13 Jan Major Assignment Components

Week 8 Learning Activity

Learning Activity #1–Critical Thinking Activity

Due Sunday, May 7, by midnight

This Learning Activity requires that you create and post 1) a progress report of your BMGT 465 Assignment 3 (satisfying the Response 1 requirement for this week), and 2) “thumbnail” formative—or in-process—suggestions and evaluations of at least one fellow students’ progress report. This week’s LA 1, Question 1, then, has two Parts.

Part 1:

Reflect on your choice of, and research accomplished thus far for, your Situation Analysis, or Assignment 3. While Assignment 3 is not due until midnight Sunday, you should be well along with the research needed, a short-list of credible, germane annotated references, at least roughly organized notes pulling together data and information, and with a rough idea about how organizational change and transformation concepts, methods, strategies, and practices apply to an actual, real world organization. Perhaps you even have a rough draft ready for peer and instructor review. Feel free to attached roughly organized notes or draft.

Use the following headings to organize and format your Response:

Part 1

Three reasons why I chose [name of organization studying] for Assignment 3

Reason 1

Reason 2

Reason 3

Five or more useful references to date

Reference 1

How useful?

Reference 2

How useful?

Reference 3

How useful?

Reference 4

How useful?

Reference 5

How useful?

Part 2

Constructively critique at least one other Situational Analysis paper (Assignment 3), plus submit the standard minimum two replies. To encourage meeting grading criteria in the final draft, I recommend that you use the Assignment 3 detailed instructions and Grading Rubric to organize and format your critique.

Reply separately per Guidelines to at least two fellow students’ commentaries.

Analyze data, information, and ideas from the Week 8 readings and other resources listed in the Course Schedule. Create a Response evidencing and citing at least three required readings/resources, primarily from this week’s schedule (included in your Reference list above). Also, identify, analyze, and integrate at least one well founded, credible outside source (also included in your reference list above). Integrate and use bold font for at least three organizational change concepts, methods, theories, strategies, principles, or practices (integrate in reasons for topic selection and/or reference annotations). Use examples as appropriate. Cite all reference sources using APA format. Use in-text parenthetical citations, for example, (Cummings & Worley, 2005, p. 17)—please include page number(s), or other location such as chapter and section heading, or URL—within your Response content, and full citations at end (see Content/Using APA). Review the Discussion Guidelines to clarify expectations for successfully completing this question. Refer to the Week 8 Overview to reinforce the course learning outcome(s) and key concepts addressed in this week’s conference.

Learning Activity #2–Workplace Application Activity

What kind of OD assignment (e.g., Learning Activity, research-writing assignment, manageable field-based project, Prezi presentation) would effectively increase your understanding of the challenges confronting the future of organization in the twenty-first century? Based on Week 8 readings and resources, outline your “dream” assignment focused on a variation of this week’s topic—e.g., how OD can effectively serve organizations in view of twenty-first century challenges….? Include your rationale for why your assignment would successfully increase your understanding and apply directly to your career goals.

Use the following headings to organize and format your Response:

Assignment Title:

Assignment Purpose:

Brief Overview:

Major Assignment Components and Rationale for Including:

Component

Component

Component, etc.

Review data, information, and ideas from the Week 8 readings and resources. Create a Response evidencing and citing at least two required readings/resources, primarily from this week’s schedule. Also, identify, analyze, and integrate at least one well founded, credible outside source. Integrate and use bold font for at two organizational change concepts, methods, theories, strategies, principles, or practices (at least one per factor/aspect). Use examples as appropriate. Cite all reference sources using APA format. Use in-text parenthetical citations, for example, (Cummings & Worley, 2005, p. 17)—please include page number(s), or other location such as chapter and section heading, or URL—within your Response content, and full citations at end (see Content/Using APA). Review the Discussion Guidelines to clarify expectations for successfully completing this question.