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Organisational Behaviour (MNG82001) Assignment 2 Guidelines & Marking Criteria Title:Assignment 2 – Critical Review: Group Decision Making[footnoteRef:1] [1: There is an element of ‘groupwork’ to the task but the assignment report is written by individual students. ] Marks: 20 (which is 20% of the unit grade) Due: Prior to 9am on Monday 27th January 2020[footnoteRef:2] (week 11). [2: It is recognised that this is a Public Holiday. However, it has no bearing on the assignment task. ] Purpose:This assignment seeks to develop students’ awareness for the way in which Teamwork occurs in organisations. Task:There are several compulsory stages to this assignment.[footnoteRef:3] [3: It is expected that students attend every tutorial. A change to the assignment schedule will only be made for students who have applied for, and received, received Special Consideration.] 1. At the end of the week 8 tutorial, students will be given a straight-forward question that relates to a typical organisational problem or issue. Working on your own, each student is to consider and develop a possible solution (which only needs to be explained in a single sentence).[footnoteRef:4] [4: Students are strongly encouraged to develop their own individual solution; one that is both effective and unique (i.e. it is unlike any other solution developed by another student).] 2. In the week 9 tutorial, students will be placed in groups of 4-5. The group will have 30mins to discuss the various solutions put forward by each individual group member and decide which one to adopt. This is the only part of the task where students work together on the assignment. 3. Each individual student submits a report (by 9am, 27th January, 2020; week 11) describing their group’s decision-making process. In the report, students are to explicitly identify and discuss: a. The solution that they themselves developed and presented to the group. b. The solutions suggested by other group members. c. How the group came to its decision (i.e. how they selected one particular solution). d. How the characteristics of the group influenced the level of collaboration and/or conflict among the group members. e. Recommendations for improving the decision-making process if a similar task were to be undertaken in the future. The report length will be 800-1000 words and contain at least three, but no more than five, references from ‘peer-reviewed’ Academic Journal articles. All references must come from the SCU Library’s electronic databases. Students must also provide the URL link for each article as part of the reference details. See example below. Format: The report should be in the form of a single ‘word’ document (doc. or docx)[footnoteRef:5]. See below for details of the particular components and formatting features that are to be adopted. [5: Pdf documents will not be accepted.] Submitting: Ensure that the assignment document has been saved in your name (e.g. Pat Gillett.docx). All assignments are to be submitted through ‘Turn-it-in,’ which can be accessed from the ‘Assignment 2’ folder in BlackBoard. The link will be activated in week 9 and you can submit the assignment multiple times up until the due date. Feedback: Students who submit their report by the due date will receive feedback within 2 weeks. This feedback will be in the form of a marking rubric and a copy of your report with electronic comments from the marker. Components Note: it is not necessary to provide the SCU Assignment ‘Coversheet’. a) Assignment ‘Coverpage’ (Title page). This is a document that each student develops themselves. It should clearly identify the following information: · Unit name & code · Assignment title · Name & student ID of all group members who participated in the group decision-making process (your name is to go first) · The word count of your assignment. · This page should not be numbered. b) Content; i.e. your report. Take note of the following: · Table of Contents and Abstract are not required. · Develop a catchy title/heading (one that highlights the focus of your discussion). · Your report. Appropriate intext citation and referencing skills must be demonstrated. Follow the Library’s Harvard Referencing guide -http://libguides.scu.edu.au/ld.php?content_id=31222394. Important – all in-text citations must identify the relevant page number(s). Assignments that do not provide this information, or it is incorrect, will incur a penalty. · Sub-headings are not necessary · Quoting is only permitted when providing the definition of a concept. Paraphrase all other information obtained from your source(s). c) Reference List. Place on a new page. This content is not included in the word count. Formatting Features · Apply page numbers. Page 1 comes after the coverpage and is placed bottom right hand corner. · Font style: Times New Roman, 12pt, justified, 1½ line spacing. · Margins – top and bottom to be 2.54cm. Left and right to be 2.54cm. No page borders. · Spelling - if using a Microsoft package, specify Australian English language/grammar when running your spell-check. · Writing and grammar must conform to the standards of a professional report. Referencing Example In-text …(Soeiro, Santos & Alves 2016, p. 158) Reference List Soeiro, FC, Santos, M & Alves, J 2016, 'Network-based innovation: the case for mobile gaming and digital music', European Business Review, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 155-75, viewed (date), https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/docview/1800476817?accountid=16926&rfr_id=info%3Axri%2Fsid%3Aprimo (notice how the URL address identifies ‘SCU’ and the particular database; i.e. ‘proquest’). Structure and style of the Report There is no prescribed structure that students need to follow for their discussion. The general aim is to write an interesting and informative account of the group’s decision-making process. Avoid simply describing what group members said or did. Critically analyse key features of the experience and the outcome. Ensure that you draw upon your understanding of ‘group properties, ‘group decision making’ and ‘team effectiveness (i.e. Topic 6) as part of your analysis. Note: because students are ‘reflecting’ on their experience, it is OK to adopt the first-person perspective. However it should be kept to a miniumum. Most of the discussion should be in third-person. Marking Criteria: A. Writing and Analysis (weight = 60%) 1) Unsatisfactory. The work submitted does not address the assignment Task or Purpose. Contact your Tutor to discuss how this misunderstanding has occurred. 2) Pass. The work submitted addresses the assignment Task and Purpose. However, the academic quality (writing and analysis) is limited. It is important that you commit more time to the preparation of your future assignments. 3) Credit. A satisfactory understanding of the group decision-making process has been demonstrated. Some of the writing is a little awkward or unclear, and the analysis could go further to demonstrate a stronger level of understanding. 4) Distinction. A good understanding of the group decision-making process has been demonstrated. There is one area of the discussion that may be slightly unclear; either in regard to the clarity of writing, analysis or rationale. 5) HD. A very strong understanding of the group decision-making process has been demonstrated. The discussion contains strong analysis, which is well-supported by clear writing and rationale. B. Referencing & use of Sources (weight = 40%) 1) Unsatisfactory. The required number and type of academic journal articles are not cited, or, full reference details of the cited articles are not provided. This grade will also be awarded if any cited work cannot be reasonably attributed to the particular journal article page(s) identified in the ‘in-text’ reference details. 2) Pass. The required number and type of academic journal articles have been cited. However, a number of ‘factual’ statements appear in the report which are not attributed to a reputable published source (i.e. reference). 3) Credit. The required number and type of academic journal articles have been cited. However, there is a minor error with the Referencing style. Double-check your work with the SCU Library’s Harvard Referencing Guide. 4) Credit. You have made a good effort to appropriately cite all relevant information. In at least one area the discussion is a little awkward due to the way you have incorporated the reference and/or information attributed to it. Consider other ways of acknowledging the information. 5) HD. All relevant information in the discussion has been properly acknowledged and the correct Referencing style has been applied. U P C D HD A. 2 6 8 10 12 B. 1 5 6 7 8 3 Organisational Behaviour (MNG82001) Assignment 2 Guidelines & Marking Criteria Title:Assignment 2 – Critical Review: Group Decision Making[footnoteRef:1] [1: There is an element of ‘groupwork’ to the task but the assignment report is written by individual students. ] Marks: 20 (which is 20% of the unit grade) Due: Prior to 9am on Monday 27th January 2020[footnoteRef:2] (week 11). [2: It is recognised that this is a Public Holiday. However, it has no bearing on the assignment task. ] Purpose:This assignment seeks to develop students’ awareness for the way in which Teamwork occurs in organisations. Task:There are several compulsory stages to this assignment.[footnoteRef:3] [3: It is expected that students attend every tutorial. A change to the assignment schedule will only be made for students who have applied for, and received, received Special Consideration.] 1. At the end of the week 8 tutorial, students will be given a straight-forward question that relates to a typical organisational problem or issue. Working on your own, each student is to consider and develop a possible solution (which only needs to be explained in a single sentence).[footnoteRef:4] [4: Students are strongly encouraged to develop their own individual solution; one that is both effective and unique (i.e. it is unlike any other solution developed by another student).] 2. In the week 9 tutorial, students will be placed in groups of 4-5. The group will have 30mins to discuss the various solutions put forward by each individual group member and decide which one to adopt. This is the only part of the task where students work together on the assignment. 3. Each individual student submits a report (by 9am, 27th January, 2020; week 11) describing their group’s decision-making process. In the report, students are to explicitly identify and discuss: a. The solution that they themselves developed and presented to the group.Mentioned below b. The solutions suggested by other group members. Mentioned below c. How the group came to its decision (i.e. how they selected one particular solution). Mentioned below d. How the characteristics of the group influenced the level of collaboration and/or conflict among the group members. e. Recommendations