Final Project parts
Term Project
You will complete one significant Term Project worth 310 points. A reference page is required with all sources listed in APA format. The paper must be 25 – 30 pages, double-spaced, using a 12 pt. font. Title pages, graphs / illustrations, and reference pages will not be counted towards page limitations. The term project has been divided into 4 parts and each part is due in a different week. However, the term project is one paper which builds on the previous sections. As you create your project paper, continue from your previous work and post all previous sections with each new Dropbox work. When the final section of the project is completed in week 7, all sections should be completed.
Part A: Organizational Analysis
Connect to the Baldrige Criteria website (this is the P1/P2). Use the Organizational Profile (P1/P2) criteria to analyze an organization of your choice (many students choose their current employer). You may use the criteria appropriate to your selected organization (i.e. manufacturing, healthcare, education, etc.). The analysis is to be submitted in an Executive Summary format and should not exceed 5 pages in length. Twenty-five points will be deducted if more than five pages for this component are submitted. A grading rubric will be available in the content area of the course.
Grading Rubric (50 Points Possible)
Criteria
A
B
C
D
F
Content
14 points:
Original thought. Excellent analysis/discussion of the Baldrige Criteria and its application to the researched organization. Identifies issues and challenges that are impacting the organizational performance and outcomes (focus areas for other sections of the Integrative paper moving forward.)
10 points:
Competent thought; a clearly defined point. Solid discussion of the researched organization but little analysis of Baldrige Criteria. Some identification of focused research application moving forward.
8 points:
Predictable thought; defined point. Limited information on researched company or application of the Baldrige Criteria to the analysis. Little focus on identified areas of research for remaining sections of the paper.
6 points:
Somewhat confused thought; vapid or somewhat muddled point. No discussion of the Baldrige Criteria. Basic organization background of company researched. No indication of focused research for the rest of the paper.
0 points:
Confused thought; absence of point limited organization discussion. No analysis from the Baldrige Criteria and no identified focus areas.
Organization
12 points:
Exceptional organization, sentence structure, transitions and paragraph development.
10 points:
Effective organization, sentence structure, transitions and paragraph development.
8 points:
Adequate organization, transitions, and paragraph development, usually coherent sentence structure.
6 points:
Frequently weak and chaotic organization, transitions and paragraph development; frequently incoherent sentence structure.
0 points:
Incoherence in organization and paragraph development; ineptly constructed.
Diction
12 points:
Fitting, lively and consistent dictation. 3rd person analysis provided.
10 points:
Accurate diction
8 points:
Understandable diction
6 points:
Frequently inexact diction
0 points:
Unidiomatic and obscurely-worded sentences
Mechanics
12 points:
Executive summary format utilized. Did not exceed 5 pages. Almost total freedom from errors. Includes APA formatting, headings, and references including proper in-text citations.
10 points:
Only infrequent and minor errors, APA formatting is attempted but errors and formatting and citations appear.
8 points:
Isolated serious mechanical errors; occasional minor mechanical errors, Limited usage of APA formatting with many errors.
6 points:
Occasional serious errors in mechanics; fairly frequent minor errors, lack of APA formatting.
0 points:
Incoherence in organization and paragraph development; ineptly constructed.
Overall Score
45 or more
40 or more
35 or more
30 or more
0 or more
Part B: Organizational Theory Literature Review
Create an Annotated Bibliography. You are expected to review current OT literature and provide an annotated summary of each. Each summary must be through, concise and the main point(s) must be clear. A minimum of 10 sources must be discussed and referenced. APA style is required. Be sure you are using the current edition of the APA manual. Review your outcomes from the Organizational Analysis Part A, and choose OT topics that align with areas that were difficult to answer from the criteria. Analyzing this research will help you later when you need to provide recommendations for your organization. The Organizational Theory Literature Review should approximate 7 – 10 pages.
Grading Rubric (60 Points Possible)
Criteria
A
B
C
D
F
Content
18 points:
10 current sources (less than 10 years old) of OT Theory is analyzed and the main points for each article is clear. Each article has relevance to the focus areas identified in Part A.
14 points:
Less than 10 sources of current OT theory (less than 10 years old) are analyzed. The articles provide some relevance to focus areas identified in Part A, but some articles do not fully align.
12 points:
Less than 10 sources of OT Theory are analyzed or the articles are older than 10 years. Application to the focus research areas identified in Part A are unclear.
8 points:
Less than 10 sources of OT Theory are analyzed or the articles are older than 10 years. Application to the focus research areas identified in Part A are unclear. Somewhat confused thought and muddled point.
0 points:
Less than 10 sources of OT Theory are analyzed or the articles are older than 10 years. Application to the focus research areas identified in Part A are unclear. Confused thought.
