Organisational Change and Development Journey Assignment

Title:  The Organisational Change and Development Journey Assignment

This article is related to organisational and development journey of a business unit. For doing the assignment, one has to compile a research report and answer the questions mentioned below.

Details of Task : Compile a Reflective Journal (weighting 25%).

Provide an overall concluding discussion of the unit which draws together your major observations about organisational change and development as studied during the semester. This exercise should be written in the first person (I did, I learned, I will). Discuss how your ideas about organisational change and development have changed or been reinforced over the semester. What have you learned about managing organisational change through this subject that is of benefit to you and/or an organisation you work for or have knowledge of? What implications do your studies of this unit have for you in the future? What more do you need to learn or do? How will you develop your own knowledge and skills? Do not merely summarise each week's readings. Instead, explain how the readings, discussions, films, and your observations have helped you understand and apply organisational change and development concepts to your work or life experiences and/or goals? How will you improve where improvement is needed?

Word limit:  1500 words

Presentation requirements:

Although you need to write in the first person, this is an academic essay and should be referenced in the normal manner. Provide an overall word count at the end of the document and a reference list.

Important  Question 

1. Discussion question: Compare and contrast the various models of planned change. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. Develop and explain your ‘ideal’ model of planned change.
2. What kind of ethical principles and considerations would confront an OD practitioner and how may they be addressed?
3. The Process of evaluating OD interventions is often ignored - Please discuss
4. What negative consequences could occur if the change management process ignores cultural differences?
5. How can managers positively and actively manage resistance? Do you have any examples you can share from your own experience?
6. Think of an examples from your experience of intergroup conflict. How was it resolved and which conflict resolution methods were used - (Did the theory work - if not why not?)
7. What are the approaches to work design and can you give an example?
8. How is organisational transformation (OT) different from organisational development. Can you think of any examples of how OT may be viewed differently in a multi-national corporation?
9. "It is impossible to dramatically change an organisations's culture" Do you agree or disagree? Justify your answer and, if possible, provide an example to support your stance.

Terrorism in International Politics Assignment Help

This article is a guide to unit on  international terrorism, with this one can be able to prepare for the assessment type and level, will be given in the trimester of arts course at deaken university. 

This Unit Guide explains the aims of the unit, describes the assessment requirements and gives details of the assignments. You should always read this Unit Guide first and check it frequently when preparing to study or embarking on assignment work.

This unit focuses on the development and theoretical understandings of terrorism. It examines terrorism as a tool of revolutionary war. It identifies the debate over the difficulty in reaching a common agreement as to a definition of terrorism. The historical development of terrorism is examined with a comparison made between the more nationalist terrorism of the 19th and 20th century with the global terrorism of the 21st century. We then begin to place the threat of terrorism into global context and assess the implications of the (over)emphasis placed on the issue. Tools for counterfeiting terrorism are then explored. The role of women as terrorists is examined before surveying various forms of terrorism including state terrorism.

Part of the rationale of this unit in the program is that it forms part of the Conflict and Security specialisation.

  

IMPROVEMENTS IN RESPONSE TO STUDENT FEEDBACK

Towards the end of the teaching period You will be emailed a link to the unit evaluation survey for this unit. I encourage you to complete this as the results are used to help assess curriculum, teaching and assessment directions in this unit.

In previous years this unit received very satisfactory evaluation by students for being a well taught unit. A clear majority of students said they would recommend this unit to other students.

Many things influence the structure and design of the unit, including student feedback. In the past, student feedback has prompted me to make structural changes to the unit such as the introduction and then the continuation of the Online Discussion assignment. I hope you will enjoy studying this unit this trimester.

Study commitment

I expect that you will participate constructively in learning in classes and online, and treat staff and other students with respect and courtesy. On average each unit requires 10 hours per week in reading, study and engagement with other students.

DESCRIPTION OF UNIT

Terrorism is commonly identified as a growing threat in today's world. This unit considers the evolution of terrorism as an expression of alienation, and as a form of political violence in the context of the modern international system. It also examines the dilemmas associated with, and limitations of, conventional responses to terrorism and the tools of counter terrorism. The unit then examines specific types of terrorism including maritime, biological, and suicide terrorism.

