impact of change on an organisation

ASSIGNMENT 3: IMPACT OF CHANGE ON AN
ORGANISATION

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Friday, 18 May 2018
23:59 hours (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
25%
2200 words ± 10%
Modules 1-10
Learning outcomes 1-3
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Submission:
Before attempting this assignment:

Ensure the ‘Assessment’ section in this Unit Outline is read and understood. If you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to contact the lecturer.

Ensure you understand the assignment question(s) and/or tasks. Once again, consult your
lecturer should you be unsure of any matters.

Note: All students are required to submit this assignment to be eligible to undertake the final
unit examination.

Task description & requirements

Preliminary preparation:

1. Select any company involved in the Transport and Logistics industry, preferably your own
   organisation or one you are familiar with upon which to base your answer. It can be the
   same organisation that you used for Assignment 2. As the nature of the information may
   be industry sensitive you can be assured of our care to maintain confidentiality.
2. Should you select the same organisation as for Assignment 2 you will still need to provide
   the organisational information in this assignment even though you have provided it
   previously. You must clearly identify the company, providing the full and real name of the
   organisation in your answer.
3. Provide a brief description of the company, the nature of the business and the approximate
   number of persons employed by the company. Include an organisational chart if available
   (please do not spend time reproducing the chart – a scanned copy or one from the website
   included as an Appendix is acceptable). This section should not be calculated in your word
   count as it provides the assessor with background information.

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1. Should you not have a suitable organisation upon which to base your answer please
   contact the Unit Lecturer.
2. Identify a situation in your organisation, department or work group where you would like
   to make a change. You are encouraged to contact the Unit Lecturer to discuss your topic
   choice before starting the assignment.

Assignment tasks:

1. Identify clearly and specifically the change that you wish to introduce, explaining why it is
   needed.
   [5 Marks]
2. Provide a brief analysis of the current organisational conditions including but not limited to
   the following areas of interest:
   •  Impact on culture
   •  Likely resistance
   •  The pressure for change
   •  The stakeholders involved and their likely reactions
   •  Impact on motivation and use of teams
     [10 Marks]
3. On the basis of your analysis, provide recommendations for the implementation of the
   change. Your answer must address strategies and leadership matters to overcome
   resistance to change and to encourage engagement throughout the change process.
   [10 Marks]

Required (supporting your response/answer):

Throughout your answer use examples, either real or hypothetical to illustrate your
understanding. If you are or have been employed in a suitable organisation, you are
encouraged to use your work situation where appropriate to explain the ideas.

Primary resources and readings provided in the study guide or ones you have independently
sourced must be accessed to support your position.

See the Essay/report assessment criteria sheet on the following page for information about the
criteria and the standards by which your work will be judged.

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Student:
Unit code: JNB517
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Assignment 3 feedback form: Essay

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Date: Grade/Mark:

Unit title: Management

Assessment criteria	High Distinction*	Distinction*	Credit*	Pass*	Fail*
1. Depth & breadth of knowledge demonstrated	All relevant concepts clearly explained Evidence of wide reading & independent research	Main concepts covered and clearly explained Range of resources used with discrimination	Main concepts covered but some not clearly explained Reasonable use of some quality resources	A number of important concepts overlooked or insufficiently described Limited use of some quality resources	Majority of key concepts not addressed or misunderstood Little/no evidence of use of resources
2. Quality of thinking in evidence
2.1. Application of theory to solve problems/issues	All theory applied with precision	Most theory applied proficiently	Some important theory not applied appropriately	Limit application of theory	No theory applied
2.2 Depth of analysis &/or evaluation	Identifies the significance of all relevant factors Critically & comprehensively evaluates evidence, experiences, practice	Identifies most factors & their significance To good depth, evaluates core evidence, experience, practice	Identifies most factors but some significance/interr elationship ignored Reasonable evaluation of evidence, experience, practice	Overlooks a number of important factors &/or inter- relationships Shallow evaluation of evidence, experience, practice	Most factors and their inter- relationships overlooked Little attempt to evaluate evidence, experience, practice
3. Quality of communication
3.1 Logical structure & organisation	Organisational methods effectively used to facilitate understanding Very Clear & coherent flow of ideas	Generally organised to facilitate understanding Mostly clear & logical	Reasonable organisation Basically clear and logical	Organisation ineffective Aspects unclear/illogical	No meaningful organisation Generally illogical & unclear
3.2 Clarity & succinctness of writing	Crystal clear, precise & appropriate Technically error- free	Mostly very clear & appropriate Technically, mostly error-free	Occasionally unclear or inappropriate Some technical errors	Frequently unclear &/or inappropriate Numerous technical errors	Generally unclear &/or inappropriate Technically, deficient to the point of distraction
4. Conformance to referencing standards and MLM formatting guidelines
4.1 Referencing	Sources acknowledged professionally	Sources in the main acknowledged professionally	Some important sources are inappropriately acknowledged	Significant lapses in appropriately acknowledging sources	Sources poorly acknowledged
4.2 Layout/format	Faultless application of prescribed style	prescribed style applied with occasional errors	prescribed style basically applied with frequent	Inconsistent application of prescribed style	Incorrect style

* Please note that the criteria listed above are not necessarily of equal weighting, nor are they all-inclusive; they give an indication of
your performance.