The General Studies Committee reviews courses every year for relevance and alignment with State University outcomes. Write a proposition statement that justifies the teaching of a course on oceans to West Virginia students. Include in your proposition, the issues related to the ocean which citizens should be aware. Also consider the question: How will changes in the oceans affect a land-locked state like us?
Use the following as a template:
Headline: What is the end-benefit the course is offering, in 1 short sentence. (You can mention the product and/or the customer. This IS an attention grabber.)
A paragraph: with a specific explanation of what the course does/offers, for whom and why is it useful.
Bulleted points (multiple): Listing the key benefits or features of knowing about the oceans.
Include visuals in the proposition: Images communicate much faster than words. (Show the product, the hero shot or an image reinforcing your main message.)
We encourage you to visit this website which explains proposition statements: follow this link. Though this is talking about a product, it covers the same rules of justification. Like any product, this class is also something of value. What you should ignore is the lengths they suggest... yours will likely be longer. Remember you are trying to convince a group that this is a relevant class for students AND fulfill the parameters outlined above!
Link: https://cxl.com/blog/value-proposition-examples-how-to-create/
