Reference no: EM132243769
Assignment Overview
Learners will research and analyse an organization of their choice and is designed for you to apply the concepts learned in the course (modules 1-4), and involves the application of:
• Management and organizations.
• Environmental constraints on management.
• Leadership.
• Planning and strategic management.
Learning Outcomes
• Identify key functions and skills required of management within an organization.
• Identify and analyze leadership approaches in a variety of situations.
• Analyze constraints managers encounter within the external environment.
• Identify the steps involved in the strategic planning process.
Directions
Learners will research and analyse an organization of their choice. The organization you choose must be large enough that there is sufficient secondary research available for you to access and it MUST have Canadian operations. During this process, you will develop an intimate understanding of your organization through a managerial lens.
Secondary research (desk research) involves gathering existing data that has already been produced. For example, a textbook, article, webpage, and electronic articles.
The paper must meet the following guidelines
1. Be 1250 - 1500 words in length (approximately 5-6 pages).
2. Organization and structure of your assignment: Organize your paper into sections using the bold headings provided in the assignment instructions. Headings should be bold and clearly identify the various sections of the assignment. E.g. Provide headings for Summary, Customer, Mission, S.W.O.T. Strengths, S.W.O.T. Weaknesses, etc.
3. Content should begin below your heading.
4. Content should be written using full sentence/paragraph format.
5. Be formatted in accordance with APA guidelines. You must include a separate reference page listing your sources as well as a title page (these are not included in the 5-6-page requirement for the body of the paper). Please refer to Bow Valley College's Learning Resource, APA Formatting
6. Be typed in 12 point Times New Roman Font.
7. Use 2.0 (double) line spacing.
8. A minimum of four resources must be used and cited (not including your textbook).
9. You must cite ALL of your sources using APA formatting.
10. All submissions must be run through Tumitin, which is anti-plagiarism software used by Bow Valley College.
12. Please review the Academic Honesty Module with respect to academic honesty and plagiarism. This information is located on Brightspace/D2L within the Program pages.