  

UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES

 The Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) listed below describe what you are expected to have achieved on completion of this unit. Each ULO relates to one or more of the Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs), which describe the knowledge and capabilities you should acquire and be able to apply and demonstrate at the completion of your course (see below). Not all of the GLOs are developed and assessed in every unit.

ULO:	At the successful completion of this unit students can:
ULO1	understand the nature and significance of terrorism as a end of global trade  activity
ULO2	apply concepts, theories and methods used in the study of international relations to the analysis of terrorism in the global arena
ULO3	demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the origins and evolution of the terrorism, including contemporary changes underway
ULO4	evaluate different interpretations of terrorism
ULO5	gather, organise and deploy evidence, data and information from a variety of secondary and some primary sources
ULO6	Identify, investigate, analyse, formulate and advocate solutions to problems

UNIT ASSESSMENT 

Two essays each 2000 words 40% each, Online discussion 20%

Summative assessment

Assessment primarily used to measure the level of a student’s success in achieving learning outcomes, which contributes to a student's final grade and/or mark for a unit of study. All unit learning outcomes are assessed via summative assessment.

Business Background Course Research Essay on Entrepreneurship

ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH ESSAY

Mark allocation: 25%

Due date:  week commencing 25 August 2014 (in class)

Word limit: 3500

Choose an entrepreneurial CEO (it could be from your own country) and critically analyse their success. You will need to describe the achievements of their business/es, enterprise information management and discuss the success factors. Identify the entrepreneurial qualities of the CEO and analyse how they impact the company. What would happen to the company if the CEO left?

Assessment criteria for research essay:

You will be assessed on whether you have met the following criteria:

·         Did the essay clearly define the objective with an introduction and background?

• Were the definitions of relevant ideas and theories explained and integrated well?
• Was there evidence of relevant concepts and understanding of the topic?
• Were the ideas relevant with a strong integration of ideas?

·         Were the assertions sound and supported by evidence?

·         Did the essay use a wide range of relevant literature to support the ideas?

• Adherence to presentation requirements & word limit

·         English usage & writing skill, succinctness, editing

·         References (quality and correct method of presentation)

Assignment 1: Submission of this assignment

1. Submit to Turnitin by the due date as a Word document (NOT including cover sheet and reference list)

2. Submit the assignment, printed Turnitin result (must include the originality report %) and a signed assignment cover sheet to the lecturer in class.

Assignment Two – Presentations

BUSINESS PLAN PRESENTATIONS (Group)

Mark allocation: 25%

Due date: Weeks 5, 7, 9 & 11 or 12 (in class)

There are four presentations for this assignment. Each presentation builds your ideas towards the final business plan and presentation. The feedback from these presentations will allow for critical changes to be made to your business and for your ideas to develop.

Please note all group members must be present for every presentation otherwise you will forfeit the result for this part of the assessment.

FIRST PRESENTATION IN WEEK 5 – BUSINESS IDEA (5%)

In week five you will present a short (3 minute) presentation explaining your business idea and how it will make money. You need to address the following:

•     What is your business selling
•     What is the objective of your business
•     Design a mission statement
•     Who is in the group and what type of business ownership you will have to show your compentencies.

This will asses in the business intelligence assignment

SECOND PRESENTATION IN WEEK 7 – BUSINESS BRAND (5%)

In week seven you will present a 5 minute summary of your business brand. Including:

• Name of your business (can be changed later)
• What are you selling?
• Who are you selling it to?
• Complete the branding brief and explain the ideas to the audience.

THIRD PRESENTAION IN WEEK 9 – BUSINESS PLAN OVERVIEW (5%)

In week nine you will present for 5 minutes (this workshop will include peer review feedback).

In this presentation you will need to give an overview of the business

–        What, who, where, how (eg online, retail, wholesale?)

–        How you will incorporate social responsibility into your business. What is your plan?

You will also be required to present a draft of your financials including:  list of Expenses, Start-up costs and the “magic number”. This section does not need to be presented to the class but must be presented to the lecturer during the workshop.

