Discussion: A visual SWOT analysis

Discussion: A visual SWOT analysis

Discussion: A visual SWOT analysis

We have discussed the importance of the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis in this unit, and now you will have the opportunity to conduct one on your own. Review the unit readings including the one-page required reading assignment titled “SWOT Analysis: Questions for Conducting an Analysis with Your Team”, and conduct a SWOT analysis for the organization that you presented on in Unit III. The assignment has two components, which are listed below:

a two-page written SWOT analysis where each area/factor is recognized and explained and

a visual SWOT analysis where each area is separated and organized into different segments. The visual SWOT analysis should be included at the end of the written portion and is not included in the two-page written requirement.

Click here to access a template for a SWOT analysis.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.