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BMGT 364 Project 2 (Week 4) – Organizational Culture and Structure Project 2 is due at the end of week 4 by Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. eastern time. Purpose  In this project, you will view a video and discuss the organizational culture and organizational structure of the assigned organization. Outcome Met by Completing This Assignment · organize human, physical, and financial resources for the effective and efficient attainment of organizational goals How to Set Up the Paper Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced using 12-point font.  The final product will be  5-6 pages in length , excluding the title page and reference page.  Write clearly and concisely. Provide a title page with a title, date, your name, course, and section number, and the instructor’s name. Instructions:  You have been hired as an associate for a software company, Dysfunctional Software. Dysfunctional Software offers support solutions to a wide range of software issues and business needs. Dysfunctional’s client list exceeds 500 businesses in the United States.  The company has recently started to experience significant and rapid growth. As a result of the recent growth, Dysfunctional Software will need to hire many new associate positions. Your manager, Harry Harried, has asked you to help create a recruiting video for Dysfunctional Software that will entice potential new employees to work there. He wants to portray Dysfunctional as a company that has a deep commitment to its employees, a positive corporate culture, employees who embrace the company’s core values and enjoy coming to work. As background for the task of developing the video, Mr. Harried provides you with a recruiting video for Spotify. Mr. Harried believes that Spotify is an exceptional company in terms of its of approach to employees, its hiring practices, its organizational culture, and its organizational structure. You are requested to view the video on Spotify:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar4lq1l8pAc .    (You may need to right-click on the link and open in a new window.) You are also required by Mr. Harried to read the material that he has assigned for you to read (i.e., that is your course material for this project). After you view the video read the assigned project material, you are to write a report to Mr. Harried that covers the information requested below. For the report, you are using only the Spotify video and course materials.  If additional sources are used, the information ascertained from them will not be included in the grading.   Use the following center Bolded and left-justified Bolded headings and instructions to complete the project                                                               Introduction  · Write an Introduction paragraph.  The introduction paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper and will be used to describe to the reader the intent of the paper explaining the main points covered in the paper.  This intent should be understood prior to reading the remainder of the paper so the reader knows exactly what is being covered in the paper.  The introduction is often written after the paper is completed. (Use in-text citation as required.)                                                       Organizational Culture  · Discuss the seven dimensions of organizational culture. (Use heading below and in-text citation as required.) · Describe Spotify’s organizational culture by presenting examples for each of the seven dimensions of culture. Your description of Spotify’s organizational culture is accomplished by extracting facts from the video and matching those facts with the appropriate dimension descriptor. You must provide support, justification, and where appropriate, in-text citation, for the video facts matched with the dimension descriptors. (Use heading below and in-text citation as required.) Seven Dimensions of Culture Discussion (Please underline each of the 7 dimensions, as you discuss that dimension. Use the heading below and in-text citation as required.) Spotify’s Video Facts/Examples (Please underline each cultural dimension as you match it to Spotify’s Video facts and examples. Use in-text citation as required.)                                                                Competitive Advantage  · Discuss how Spotify uses its corporate culture to create a competitive advantage.  Make sure to provide examples supported by your analysis, as drawn from the video information and the course materials. (Use in-text citation as required)                                                         Organizational Structure  · Identify and discuss Spotify’s organizational structure, as depicted in the video. Based on your examples ascertained from the video, use the course material to elaborate on your examples to fully explain the various types and aspects of organizational structure that you have selected from the video to analyze. (Use in-text citation as required)                                                                 Conclusion · Create a concluding paragraph. The conclusion paragraph highlights the major findings covered in the paper.  (Use in-text citation as required.)                                                                 References   Review the Paper Read the paper to ensure all required elements are present. The following are specific requirements that you will follow.  Use the checklist to mark off that you have followed each specific requirement. Checklist Specific Project Requirements   Proofread your paper. Ensure your topic heading match those above.   Read and use the grading rubric while completing the report to ensure all requirements are met that will lead to the highest possible grade.   Third-person writing is required.  Third-person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first-person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (the second person writing).  If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link:   http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person .   Contractions are not used in business writing, so do not use them.   Paraphrase and do not use direct quotations.  Paraphrase means you do not use more than four consecutive words from a source document.  Removing quotation marks and citing is inappropriate.  Instead, put a passage from a source document into your own words and attribute the passage to the source document.  There should be no passages with quotation marks.  Using more than four consecutive words from a source document would require direct quotation marks.  Changing words from a passage does not exclude the passage from having quotation marks.   You are expected to use the provided weekly course materials to develop the analysis and support the reasoning.   There should be a robust use of the course material.  The material used from a source document must be cited and referenced.  A reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.  Changing words from a passage does not exclude the passage from having quotation marks.   Use in-text citations and provide a reference list that contains the reference associated with each in-text citation.   You may not use books in completing this problem set unless part of the course material.  Also, do not use a dictionary, Wikipedia or Investopedia, or similar sources.   Provide the page or paragraph number in every in-text citation. Since the eBook does not have page numbers,  you are to include the chapter title, section heading, and paragraph number. For citations using a video, you must provide the minutes and second of the cited material. Submit the paper in the Assignment Folder (The assignment submitted to the Assignment Folder will be considered the student’s final product and therefore ready for grading by the instructor.  It is incumbent upon the student to verify the assignment is the correct submission. (The assignment submitted to the Assignment Folder will be considered the student’s final product and therefore ready for grading by the instructor.  It is incumbent upon the student to verify the assignment is the correct submission.  Where Turnitin is available students are encouraged to modify their paper were warranted to bring the paper into compliance with proper citation requirements.) NOTE:  All submitted work is to be your original work. You may not use any work from another student, the Internet, or an online clearinghouse.  You are expected to understand the Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism Policy and know that it is your responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources as specified in the APA Publication Manual, 7th Ed. (Students are held accountable for in-text citations and an associated reference list only).
Due Date
Jun 15, 2021 11:59 PM

