Case Study: Component I
General Instructions:
This assignment has two components. Students will be assigned a student affair functional area by the instructor, and the student will then select a college or university to study this functional area as a case study. Please be sure to select a college or university for your case study that provides sufficient detailed information for completing the case study. Need Assignment Help?
Students will learn about the office/department by reading materials or brochures from the office and exploring the office's website along with national professional organizations for these areas.
(*Students may also choose to make an in-person visit to the office, if feasible. An in-person visit is optional and not required).
Component I: Students will create a SMORE presentation of their case study of the office.
Component II: Students will write a paper reflecting on their learning from completing the case study
COMPONENT I: SMORE Presentation
The goal of the SMORE presentation is to provide students with an opportunity to share their thoughts on what they learned through the case study.
Please include the following in your SMORE presentation:
- A brief description of the college or university that you selected for your case study (i.e., name of the university, location, student population, etc.)
- A description of the student affairs area/office you were assigned by the instructor and include the following:
- name of office,
- purpose, goals, and mission of the office,
- staff employed within the functional area/office and what their roles are,
- services provided to college students through this office, and
- any additional information that is helpful to understanding this office
- What professional organizations are associated with this area or office in student affairs?
(Note: Each functional area of student affairs has its own national professional organization. Please select an organization that is specific to your assigned functional area. Avoid using the general professional organizations that apply to all functional areas of student affairs, such as ACPA, NASPA, etc.)
- Explain how this office interacts and supports students.
- What kind of information is presented to students in the form of printed or electronic resources (brochures, website, etc.)? Try to get a copy of these documents to include in your presentation and include web links that are relevant to the office and student interaction.
- Provide your overall evaluation of this area/office at the college or university you chose.
- Be sure to support your presentation with five sources, providing a reference list and citing the sources in-text