BUS 501 Excelsior Apple Incorporation Organizational Behaviour and Leadership Paper Unit: Organisational Behaviour and Leadership Unit Code: BUS 501 Type

BUS 501 Excelsior Apple Incorporation Organizational Behaviour and Leadership Paper Unit: Organisational Behaviour and Leadership

Unit Code: BUS 501

Type of

Assessment: Assessment 4 – Major OB Assignment

Unit Learning

Outcomes

addressed:

Learning outcomes – (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)

(a) Demonstrate a critical understanding of organisational

behaviour.

(b) Demonstrate an ability to synthesise and apply knowledge and

understanding of contemporary theories and research on

organisational behaviour to the analysis of case study and

research data.

(c) Demonstrate an ability to research in depth an element of

organisational behaviour, and present a coherent argument in

essay form.

(d) Integrate biblical frameworks into a contemporary understanding

of leadership and organisational behaviour.

(e) Apply knowledge in a critical evaluation of the organisation in

light of a specific element of organisational behaviour, within an

overview of organisational behaviour theory.

Criteria for

Assessment:

 Criterion 1 – Description of the organisation – (5/50)

 Criterion 2 – Understanding of organisational behaviour

concepts or theories – (10/50)

 Criterion 3 – Organisational behaviour/leadership issue analysis

– (10/50)

 Criterion 4 – Recommendations (20/50)

 Criterion 5 – References and structure – (5/50)

Assessment Task: The purpose of this assessment is to allow students take on a

management perspective to analyse organisational behaviour and

leadership and propose recommendations with the aim of improving

the situation. This project seeks to create a case study of an

organization that requires a change intervention.

Students will be required to choose an organisation that they are

familiar with and analyse it using relevant organisational behaviour

and leadership theories or frameworks to identify areas where

improvements need to be made.

The organisational change project covers the following:

1. An introduction to the organisation.

2. Description and analysis of the organisational behaviour or

leadership issue

3. Literature review – overview of application theories to the

identified issue

4. Evaluation of possible alternative solutions required to improve

the situation.

5. Recommendations of the most suitable strategies.

6. Conclusion

Submission Date: Week 14 (online submission via Turnitin)

Total Mark &

Weighting: 50 marks (50%)