FINAL PRESENTATION IN WEEK 11 OR 12 – BUSINESS PITCH (10%)

Imagine your audience are the group of investors who have awarded you the $100,000 grant for your new business.  You have 10 minutes to report back to them on their investment. You need to cover:

·         What is your business all about?

·         Who are you selling to?

·         What is your competitive advantage? ie. why are you better than your competitors?

·         how will you use the start-up funds? ie. what is your proposed budget?

·         How will you market your product?

Presentation Assessment Criteria

•                       Was information presented relevant (covering above aspects) and pitched at an appropriate level?
•                        Did the group stay within the time limit and respond concisely to audience questions?
•                       Originality  Were the ideas (including the business as a whole) viable?
•                      Were the slides submitted in a timely manner (for final presentation)?

what is the need of Eportfolio?

ePortfolios Assessment

In its simplest form, ePortfolios may be defined as a collection of evidence about what and how you have learnt, including personal reflections on your learning and how it might relate to other studies or your future career path. student can add their essays like CSR Assignment in their e-portfolio, it will be added advantages

Graduate employers consistently tell us that they are looking for graduates who display not only technical skills but also those referred to as non-technical or employability skills. These include communication, self-management, and the ability to work in team and to learn from mistakes. ePortfolios act as a record of your individual learning and perhaps more importantly your progress in learning. It assists you when preparing for graduate employment interviews or jobs while you are studying.

At Deakin we are innovating in the use of ePortfolios in the Accounting and Financial Planning majors, so this is a starting point in creating your own individual ePortfolio. And remember, that this is your resource so think about entering other ‘employability-related activities’ that are outside of the formal learning of your degree. Employers want to know about these initiatives almost as much as they do about the grades in your degree.

Threshold learning standards (TLSs) for accounting graduates were developed collaboratively across Australia in 2010 with input from the professional accounting bodies, various business practitioners and accounting academics. Five TLSs were developed for the Accounting discipline of which the Critical Thinking or Judgement standard is relevant for this assessment task.

Bachelor graduates in Accounting will be able to exercise judgement under supervision to solve routine accounting problems in straightforward contexts using social, ethical, economic, regulatory and global perspectives. In this assignment, you are required to reflect on your learning in this unit (MAA310 Accounting and Society) with an emphasis on Critical Thinking.

Research Report on Trade Agreement between Australia-China

Requirements for the Assignment Outline:

Do some research first and find a research topic and write a brief outline/structure of your assignment.

The outline should be 1-2 pages.  It should include: the assignment title; the structure/outline in dot points; indication what you intend to achieve in this assignment.

A main reference list (about 5 items) should be attached as a part of the outline.  Those references should be related to your topic and structure. 

Requirements for the Final Assignment: 

• This is an individual assignment.
• Suggested Research Topics for Chinese Commercial Law
• You can design your own research topic.  

Suggested research areas:  You can choose any of the following topics; do some research; narrow down the topic; write down a rough structure and send it to me for a quick check!

Australia and China will sign a historical Free Trade Agreement (FTA) after the G20 Summit in Brisbane.  Senator Bill Heffernan warned the FTA could be “a disaster for the country without proper protections”.  You can think about topics in the following ways:

1. How an Australia small business can benefit from a FTA – advantages/disadvantages of having a FTA.
2. Do you think Australian farmers will benefit from a FTA? – exporting meat/dairy products/fruits/wheat under the FTA environment.
3. Importation of children’s clothes/toys/electronics from China – will a FTA make the importation easier?
4. How can the Australian service sectors (banking, legal, accounting, tourism and education) benefit from a FTA – will China relax its restrictions on market entry from Australian’s service sectors?
5. Will Australian business suffer any detriment under a FTA due the unconvertible Chinese Yuan?
6. Research and locate two (2) recent cases on infringement of foreign trademarks (/or copyrights /or patent) in China and discuss whether foreign IP rights have been protected under the relevant Chinese law. 
7. Does the Chinese Contract Law create a friendly legal environment for foreigners when doing business in China?
8. A case study on setting up a joint venture (or a WFOE) in China – analyse some legal issues.
9. “iPhone”, “Nintendo 3DS”, etc. are made in China by Chinese workers.  Do you think the Chinese workers have benefitted from the foreign investment and the Chinese economic development?
10. Discuss whether the Chinese labour laws effectively protect Chinese labours’ interests – you can locate some cases and discuss the differences between law and practice in this area.
11. Your FDI projects in China are making great profit.  How can you remit the Chinese currency back to your home country – rules and regulations on restrictions. 
12. The new developments in international commercial arbitration in China.  (Alternatively, discuss whether a foreigner should resolve dispute by way of arbitration or litigation in China.) 