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Criterion Score

Introduction

4 points

Writes an introduction that captures the reader’s attention, gives context to the paper, and builds to the thesis (in the last sentence of the introduction) that defines all of the main points to be discussed in the paper.

(3.6 – 4)

3.4 points

Writes an introduction that provides a general context to the paper, has a thesis statement and somewhat discusses main topics but is vague or does not cover all main topics.

(2.9 – 3.5)

 

3 points

Writes an introduction that provides context to the paper and presents main topics covered in the paper but this information is not presented in a thesis statement but throughout the first paragraph.

(2.8 – 3.1)

 

2.6 points

Attempts to write an introduction but has little to no context to the paper; the thesis is missing main points or no thesis statement provided.

(2.4 – 2.7)

 

0 points

No attempt to write an introduction.

(0)

Score of Introduction,/ 4

Discuss seven dimensions of Organizational Culture

6 points

Uses the course materials to thoroughly and correctly discuss the seven dimensions of organizational culture.

(5.4 – 6)

 

5.1 points

Uses the course materials to discuss the seven dimensions of organizational culture; needs some development.

(4.8 – 5.3)

4.5 points

Uses the course materials to discuss the seven dimensions of organizational culture; needs significant development.

(4.2 – 4.7)

 

3.9 points

Attempts to discuss the dimensions of organizational culture but fails to use course materials, not all dimensions discussed or needs major development.

 

(3.6 – 4.1)

0 points

Little to no attempt to discuss dimensions of organizational culture.

(0 – 3.5)

 

 

 

Score of Discuss seven dimensions of Organizational Culture,/ 6

Describe what Spotify’s organizational culture looks like by presenting examples for each dimension descriptor.

22 points

Uses the course materials, video facts to provide at least one example for each OC dimension descriptor to thoroughly and correctly describe Spotify’s organizational culture. Shows strong connections between examples and course materials. (only course materials and video used).

(19.8 – 22)

18.7 points

Uses the course materials, video facts to provide at least one example for each OC dimension descriptor to describe Spotify’s organizational culture; shows some connection between examples and course materials; some development needed (only course materials and video used).

(17.6 – 19.7)

16.5 points

Uses the course materials, video facts to provide at least one generally stated example for each OC dimension descriptor to describe Spotify’s organizational culture; connections are not consistently clear; significant development needed (only course materials and video used).

 

(15.4 – 17.5)

14.3 points

Attempts to describes what Spotify’s organizational culture looks like but examples are incorrect, missing or needs more description to see connection;   does not use both the video and the course materials to support the descriptions of Spotify’s organizational culture; uses external sources; needs major development.

(13.2 – 15.3)

0 points

Little to no attempt to describe Spotify’s organizational culture.

(0 – 13.1)

Score of Describe what Spotify’s organizational culture looks like by presenting examples for each dimension descriptor.,/ 22

Discuss how Spotify uses its corporate culture to create a competitive advantage

20 points

Thoroughly and correctly discusses how Spotify uses its corporate culture to create a competitive advantage using the course materials and information from the video (No external sources used).

