This week, complete the Riverdale State Hospital Case Study in Chapter 3 on page 97. Keep in mind that you need to illustrate your critical thinking and problem-solving abilities in your analysis of the case study. You can fulfill this requirement by arguing your perspective well, supporting your points with the text material, and providing experience from an organization of which you have been involved.
Be sure to include all the elements in the directions and use proper APA formatting. Use the heading for each section in your project including: Introduction, Summary, Communication Problems, Analysis, Solutions/Recommendations, Conclusion.
Case Studies Guidelines:
The nature of case studies is to demonstrate your ability to determine the problems, to use your knowledge to analyze those issues, and to devise strategies to solve the problems.
Introduction: Provide an introduction into the role of communication in organizations and critical thinking. Include why this analysis is important to the study of organizational communication
Summary: Summarize the background of the case. Include the relevant information to analyze.
Communication Problems: Clearly state at least three of the communication problems in the case study scenario. Use the material in the text to support.
Analysis: Analyze the problems in the scenario and include the following elements:
What or who has caused the breakdown of communication and what are the effects? (Target the problem)