Module Information - Assessment

Guide

MASTERS OF MANAGEMENT(MOM)

SEPTEMBER Semester 2024

Organisational Management

MGT70604

Synopsis:

The overall aim of this module is to introduce the students to key themes and issues in organizational management and behavior. and help them to develop key organizational management skills. The focus will be on understanding the way organizations operate in their economic and social environments and the activities whichmanagers and marketers undertake within organizations in pursuit of organizational goals. In this module the students will engage in individual and group learning activities to develop knowledge of management and business as well as skills in analysis, problem solving, decision making and written and verbal communication.

This module is also intended to provide an insight and an overview into organizations as social structures and processes. Organizational Management looks at the behaviors of individuals and groups within organizations as well as the behavior. of organizations themselves in wider society. This module will include the major themes within Organizational Management that helps students to understand the issues that influence the behavior. of people working in organizations. Major theories and models in key areas of organizational management will be examined. It will explore how organizations can be managed effectively and responsibly. Emphasis will be placed on helping students to make links between different theories in Organizational Management and the practices used by leaders and managers in organizations and business environments.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of the module you should be able to:

** PLO 1: Critically apply and evaluate the theories and concepts of business and decision-making process

** PLO 2: Evaluate the impact of local and global environment towards decision making in organization.

** PLO 6: Demonstrate entrepreneurialism skills.

** PLO 8: Conduct research with minimal supervision and demonstrate principles of lifelong learning in their academic career development and in an uncertain and diverse environment

Details of each assessment task:

Assessment Task 1: Individual Assignment - Literature Research (20%). DUE DATE: 11 OCTOBER 2024, 1159PM

Students are tasked to critically evaluate and analyze articles that have been studying executive teams at major international organization. Previous research found that managers must develop their self-awareness before they could successfully lead their teams. To develop self-awareness, one needs to focus on five of the most critical areas i.e. personality, emotional intelligence, core values, learning style. and tolerance to ambiguity.

Students are required to:

(a)          Draw on the relevant research literature, discuss the relationship between self-awareness and leadership and how do we develop our self-awareness (TGC 1.1, 1.2 - 15%). State examples of Corporate role models (between 5 to 8) who had been successful in organizational management, either locally or internationally

(b)          Elaborate “how do I develop self-awareness as an effective Manager, managing a commercial organization”, by citing three (3) critical areas with relevant examples (TGC 1.3 - 5%)

Assignment format:

Assignment must be typewritten using:

1.    Times New Roman font sized 12 and 1.5 spacing.

2.    Length: 1600 words, not including reference list, tables and charts.

3.    Please provide reference (Harvard method).

4.    Student to fill up self-assessment learning form.

Upload your assignment to Turnitin via the assignment submission box created in Times. Arrange your work in the following sequence:

●    Assignment cover page

●    Table of contents

●    The main body (Including headings) Reference list using Harvard referencing

●    Appendices.

Turnitin similarity index

Students need to check their assignment using ‘Turnitin’ for duplication. All assignment/s should not exceed 20% in the overall similarity index, which excludes bibliographies and references, with no more than 5% similarity from each individual source. If this similarity is not fulfilled, the module leader will provide adequate justifications and send the assignments to the Academic Integrity Officer for examination.

Students can check as many times as possible and amend accordingly to ensure that duplication is absolutely minimum (Note: the new Turnitin report will be obtained after 24 hours of re-submission). A copy of the ‘Turnitin’ report is to be attached to the assignment for submission.

Notes: There is penalty for Turnitin similarities should it exceeds 20%. Should similarity index falls between 20% and 25%, 5 marks will be deducted; should similarity index falls between 25% and 30%, 10 marks will be deducted; should similarity index exceeds 30%, the heaviest penalty could be zero mark, which is at the discretion of the module leader and/or Taylor’s Business School.

AI checker index is capped at maximum 35%.

Assessment Task 2: Group assignment report (40%). DUE DATE: 4 NOVEMBER 2024, 1159PM

Students are tasked to work in group (5-6 members) to produce a report based on an organization, either local or international, and critically analyse the important Organizational management and Organizational Behavior. factors that have been applied in the organization that help the organization to become successful in Malaysia and/or in the global market.

The students are required to gather all the necessary information about the organization from an interview (s) with one of the organization’s manager or/and from the Internet sources. The students are required to submit a final report based on the following: (10 companies are not to be used: Air Asia, Genting, BYD, Huawei, Alibaba, Apple Corp, Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla, Meta)

(a)           Describe the organization’s background i.e. business context, nature of the business and its current performance

(b)           Carryout a critical review of the Organizational Management (OM) factors that have been practiced by the management of the organization. The student must elaborate on ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) as key discussions, along with other OM factors.

(c)            Relate their discussion and analysis to the theories and concepts, raised in the academic literature and those encountered within the module.

(d)           Integrate their findings, draw general conclusions, and make clear, practical recommendations to further improve the current OM and Organizational Behavior. (OB) strategies within the organization.

(e)           The students may include figures, tables, data and other supporting evidence to strengthen their views.

Assignment Report Format:

●    Time News Roman font sized 12 and 1.5 line spacing.

●     length: 4500 words

Upload your assignment to Turnitin via the assignment submission box created in MyTiMES.

Assignment sequence:

1.    Assignment cover page

2.   Table of contents

3.    The main body (with headings)

4.    Reference list using Harvard Referencing

5.   Appendices

*Turnitin similarity %

Students need to check their assignment using ‘Turnitin’ for duplication. All assignment/s should not exceed 20% in the overall similarity index, which excludes bibliographies and references, with no more than 5% similarity from each individual source. If this similarity is not fulfilled, the module leader will provide adequate justifications and send the assignments to the Academic Integrity Officer for examination.

