Weighting
3
0%
Word count
2500 words (+/- 10%)
Due date Week 11 (before 09.59am on Friday the 12 of May 2018) Class submission Lecture ☐ Tutorial ☐
Submission type Paper copy ☐ Turnitin X
Format / Layout of Assessment
(details of what to include)
(cross the appropriate check boxes)
Assessment instructions
Report:
X
Table of Contents X Synopsis / Executive Summary X Introduction X Findings X Conclusion X Recommendations X Reference List X Appendices X Essay:
Abstrac ☐ Introduction ☐ Body ☐ Conclusion ☐
Recommendations ☐
Reference List ☐
Appendices ☐
Oral Presentation:
Paper submission ☐ PowerPoint submission ☐ Peer review (group presentation) ☐ Reference List ☐
Other:
(outline specific details here – use check boxes)
(clear, succinct, without repetition) You are required to interview a manager of a company or organisation (you should try to find one with more than 10 staff if possible). If you have a contact please follow up – otherwise your lecturer will help you to find one.
Before you go to the interview follow these steps:
1. Research the company or organisation using any sources available (published annual reports, newspaper or online reports)
2. Find out what has been written on the topic of operational area that you have chosen by researching academic or practitioner journals and magazines).
3. Using the literature to help you, develop a set of questions to find out about:
a. The firm – a little bit about what it does, whether it is public or private, government or not-forprofit.
b. The number of staff and key areas of activity
c. The role of a Manager (especially within the area of one or two of the topic areas covered in this course).
The Interview
The main purpose of the interview is for student to gain more insight into what managers really do, what challenges they face, what lessons they have learned, what suggestions they have for you and other students as future team members and managers.
Suggestions for questions to discuss during your interview:
• What has been the manager’s career path to the current position? What companies has he/she worked for and what have his/her responsibilities been?
• If he/she could change anything about his/her career path, what would it be?
• What does he/she enjoy most about his/her current position and responsibilities? What does he/ she enjoy least about her current position and responsibilities?
• What aspects of his/her position are the most rewarding? What aspects of his/ her position are the most frustrating?
• What is the most challenging aspect of his/her position?
What is he/she doing to overcome these challenges?
• What current trends could have an impact on management practices within the next 2-5 years?
• How might the business change in the next 2-5 years?
How is he/she planning for this?
• What advise can he/she offer you as you are entering the business environment today?
RULES:
1. This has to be a real experience and one where you can collect and analyse some data to inform your recommendations.
2. Take no more than 45 minutes of the HR manager's time.
3. Either record the interview (but ask permission first) or
take careful notes
4. If the manager would prefer anonymity assure her/him that you will not include organisation or company names in any report.
After the Interview
1. Write up your notes
2. If unsure, discuss your findings with your lecturer, identifying key points
Your report
Present your findings as a short research report (2500 words)
using the following structure:
• Cover page: Your name, MGT600 & Title of the report: this should be a concise description of your report (no more than 10 words
• Executive Summary
• Table of contents: list all major sections with page numbers (words don't count).
• Introduction: Cover the Background (what has come before the report to make it necessary for you to write it?), Aim(s) (what is the main aim(s) of the report?) and Scope (how will you cover this aim(s), discuss sections and what will and won’t be covered). About 200 words.
• Literature review: summarize your findings from the literature search. This section should be around 500 –
600 word and should be comprehensively supported by
appropriate referencing.
• Firm Background In this section you should introduce the firm providing key information about its size and key business objectives. About 100 words.
•
Operations
About 1400 words
:
o Critically discuss what managers really do (this section is based on your findings)
o What challenges managers face
o Other interesting lessons learnt from the experience
• Conclusion and recommendations: Using the literature write a short summary of your findings as well as some concise and practical recommendations for future Managers. (About 200 words)
• Supplementary material:
o Reference list: use the APA referencing system.
o Appendix: attach a copy of your interview transcript
and notes (not part of the word count)
Please note the following important points:
• The report should be in a clear, easy to read font, 12 point size, with 1.5 spacing. Overall presentation should reflect the appropriate business format.