Requirements: 

• Identify one of the suggested topics (or areas).
• If you cannot find many articles (say less than 10 articles) in chosen area, please change to another topic at this stage.
• If you believe you have found a topic (area) and want to do your research in that area, please download 10 to 15 articles from those online sites.
• Read the articles and find out the issues (problems) you would like to discuss or analyse.
• You should NOT copy an existing outline from one big article or a book (I generally can tell).
• By now, your topic and outline should be much narrower than those suggested topics.
• Check with me before you start major writing. 
• Write the research paper independently. 
• Refer to the Unit Guide for proper referencing style and requirements.  

Online Resources 

• Assignment help Australia
• Lexis.Nexis (international law journal articles)
• Lexis China Online (for legislation)
• Factiva (newspaper articles)
• NewsBank (newspaper articles)
• LegalTrac (law articles)
• ABI/Inform Global Fulltext (business and law articles or reports)
• AGIS Plus Text
• CaseBase via LexisNexis AU
• EBSCOhost (business and legal articles)

Assignment for Implementation of Green Marketing Strategy

Assessments at a glance

Name	Brief Description
Team Written Assignment  40%	Teams of 6 1.       Team Assignment 1.1 (Draft used for presentation weeks 4-6) Provide a situational analysis of the assignment Case. Due in Week 4-6 via hard copy in class or team video with word document draft into off campus dropbox 2.    Team Assignment 1.2 Using and improving on your situational analysis in 1.1, develop a coherent and succinct total document of strategic marketing Due by week 11 via dropbox.
Team Presentation  10%	3.       Team presentation of in-depth findings of one analysis from 1.1 (5% individual + 5% team) + Draft of 1.1. Nominate a time to present in weeks 4, 5 or 6. All must present
Examination 50%	2 hours closed book.

What is progressive assessment?

This process gives you feedback and grades as you complete project milestones. For example, we will give you feedback on the first part of Assignment 1 (1.1). This feedback is used for you to build on 1.1 to complete 1.2. To complete 1.1, you must make a series of choices and decisions using the tools and models from this course. We will make suggestions when marking to improve 1.1, or to have a better answer. Use these suggestions to fix 1.1 for the total assignment.

This process of breaking projects into different “bits” that receive feedback is a common way of working in corporations. Use this opportunity to learn to make choices, write a cohesive project (means not breaking the project into my or your parts) and to receive outside feedback. Use the process to improve your work.

Having assessable tasks as part of an academic program serve to:

• encourage you to explore and understand the subject more fully,
• provide you with an indication of how much you have achieved as work progresses in a project, and
• enhance your learning process because you have to ‘fix’ the work you have submitted.

Team Assignment (Teams of 6)

Strategy is a team based activity. Simulating collaboration in a team assignment gives you a chance to work on a business-case as a team based activity. This process is used at many good universities.  It is also the way business cases are put together in most corporations.

You are to form teams of 6 members; this is normally the number of managers involved in strategic planning. Team members will take on different roles in a strategic decision making situation. These roles are:

1. Executive officer (CEO) – usually the lead for the team (whip)
2. Finance and accounting – has to work out the bits relating to funding and returns for the project
3. Marketing – look at the market and projections
4. Legal – look at implications of strategies
5. Operations – either take on the role of service, operations or manufacturing
6. HR – look at the internal requirements and restructuring of the company

These are the normal roles involved in a team generating a business strategy. It is imperative that students have experience working in these larger teams in order to simulate the decision making dynamics and teamwork for larger teams.