(18 – 20)

 

 

 

17 points

Discusses how Spotify uses its corporate culture to create a competitive advantage using the course materials and information from the video; some development is needed; (No external sources used).

(16 – 17.9)

 

15 points

Discusses how Spotify uses its corporate culture to create a competitive advantage using the course materials and information from the video; significant development is needed; (No external sources used).

(14 – 15.9)

13 points

Attempts to discuss how Spotify uses its corporate culture to create a competitive advantage using the course materials and information from the video; uses external sources; major development is needed

(12 – 13.9)

0 points

Little to no attempt to discuss how Spotify uses its corporate culture to create a competitive advantage.

(0 – 11. 9)

 

 

 

Score of Discuss how Spotify uses its corporate culture to create a competitive advantage,/ 20

Identify and discuss Spotify’s organizational structure from what you see in the video and use the course materials to support your description of the structure. Make sure to use examples from the video. Do not use external source materials.

20 points

Uses the course materials and the video facts and two examples from the video to thoroughly and correctly identify and discuss Spotify’s organizational structure (No external sources used).

(18 – 20)

17 points

Uses the course materials and the video facts and one examples from the video to thoroughly and correctly identify and discuss Spotify’s organizational structure; some development is needed; (No external sources used).

(16 – 17.9)

15 points

Uses the course materials and the video facts and two examples from the video to thoroughly and correctly identify and discuss Spotify’s organizational structure; significant development is needed; (No external sources used).

(14 – 15.9)

13 points

Incorrectly identifies or discusses organizational structure from the video; uses minimal or little course material; external sources used; major development needed.

(12 – 13.9)

0 points

Little to no attempt to identify and discuss organizational structure.

(0 – 11. 9)

 

 

 

Score of Identify and discuss Spotify’s organizational structure from what you see in the video and use the course materials to support your description of the structure. Make sure to use examples from the video. Do not use external source materials.,/ 20

Conclusion

3 points

In a clear and concise manner, comprehensively concludes the paper by restating/ summarizing the main findings covered in the paper and reflects on the importance of the arguments made.

(2.7 – 3)

2.55 points

In a clear way  concludes the paper by restating/ summarizing the main findings;  some development is needed.

(2.4 – 2.6)

2.25 points

Concludes the paper by somewhat restating/ summarizing the argument.  Attempts to bring in some explanation or general idea of the main findings of the paper but needs significant development.

(2.1 – 2.3)

1.95 points

Presents a conclusion but may be irrelevant to the main findings of the paper OR does not discuss the main findings of the paper.

(1.8 – 2)

0 points

Fails to present restatement/ summarization of argument.

(0 – 1.7)

Score of Conclusion,/ 3

Attention to Instructions

10 points

The paper contains all major assignment tasks.  The paper also includes completion of all required elements (Word or rtf file, third person writing, paraphrasing, no more than four consecutive words from source, no contractions, page/paragraph numbers/Chapter Titles).

(9 – 10)

 

8.5 points

 

The paper contains all major assignment tasks.  The paper missed one minor element (Word or rtf file, third person writing, paraphrasing, no more than four consecutive words from source, no contractions, page/paragraph/numbers/Chapter Titles).   (8 – 8.9)

 

 

 

7.5 points

One major assignment task and/or two minor elements of the assignment missed.

(7 – 7.9)

 

 

 

6.5 points

Two major assignment tasks missed  and/or 3 minor elements of the assignments.

(6 – 6.9)

 

 

 

 

0 points

Three or more major assignment tasks missed OR four or more minor elements missed.

(0 – 5.9)

Score of Attention to Instructions,/ 10

Writing Mechanics

10 points

Strictly adheres to standard usage rules of written English using paragraphs and sentence rather than bullets, including but not limited to capitalization, punctuation, run-on sentences, missing or extra words, stylistic errors, spelling and grammatical errors. No jargon used. Few writing errors noted.

(9 – 10)

 

8.5 points

Excellently adheres to standard usage of mechanics: conventions of written English, including capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. One – three errors noted.

(8 – 8.9)

 

 

7.5 points

Satisfactorily adheres to standard usage rules of mechanics: conventions of English, including capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Four to seven errors noted.

(7 – 7.9)

 

 

6.5 points

Minimally adheres to standard usage rules of mechanics: conventions of written English, including capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. More than 7 errors found.

(6 – 6.9)

 

 

0 points

Does not adhere to standard usage rules of mechanics: conventions of written English largely incomprehensible, or errors are too plentiful to count.

(0 – 5.9)

Score of Writing Mechanics,/ 10

APA Style (7th ed.)

