You will work on this presentation and report task as a group. You will be required to show understanding and application of the materials presented in weeks 9-11. Once completed, you will be required to record your presentation as a group, and have one member of the group submit your video file and powerpoint presentation file through the Assessment 2 link on Moodle.
Distance students
You will complete this task in the same manner as on campus students, working as a group, and recording your presentation using videoconferencing software like Zoom.
Policies and Procedures for Assessment
You should familiarise yourself with the following policies and procedures at
Contacting Teaching Staff
During the course, you should initially contact your class facilitator to answer any queries related to the course that you may have. Contact details for local teaching staff can be found on the Moodle course website. Distance students should contact the course coordinator with any questions regarding the course, its content, and assessments.
The University allocates every student an individual email address, the format of which is firstname.lastname@cqumail.com. This is the official email address that the university will use for all email correspondence.
You are requested (and expected) to check your official email address on a frequent and consistent basis (at least once weekly, but ideally more often). You are also encouraged to review the new Student Email Principles university policy relating to email communication at which has been introduced to ensure all course and program updates are received. Regular student access to email is required for this course. Regular student access to the Internet is also required for this course. Students are expected to follow a self-directed study schedule which meets the required deadlines.
Student use of the course website is mandatory. This is provided through Moodle MGMT20144 uses the Moodle site extensively. If you have difficulty logging into Moodle sites, please contact IT Helpdesk on (07) 4930 9233 or 1300 666 620, Monday to Friday between 7.30 am to 5.30 pm.
This is a group assessment task in which students will examine critical issues related to business and management context. The purpose of the task is to assist you in gaining a greater understanding of the internal contextual factors that impact on a business and the way that decisions are made in an organisation, as well as to build your skills in working collaboratively with others.
Before starting this assessment please read the marking criteria (available on Moodle) and refer to other resources provided on the Moodle site for this course
Your group will take the role of a team of consultants presenting to the CEO of the organisation you have been allocated. Your group will be giving a short presentation that outlines a key contextual factor in relation to the organisation, and gives clear recommendations for how the organisation based on this contextual factor.
As Masters students, you are required to engage in research as per the Australia Quality Framework (AQF) guidelines. Two specific requirements need to be considered. 1. Students need to demonstrate “a body of knowledge that includes the understanding of recent developments in a discipline and/or area of professional practice, and 2. Students must demonstrate “knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to a field of work and/or learning”.
This unit has a number of required weekly readings in terms of academic texts, journals and business publications that represent the appropriate body of knowledge and recent developments referred to by the AQF. In order to demonstrate the ability to engage in appropriate research, students should read and utilise these texts and journals and publications. As Masters students, you are expected to research beyond this minimum standard through additional texts, journals and studies to demonstrate an ability to engage in independent research.
Details
Your group will take on the role of a team of consultants tasked with helping an organisation to improve their business, with a specific focus on one key contextual factor. Your group will be allocated an organisation, and you can then choose one of the following contextual factors to focus on:
Your group will prepare a 15-20 minute presentation that outlines the contextual factor, and provides clear recommendations for how the organisation could utilise this factor to improve their business. Your presentation should also demonstrate that these recommendations are well justified.
The marking criteria is also provided on the Moodle site, however, is also shown here for convenience. Your assessment will be marked based on how well it addresses the following areas:
Students are to demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter by:
These are the minimum requirements as outlined in the marking criteria. However, students should note that satisfactorily meeting the minimum requirements will typically only result in the minimum pass grade being awarded. Higher grades will be awarded for students that exceed these minimum requirements. See the marking criteria for further details.
Your attention is drawn to the University’s stated position on plagiarism. THE WORK OF OTHERS, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE ASSIGNMENT MUST BE ATTRIBUTED TO ITS SOURCE (a full list of references must be submitted as part of the assessment).
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