Assume you have completed your Deakin degree and are applying for a graduate position at either RSPCA Australia https://rspca.org.au/ OR JB Hi-Fi Group Pty Ltd https://www.jbhifi.com.au/. As part of...

Assume you have completed your Deakin degree and are applying for a graduate position at
either
RSPCA Australia
https://rspca.org.au/
OR JB Hi-Fi Group Pty Ltd
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/.
As part of the selection process
the
organisation
requires you to use management ideas (theory and concepts) to examine and
analyse
specific aspects of their
organisation.  This task allows you to demonstrate your academic knowledge about management as well as your academic integrity, research, writing, and analytical skills.

Write a business report that answers the following four questions below in relation to your chosen
organisation
(either RSPCA Australia OR JB Hi-Fi Pty Ltd).  This report must include an Assignment Title page, an Executive Summary, Table of Contents, Introduction, critical analytical section

DEAKIN COLLEGE MMM132/MMMP132 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS 1 PART A & ASSIGNMENT 1 PART B NOTE: Assignment 1 has TWO parts: Part A (Report Preparation Tasks – 10%, due Friday 24 November 2017); Part B (Individual Business Report – 30%, due Wednesday 20 December 2017) The scenario for both Assignment 1 Part A (Report Preparation Tasks) and Assignment 1 Part B (Individual Business Report): Assume you have completed your Deakin degree and are applying for a graduate position at either RSPCA Australia https://rspca.org.au/ OR JB Hi-Fi Group Pty Ltd https://www.jbhifi.com.au/. As part of the selection process the organisation requires you to use management ideas (theory and concepts) to examine and analyse specific aspects of their organisation. This task allows you to demonstrate your academic knowledge about management as well as your academic integrity, research, writing, and analytical skills. You must use Deakin Report Format http://www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support/academic-skills/report-writing. You must use also Deakin Referencing Style http://www.deakin.edu.au/students/study-support/referencing/harvard. You can use only reputable academic, media, government, and business sources to inform your report: · Do NOT contact the organisation directly · Do NOT use Wikipedia Assignment 1 Part A: Report Preparation Tasks (Individual Assignment) Due Date: online Moodle submission by 8.00 am Friday 24 November 2017 in the submission inbox that will be provided on Moodle for you. Marks: 10 marks (10%) Word Count: 500 words (plus or minus 10%) excluding Table of Contents and Reference List. These tasks in Assignment 1 Part A are designed to help you prepare for your MMM132/MMMP132 Individual Business Report (Part B). Assignment 1 Part A (Report Preparation Tasks) Aims: To manage in the real world managers need to know how to find, research and write about academic theory and concepts using management texts, academic journal articles, and reputable government and industry sources. The following Report Preparation Tasks will help you learn these skills and assist you to prepare for the final Individual Business Report (Assignment 1 Part B). Specifically you will learn to: · Plan your Individual Business Report (Assignment 1 Part B) by way of your proposed Table of Contents (TOC); · Use academic ideas, theory and concepts (in other words theory and concepts from textbooks and peer reviewed academic journal articles )to help understand, analyse and critically examine real world organisations; · Find peer reviewed academic journal articles relevant to understanding management; · Develop your academic and business writing skills; · Provide Deakin Harvard style in-text citations and a reference list; · Ensure your answers meet the requirements shown in the assignment marking rubric. Complete the following Report Preparation Tasks 1. Provide a Table of Contents (TOC) showing the section and sub-section headings you plan to use in your Assignment 1 Part B Individual Business Report. 1. Write a 500 word (+/-10%) discussion on your chosen organisation’s general external environment and analyse the impact of one real-life dimension in its general external environment in 2016/2017. You must use academic definitions and ideas to describe, structure, and support the information in your discussion and analysis. Begin your research by reading pp. 34-41 of the textbook. In this answer you must include: 1. A citation from the textbook; 1. A citation from a suitable and relevant peer reviewed management academic journal article; 1. A direct quotation using Deakin Harvard referencing style; 1. Indirect (paraphrased) quotation using Deakin Harvard citation style. See Summarising, paraphrasing, and quoting in the Deakin Referencing Guide (see website above). 1. Provide ONE reference list that includes the sources used in this task as well as the sources you plan to use in Assignment 1 Part B Individual Business Report using Deakin Harvard referencing style (see website above). In this Reference List you must include: 2. The MMM132 textbook; 2. Five relevant peer reviewed academic journal articles. One of these academic journal articles should be used in your response to question 2 above. The remaining four academic journal articles are those you believe could be used for answering each question 1-4 in Assignment 1 Part B Individual Business Report; 2. At least one reputable (non-academic) source of information about your chosen organisation. This could be relevant information from your chosen organisation’s own website. Below are examples of how to use academic ideas (theory and concepts) in your writing. They show how to link management concepts and theories from academic sources to real-life examples. Flamholtz and Randle (2012) suggest business models must include corporate culture to ensure... Business culture is critical to the professional future of the business (Hummel, 2012). Turker and Altuntas (2015) state past experiences significantly impact a person’s beliefs about… According to Robbins et al. (2016) an organisation’s general environment includes… This is evident at RSPCA (2017a) … Robbins et al (2016, p. 34) define the legal environment as …. JB