Management homework help. MGT 3319: Final Project Guidelines and Grading Guide
Overview
Principles of Management Research Project
For your final project, you will research a theme, principle, or key issue from the field of management and synthesize your findings in a
voice-over PowerPoint presentation. You will explore how it developed, examine how it manifests in current workplace practices, and
reflect on how you will approach issues related to this topic in your future career.
The project is divided into four milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and
ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules 2, 3, 5, and 6.
In this assignment you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
● CO1: Apply the major roles that managers perform in their jobs to add value to the organization
● CO6: Evaluate methods to plan, organize, lead and control organizational processes
Prompt
To complete this final project, you must first identify a theme, principle, or key issue from the field of management. To select your
research topic, it may help to identify a chapter in the required textbook that interests you and then look for a key topic in that chapter to
explore. You will then research that topic and a related theory, and reflect on how your knowledge on this topic might influence your
career in a voice-over PowerPoint presentation.
Your voice-over PowerPoint presentation should be 9-12 minutes in length and no more than 18 slides. The slides and presentation must
be engaging and capture the attention of the audience. It should not consist of slides with bulleted sentences where the presenter merely
reads the slides. You must create a more engaging presentation where the slides act as talking points and the presenter’s words convey
the points of the presentation rather than the words on the slides. Be creative and know your audience (a group learning about the
importance of this management topic in organizations). Write down the thoughts you would like to convey for each slide and practice
your script. The way you present this information can indicate your knowledge and confidence in the subject matter to your audience. You
must reference a minimum of at least five sources, cited in APA style in your presentation.
If you would like to write a full paper rather than create a voice-over presentation, you may do that. The paper should be a minimum of 7
pages of which 5 will be content with one being a title page and the other a reference page. If you have more than one page of references,
your paper may be longer than 7 pages in length. You must reference a minimum of at least five sources, cited in APA style in your paper
with APA style used throughout the paper.
Specifically, your final project presentation must include the following critical elements:
I. Introduction of a Theme, Principle, or Key Issue in the Field of Management
A. Briefly describe the research topic
B. Explain how the topic is integrated into the workplace and how this has supported growth and development in that area of
the field. Reference at least three sources from scholarly or practitioner-related publications (e.g., Harvard Business
Review, Forbes) to illustrate your points.
C. Explain the topic’s importance and impact in creating a profitable company or great place to work
D. Describe any ethical issues that may be related to the topic
II. Exploration of a Relevant Theory in Practice
A. Summarize one management theory from the assigned course readings that addresses an issue related to your research
topic
B. Choose one of the following options:
1. Illustrate what that theory looks like in practice by providing an example from a scholarly or practitioner-related
publication (e.g., Harvard Business Review, Forbes) that showcases a company successfully applying the theory to
their management model. Be sure to address the following in regard to the example:
a) Describe how the company applied the theory
b) Evaluate what worked well
c) Assess what other companies could learn from this example
2. Identify an article from a practitioner-related publication (e.g., Harvard Business Review, Forbes) that discusses a
company that was not successful in applying the theory to their management model. Be sure to address the
following in regard to the example:
a) Describe how the company tried to apply the theory
b) Synthesize what the article says went wrong
c) Recommend what the company could have done differently to implement this theory successfully, or
whether another theory would have been more appropriate in this situation (and if so, recommend a better
alternative and support your argument).
III. Reflection on Career Impact
A. Reflect on how you bring what you have learned about this topic to your future workplace to make it a better or more
productive company
B. Reflect on any personal experiences you have with this topic to support your position
Milestones
Milestone 1: Final Project Initial Thoughts
In Module 2, you will identify three areas of management you are interested in exploring. This milestone is graded with the Milestone
1 Rubric.
Milestone 2: Final Paper Topic Proposal
In Module 3, you will identify the topic you plan to research for your final project and expand your initial thoughts into a more developed
paper proposal. This milestone is graded with the Milestone 2 Rubric.
Milestone 3: Final Project Progress Report
In Module 5, you will submit an update the status of your final project. You will assess what you have done, what you are currently
struggling with or questions you have, and what you have left to complete before submitting the final project. This milestone is graded
with the Milestone 3 Rubric.
Milestone 4: Summary Report
In Module 6, you will capture your final research project in a one-page paper that could be used to summarize your findings, providing a
shortened version of your longer final presentation. This milestone is graded with the Milestone 4 Rubric.
Final Submission: Principles of Management Research Project
In Module 7, you will submit a voice-over PowerPoint presentation or full research paper that explains how a specific theme, principle, or
key issue from the field of management developed, examines how it manifests in current workplace practices, and reflects on how you will
approach issues related to this topic in your future career. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements
of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. See the instructions below for uploading
your voice-over PowerPoint presentation file. This assignment will be graded using the Final Project Rubric.
