GSBS6004

ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR AND DESIGN (Online)

Trimester 1, 2020

Please Note – Late submissions will not be possible for this assignment, as the deadline is reasonably
close to the end of the trimester. To allow time for marking and feedback prior to the final exam, it is
essential that your group submits this assignment by the due date. Thank you in advance for noting
this important point. Your cooperation with this is greatly appreciated.

Requirements:
For this assignment, you are required to develop an analysis of a case study, following the five-
step process introduced throughout the early weeks of this course. You will be placed into
groups of approximately 4-6 people for this assignment, and together you will prepare a
consultancy-style powerpoint slideshow designed to present your analysis, findings and
recommendations relating to your designated case.

You will be operating as a team of management consultants - and should select an appropriate
name for your professional consultancy group. As a team of management and organisational
behavioural specialists, you are required to carefully examine the narrative of your allocated
case, and prepare a powerpoint presentation that:

1. identifies the key issue or problem evident in your case study - and provides a reasoned
justification for this.

2. identifies a range of sub-issues or problems – categorised into meaningful groupings - and

explains why these issues are relevant and of concern.

3. indicates between 8 and 12 relevant theories, and explains how these theories relate to the
case, and why they are relevant.

4. outlines 4 possible distinctive standalone solutions or intervention strategies - and explains

each one briefly – along with three advantages and three disadvantages for each of the 4
solutions.

5. presents a succinct and focused preferred solution and a comprehensive implementation

plan, along with a timeline – articulating what needs to be achieved on day one, week one,
over the first month, the first six months, the first year, for example.

Your designated case study for this assignment will be posted on Blackboard at the end of
Week 6 of this Trimester.

Length: Your powerpoint slideshow should consist of between 35 and 45 slides.

The grading of this assignment:

This assignment will be graded according to the following criteria:

(a) Content: Ability to identify relevant theory, concepts, problems and issues, and arguments
(b) Analysis: Ability to analyse the issues, concepts and arguments
(c) Logic: Ability to present and integrate material appropriately
(d) Group Method: Ability to present a coherent and fluent overall presentation (seamlessness)
 (e) Presentation Skills: Persuasiveness, clarity, engagement (for example through clear
presentation of diagrams, charts, relevant images), spelling and fluent syntax.

Submission

Since this assignment takes the form of a Powerpoint presentation, submission to Turnintin is not
appropriate. Due to the uniqueness of this assignment and the specific nature of the case study, the
issue of plagiarism is unlikely to be of relevance.

Each group will simply be asked to upload one copy of their final presentation to the group’s private file-
sharing page in Blackboard. It will be necessary to call this document Consultancy Presentation
FINAL VERSION.

Specifications

• Image-rich slides with embedded text boxes and appropriate diagrams, figures or models are
recommended.
• Embedded videos and sound files are not recommended, and nor are they necessary.
• Additional explanatory text inserted in the separate comments section below the actual slides is
not recommended, and if it is used to help your group develop your slideshow, it should be
deleted before uploading your final submission.

Thank you for adhering to these requirements.

Good luck and best wishes to you all with this assignment.

Cathy Ying Xu

Coordinator & Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour & Design (Online), Tri1, 2020