The Lowdown...

The Strategic Plan Assignment Grading Rubric goes over exactly what components Professor Somerville is looking for in this assignment. Kate went ahead and posted this document and other important documents in the blog so be sure to take some time to review these. –Thanks! It looks like we will have to include a literature review for this assignment.
It was all agreed upon at the Elluminate session yesterday that the paper be broken up into 2 parts. Kate provided me with an e-mail stating she was in agreement with breaking up the assignment also.

*Silvia and Mary you will be composing Part 1 of the assignment with the exception of the Abstract, The Carlsbad Cole Library Mission and Value Statements and References page (we will provide him with the sources) that Peter will be working on.

*Peter your big job will be to edit the paper when we have turned in our rough drafts.

*Kate and I will be composing Part 2 of the assignment.

Please get started immediately on gathering resources and starting the assignment. Given the length and scope of the assignment it will take quite a bit of time and I want to make sure that Peter has ample enough time to edit our work.

Here is the assignment broken up into parts. Including details such as how long each section should be approximately (provided by the example from the professor).

HERE ARE THE SPECIFICS:
Part 1: Mission, Vision & Value Statements
-Abstracts (1 paragraph)
-Paragraph before Literature Review (1 paragraph)
-Literature Review (1/2 pg)
-The Goal of Mission Statements (1pg)
-Mission Statement Creation (2pgs)
-Basic Principles of Good Mission and Vision Statements (1pg)
-Implementing a Strategic Plan (1pg)
-Comparing and Contrasting Mission Statements and Vision Statements (1pg)
- The Carlsbad Cole Library Mission, Vision and Value Statements (2pgs)
-References

Part 2: Environmental Scan/SWOT Analysis
-History and Demographics (1pg)
-Funding (1pg)
-Economic Trends (1/2 pg)
-Political Changes/Trends (1/2 pg)
-Sociocultural Factors (1/2 pg)
-Vendors (1 paragraph)
-Competitors (1/2 pg)
-Technological Developments (1paragraph)
-Strengths (1pg)
-Weaknesses (1pg)
-Opportunities (1/2 pg)
-Threats (1pg)
-References