• Unreferenced reports, or those that do not include a minimum of 8 references, will receive a grade of 50% or less. The quality of your references will impact your grade (at least 4 of your sources should be scholarly, i.e. peer-reviewed academic journal articles)
• Descriptive papers (i.e. not critical) will receive a grade of
50% or less
Feedback: Comments and a mark will be returned to you within
14 days of submission at most. Below is the feedback form, which
will be used to provide you with your grade and summary feedback.
Assignments must be submitted through Turnitin.
Readings for the assessment
(instructions where they can be found e.g. MyAthens database, Moodle etc.)
The text and all relevant journals found through the Academic
Databases.
Grading Criteria / Rubric See Below
Peer Review Evaluation
(group work – optional)
Grading Criteria / Rubric
Assessment Criteria: Performance
Introduction /3 marks
The introduction includes the following:
• An introductory sentence or two related directly to the question.
• A definition or explanation of a key term, cited from your findings
• A clear statement of the focus of the report or the position being argued, your opinion statement.
Analysis /10 marks
The student has:
• Interpreted the interview/date properly
• Applied the 8 elements of thought model while analysing data
• Demonstrated an understanding of necessary concepts/perspectives/theories
• Has identified sufficient and appropriate material from relevant and credible sources to effectively support the key points
Theory and Practice /10 marks
The student has Critically discussed:
• What managers really do based on findings)
• What challenges HR managers face
• Other interesting lessons learnt from the experience
Conclusion /3 marks
The student has included in the conclusion:
• A brief summary of the main ideas presented in the essay.
• Confirmation of the opinion included in the introduction.
• Final evaluative comments on the relative importance of the arguments.
Report Presentation /4 marks
The student has:
• Identified the key report elements (i.e. introduction, body, conclusion)
• Given each section/paragraph a clear focus and line of thought
• Provided a writing style that is appropriate to the task.
• Used writing that is fluent and grammatically correct, with appropriate punctuation.
• No spelling or typing errors and given due regard to the rules of capitalization and abbreviation etc.
• Used a minimum of 8 academic references, including textbooks and journal articles
• Applied the APA referencing system using the correct technique
Total available marks – 30
Total grade/mark obtained: /30
Weighting
3
0%
Word count
2500 words (+/- 10%)
Due date Week 11 (before 09.59am on Friday the 12 of May 2018) Class submission Lecture ☐ Tutorial ☐
Submission type Paper copy ☐ Turnitin X
Format / Layout of Assessment
(details of what to include)
(cross the appropriate check boxes)
Assessment instructions
Report:
X
Table of Contents X Synopsis / Executive Summary X Introduction X Findings X Conclusion X Recommendations X Reference List X Appendices X Essay:
Abstrac ☐ Introduction ☐ Body ☐ Conclusion ☐
Recommendations ☐
Reference List ☐
Appendices ☐
Oral Presentation:
Paper submission ☐ PowerPoint submission ☐ Peer review (group presentation) ☐ Reference List ☐
Other:
(outline specific details here – use check boxes)
(clear, succinct, without repetition) You are required to interview a manager of a company or organisation (you should try to find one with more than 10 staff if possible). If you have a contact please follow up – otherwise your lecturer will help you to find one.
Before you go to the interview follow these steps:
1. Research the company or organisation using any sources available (published annual reports, newspaper or online reports)
2. Find out what has been written on the topic of operational area that you have chosen by researching academic or practitioner journals and magazines).
3. Using the literature to help you, develop a set of questions to find out about:
a. The firm – a little bit about what it does, whether it is public or private, government or not-forprofit.
b. The number of staff and key areas of activity
c. The role of a Manager (especially within the area of one or two of the topic areas covered in this course).
The Interview
The main purpose of the interview is for student to gain more insight into what managers really do, what challenges they face, what lessons they have learned, what suggestions they have for you and other students as future team members and managers.
Suggestions for questions to discuss during your interview:
• What has been the manager’s career path to the current position? What companies has he/she worked for and what have his/her responsibilities been?
• If he/she could change anything about his/her career path, what would it be?
• What does he/she enjoy most about his/her current position and responsibilities? What does he/ she enjoy least about her current position and responsibilities?
• What aspects of his/her position are the most rewarding? What aspects of his/ her position are the most frustrating?
