Page 1 of 1
GBMG 341 Online Section: RESEARCH PROJECT GBMG 341 is a writing intensive course informed by Writing across Curriculum initiatives. Therefore, you will be provided with instructor feedback on your outline that you can incorporate into your work as you develop your final paper. The grading weights for this research project reflect that approach:
O
utline
10
%
of final grade
F
inal
P
aper
20%
of final grade
Overview: This research project was designed to support development of your research, writing, and critical thinking skills. You are tasked with providing an overview of your topic and evidencing understanding and insight through examples and discussion of your topic’s importance to effective organizational management.
Instructions:
(a)
Begin with a well-written introductory paragraph and then thoroughly address each ofthe following five requirements.
1.
An overview of the topic
2.
The topic’s importance to organizational management
3.
An example of an effective application relative to the topic in the context of one keymanagerial function – select one from (a) planning, (b) organizing, (c) controlling,
(d)directing (motivating/leading). You may use a hypothetical example. In thissection, you must also include a well-informed discussion about your selectedmanagerial function, including providing its definition (use your own words and citeyour source!).
4.
An example of an ineffective application relative to the topic in the context of thesame managerial function you selected for #3. You may use a hypotheticalexample.
5.
End your essay telling me about one key thing you learned about this topic’sinfluence on organizational effectiveness.
(b)
Express each of the above five requirements as a section heading. Don’t lose points!There are 6 points allocated in the grading rubric for including these five section headings:
Five (5) Required Headings
1.
Overview
2.
Importance to Organizational Management
3.
Effective Example of Topic’s Application within context of <indicate the managerialfunction you selected>
4.
Ineffective Example of Topic’s Application within context of <indicate the managerialfunction you selected>
5.
Topic’s Influence on Organizational Effectiveness (One key thing you learned)
More details:
•
See Module 4: Sign up for a topic (first come/first served!). It is your responsibility to check thesign-up sheet for the instructor’s approval before you start working on your research project.
•
See Module 8: Outline
•
See Module 18: Final Paper
Page 1 of 2
Module 18 -Research Project – Final Version
Maximum point value: 276 points as allocated in the grading rubric. You are encouraged to view the rubric to support your efforts. To see the grading rubric: Enter the assignment submission forum for this assignment. Then, click the View Rubric button that is located under the Points Possible information.
Instructions:
•
Finalize your research (see below for the minimum number of references required for the final version). Considering feedback received from the instructor when evaluating your M8 outline as well as additional research you have completed since then, expand your discussion in each of the required sections, complete final edits, and refine your work into an effective essay format that fully and meets all final version requirements.
•
The result should evidence all of your hard work and concerted efforts, namely, a fully developed, well-organized, well-researched, well-written essay with APA in-text citations and an APA formatted reference page.
Required Content and Structure:
(a)
Begin with a well-crafted introductory paragraph to fully introduce and concisely articulate the main point you want to make in the paper.
(b)
Then thoroughly address each of the following five requirements.
1.
An overview of the topic
2.
The topic’s importance to organizational management
3.
An example of an effective application relative to the topic in the context of one key managerial function – select one from (a) planning, (b) organizing, (c) controlling, (d) directing (motivating/leading). You may use a hypothetical example. In this section, you must also include a well-informed discussion about your selected managerial function, including providing its definition (use your own words and cite your source!).
4.
An example of an ineffective application relative to the topic in the context of the same managerial function you selected for #3. You may use a hypothetical example.
5.
End your essay telling me about one key thing you learned about this topic’s influence on organizational effectiveness.
(c)
Express each of the above five requirements as a section heading. Don’t lose points! There are 6 points allocated in the grading rubric for including these five section headings:
Five (5) Required Headings
1.
Overview
2.
Importance to Organizational Management
3.
Effective Example of Topic’s Application within context of <indicate the managerial function you selected>
4.
Ineffective Example of Topic’s Application within context of <indicate the managerial function you selected>
5.
Topic’s Influence on Organizational Effectiveness (One key thing you learned)
Page 2 of 2
Length: No less than six (6) pages and no more than eight (8) pages, not including reference page or optional cover page.
Required References: Minimum of six (6) references, one of which must be your textbook. APA 7th edition formatting information for your textbook is provided below. Reminder: Wikipedia, editorials, blogs, and other user-contributed references are not acceptable references for this class (see syllabus).
The reference page entry for your textbook is as follows. Note: This is APA 7th edition formatted.
Griffin, R. W. (2017). Management (12th ed.). Cengage Learning.
The in-text citation for your textbook is as follows if positioned at the end of a sentence. Put the sentence punctuation only after the citation; for example: The sky is blue (Griffin, 2017). Or If you use it within a sentence, it is presented this way; for example: According to Griffin (2017), the sky is blue.
APA Formatting: Your submission must include APA formatted in-text citations and a fully formatted APA reference page. For our purposes, we are not concerned with any other APA formatting rules (and there are many!). You may format using APA 6th edition or 7th edition. It might be helpful to review examples and resources in our APA modules (access through the Modules link > Misc. Course Information. Then, scroll to the applicable folder).
Originality Expectations: All work must be your own. I want to read your words informed by your reading and cited research. Express the information in your own words! If your work is not your own, I will stop reading and the entire submission will earn a zero. In addition, a violation of academic integrity action may be initiated. Reminder: Direct quotes or closely paraphrased use of others’ work, even if presented in your work with applicable citation, are not accepted in this class and no credit will be given for those portions of the submission.
Specifications: Type-double spaced. Save your document as either a PDF formatted document or a Word document formatted document (.doc or .docx).
a)
No points for this assignment will be allocated if your submission is not formatted as required.
b)
You must attach (upload) your submission. A link to Goggle Docs or other online word process site will not be accepted and will not earn any credit.
The document you submit for grading will be automatically (a) checked by SafeAssign and (b) added to the Institutional and Global References Databases. In addition, (c) I will review the SafeAssign report as part of my grading procedure.
Draft SafeAssign: You are strongly encouraged to submit your work to the Draft SafeAssign forum, generate a result report, and make any needed changes to your work before submitting the paper for grading consideration. Access the Draft forum through Modules > Misc. Course Information. Then, scroll to the applicable folder. In the Draft forum, you can submit your draft work and run result reports without restrictions on the number of times you use the draft forum. Therefore, if the draft result report is unacceptable, make changes to your draft work, submit, run report, make a change, submit, run report, make a change, submit, etc. –as many times as you want to (or need to). The draft forum is for your use. I do not access or review the Draft SafeAssign forum.
Delivering a high-quality product at a reasonable price is not enough anymore.
That’s why we have developed 5 beneficial guarantees that will make your experience with our service enjoyable, easy, and safe.
You have to be 100% sure of the quality of your product to give a money-back guarantee. This describes us perfectly. Make sure that this guarantee is totally transparent.
Each paper is composed from scratch, according to your instructions. It is then checked by our plagiarism-detection software. There is no gap where plagiarism could squeeze in.
Thanks to our free revisions, there is no way for you to be unsatisfied. We will work on your paper until you are completely happy with the result.