Organizational Behavior Final Assessment: Outline and Rubric Competency Name: Organizational Behavior Competency Statement: Demonstrate an understanding of organizational behavior factors, processes and theoretical concepts as they relate to organizational effectiveness and productivity. Final Assessment Title: Organizational Behavior Paper Competency Objectives: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical concepts that influence organizational behavior. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of factors (e.g., diversity, gender, internal, external, and organizational structure) that influence organizational behavior. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the essential organizational and leadership processes including communication, decision-making, conflict management, networking, and use of power. Program Learning Outcome(s): N/A Institutional Learning Outcome(s): N/A Purpose of this Assessment The final assessment for this competency is meant to analyze organizational behavior factors, processes, and theoretical concepts as they relate to organizational effectiveness and productivity. The focus of the paper should be on what has been learned that is likely to influence future organizational behavior. The paper may draw upon a recent team, group, or workplace experience. Students should draw upon concepts from the competency and apply those insights to future interactions in organizations. They should assess ways in which they developed, and, as appropriate, areas for future development. Items Required for Submission 1. The item required for submission is an eight to 12-page paper. Step ONE: Identify a Group to Analyze Choose an organizational situation (group or team or committee) in which you have played a part. Decide which organizational dynamic of that situation you would like to include in your paper. Examples of groups you might consider for this assignment: • Church groups • Sports teams • A group that you participated in for a school, work, or other special project • Neighborhood groups or organizations • Ad-hoc committees • Board memberships • Clubs 1 Final Assessment: Outline and Rubric Organizational Behavior Final Assessment: Outline and Rubric Step TWO: Analysis and Preparation Structure and organize your ideas and support your hypothesis/predictions and inferences with research, data evidence, or logical conclusions based on evidence. • Identify themes from your notes, your Organizational Behavior materials, and research literature you may want to include. • Write an objective narrative of what you recall about the group and situation from beginning to end. • Develop an outline for your paper. • Make the connection between the dynamics of your specific situation and the organizational dynamics framework. • Clarify and articulate how the main theories and concepts of organizational behavior apply to an organizational setting. • Use the questions below to guide your analysis. Questions for guidance: • How does the organization handle, manage, or act on change? • What kinds of behaviors are rewarded in the organization? • How does work (really) get accomplished? If workarounds are present, why? • Does the organization agree on the purpose or mission? Why or why not? • How does the organization deal with chaos and ambiguity? • What are the roles that individuals take? • How does the organization manage change? Resistance? • What motivates the organization to perform? • Does the organization have more concern for getting work done or how people are feeling or doing? Why? • How would you describe the working relations of the employers in the organization? Step THREE: Write your Paper • Complete your written report. • Use the rubric to ensure that you provide all necessary sections and information. • Have a fellow student or colleague edit for you and provide feedback. • Use the rubric to ensure that you cover all of the necessary parts and information (yes, again). • Make the necessary edits. Step FOUR: Complete Checklist for Submission [Leave this as the second to the last step in the instructions. Below, add the criteria the student must check to ensure they have met the requirements of the assessment in order to be successful.] Before you submit your work, check to see if you have met the criteria noted below. Did you: Review and follow the rubric? 2 Final Assessment: Outline and Rubric Organizational Behavior Final Assessment: Outline and Rubric Have a friend, colleague, or professional read and make edits? Create an outline for the report? Complete your written report? Use the rubric below to ensure that you cover all necessary sections? Make the necessary edits? Clarify and articulate how the main theories and concepts of organizational behavior apply to an organizational setting? Demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of organizational behavior research theories, concept practices, styles, or beliefs and practices by relating these to your analysis? Structure and organize your ideas and support your hypothesis/predictions and inferences with research data evidence, or logical conclusions based on evidence? Analyze the arguments of others, evaluate the data and ideas, and validate or make counter argument recommendations? Present a comprehensive analysis of issues on areas in which the information seems to be lacking and suggest questions for further research? Present an insightful and thorough analysis by including all strong connections between issues identified and competency themes using trusted sources to back up your argument or position? Demonstrate high-level academic writing with proper mechanics? Your paper should be five to six pages (not including title or reference pages) and adhere to APA style. Explicitly cite sources, parenthetically and in the reference page. Citations must follow APA format. (Cite your sources is a way of demonstrating how you came to know something. Original ideas that others have written about are to be cited.) Reference a minimum of three scholarly journals, as well as the textbook. Step FIVE: Submit Your Organizational Behavior Paper ● Your completed files should be submitted through the Final Assessment page of your competency.