Students can check as many times as possible and amend accordingly to ensure that duplication is absolutely minimum (Note: the new Turnitin report will be obtained after 24 hours of re-submission). A copy of the ‘Turnitin’ report is to be attached to the assignment for submission.

Notes: There is penalty for Turnitin similarities should it exceeds 20%. Should similarity index falls between 20% and 25%, 5 mark s will be deducted; should similarity index falls between 25% and 30%, 10 marks will be deducted; should similarity index exceeds 30%, the heaviest penalty could be zero mark, which is at the discretion of the module leader and/or Taylor’s Business School.

AI checker index is capped at maximum 35%.

Sources of information

This assignment offers an opportunity for students to explore various resources such as textbook and other references recommended in the reading list.

There are both online and printed materials in the library, e.g. books, journals, reports, newspaper articles, business magazines that you can use. Online databases that could be explored as a start include EBSCO, Business Source Premier, Emerald and JSTOR.

Rubrics for Each Assessment Task:

Assessment Task 1: Individual Assignment - Literature Research (20%)

Students are tasked to critically evaluate and analyse articles that have been studying executive teams at major international organisations. Previous research found that managers must develop their self-awareness before they could successfully lead their teams. To develop self-awareness, one needs to focus on five of the most critical areas i.e. personality, emotional intelligence, core values, learning style. and tolerance to ambiguity.

Assessment Task 2: Group assignment report (40%)

Students are tasked to work in group (5-6 members) to produce a report based on an organization, either local or international, and critically analyze the important Organizational management and Organizational Behavior. factors that have been applied in the organization that help the organization to become successful in Malaysia and/or in the global market.

Requirement for Passing Module

PASSING A MODULE

a)          A minimum grade B (65-69) is required for a pass in all modules under all module category

b)          Students need to repeat modules below the specified pass for the respective categories.

MARGINAL FAIL AND RE-SIT ASSESSMENT

a)          A student who obtains a final grade of B-, C+ or C (Marginal Fail) will be allowed to re-sit the examination or resubmit an assessment for the failed module, to be determined by the Board of Examiners, before the commencement of the next semester.

b)         The maximum passing grade awarded for there-sit examination will be a grade B, irrespective of the actual mark of the re-sit examination / re-submitted assessment.

c)          Student who fails to attend the re-sit will not be granted with any further re-sit and may need to repeat the module.

d)          Projector thesis-based modules that require postgraduate students to submit a substantive piece of work at the conclusion of the module would NOT have resit as an option.

e)          This resit opportunity is removed in following circumstance: -

i)           Student who is found guilty of academic misconduct during examination and in any major piece of assignment.

ii)          Student who does not attend the examination or submit assignment (especially if the assessment components are above 20% accumulatively) without valid reason.

iii)         Barred from examination due to poor attendance as stipulated in Student Handbook.

Late submission of assignment

Assignments submitted within 24 hours after the published deadline will be penalised as below:

a)  A mark of more than 50% for the assignment will be reduced to 50%. This reduced mark will be used in the calculation of the overall modulemark;

b)  A mark of 50% or less will stand and be used in the calculation of the overall module mark.

Assignments will not be accepted after the 24 hour window and will be recorded as a non- submission. A mark of ZERO will be awarded. Please see the section on Non-Submission of Assignment below for more details.

Extension of Deadline

No extension of deadline will granted for the assignment, except in the case of extenuating circumstances. Please refer to the section on Extenuating Circumstances in this booklet, should you like to request for consideration of extenuating circumstances. Students, whose application for extenuating circumstances is accepted, will not receive their marks, when the other students who submitted on time receive theirs.

Non-Submission of Assignment

Students who do not submit their assignment will be deemed to have forfeited their right to a second attempt (resit) of the module. These students will be required to repeat the module with attendance and undertake all assessments again (as their third attempt (repeat)).

Note that students are granted only four attempts at a module. If you do not pass the module in the fourth attempt, you will be excluded from the Dual Award programme.

Feedback and Mark for the Assignment

The mark and feedback on the assignment will be provided on a Feedback Form. The purpose of the feedback is to help you to assess your ability to apply the knowledge and concepts taught in the module insufficient depth, as well as your progress toward meeting the module objectives. The feedback and marks for the assignment will be given to you within four weeks of your submission of the assignment.

Assessment            Offences

Referencing and Plagiarism

You are to use the Harvard referencing styles consistently for all written assessments. Taylor’s University treats any acts of dishonesty relating to assessment of University modules very seriously. It is vital that students acquaint themselves with the University’s policy on assessment offences. Assessment Offences is defined here as passing off the work of others as one’s own including copying (reproducing or imitating), cheating, collusion (agreement to deceive, using words or ideas of colleagues or other students and passing them off as your own), plagiarism and other breaches of assessment or other examination regulations. Cheating, collusion and plagiarism are the use of unfair means of presenting work for assessment; aiding another student in the use of unfair means of presenting work for assessment; or preventing or attempting to prevent another student from being able to be assessed properly. Allegations of and investigations into assessment offences will be dealt within accordance with the regulations and procedures in force at Taylors University for the module. Where a student is found to have committed an assessment offence a decision must betaken either to take no further action or to impose an appropriate penalty which may include failing the student and determining whether or not the student will be permitted another assessment attempt.

Where it is decided that penalty is to be imposed, the penalty could include one of the following:

a)  the mark for the relevant piece of assessment be reduced; or

b)  the mark awarded for the relevant piece of assessment be reduced to zero; or

c)  the student be deemed to have failed the module, and is not permitted for another assessment attempt for the module.