Order ID 53563633773 Type Essay Writer Level Masters Style APA Sources/References 4 Perfect Number of Pages To Order 5-10 Pages Description/Paper Instructions
- Employee productivity
- The productivity of telecommuters vs. working on-site
- The facts
- Team morale/bond of remote teams
- Reducing noise
- Environmental
- Physiological
- Psychological
- Future improvements
- Improve US internet infrastructure
- Company policy
- Social acceptance
Guidelines BUS 335 Project
This document provides guidelines for the BUS 335 Project. After reading this document and reviewing the rubric for the paper, you should have a good understanding of what is expected for the project. If you have additional questions, please feel free to reach out via email!
Selecting the project type: You can select any business-related topic for this project. I suggest focusing on an informational project (e.g., providing an in-depth overview and best practices about interviewing, or providing an in-depth overview and best practices about leadership, etc.) or a persuasive project (e.g., pitching a business idea, problem solving an issue an organization has). More information on these presentation types is in Chapter 12, so you may want to briefly review those pages.
Choosing the topic: The topic should be reasonably focused (e.g., interviewing, team-building or cross-cultural communication instead of just “communication or management”). This course covers many topics, so you are welcome to choose from those topics (e.g., you could focus on content from any chapter in the book), but you can also choose a topic not covered in this course – you just need to apply the principles of communication to the project. Note, projects that are too broad can be difficult to structure and can lack depth and detail.
First steps: As a starting point, I suggest you think about which type of project you’d like to complete (informational vs persuasive) and then the topic you want the project to be about (e.g., communication in teams, team building, leadership, business proposal, consulting project/applied project, interviewing, cross-cultural communication, international business, etc.).
Collecting Information: Once you’ve selected your project type and topic, you’ll need to collect information. You will need to collect information from at least 5 peer-reviewed journal articles, you will also want to use additional resources. For example, if your topic is effective team-building, you could interview one or more managers and members of a work team (your own group members can serve as sources of information for this, however the interview should be formalized, with structured questions, notes about the answers, etc.). Ideally, you’d want to get the perspective of both team members and the leader in this case. The information from the interviews can then be incorporated in your project to highlight examples and provide anecdotal experiences of the team-building principles covered in this course.
Additional information: It is often helpful to obtain additional information for your project. For example, if you’ve chosen to do an applied/problem solving project, you can check sources such as GlassDoor, Google Reviews, Yelp, etc. (e.g., if you’ve chosen team-building) you could look at GlassDoor reviews of the company culture or other company-culture surveys and ratings to support (or counter) what you found during an interview, or what is said in the companies formal messaging. Again, as an example Company A says they have a cohesive, family-like team culture, however, their Glassdoor reviews noted there employees gossiped constantly and the culture was toxic (you’d also want to provide some sort of quote in this case).
Writing the paper: Because the format of the paper will differ a bit based on the type of project you choose to do, there isn’t one specific structure that needs to be followed (an example outline is provided at the end of this document). However, both types of papers should include an executive summary, introduction, body, and conclusion. The papers can range from about 8-15 pages (not including the executive summary), again it depends on your topic, but anything under 8 pages is unlikely to have enough detail. To the extent possible, connect your project back to communication and team building principles from the course. For example, if your topic is leadership and you are doing an informational project, you can incorporate leader-member exchange (which is one of the most influential leadership theories) and its role in communication as a key concept. The purpose of the paper would be to provide an in-depth analysis of what makes leaders effective and included in that will be the way they communicate with employees.
Video Presentation: The video presentation should generally follow the structure and format of the written document. The point of this is to practice your skills in both the oral/video communication aspect of communication AND the written part. Both are critical to effectively communicating in organizations and teams.
Key components of the presentation:
Timing. It is important to be able to speak within a given time window. There will often be meetings or other speaking events which require that you stick to a limited time-frame. For this project, you should keep your presentation to 12-15 mins.
Team member participation and format. Because the project is being done entirely virtually, you have the following options. 1. Certain members can be designated to working on the video presentation while others work on the written part (e.g., 2 people do the video presentation, the other members primarily do the writing). Note, although this is a good way to divide up the work, you are responsible for everything that is turned in, so be sure to still review the entire project. Another option is for everyone to pitch in on all aspects of the project – in the presentation that might mean Person 1 does the introduction, Person 2 covers the first two sections of the body of the paper, Person 3 covers the middle of the body of the paper, and Person 4 covers the best practices. Again, the structure and content are flexible, the point is to communicate effectively and demonstrate the concepts from the course being applied in your presentation. 3. Although the presentation won’t be as “clean” you can use any hosting platform that makes sense and I am flexible on how this is ultimately submitted. Although it would be great if you are able to put everything into a single presentation/file, you can also break the presentation up into individual sections and upload multiple files/links (if doing this the links need to be clearly labeled in terms of their order).
Visual aid: Generally speaking, presentations will have some sort of visual aid. This is not necessarily required, but I do strongly encourage having at least one visual aid. Note, a visual aid does not need to be slides. For example, it could be 1-2 infographics, sample marketing materials, bar charts or other tables/figures (e.g., if doing something on cross-cultural comparisons, you could have cultures grouped by various dimension of culture/communication styles). Any visual aids used in the presentation should also be uploaded in Blackboard.
Example outline of the written portion (Project type is informational, topic is conflict management):
Executive Summary (1-2 Pages)
Synopsis that is written so an executive or anyone interested in the project can read only this summary and understand what was done and the key take away-messages.
Introduction (1 page)
Overview of what conflict management is, why it is important, how your paper will be structured.
Body (7-12 pages – use subheadings in this section): These sections are the primary areas where peer-reviewed sources and other outside material will be most useful.
Why does conflict occur?
Overview of interpersonal conflict
Types of conflict
Incivility
Bullying
Specific forms of conflict
Discrimination
Sexual harassment
Best practices for managing conflict
Best practice 1. Each of these should be robust and well supported with outside information (e.g., peer-reviewed sources), interview notes/responses, key course concepts, etc. You would want to state both, what your specific best practice is (e.g., in a concise statement) and support why your recommendation is good/useful with peer-reviewed sources, textbook material, etc.
Best practice 2.
Best practice 3.
Conclusion (1 page):
A short synopsis that wraps up what you’ve outlined above and highlight your key take-away message(s).
RUBRIC
QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors 10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors 15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. 20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. 5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. The can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper 7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. 10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. GET THIS PROJECT NOW BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK TO PLACE THE ORDER
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