• What is the most challenging aspect of his/her position?
What is he/she doing to overcome these challenges?
• What current trends could have an impact on management practices within the next 2-5 years?
• How might the business change in the next 2-5 years?
How is he/she planning for this?
• What advise can he/she offer you as you are entering the business environment today?
RULES:
1. This has to be a real experience and one where you can collect and analyse some data to inform your recommendations.
2. Take no more than 45 minutes of the HR manager's time.
3. Either record the interview (but ask permission first) or
take careful notes
4. If the manager would prefer anonymity assure her/him that you will not include organisation or company names in any report.
After the Interview
1. Write up your notes
2. If unsure, discuss your findings with your lecturer, identifying key points
Your report
Present your findings as a short research report (2500 words)
using the following structure:
• Cover page: Your name, MGT600 & Title of the report: this should be a concise description of your report (no more than 10 words
• Executive Summary
• Table of contents: list all major sections with page numbers (words don't count).
• Introduction: Cover the Background (what has come before the report to make it necessary for you to write it?), Aim(s) (what is the main aim(s) of the report?) and Scope (how will you cover this aim(s), discuss sections and what will and won’t be covered). About 200 words.
• Literature review: summarize your findings from the literature search. This section should be around 500 –
600 word and should be comprehensively supported by
appropriate referencing.
• Firm Background In this section you should introduce the firm providing key information about its size and key business objectives. About 100 words.
•
Operations
About 1400 words
:
o Critically discuss what managers really do (this section is based on your findings)
o What challenges managers face
o Other interesting lessons learnt from the experience
• Conclusion and recommendations: Using the literature write a short summary of your findings as well as some concise and practical recommendations for future Managers. (About 200 words)
• Supplementary material:
o Reference list: use the APA referencing system.
o Appendix: attach a copy of your interview transcript
and notes (not part of the word count)
Please note the following important points:
• The report should be in a clear, easy to read font, 12 point size, with 1.5 spacing. Overall presentation should reflect the appropriate business format.
• Unreferenced reports, or those that do not include a minimum of 8 references, will receive a grade of 50% or less. The quality of your references will impact your grade (at least 4 of your sources should be scholarly, i.e. peer-reviewed academic journal articles)
• Descriptive papers (i.e. not critical) will receive a grade of
50% or less
Feedback: Comments and a mark will be returned to you within
14 days of submission at most. Below is the feedback form, which
will be used to provide you with your grade and summary feedback.
Assignments must be submitted through Turnitin.
Readings for the assessment
(instructions where they can be found e.g. MyAthens database, Moodle etc.)
The text and all relevant journals found through the Academic
Databases.
Grading Criteria / Rubric See Below
Peer Review Evaluation
(group work – optional)
Grading Criteria / Rubric
Assessment Criteria: Performance
Introduction /3 marks
The introduction includes the following:
• An introductory sentence or two related directly to the question.
• A definition or explanation of a key term, cited from your findings
• A clear statement of the focus of the report or the position being argued, your opinion statement.
Analysis /10 marks
The student has:
• Interpreted the interview/date properly
• Applied the 8 elements of thought model while analysing data
• Demonstrated an understanding of necessary concepts/perspectives/theories
• Has identified sufficient and appropriate material from relevant and credible sources to effectively support the key points
Theory and Practice /10 marks
The student has Critically discussed:
• What managers really do based on findings)
• What challenges HR managers face
• Other interesting lessons learnt from the experience
Conclusion /3 marks
The student has included in the conclusion:
• A brief summary of the main ideas presented in the essay.
• Confirmation of the opinion included in the introduction.
• Final evaluative comments on the relative importance of the arguments.
Report Presentation /4 marks
The student has:
• Identified the key report elements (i.e. introduction, body, conclusion)
• Given each section/paragraph a clear focus and line of thought
• Provided a writing style that is appropriate to the task.
• Used writing that is fluent and grammatically correct, with appropriate punctuation.
• No spelling or typing errors and given due regard to the rules of capitalization and abbreviation etc.
• Used a minimum of 8 academic references, including textbooks and journal articles
• Applied the APA referencing system using the correct technique
Total available marks – 30
Total grade/mark obtained: /30