first treat your proposal as a pilot. Something you want to do in a specific VA facility or better yet VA program. The second thing is to narrow it way down. Look for a change in one process or program that will result in a measurable improvement. It could be anything from transportation to how meds are distributed.

In this draft students will focus specifically on their identified community organization and its internal environment. Students should begin to research the organization's internal processes and structure more specifically. This can be done through research and real-life involvement with the organization. Typically, students are required to interact with the organization in person by visiting the agency, attending a community meeting, event sponsored by the organization, etc. Students are encouraged to contact an employee at the organization for a phone interview to gain more insight, and if possible participate in any open meetings or events that might be occurring through a face-to-face or virtual platform. For this assignment students will submit a draft that begins to explore and explain the organization's:

• culture
• structure
• lines of authority
• channels of communication
• power and authority structures
• values and traditions
• empowerment efforts