BMGT 364 ASSIGNMENT 3: APPLYING THE P-O-L-C
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BMGT 364 Assignment
3: Applying the P-O-L-C
Purpose:
The third assignment, a consultancy report,
provides students with the ability to demonstrate that they have mastered the
course content and can apply theories, concepts and ideas learned throughout
the course to a situation that emulates a real world situation. Students
will read the case study that focuses on the four functions of
management: planning, organizing, leading and controlling (P-O-L-C) and
respond to the required elements of the assignment.
Writing reports in business is commonplace so
writing a consultancy report provides students the opportunity to demonstrate a
skill that employers are looking for from an employee.
Outcome Met by
Completing This Assignment:
-
integrate management theories and principles into management practices
- employ
effective planning processes to develop strategies, goals, and objectives
in order to enhance performance and sustainability
-
organize human, physical, and financial resources for the effective and
efficient attainment of organizational goals
-
demonstrate leadership skills by communicating a shared vision, motivating
and empowering others, and creating a culture of ethical decision-making
and innovation
-
develop measures and assess outcomes against plans and standards to
improve organizational effectiveness
-
identify the essential characteristics of decision making and indicate the
range and types of decisions a manager makes
Instructions:
You have been hired as a consultant to help
Mike Davis and his family to solve the problems with his business both
day-to-day and over the long term (strategically). You will create a
consultancy report that covers the four functions of management. In
creating the consultancy report, you must also demonstrate how the four functions
of management are interrelated showing how issues in one function impact other
functions.
In speaking with Mike, Ethan and Daisy, you
already know the following about the business owners:
- failed to develop or share a
mission statement;
- failed to determine the best
way to organize resources, including personnel;
- underestimates the importance
of recruitment, job design and descriptions, and training;
- assumed that motivation will
occur naturally;
- fails to define standards and
other measurable outcomes;
- ignored negative information;
- delayed actions to improve
organizational outcomes.
Be succinct in your writing but persuasive so
that the recommendations will have positive outcomes for the business.
Students are not using buzz-word and are not
defining terms using a dictionary. Students are expected to present the
material in a professional manner describing and explaining to the
owners. As a consultant, you should be secure in your presentation to
Mike, Ethan and Daisy. Avoid telling the owners that they should do this
or must do that but write in an action-oriented manner. Students are
expected to make connections between the facts of the case study and concepts,
theories, and ideas presented in the course material.
Step 1: Review “How to Analyze a Case Study” under
Week 3 Content.
Step 2: Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF)
document. This consultancy plan should be presented in a professional
manner using single space, double-spaced between paragraphs. The final
product will be between 6-8 pages in length excluding the title page, diagrams
and reference page.
Step 3: Title page with your name, the course name,
the date, and the instructor’s name.
Step 4: Since students are probably not
familiar with writing a consultancy report, the following resources have been
provided to assist in writing the report.
Outline for Consultancy Report
Step 5: In writing a case study, the writing
is in the third person. What this means is that there are no words such
as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or
your” (second person writing). If uncertain how to write in the third
person, view this
link: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person
Step 6: In writing this assignment, students
are expected to support the reasoning using in-text citations and a reference
list. If any material is used from a source, it must be cited and
referenced. A reference within a reference list cannot exist without an
associated in-text citation and vice versa. View the sample APA paper
under Week 1 content.
Step 7: In writing this assignment, students
are expected to paraphrase and not use direct quotes. Learn to paraphrase
by reviewing this link: https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html
Step 8: In writing this assignment, students
may use external resources but the majority of resources will come from the
course readings with a wide array of readings used.
Step 9: Review the grading rubric for the assignment.
Step 10: Read critically and analyze the case
study provided under Week 8 content. Notate the key points in
the case study.
Step 11: Create an executive summary.
Although a report must be complete when presenting to a client, the
expectation is that there is an executive summary so that the client can read
quickly the main features of the report. The executive summary should be
written in a way that makes the client want to read more so it must have enough
information to see the potential behind the recommendations without having to
read the entire report.
So you aren’t sure how to write the executive
summary. Check out this resource to help you write the summary:
How to Write an Executive
Summary: http://articles.bplans.com/writing-an-executive-summary/
Step 12: Respond to the required elements of the
assignment. Be clear and concise in the writing and make sure the
questions are comprehensively answered.
- In creating the consultancy report, students will first
assess the business and identify specific areas of strengths and
weaknesses of the business as it relates to the components of the P-O-L-C.
In completing this section, do not create a heading for each element of
the P-O-L-C but write from the perspective of the consultant discussing
the strengths and weaknesses of the business;
- Select a management model (class hierarchy, democratic
hierarchy, collaborative management or collective management) and explain
why the selected model is most appropriate for Outdoor Adventure Paintball
Park;
- Develop roles and responsibility of the owners and
employees (Be creative in completing this task); Discuss why
these positions are necessary to the business;
- Discuss communication and the flow of decision making
in relation to the management model;
- Make specific recommendations for improving the
management of Outdoor Adventure Paintball Park. Cover all aspects of the
P-O-L-C. This area of the paper specifically addresses the areas of
strengths and weaknesses identified above and puts in place a plan for the
short and long –term success of the business;
- Create a balanced scorecard that will help Outdoor
Adventure Paintball Park align its business activities to the vision and
strategy of the organization, improves communication and monitors
performance against goals;
- Students are expected to show what they have learned in
the course by applying theories and concepts. Be sure to support your
reasoning.
Step 13: Using the grading rubric as a
comparison, read through the paper to ensure all required elements are
presented.
Step 14: Proofread the paper for spelling and
grammatical issues, and third person writing.
- Use the spell and grammar check in Word as a first
measure;
- Have someone who has excellent English skills to proof
the paper;
- Consider submitting the paper to the Effective Writing
Center (EWC). The EWC will provide 4-6 areas that may need
improvement.
Step 15: Submit the paper in the Assignment
Folder.
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