Assignment
If you were CEO what would you change and why – provide your recommendation with a
Before and After Organizational chart. – If you are not working at this time – use a past
employer..
1. Identify a Vision Statement and Mission Statement (5 marks)
2. Describe the corporate structure (Vertical/horizontal specialization,
departmentalization Organigram) (5 marks)
3. Identify an area of planned change in the organization (using Engine of Change) (10
marks)
4. Describe your corporate culture (using Schein’s 3 levels) and leadership style (10
marks)
5. What are the visible and invisible control systems. (5 marks)
6. Describe the types of resistance you would encounter (10 marks)
7. Identify an area of conflict and explain how to resolve it(specify which style you
would use and why) (10 marks)
8. Select your strategy (use Force Field Analysis model) (10 marks)
9. Identify thekey stakeholders and your methods to influence them in your
decisions(using your feedback loop) (5 marks)
10. How has your organization affected due to Information Technology and what
positive & negative changes has been occurred. (5 marks)
Executive Summary of your report [4 marks]
An executive summary is an overall summary of the entire report. It should have 3-4 short
paragraphs:
Paragraph 1: Based on the Introduction (Introduce the topic of your report)
Paragraph 2: Summary of the body (Indicate main subjects examined in the discussion
section of your report)
Paragraph 3: Summary of the conclusions
Paragraph 4: Outline recommendations, if any, in bullet points
NOTE: This is a summary of the entire report so you cannot write it until you have
completed the report (you cannot summarize a report you have not yet written).
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Even though it appears first, the Executive Summary is one of the last things you will
write.
Introduction of your report [6 marks]
In this part of your assignment you will required to give details introduction about your
company
The introduction should generally include three key types of information.
a) Background
This section sets the context for the report and provides the (brief) background information
required for the reader to understand the report.
NOTE: Detailed company background should not be included here. It is best discussed in the
body of the report
b) Aims/Objectives
This tells the reader what the aims/objectives of the report are. It indicates what key questions
the report is trying to answer and what it is trying to achieve. Why was it written?
c)Scope
Tell the reader exactly what areas/ideas are covered in the report. This also helps to explain
how the report is organized. Look at your plan and consider your headings and sub-headings.
Body of your report
Answers of the Questions
References [5 marks]
The body must be fully referenced throughout, using Harvard Referencing Guidelines (In-text
referencing) to support ideas.
It should be organized logically, using topic headings, subheadings and minor subheadings to
break it into sections and sub-sections.
All headings must be numbered sequentially.
In-text Referencing:
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If you take any information from the textbook, website, etc, you will need to mention it
between the lines within your report.
Example for textbook referencing:
Support organizations are those that use IS primarily for activities such as transaction
processing. (Neville, 2010, p.76)(Author’s last name, Year of Book Publication, Page
number of the book)
Example for website referencing:
In a management information system, modern, computerized systems continuously gather
relevant data, both from inside and outside an organization.(BBC, 2008) (Name of the
Website, Year)
Conclusion & Recommendation of your report [6 marks]
This is your final chance to impress the reader so make it powerful. Most conclusions include
three main parts
i)
stating the aim/ context of the assignment again
ii)
followed by a very brief summary of the main points
iii)
final comments often considering the future (for eg: what can be done to improve
the implementation of an intervention in the future)
Assignment Formatting (Page Numbering, Header, Footer, etc) [5 marks]
References of your Report [5 marks]
Citation:
Last page of your assignment must include the complete list of the references used during the
completion of your assignment with all the details.
Format for referencing from print media like books:
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FAMILY/SURNAME, Initials. (Publication year in brackets) Book title – italicised or
underlined.Series title and volume if applicable. Edition – if not the first. Place of
publication: publisher.
Example:
NEVILLE, C. (2010) The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism. 2nd Ed.
Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Format for referencing from electronic sources:
Author of website FAMILY/SURNAME, Initials or WEBSITE name if no author is
available. (Year – in brackets) Title of website in italics or underlined. Any numbers if
necessary or available if website is part of a series. [Online in square brackets] Available
from: URL. [Accessed: followed by date in square brackets].
Example:
BBC NEWS. (2008) Factory gloom worst since 1980. [Online] Available from:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7681569.st m. [Accessed: 19th June 2012].
Appendix of your Report
Things that you refer to in your main paper but don’t want to include in the paper, like:
Questionnaires /Answers to questionnaires
Interview transcripts
Consent forms
Maps
Articles/clippings
Data
Charts/Tables
Some diagrams
Pamphlets
Specifications
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Rubric-Assignment
Part A
Excellent
Good
Average
Needs
Improv.
Marks
Allocated
Marks
Received
Executive Summary
Paragraph 1: Based on the Introduction
(Introduce the topic of your report)
Paragraph 2: Summary of the body
(Indicate main subjects examined in the
discussion section of your report)
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Paragraph 3: Summary of the conclusions
Paragraph 4: Outline recommendations,
if any, in bullet points
Introduction
Background
This section sets the context for the report
and provides the (brief) background
information required for the reader to
understand the report.
NOTE: Detailed company background
should not be included here. It is best
discussed in the body of the report
b) Aims/Objectives
This tells the reader what the
aims/objectives of the report are. It
indicates what key questions the report is
trying to answer and what it is trying to
achieve. Why was it written?
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c) Scope
Tell the reader exactly what areas/ideas
are covered in the report. This also helps
to explain how the report is organized.
Look at your plan and consider your
headings and sub-headings.
Vision and Mission Statement
5
Corporate Structure
5
Engine of Change
10
Culture
10
Control Systems
5
5
Resistance to Change
10
Conflict Resolution
10
ForceField Analysis
10
Stake holders
5
Information Technology
5
Conclusion & Recommendation
i)
stating the aim/ context of
the assignment again
ii)
followed by a very brief
summary of the main points
iii)
final comments often
considering the future (for
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eg: what can be done to
improve the
implementation of an
intervention in the future)
Harvard Style of References
5
Assignment Formatting (Page
Numbering, Header, Footer, etc.)
5
Total
100
