Assessment detail Assessment 1: Individual Assignment Weighting: 20% Final Essay Length: 2000 words Due:

Final submission due Week 6 (Friday, 29th August, 11.55pm).

Assignments must be submitted through Turnitin. Description: The role of power and politics in organisations. Power and politics are very much part of organizational life. To succeed managers need to understand the meaning of power and politics, how power is acquired and how politics should be utilised. Power and politics may be the sources of solutions but can create problems in organisation. This essay asks you to explore the issues associated with power and politics in organisational life.

Your essay should include the following: • Define the concept of power in the workplace. • Define the concept of politics in the workplace. • Explain how a manger could work to acquire power. • Explain how a manger could work to become politically active. • Discuss the impact of power and politics in organisations. • Discuss some of the ethical implications of power and politics in organisations.

The Essay requires: • A thorough research and treatment of the contemporary literature in the topic area. • A range of references that should demonstrate breadth and depth of research. • The incorporation of personal/organisational examples as illustrative evidence. • An ability to utilise the wider literature in constructing the narrative is displayed throughout. • A display of critical evaluation and diagnostic skills in the choice of the data included. • A display of critical evaluation in the choice of the information sources used. • Appropriate and accurate use of the Harvard Referencing System. You must use a minimum of 10 references: • Text books :The prescribed text and at least 2 other text books • 6 different academic journal articles • 1 other source of your choice: Blog, newspaper, magazine or other Internet source • No m ore than 1 reference m ay be general Internet based sources. • Wikipedia is not to b e u sed a nd d oes n ot c ount a s a n a cademic r eference. Feedback: Comments and a mark will be returned to you within two weeks of submission. Below is the feedback form which will be used to provide you with your grade and summary feedback.

Marking Guide for Essay

Student name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Assessment Criteria: Introduction

/1 marks

Performance NN Not Shown PA Acceptable CR Good DI Very Good HD Excellent

The introduction includes the following: • An introductory sentence or two related directly to the question. • A definition or explanation of a key term, cited from your discipline. • A clear statement of the focus of the essay or the position being argued, your opinion statement. Content

/6 marks The student has: • Interpreted the instruction/question properly. • Clearly addressed the topic with appropriate elaboration of relevant sub-­‐topics. • Demonstrated an understanding of necessary concepts/perspectives/theories. • Has identified sufficient and appropriate material from relevant and credible sources to effectively support the key points. Theory and Analysis

/6 marks The student has: • Incorporated and applied appropriate theory throughout. • Key academic perspectives/views used to develop arguments. • Quality of the discussion, which is supported by theory. • Compared and contrasted the views of different authors as part of their analysis. Conclusion

/1 marks The student has included in the conclusion: • A brief summary of the main ideas presented in the essay. • Confirmation of the opinion included in the introduction. • Final evaluative comments on the relative importance of the arguments.

Research and Referencing

/4 marks

The student has: • Presented ideas and assertions that are substantiated through use of high quality reference material. • Provided in-­‐text referencing. • Applied the Harvard Referencing style using the correct technique. • Used a minimum of 8 references, including textbooks and journal articles. • Appropriately presented and formatted the Reference List in alphabetical order. Report Presentation

/2 marks The student has: • Identified the key essay elements (i.e. introduction, body, conclusion). • Given each section/paragraph a clear focus and line of thought. • Provided a writing style that is appropriate to the task. • Used writing that is fluent and grammatically correct, with appropriate punctuation. • No spelling or typing errors and given due regard to the rules of capitalization and abbreviation etc. Total available marks – 20

Total grade/mark obtained:

/20

Comments:

Overall Grade: NN

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CR

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Assessment 2: Individual Assignment Weighting: 30% Length: 2500 words Due: Week 10 (Friday, 29th September, 11.55pm).

Assignments must be submitted through Turnitin. Description: Each student is required to conduct and document a “Critical Analysis” of two of the topics (e.g., motivation and leadership) covered in Organisational Behaviour. The critical analysis for each topic requires: • Presenting a brief review of the topic. • Discussion of 2-­‐3 theories relevant to the topic. • Using research and analysis to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each topic to a manager in an organisation. • Presenting CURRENT examples of each OB topic being reported on in the media (e.g., press, business magazines or TV News programs). The individual report must include: • Table of contents. • Introduction (only one introduction is required for the report). • Critical analysis of the two topics chosen including presentation of examples of each from the media. • Conclusion (only one conclusion is required for the report). You must use a minimum of 15 references: • Text books: The prescribed text and at least 2 other text books. • At least 6 different academic journal articles. • Other sources of your choice: Blog, newspaper, magazine or other Internet source • Wikipedia is not to b e u sed a nd d oes n ot c ount a s a n a cademic r eference. Feedback: Comments and a mark will be returned to you within two weeks of submission. Below is the feedback form, which will be used to provide you with your grade and summary feedback.

Marking Guide for Critical Analysis

Student name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Assessment Criteria: Performance NN Not Shown

/2 marks

PA Acceptable CR Good DI Very Good HD Excellent

Introduction

The introduction includes the following: • An introductory sentence or two related directly to the question. • A definition or explanation of a key term, cited from your discipline. • A clear statement of the focus of the essay or the position being argued, your opinion statement. Content

/10 marks The student has: • Interpreted the instruction/question properly. • Clearly addressed the topic with appropriate elaboration of relevant sub-­‐topics. • Demonstrated an understanding of necessary concepts/perspectives/theories. • Has identified sufficient and appropriate material from relevant and credible sources to effectively support the key points. Theory and Analysis

/8 marks The student has: • Incorporated and applied appropriate theory throughout. • Key academic perspectives/views used to develop arguments. • Quality of the discussion, which is supported by theory. • Compared and contrasted the views of different authors as part of their analysis. Conclusion

/2 marks The student has included in the conclusion: • A brief summary of the main ideas presented in the essay. • Confirmation of the opinion included in the introduction. • Final evaluative comments on the relative importance of the arguments.

Research and Referencing

/5 marks

The student has: • Presented ideas and assertions that are substantiated through use of high quality reference material. • Provided in-­‐text referencing. • Applied the Harvard Referencing style using the correct technique. • Used a minimum of 15 references, including textbooks and journal articles. • Appropriately presented and formatted the Reference List in alphabetical order. Report Presentation

/3 marks The student has: • Identified the key essay elements (i.e. introduction, body, conclusion). • Given each section/paragraph a clear focus and line of thought. • Provided a writing style that is appropriate to the task. • Used writing that is fluent and grammatically correct, with appropriate punctuation. • No spelling or typing errors and given due regard to the rules of capitalization and abbreviation etc. Total available marks – 30

Total grade/mark obtained:

/30

Comments:

Overall Grade: NN

PA

CR

DI

HD

Assessment 3: Final Examination Weighting: 50% Length:

3 hours Description: The Final Examination is worth 50% of the marks for the subject. The examination will be 3 hours with 10 minutes reading time. The exam will be in two parts – the short answer questions assess general knowledge of the models, theories and concepts of organizational behaviour; the compulsory question will assess the ability to apply this understanding. The marks allocation for the exam is : • • The time and date of the exam will be advised during the trimester. You will be provided with an exam focus sheet. NOTE: To pass this subject, students are required to complete all assessment tasks and gain an overall mark of 50% or above.

Short answer questions (20%) Compulsory question (30%)