Problem Analysis

Problem Analysis

List claims for the argument. Support each claim. Identify the warrants.  Qualifiers. Rebuttals. please include all sources used

Technology /Problem Analysis

 

 

 

Audience and Purpose for this Assignment

 

This assignment puts you in the shoes of an advisor for an individual or group who needs to make a decision on a controversial issue (Technology – see below.) It asks you to craft a document that maps stakeholders’ positions in order to show the complexity of the issue or controversy at hand.

 

Context & Description
How has technology shaped your literacy practices? What are your reactions to them? What would happen if you lost access to those forms of technology? The goal of this project is to critically assess the impact that a specific type of technology has had on our language and literacy practices.

 

Write a critical problem analysis essay in which you identify a form of technology and assess its impact on language or literacy practices. For the purpose of this project, technology can be defined broadly to include hardware (e.g., cell phones, tablets, computers, video projectors) and software (e.g., word processors, Internet browsers) as well as online resources (e.g., websites, online apps and social networking sites).
Once you have identified a form of technology for your project, you will need to think about the criteria for evaluating the technology. Some of these criteria may reflect your own values and beliefs surrounding literacy and learning, but you will also need to take into consideration the values and beliefs of your audience.  Then, conduct library research to locate at least six sources, representing different stakeholders’ positions on this issue. (Longer newspaper editorials or other public arguments are great places to hear from stakeholders.) All totaled, your analysis should include at least six sources representing stakeholders’ positions. Based on your analysis, consider the role of technology in language and literacy practices and learning as well as the use of the particular form of technology you have examined.
Figuring Out What to Say

 

As you explore your ideas, consider the following questions: What are some of the new forms of technology that you have encountered in your literacy practices–both within and outside the classroom? What are some forms of technology that you have always had access to and have come to take for granted? How have they influenced the ways in which you read and write as well as think, learn and interact with others? What are some of the benefits of the technology? What are some of the problems introduced by the same technology? How are people reacting to the technology–enthusiastic acceptance, outright rejection, or critical engagement? How can the technology be altered or adapted to facilitate literacy practices and learning while avoiding the problems associated with it? What’s the next step? Where do we go from here?

 

Genre

 

An exploratory – problem analysis – piece of writing begins with an overview and definition of the object being evaluated, making clear to the audience why there is a need for the evaluation (if it is not already apparent). Usually this is done by asking a purposeful questions such as, “How does technology contribute to literacy development?” It is important to provide the audience with this type of information so they can understand what is being evaluated and for what purpose. The introduction may also present the major claim based on the analysis, such as, “My take is that technology contributes to literacy by engaging different strata of discourses in a complex scenario.” This major claim, however, may be delayed until the end to maintain the appearance of fairness or if the claim is likely to be controversial.
Also, as you write your essay, consider the following questions.

 

• What’s the backstory? Why have stakeholders been drawn to this controversy?
• Identify the stakeholders. Who is arguing on this topic? On what bases do they establish their credibility and trustworthiness or ethos? (Note stakeholders likely do this in different ways. Your job for this paper is to identify patterns in and across the set of stakeholders’ arguments, and to interpret for readers what these patterns illuminate about the controversy itself.
• Analyze the relationship among the stakeholders. That is, how are stakeholders grouped in this controversy? What alliances do they form across positions to forge or suggest common ground? What efforts do they (or perhaps just some of them) make to distinguish themselves from other stakeholders? What’s at stake in this work? That is, why does this jockeying or positioning matter? To whom?
• What are the sources of the controversy? That is, about what do the stakeholders disagree most? E.g., Is a source of disagreement over how to define or frame the problem? Over who is responsible for causing it or solving it? Over worth or values?

 

Now take a step back and review your responses to the above questions. What patterns do you see across your responses? What do these patterns suggest about the stakeholders’ relations to one another and about the controversy itself?

 

Based on the examination of your research, the evaluation argument usually concludes with an overall assessment of the quality of the object, as well as a discussion of possible implications, including suggestions or recommendations regarding the possible course of action.

 

 

 

 

Drafting Your Analysis

 

Now design your analysis to help the reader understand the stakeholders’ positions. Develop this analysis in order to make the complexity the issue or controversy accessible to your readers. Be sure to include textual support to illustrate the key points you make. Also, include at least two graphics that you create

to illustrate the most significant relationships.

 

Evaluative Criteria (formal criteria will be developed around the following elements):

• the clarity of the analysis’s purpose
• the strength of the thesis to announce the key finding that holds the stakeholders in relation to one another and to preview the analysis to follow.
• the rigor of the analysis to identify key similarities and distinctions.
• the capacity of two graphics to illustrate key claims.
• the sufficiency of textual evidence to support the analysis.
• the adequacy of the conclusion to emphasize what’s most significant about the analysis.

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