About 25 minutes, plus your writing time. By the end of this lesson you will be able to
structure a clear report on your organization
check your profile against a submission checklist
assess your own work with a simple rubric
Once you have completed the eight parts of the template, the final step is to turn your notes into a report that someone else could read and learn from.
Introduction of the organization, including its mission, history and scope
Methods, including your sources and how you conducted the interview
Findings, organized by the parts of the template, with evidence for each claim
Conclusion, including your recommendations to the organization
Appendix, including the interview record and any tables or graphs
Go beyond description and use the ideas from the course to explain what you find. For example, explain the organization's existence with a theory from Unit 1, its funding risks with Unit 2, its accountability with Unit 3 and its environment with Unit 4.
Every table row is filled in, or marked "Not publicly available" with a note on where you looked.
Every figure has a year and a source, and every amount has a currency.
Funding shares add up to about 100%.
Mission statements and other quotations are exact and in quotation marks.
The organogram and the V-Dem graph are included.
Guiding questions are answered in your own words, with evidence.
If you interviewed the leader, the interview record is complete and the parts it changed are updated and cite it.
Information about individuals is limited to what is public or shared with permission.
Every source in the tables appears in the references.
Rate your profile from 1 (beginning) to 3 (strong) on each criterion.
Evidence. Claims rest on named, dated sources, with gaps acknowledged.
Analysis. Course concepts are used to explain what the evidence shows.
Voice of the organization. The interview or the organization's own documents are used and weighed against other sources.
Fair representation. The organization is described accurately, and individuals' privacy is respected.
Clarity. The report is well organized and easy to follow, with tables and graphs that support the text.
Consider sharing a short summary with the organization you studied, as a thank-you and a check on accuracy. If you present your findings, aim for about six minutes, with one slide per main finding.
A strong profile combines careful evidence with analysis grounded in the course, and it represents the organization fairly. Sharing it back with the organization closes the loop.