Organization
14 points:
Exceptional organization, sentence structure, transitions and paragraph development.
12 points:
Effective organization, sentence structure, transitions and paragraph development.
10 points:
Adequate organization, transitions, and paragraph development, usually coherent sentence structure.
8 points:
Frequently weak and chaotic organization, transitions and paragraph development; frequently incoherent sentence structure.
0 points:
Incoherence in organization and paragraph development; ineptly constructed.
Diction
14 points:
Fitting, lively and consistent dictation. 3rd person analysis provided.
12 points:
Accurate diction
10 points:
Understandable diction
8 points:
Frequently inexact diction
0 points:
Unidiomatic and obscurely-worded sentences
Mechanics
14 points:
Almost totally free of mechanical errors includes APA formatting, and Annotated Bibliography formatting.
12 points:
Only infrequent and minor errors, APA formatting is attempted but errors and formatting and citations appear.
10 points:
Isolated serious mechanical errors; occasional minor mechanical errors, Limited usage of APA formatting with many errors.
8 points:
Occasional serious errors in mechanics; fairly frequent minor errors, lack of APA formatting.
0 points:
Frequent mechanical errors, either serious or minor, Lack of APA formatting.
Overall Score
54 or more
48 or more
42 or more
36 or more
0 or more
Part C: Discussion of Applicable Theories and Concepts
Further explore published information on your OT focus areas. In Part B, the Annotated Bibliography, you provided a summary or overview of each of your sources. In Part C – Literature Synthesis, you should analyze the published data and compare and contrast data between published authors. Next, synthesize or combine information to provide a coherent paper that addresses Organizational Theory and specifically addresses the data you will utilize in Part D for recommendations. You will discuss applicable concepts, dynamics, and models from not only your literature review, but from course materials and the textbook. You must identify and discuss current issues and/or challenges organizations face today. Show how OT concepts relate to and/or support these issues and challenges. The Discussion of Applicable Theories and Concepts should approximate 8 – 10 pages.
Grading Rubric (100 Points Possible)
Criteria
A
B
C
D
F
Content
28 points:
Based on issues identified in Part A, annotated bibliography and literature synthesis paper provides recommended strategies for the organization. In addition expected outcomes (if recommendations are implemented) are discussed. Original thought, a clearly defined point, solid and realistic recommendations.
20 points:
Recommendations are provided. Clearly defined points which ties the paper together integrating research from previous sections. Recommendations and expected outcomes show competent thought.
16 points:
Recommendations and expected outcomes are not well defined. Predictable thought is provided with little support from previous research. Or recommendations and expected outcomes may not be realistic.
12 points:
Somewhat confused thought; vapid or somewhat muddled point. Recommendations are brief and not tied to previous research. Expected outcomes are not included.
0 points:
Confused point; absence of point. No support from earlier research for recommendations or no recommendations or expected outcomes are provided.
Organization
24 points:
Exceptional organization, sentence structure, transitions and paragraph development.
20 points:
Effective organization, sentence structure, transitions and paragraph development.
16 points:
Adequate organization, transitions, and paragraph development, usually coherent sentence structure.
12 points:
Frequently weak and chaotic organization, transitions and paragraph development; frequently incoherent sentence structure.
0 points:
Incoherence in organization and paragraph development; ineptly constructed.
Diction
24 points:
Fitting, lively and consistent dictation. 3rd person analysis provided.
20 points:
Accurate diction
16 points:
Understandable diction
12 points:
Frequently inexact diction
0 points:
Unidiomatic and obscurely-worded sentences
Mechanics
24 points:
Executive summary format utilized. Did not exceed 5 pages. Almost total freedom from errors. Includes APA formatting, headings, and references including proper in-text citations.
20 points:
Only infrequent and minor errors, APA formatting is attempted but errors and formatting and citations appear.
16 points:
Isolated serious mechanical errors; occasional minor mechanical errors, Limited usage of APA formatting with many errors.
12 points:
Occasional serious errors in mechanics; fairly frequent minor errors, lack of APA formatting.
0 points:
Frequent mechanical errors, either serious or minor, Lack of APA formatting.
Overall Score
90or more
80 or more
70 or more
60 or more
0 or more
Part D: Analysis Application for Interventions
In the content section (assignment expectations) where it discusses the Integrative Paper Part D. A sentence needs to be added. Provide recommendations for intervention based on your organizational analysis and literature review. After discussing your recommendations explain what management could expected as outcomes if your recommendations were to be implemented. The analysis should be approximately 5 – 7 pages. Part D will be evaluated with the same rubric as part C.