MGT220 | Organizational Management

Exercises         40%

Midterm            30

Final                  30

The exercises component consists of:

            Team project        40%

REPORT GUIDELINES download file

Your team will turn in a 5- to 10-page written report about your project at the end of the course. Each team member will receive a copy of the report with feedback from the instructor.  

The written report should consist of the following elements:

c   Cover page with name of project, date, and names of team members

c   Executive summary (one page: do this after the other sections are complete)

c   Section 1. Description of project: What is it? What inspired your choice?

c   Section 2. Description of your process

o   Planning process: How did you get started?

o   Timeline (Gantt chart)

c   Section 3. Description of implementation

o   Description of day-by-day activities. Include photos.

o   How did you plan? How did you communicate? How did you store files?

o   Challenges you faced/solutions you found

c   Section 4. Results of project: What happened? Was your project a success? Include photos.

c   Section 5. Summary of the project, including conclusions and recommendations: What would you have done differently in managing your project?

c   Appendices: samples of documents generated (proposal, flyers, announcements, etc.)

REPORT FORMAT

The report should be formatted as a standard business-style report (see the GDP keyboarding book): single-spaced; default margins (1 inch), Calibri 12-point font; page numbers in the upper right corner of header; side headings capped, bold.

Turn your report in unstapled, either held together with a paper clip or in some kind of folder that can be removed for copying. Make sure there is time for everyone to read and edit the report before the final copy is printed, and remember to check the spelling.

Everyone will receive a copy of the report with feedback from the instructor.

PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

Your team will present a summary of its project at the end of the term. The presentation should be long enough to fully describe how your team managed the project. Everyone must present a portion of the presentation. You do not have to use PowerPoint. Be prepared to answer questions during the presentation. If your project involves giving a workshop/seminar/presentation on a specific topic to an audience—for example, discussing how to use Career Services—then you should plan the workshop early enough for you to incorporate it into your final report and presentation.

PROCESS

1. Brainstorm ideas.
   • Who needs help?
   • What needs changing?
   • What can you find out?
2. Select a couple realistic project ideas.
3. Conduct research as necessary to finalize your choice.
4. Choose project topic.
5. Prepare proposal describing the project and process.
6. Receive necessary permissions.
7. Plan project components.
8. Fill in a project timeline (Gantt chart).
9. Prepare a written report.
10. Present your project orally as a team (PowerPoint optional).

GROUP INTERACTION

• Decide how decisions will be made.
• Decide how the various components of the project will be accomplished.
• Keep track of progress in writing.
• Obtain permission before posting flyers, interviewing students, etc.
• Everyone must contribute to the report and presentation.

RECOMMENDATIONS/CONSIDERATIONS

• Elect a project manager to keep the project on track (or take turns sharing this role). Some groups elect a “CEO.” Others work by consensus, with no leader.

• Exchange phone numbers and email addresses. Be available to your team members.

• Create subcommittees to handle tasks. Share the work.

• Document everything you do on the project as you go. Take photos.

• Create a yahoogroup or use Google docs to store and share files via the Web.
  Select one editor to gather the sections into one file.

• Make sure there is time for everyone to read and edit the report before the final copy is printed.

• Select one editor to gather the report sections into one file.

• Be prepared to answer questions during the presentation.