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MGT603 Systems Thinking - Torrens University Australia

Learning Outcome 1: Critically evaluate the paradigms of Systems Thinking conceptualization and its application to contemporary business issues

Select only ONE case organisation for your Assessment 1 (Part A).

1. Australia Post
2. Dymocks
3. Foxtel
4. IGA
5. Jetstar

Assessment Task and Context

Systems thinking requires us to take a holistic view of the world we live in and the organisations we work with. This assessment has been prescribed to appraise students' ability to think holistically and generate discussion around recognising and understanding organisational operations using a Systems Thinking lens. The assessment will broaden students' knowledge of and appreciation for using a different approach to look for and solve problems faced by managers in contemporary organisations.

This assessment has been designed to:
• Appraise your ability to academically research and evaluate paradigms of Systems Thinking conceptualisation and apply to contemporary business issues.
• You are expected to utilise the literature provided in Modules 1 to 3.1 in your analysis and discussion, and are required to apply critical thinking, presenting multi-sided findings.
• Successful completion of this assessment will help you to further understand Systems Thinking in a practical context. It will also help you to maintain currency in the increasingly changing industry.

Task Instructions:

1. Please review the MGT603 Assessment 1 (Part A) list of case organisations (found in the Assessment 1 - Part A Proposal Individual & Part

B Critique Individual page on MGT603 Blackboard).

2. From the MGT603 Assessment 1 (Part A) list of case organisations, only choose ONE (1) case organisation for MGT603 Assessment 1 (Part A).

3. Read and research widely on the selected case organisation and find out how "COVID-19 Pandemic" has created a significant issue/challenge/problem for your selected case organisation in 2021-2022 and how "Systems Thinking Approach" can assist in making optimal decisions.

4. You are then required to prepare and post in the Assessment 1 Discussion Forum ONE (1) original post identifying the intended or unintended consequences on various stakeholders of your chosen organisation and then recommend/propose alternative policies/procedures using Systems Thinking approach to help overcome the problem.

1. Introduction & Background
• Introduce your chosen organisation from the provided list. (Approximately 1 sentence)
• Provide a short description of the chosen case organisation (e.g. nature of the business, the industry, market share and etc.). (Approximately 2-3 sentences)
• Identify ONE issue/problem/challenge your chosen case organisation is facing at the moment because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Approximately 3-4 sentences)
Make sure to use relevant references where necessary and required.

2. Discussion
• Briefly discuss why and how "Systems Thinking" and its tools and techniques (e.g. Rich Picture and CATOWE analysis) can help and support in overcoming the issue/problem/challenge for the chosen case organisation. (Approximately 6-7 sentences).
• Make sure to draw the Rich Picture for this assessment. The Rich Picture should be first introduced in your writing and then inserted as a Figure in your assessment and should be numbered and labelled appropriately (e.g. Figure 1: Rich Picture for .....). Then it will need a brief explanation/description. (Approximately 3-4 sentences)
• Make sure to state the CATWOE analysis AFTER the Rich Picture. You can use a Table to highlight the CATWOE analysis information and then in a short paragraph discuss it in depth. Please keep in mind that the Table should be numbered and labelled appropriately (e.g. Table

1: CATWOE Analysis for .....), Then it will need a brief explanation/description. (Approximately 3-4 sentences)
• Identify intended or unintended consequences on various stakeholder of your chosen organisation (Approximately 2-3 sentences)
• Recommend/propose alternative policies/procedures using Systems Thinking approach to overcome the problem (Approximately 2-3 sentences)
Make sure to use relevant references where necessary and required.

3. Conclusion
The conclusion section is where you will need to wrap up your discussions in a clear and simple way. Please keep in mind that the "Conclusion" section is not a summary of the main points covered in your assessment but a synthesis of the main points. Overall, the Conclusions section reminds the reader what the paper has been about. (Approximately 2-3 sentences)

4. References
A minimum of 3 academic related references (e.g. journal articles, books chapters, university resources, conference papers) and at least 2 other references (e.g. newspaper, magazines, websites and etc.) in your post for MGT603 Assessment 1 (Part A). Please make sure to list the used references in your report, alphabetically. References do not need to be numbered or inserted with bullet points. Please make sure to use more recent references (from the last five years). It is essential that you use APA 7th Edition for citing and referencing research. References are not included in the word count.

Attachment:- Systems Thinking.rar