Your Task
There are two core components to this activity: to develop a draft report framework (plan) as an in-class activity and then using that framework (plan) create an individual report based on the organisation’s/companies organisational performance relating to: organisation culture change and innovation, employee engagement, performance and reward.
Assessment Description
PART A (In-Class Draft Report Framework)
In Week 3/4 you will need to select an Australian organisation/company of your choice from the Australia’s top 200 listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). You can find the list of companies at https://www.asx200list.com/
However, you CANNOT select organisation/company from the Banking, Airline, Supermarkets or the Telecommunication Sectors. You should not be choosing a Franchise Company. You should discuss your ideas with your Facilitator before commencing
As part of the in-class activities, you will develop a draft report framework (that must be signed off by your Facilitator) to assist you in preparing your individual report. Attendance is compulsory for this in-class part of the assessment. Each student will individually submit a copy of their framework via Moodle and their report via Turnitin.
PART B. (Individual Report)
By looking at the organisation’s/company’s website, business articles and Annual Reports, you will be able to see whether it is possible to access enough information about its organisational practices to address the following:
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your selected organisation/company trying to improve the performance of its workforce?
Include at least one performance related initiative and one way in which its success could be measured
your selected organisation/company trying to improve its culture?
Include at least one culture-based initiative and identify the type of culture prevalent within the organisation/company
your organisation trying to improve their rates of employee engagement? Include at least one employment-based initiative and the likelihood of success?
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Kaplan Business School Assessment Outline
The in-class component will provide you with an opportunity to assess your choice of organisation/company and its Human Resource practices.
Assessment Instructions
You MUST use the same organisation/company as you used in Part A
Using a Report Format, include the following components:
o Introduction(150words)
o Performance Related Initiatives (400 words)
o Culture Related Initiatives (400 words)
o Engagement Related Initiatives) (400 words)
o Conclusion (150 words)
o ReferenceList(usingtheHarvardReferencingConventionthroughoutyourreportand
reference list at the end)
You should include a minimum of 5 references (contemporary business articles, news items and/or comparison websites). While many of your references will rely on the organisation/company’s website, you cannot use this as your only source of information.
Please refer to the Assessment Marking Guide to assist you in completing all the assessment criteria.