Hi-Fi Pty Ltd’s legal environment includes … Submission Guide: · Title page: · Provide a title page with the title of the assessment centred in the middle of the page · On the bottom left-hand side provide the unit code (MMM132 or MMMP132), your name, your Deakin ID, your lecturer’s name, your class number, day and time · Page 2: · Your response to task 1: provide the Table of Contents (TOC) you plan to use for Assignment 1 Part B Individual Business Report. Consider use of appropriate section and subsection headings, consider also use of a section numbering system. You will NOT be able to provide actual page numbers, just use x to show page numbers · Pages 3 & 4: · Your response to task 2: provide a 500 word (+ or – 10%) response to this task. Make sure you correctly acknowledge use of direct and indirect (paraphrased) sources of information. Try to ensure you use theory from your text and at least ONE peer reviewed academic article as the basis for your discussion as you ‘analyse’ your chosen general external environmental factor and its impact on your chosen organisation. Use 1.5 line spacing for task 2 response · Page 5: · Your response to task 3: provide a correctly formatted reference list that includes the sources used in this assignment, and those you plan to use in Assignment 1 Part B Individual Business Report, using Deakin Harvard Referencing Style. · Submission MUST be an MS Word document (.doc or .docx format, NO other format is accepted) Need help? · Access the Study Skills Moodle site · See your lecturer and/or e-mail your lecturer · See the Study Skills Advisors MMM132/MMMP132 Assignment Marking Rubric: Assignment 1 Part A (Report Preparation Tasks) (10% - 10 marks) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS YET TO ACHIEVE MINIMUM STANDARD MEETS STANDARD EXCEEDS STANDARD No/poor attempt Needs improvement Satisfactory Good Very good Excellent Report Table of Contents (TOC) is relevant to the set tasks for examining chosen organisation ULO2(Unit Learning Objective 2) (Max 1 mark) Poor attempt at developing a Table of Contents, incorrect order of sections or majority of sections are not included. (0-0.2 marks) Does not follow the required TOC structure, with some sections not included or in the wrong order. (0.21-0.45 marks) An attempt is made to follow the required TOC structure. Most sections are included but some inconsistencies exist in the layout. (0.5-0.55 marks) A good attempt is made to follow the required TOC structure. Most sections are included and layout is consistent within the table. (0.6-0.65 marks) A very good attempt is made to follow the required TOC structure. All sections are included and layout is consistent within the table. (0.7-0.75 marks) Excellent use of the TOC structure/format. All sections are in included and layout is clear and consistent within the table. (0.76-1.0 mark) Critically reflects on theory of the ‘general environment’ and applies analysis to chosen organisation in 2016/2017. ULO3 (Max 4 marks) The fundamental theories and their application to the chosen organisation are not clear. (0-0.75 marks) The fundamental theories and their application to the chosen organisation may be slightly unclear or poorly applied. (0.8-1.9 marks) The fundamental theories relevant to this question and their application to the chosen organisation are provided without ambiguity (2.0 -2.35 marks) The fundamental theories relevant to this question and their application to the chosen organisation are clear and quite well-reasoned. (2.4-2.75 marks) The fundamental theories relevant to this question and their application to the chosen organisation are clear, well-reasoned and systematic (2.8-3.2 marks) The fundamental theories relevant to this question and their application to the chosen organisation are clear, systematic and comprehensive (3.25-4.0 marks) Cites text and suitable academic journal article ULO2 (Max 1 marks) No quotations included and/or most entries not compliant with most Harvard citation guidelines (0-0.2 marks) One of either but not both direct and indirect quotations included and/or are not compliant with most Harvard citation guidelines. (0.21-0.45 marks) Both direct and indirect quotations included and are partially compliant with most Harvard citation guidelines. (0.5-0.55 marks) Both direct and indirect quotations included and are mostly compliant with most Harvard citation guidelines (0.6-0.65 marks) Both direct and indirect quotations included and are very compliant with Harvard citation guidelines (0.7-0.75marks) Both direct and indirect quotations included and citations are completely error free (0.76-1.0 mark) Direct and indirect quotations using Deakin Harvard referencing style ULO2 (Max 1 marks) No quotations included and/or most entries not compliant with most Harvard citation guidelines (0-0.2 marks) One of either but not both direct and indirect quotations included and/or are not compliant with most Harvard citation guidelines. (0.21-0.45 marks) Both direct and indirect quotations included and are partially compliant with most Harvard citation guidelines. (0.5-0.55 marks) Both direct and indirect quotations included and are mostly compliant with most Harvard citation guidelines (0.6-0.65 marks) Both direct and indirect quotations included and are very compliant with Harvard citation guidelines (0.7-0.75marks) Both direct and indirect quotations included and citations are completely error free (0.76-1.0 mark) Reference list of sources suitable to use in this task and planned for the Final Report using Deakin Harvard referencing style ULO1 ULO2 (Max 3 marks) No academic journal articles relating to the tasks and/or reference list not included or most entries not compliant with most Harvard referencing guidelines. (0-0.8 marks) Fewer than three academic journal articles relate well to the tasks and/or reference list is not compliant with many of the Harvard referencing guidelines. (0.9-1.4 marks) Fewer than four journal articles relate satisfactorily to the task and reference list mostly complies with Harvard guidelines. Suitable organisational source and text included. (1.5-1.7 marks) At least four journal articles relate well to the task and reference list is compliant with mainly the Harvard guidelines. Suitable organisational source and