Team membership must remain consistent for all assignments. If you eject a team member, you will have to find a replacement. Similarly, if you leave a team, you will have to find another team to join. This is a team assignment; no student can submit an individual assignment. If a person’s name appears on an assignment, they will get equal marks – unless a formal agreement between all members of the team agree to a different result (ie; nominate peer evaluated % participation marks – which can be fair if one person does an extreme amount of work and someone else does very little – marks can then be adjusted – do advise Karen Lurati if your team wishes to do this.

Once an assignment is submitted, we will not mediate differences. % participation marks must be included with the assignments submission. It helps you to keep track of what your team members are doing, this is collaboration. Work together and create a cohesive project. Remember, your mark depends on what your team does.

Our pedagogy is adult centred learning; this means that we believe in self-moderating teams.  This also means that you have to sort out your own team problems - You must make your team function. In light of this, choose your team members carefully; they may bring your grades down. I also suggest you have a team leader who coordinates work and acts as a ‘whip’. Your team may elect to give this person extra marks (please inform your lecturer about this).

Your will sign up to a team in class. Teams will act as consultants in a strategic consulting firm. They report to the principal consultant (tutor/lecturer).  Each team works on the same project, coordinating with other teams to develop a comprehensive strategic solution to the business problem. Similar to the workplace, team members are encouraged to exhibit professionalism and to get the project ‘in’ on time and to task.

Detailed Assignment brief

Team Assignment 1.1 (draft) – Case Study analysis – “Marshalls PLC” (1500 words)

Your team will analyse the case “Marshalls PLC” (Edwards, Harrop & Lee, 2012) – This case is in your green Marketing Strategy Casebook

1.1 is based on the strategic analytical methods covered in the first part of this course

Note that analysis and critical thought is important.  Mere ‘summary’ of the material from the case will be awarded extremely low marks – read ‘How to analyse a case’ in the case pack and come/listen to seminars regularly.  The feedback marking sheet for this assignment is included at the end of this document. We will also be looking out for parts of the assignment that do not “synchronise” – awarding substantially lower marks if different parts clash. For example, in one part of the assignment you claim the market is attractive, in another part you make the opposite claim, and that it is not attractive. Make sure you work together to have a coherent assignment – do not break this assignment into my part-your part.

Answers will be assessed for appropriateness and persuasiveness. Application of strategic marketing concepts is expected.  It is up to you how to present your analysis – for example, by answering directly from the questions, using appropriate subtitles, and/or using a marketing report format.

No research outside of the material provided in this course is permitted. You are to use only the material from the case.  The aim is to analyse and make deductions from the evidence available, not research. Success in this assignment (and in the business world) depends on your ability to communicate effectively. You should apply a sustained effort on assignments throughout trimester – do not leave writing to the last minute. Your write-up will be graded on the quality of your expression.  Keep it clear and concise. It is also useful to attend other presentations to see what your peers are doing to find a solution to the problem.

Format for Draft (1.1) – Approx 1500 words

1. Cover – name, student number, Team name/number, unit name and number
2. Executive summary – 1 page of your main findings
3. Table of contents – use MS word Table of contents tool, page numbers inserted
4. Introduction and background info (shortened)
5. Environmental analysis  – historical, pest, micro-macro, product life cycle determination
6. product/company/industry, internal analysis, positioning analysis, supply chain, financial ratios analysis
7. consumer, consumer Teams, buying behaviour
8. competitor, competitor strength grid, competitor Teams,
9. opportunity analysis, multifactor portfolio analysis, investment opportunity analysis,
10. Critical issues (table) analysis, SCA (derived from PLC)
11. Strategy & positioning recommendations                                                                       a.      overall strategy – address PLC (e.g. growth, differentiation, diversification). Table format is ok.                                                                                                   b.      Must provide main strategic thrust derived from the conclusions of your analysis.
12.  Conclusion – brief and to the point of your main findings
13.  References – only case and textbook and other materials provided in this unit
14.  Appendices – workings and calculations

            To complete this assignment a student must have the knowledge of marketing management.

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