Instructions for submitting a voice-over PowerPoint presentation:
1. Create your PowerPoint presentation.
2. Save the PowerPoint presentation.
3. Click on the Slide Show tab.
4. Click on the Record Slide Show button (one with the red dot on the clock)
5. Slide show will start with a timer. Do your oral presentation for each slide.
6. At the end, save the file again (either the original name or another name)
7. To submit this assignment zip and attach the file or submit a link from your Microsoft 365 account
Deliverable Milestones
Milesto
ne
Deliverables Module
Due
Grading
1 Final Project Initial Thoughts 2 Graded separately; Milestone 1 Rubric
2 Final Paper Topic Proposal 3 Graded separately; Milestone 2 Rubric
3 Final Project Progress Report 5 Graded separately; Milestone 3 Rubric
4 Summary Report 6 Graded separately; Milestone 4 Rubric
Final Product: Principles of
Management Research Project
7 Graded separately; Final Product Rubric
Rubric
Requirements of Submission: Your voice-over PowerPoint presentation should be 9–12 minutes in length and no more than 18 slides
or the full research paper should be 7 pages of which one page is the title page and one page is the reference page.
Instructor Feedback: Students can find their feedback in the Grade Center.
Critical
Elements
Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Topic Demonstrates a sophisticated
knowledge of management
theory and practice through
the description of the research
topic.
Describes the research
topic.
Describes the research topic,
but lacks in detail or clarity or
contains inaccuracies.
Does not describe the
research topic.
10
Workplace
Integration
Demonstrates a sophisticated
knowledge of management
theory and practice through
the explanation of how the
topic is integrated into the
workplace and how this has
supported growth and
development in that area of the
field, referencing at least three
sources from scholarly or
practitioner-related
publications.
Explains how the topic is
integrated into the
workplace and how this
has supported growth
and development in that
area of the field,
referencing at least three
sources from scholarly or
practitioner-related
publications.
Explains how the topic is
integrated into the workplace
and how this has supported
growth and development in
that area of the field, but lacks
in detail or clarity or does not
reference at least three
sources from scholarly or
practitioner-related
publications.
Does not explain how the
topic is integrated into
the workplace or how
this has supported
growth and development
in that area of the field.
15
Impact Demonstrates a sophisticated
knowledge of management
theory and practice through
the explanation of the topic’s
importance and impact in
creating a profitable company
or great place to work.
Explains the topic’s
importance and impact in
creating a profitable
company or great place
to work.
Explains the topic’s
importance and impact in
creating a profitable company
or great place to work, but
lacks in detail or clarity or
contains inaccuracies.
Does not explain the
topic’s importance and
impact.
15
Ethical Issues Demonstrates a sophisticated
knowledge of management
theory and practice through
the description of ethical issues
related to the topic.
Describes ethical issues
related to the topic.
Describes ethical issues
related to the topic, but lacks
in detail or clarity or contains
inaccuracies.
Does not describe ethical
issues.
15
Theory
Summary
Demonstrates a sophisticated
knowledge of management
theory and practice through
the summarization of one
management theory from the
assigned course readings that
addresses an issue related to
the research topic.
Summarizes one
management theory from
the assigned course
readings that addresses
an issue related to the
research topic.
Summarizes one management
theory from the assigned
course readings that
addresses an issue related to
the research topic, but lacks in
detail or clarity or contains
inaccuracies.
Does not summarize a
management theory.
10
Theory
Application
Demonstrates a sophisticated
knowledge of management
theory and practice through
the description of an example
of how theory was successfully
applied to a company’s
management model, what
worked well, and what other
companies could learn from the
example;
or
Describes an example of how
theory was unsuccessfully
applied to a company’s
management model, what went
wrong, and what the company
could have done differently.
Describes an example of
how theory was
successfully applied to a
company’s management
model, what worked well,
and what other
companies could learn
from the example;
or
Describes an example of
how theory was
unsuccessfully applied to
a company’s
management model, what
went wrong, and what
the company could have
done differently.
Describes some of the
following about an example of
how theory was successfully
applied to a company’s
management model, what
worked well, and what other
companies could learn from
the example;
or
Describes some of the
following about an example of
how theory was
unsuccessfully applied to a
company’s management
model, what went wrong, and
what the company could have
done differently.
Does not describe an
example of how theory
was successfully applied
to a company’s
management model, what
worked well, or what
other companies could
learn from the example;
or
Does not describe an
example of how theory
was unsuccessfully
applied to a company’s
management model, what
went wrong, or what the
company could have
done differently.
20
Reflection on
Future Career
Demonstrates a sophisticated
knowledge of management
theory and practice through
reflection on how what was
learned about the topic can be
applied in a future workplace
to make it a better or more
productive company.
Reflects on how what
was learned about the
topic can be applied in a
future workplace to make
it a better or more
productive company.
Reflects on how what was
learned about the topic can be
applied in a future workplace
to make it a better or more
productive company, but lacks
in detail or clarity.
Does not reflect on how
what was learned about
the topic can be applied
in a future workplace.
5
Reflection on
Personal
Experience
Demonstrates a sophisticated
knowledge of management
theory and practice through
reflection on personal
experiences with the topic to
support your position.
Reflects on personal
experiences with the
topic to support your
position.
Reflects on personal
experiences with the topic to
support your position, but
lacks in detail or clarity.
Does not reflect on
personal experiences.
5
Presentation Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization, and the slides and
narration are presented in a
professional, easy-to-follow,
and engaging format.
Submission has no major
errors related to
citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or
organization, and the
slides and narration are
engaging and easy to
follow.
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or
organization that negatively
impacts the audience’s ability
to understand the main ideas
slides, and the narration may
be dry or difficult to follow.
Submission has critical
errors related to
citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or
organization that prevent
the understanding of
ideas, and the slides and
narration are not
engaging.
5
Earned Total
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