-by-step, the actions you will take to discover and evidence the existence of a problem. Add how you will analyze, evaluate, and synthesize the information to identify the problem to the list. Narrow its focus, and determine its effect. Include a flowchart or PowerPoint, or combination thereof, used to visualize the process. Full sentences are not necessary. Word count should not exceed 700 words.

Total Possible Score: 15.00
Description of the Process
Total: 10.00
Approach Document satisfactorily meets the following criteria:
Describes steps numerically that the student plans to take to (1) identify the problem; (2) narrow the problem (3) determine the impact of the study.
Describes the nature of the information needed and includes a strategy for identifying appropriate resources
Describes actionable and reasonable steps likely to result in successful completion of Week 4 Assignment #2 (due on day 7).
Describes steps that may be replicated successfully by another researcher.
Approach satisfactorily meets 3 of the 4 criteria
Approach satisfactorily meets 2 of the 4 criteria
Approach satisfactorily meets 1 of the 4 criteria
Approach does not satisfactorily meet any of the criteria

Process Clarity
Total: 5.00
Steps in the process are clearly described, organized, and presented in such a way that a reader could carry out the steps with little to no additional clarification.
Steps in the process are fairly well described, organized, and presented in such a way that a reader could carry out the steps with some clarification.
Steps in the process are described, but are unclear or disorganized, requiring significant clarification to a reader. OR Some steps are very clear, but others require major clarification.
Description of the steps in the process requires major clarification for a reader to be able to understand and carry out the steps.
Steps are not described, organized, or presented in any way that is comprehensible to a reader.