5 points

Excellent use APA style, few usage errors; Proper citation of source material is used throughout paper; Reference titles follow APA with only the first word, the first word after a colon and proper nouns capitalized.

(4.5 – 5)

 

4.25 points

Uses in-text citations and reference list but 1 – 2 APA style errors noted or fails to use APA citations when appropriate 1-2 times.

(4 – 4.4)

 

 

 

 

3.75 points

Uses in-text citations and reference lists; but 3 – 4 APA style errors  noted or fails to use APA citations when appropriate 3 – 4 times.

(3.5 – 3.9)

 

 

 

3.25 points

Attempts in-text citations and reference lists; but 5 – 6 times style errors noted or fails to use APA citations when appropriate 5-6 times.  Seldom uses APA.

(3 – 3.4)

 

 

0 points

No attempt at APA style; or attempts either in-text citations or reference list but omits the other.

(0 – 2.99)

Score of APA Style (7th ed.),/ 5

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Score of Project #2 Organizing (15%),/ 100

Overall Score

Overall Score

Equivalent to an A90 points minimum

Equivalent to a B80 points minimum

Equivalent to a C70 points minimum

Equivalent to a D60 points minimum

Equivalent to an F0 points minimum

Read the case study to inform the assignment that follows.

Case Study: Alicia

 6th grade, Age 11

Alicia is a sixth grade student currently receiving resource support for math and written expression. She attends all other subjects within the general education classroom.

Her special education teacher, Ms. Kauffmann, reports that Alicia has average reading decoding skills and average to above average reading comprehension skills. She particularly does well analyzing multiple choice and short answer questions related to reading content. Alicia does have difficulty summarizing what she has read using her own thoughts and ideas and relies heavily on visual supports to aid in comprehension.

Alicia does write complete sentences but struggles in organizing her ideas for writing and needs extensive support for pre-writing, development of topic sentences, and organization of essays. In writing short answer questions, she does so with few grammatical errors. When writing paragraphs and short essays, Alicia needs help editing her own work and making corrections. Punctuation errors are frequently evident.  She has excellent spelling skills, but struggles with subject-verb agreement, correct use of point of view appropriate to the task, and in the development of thesis statements and topic sentences.

Regarding her math skills, Alicia struggles specifically with computation and reasoning/problem solving. In class, Alicia shows difficulty in writing number sentences to solve a story problem, and in determining the operations to use.  She relies on a calculator for all math computation and benefits from extensive one-on-one support in math problem solving.  She also struggles with converting fractions to decimal notation and applying math concepts to real world situations.

The most recent psycho-educational evaluation report for Alicia is in her Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement scores.

The Woodcock Johnson III Tests of Achievement is a norm-referenced assessment that evaluates academic skills in the areas of reading, math, and written expression. The standard score is 100, with a standard deviation of 15.

Alicia’s most recent scores:

Cluster

Age Equivalent

(Year + Month)

Percentile

Standard Score (100)

Phonemic Awareness

11-3

43

97

Oral Language Expression

9-8

24

90

Verbal Ability

13-2

67

107

Broad Reading

9-10

22

88

Broad Math

5-6

<1

12

Broad Written Language

8-9

7

78

Over the last two months, Alicia’s mother has reported that she is reluctant to get up and get ready for school. She has missed 12 days so far this semester, and frequently complains of a stomachache and headache. Her mother has taken her to the doctor and there are no significant medical issues. Her mother also reports that the struggle to get her to the bus stop or in the car to go to school is too great at times and will sometimes just call her in absent.

In school, Alicia has been quiet and withdrawn, not wanting to participate in classroom or campus activities. She is reluctant to answer questions in class and will put her head down on the desk when called upon. Her mother and Ms. Kauffmann speculate possible school anxiety.

Part 1:  Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP)

Using the Alicia Case Study information, assume you are asked to lead drafting a 250-300 word Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP) for Alicia’s IEP.

Your PLAAFP should include:

• Student strengths.
• Evaluations.
• Performance in classes.
• Any other relevant issues.

Part 2:  Annual Goals

Further, assume you are asked to lead drafting two measurable behavioral goals and two measurable academic goals for Alicia’s IEP.

The research-based goals should include:

• A specific, measureable skill/behavior to be achieved in this goal; and
• A specific measurement tool or assessment strategy.

Part 3:  Rationale

Provide a 250-500-word rationale that clearly discusses and defends how each annual goal makes sense based on the PLAAFP and how each goal is measurable. Cite professional Ethical Principles and Professional Practice Standards in rationalizing your choices.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.