The assignment is based on theoretical & conceptual
contents of Modules 2, 3, 4 & 5 (if necessary). Due date: 4 January 2022 Weighting: 50% Topic: Critical analysis of a personal experience of an organisational behaviour problem related to attitudes and perceptions, motivation & team dynamics Length: 1,800 words (with ±10% variation) Format: Mixture of essay & report
Task 1 of assignment A 500-word story about an incident/event/problem from your personal experience The incident/event/problem must be relevant to concepts of attitudes and perceptions, motivation, and team dynamics Be sure to include titles of key people & descriptions of relevant situational variables (who? what? where? why? how?) Present your scenario in well-constructed sentences & paragraphs Information you present in the scenario is for assessment purposes only (no need to include sensitive information or use real names of people)
Guidelines to write the scenario Commence your scenario with an opening statement that sets the scene Try to limit the number of people/players in your scenario Your scenario must describe an event/problem that can be analysed from attitudes and perceptions, motivation and team dynamics perspectives The scenario should be concrete (real people, actions and events), familiar to a work setting & believable to those who read it Your scenario should be interesting (involve a setting, a build-up & a crisis, problem or climax)
Task 2 of assignment A 1,800 words analysis of attitudes and perceptions, motivation & team dynamics issues reflected in your scenario Task 2.1: 600 words to critically discuss attitudes and perceptions (Module 2) related issues in the scenario & their likely impact Task 2.2: 600 words to critically discuss motivation (Module 3) related issues in the scenario & their likely impact Task 2.3: 600 words to critically discuss team dynamics (Module 4) related issues in the scenario & their likely impact You may also discuss communication (see Module 5) as a relevant topic but this is not required
Task 3 of assignment Draw a maximum 2 pages table to recommend practical actions for management to resolve problems reflected in the scenario One recommendation for actions to manage attitudes and perceptions related problem in the scenario One recommendation for actions to manage motivation related problem in the scenario One recommendation for actions to manage team dynamics related problem in the scenario You need to include a rationale for each recommendation that draws on theories you discussed in Task 2
Research & referencing You need to include at least 10 references including the textbook and the Study Guides to support your arguments/opinions Theoretical concepts used need to be referred to either the prescribed textbook or the Study Book of this course Of the 10 references, at least 6 must be peer reviewed academic journal articles published after 2005 Private web pages such as pages of study notes from other university courses are not acceptable Harvard AGPS referencing conventions should be followed to compile your in-text citations and List of References
Presentation You must use the provided template to complete your assignment Please do not remove the marking criteria sheet at the beginning of the template Please do not change settings of the template, but you need to remove those instruction words when using the template to prepare your assignment Remember to insert your name & student number in the header section of the provided template Tables & diagrams presented in Task 2 should be labelled & referenced, and must be explained in the body of your answer
Key to success Focus on conducting theory-based discussion/analysis in your assignment Your writing needs to demonstrate your understanding of relevant concepts/theories & can apply them to analyse practical management problems Use refereed journal articles as references to support your arguments so to demonstrate you have done required research Observe the prescribed word limit & do not go over it Use the provided examples to guide you develop your scenario & recommendation table Check the online discussion forum for answers to frequently asked questions
Submission requirements Name your completed assignment in this format: MGT5000_Surname_Initial(Capital)_last five digits only of your student number. Eg, your assignment should be named as: MGT5000_Smith_J_94238 if your name is John Smith. Submit the assignment as one WORD document Students are to submit their written assignment electronically using Moodle written assignment dropbox on the MGT5000 StudyDesk by 23.59 hours (USQ time)on assignment due date Your submitted assignment will be subject to a turn-it-in plagiarism & collusion check
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