Organizational experience

Each student will write a 1,000-1,500 word paper about their experiences as an organizational member. Students can talk about organizational membership as an employee, a student, a volunteer, etc. Students should describe their experience, discuss how this experience positions them in relation to our course, and formulate a few research questions to guide their semester research.

Students should compose their essay using APA formatting with an interesting introductory-paragraph, a clear thesis statement and preview, clearly-organized paragraphs of 3-5 sentences with internal summaries and transitions, and a concluding paragraph that reiterates and summarizes the thesis and main points. Written work must be proof-read. Work that does not meet the above standards will be returned to the student for revision, at a 15-point deduction.