Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Assignment Guide
This assignment relates to recounting an incidence of change that had happened in an
organisation ( highly preferred that the change had occurred in an organisation you are
currently working for or one that you had previously worked for ) together with the application
of relevant concepts, models and frameworks in respect of the incidence or aspects of
change.
The main action steps are:
1.
Identify ONE event or incidence of change relating to organisational culture,
organisational structure, organisational strategy, organisational relocation,
implementation of a hardware/software system, process, policy or any specific
component in the organisation. This incidence should have taken place in the past.
Do not choose an incidence of change that is either on-going or about to happen.
NOTE: If you have not observed or experienced a change in an organisation, you
could choose a company that you are able to research on. But, without first-hand
information available, you will need to research deeper into the aspects and situation
of change that have taken place in the company. You should expect that internal
information of most companies is not always readily available in the public domain.
2.
3.
4.
A critical analysis of the outcome of the specific incidence of change, and justification
of the outcome based on relevant change theories, concepts, models and
frameworks.
5.
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Electronic submission coversheet
Complete the details required in the submission coversheet. Name of student is not to be
provided for purpose of anonymous marking.
Table of Content
A table of content that provides a broad outline of the case study
Title of the case study
Provide a title to your work. The title should succinctly reflect the main focus on your case
study. An ideal title should be within the range of 4 to 12 words. Centralise the title at the top
of the page.
Key themes
Provide a list of between 4 and 6 different keywords that frame the focused areas of your
case study.
Dr Tay Chor Ter / Apr 2015
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2.
Organisation background and the perceived need for change (500-800 words )
Provide a brief background about the case study organisation. Focus on the key
information such as the nature of business, scope of operation, key performance
data and other significant details about the company. Avoid listing the history of the
company.
Describe the reasons (external and/or internal drivers) that have or might have led
the company to make the specific incidence of change. If actual reasons are not
readily available, you may suggest the possible reasons that could have caused the
company to make the specific incidence of change. Use past tenses here.
3.
4.
5.
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example, the nature of change, type of change, specific incidence of change, change
process, stakeholders feelings and perspectives etc ) to the theoretical concepts (
theories, models or frameworks). This is a key connection of analysis between the
real world and the theoretical world. Each chosen change theory, concept, model or
framework should specifically RELATE to the actual situation or aspect of change as
described in your sections 2 to 4.
Apply 3 to 5 key theories, concepts, models and frameworks with substantive
discussion. Citations are needed
NOTE: this section focuses on relating the relevant theories, concepts, models and
frameworks to the sections that you have described above. Treat this as a Literature
Review section. Avoid analysing or comparing the concepts and the actual aspects
or situation of change that you have described in sections 2 to 4 above.
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8.
References
It is expected you will have between 8 and 15 references for the above discussion. The
references, comprising a balanced range of academic sources comprising books, journal
articles and qualified websites, should comply with the UOW Harvard Referencing Rules.
Appendices
You can provide additional information, illustrations, charts, diagrams etc as appendices. Do
label the appendices as A, B, C.and so on. Appendices are used if additional details
are useful but not significant enough to be included in the report.
KEY ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
1. Description
Full address of why the change was attempted, the context, how the process was
managed and different behavioural and emotional perspectives (Sections 1 to 4 )
2. Evaluation
Critical evaluation of relevant theories, concepts, models and frameworks (Section 5)
3. Critical analysis
Apply appropriate academic sources in order to compare the chosen scenario to
theories, concepts, models and frameworks. (Section 6)
4. A reflective assessment
Contains fresh perspectives of the lessons learn at personal and organisational levels.
(Section 8)
5. Overall presentation
Contains a cohesive storyline and balanced presentation that reflects an appropriate
format. Correct application of the prescribed UOW Harvard referencing system.
NOTE: Avoid committing excessive errors in grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.
Lengthy sentences and paragraphs should be avoided, too. Write the report from the
third-person perspective. For example, do not use I , we , our , my, you or us in
the report. The term the author can be used in place of I and my in the report.
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