Impartial Managerial Communications: Communicating Within A Doiverse Workforce

MAN-3 73: M ANAG ER IA L C O M MUNIC A TIO NS Fin al P ro je ct Stu den ts P le ase N ote : ​ T he f in al p ro je ct m ust b e s u bm it te d t o t u rn it in .c o m . Refe re nce th e “ T urn it in R equ ir e m ent” s e ctio n o f th e c o urs e S ylla bus ( o r U sin g T urn it in fo r A ssig nm ents on th e T opic L is t P age) fo r g enera l in str u ctio ns. U plo ad b oth y o ur a ssig nm ent a nd th e o rig in alit y r e port wit h in th e F in al P ro je ct a ssig nm ent lin k. OVERVIEW The fin al p ro je ct r e quir e s y o u to a naly ze a c o nte m pora ry m anageria l c o m munic a tio ns is su e. Y ou s h ould ch oose y o ur to pic ( s e e b elo w ) b y W eek 8 o f th e te rm a nd s u bm it a p re li m in ary o utli n e; th at is , th e sce nario a nd q uestio ns fo r c a se a naly sis , b y W eek 1 0. S ele ct y o ur to pic c a re fu ll y ; th is p ro je ct is d esig ned to to uch o n in fo rm atio n fr o m th e e ntir e c o urs e . You w ill p ro duce a w rit te n r e port a s w ell a s a P ow erP oin t p re se nta tio n a bout th e r e port. T hey w ill b e su bm it te d a nd g ra ded a s tw o s e para te a ssig nm ents . SCOPE Regard le ss o f th e s e le cte d t o pic , th e r e port m ust m ain ta in a s h arp fo cu s o n th e th eory , c o nce pts , a nd vo ca bula ry o f m anageria l c o m munic a tio ns. Y our to pic c h oic e b eco m es th e o bje ct o f th e r e se arc h ; th at is , yo ur c a se s tu dy p ro vid es th e r e al w orld s it u atio n t h at a llo w s y o u to d em onstr a te th at y o u c a n a pply th e th eorie s a nd c o nce pts to r e a l s it u atio ns. R efe r b ack r e gula rly t o th e c o urs e o bje ctiv e s t o k e ep y o urs e lf o n tr a ck. In o th er w ord s: th e e ve nts y o u d escrib e a re n ot th e s u bje ct o f th e r e port. R ath er, th ey a re th e means fo r y o u to illu str a te a nd a pply m anageria l th eorie s a nd c o nce pts . Y our r e port s h ould d em onstr a te th e r o le th at e ffe ctiv e m anageria l c o m m unic a tio ns h as in p ro m otin g o pportu nit ie s f o r b usin ess deve lo pm ent. TOPICS Choose fr o m th e fo llo w in g to pic s f o r y o ur p ro je ct: ● Com munic a tin g D urin g O rg aniz a tio nal C ris is : C ris is e xa m ple s s h ould b e r e ce nt, s p ecif ic a lly w it h in th e la st d eca de; p ossib le e xa m ple o rg aniz a tio ns in clu de th e S usa n G . K om en F oundatio n (P la nned P are nth ood is su e) o r P ennsylv a nia S ta te U niv e rs it y ( J e rry S andusky/c h il d a buse ) ● The Im pact o f S ocia l M edia o n th e Q uali t y o f O rg aniz a tio nal C om munic a tio ns ● Im partia l M anageria l C om munic a tio ns: C om munic a tin g w it h in a D iv e rs e W ork fo rc e Copyrig h t © 2 016 b y T hom as E dis o n S ta te U niv e rs it y . A ll r ig hts r e se rv e d. ● The D ete rio ra tio n o f A rtic u la te M essa ges: T he O rg aniz a tio nal C onse quence s o f B ein g Mis u nders to od ● A C onflic t M anagem ent P olic y fo r D ealin g w it h M is co m munic a tio n t h at Ig nit e s L oss o f P ro ductiv it y and M otiv a tio n ● Key F acto rs in E sta blis h in g a n E ffe ctiv e a nd E ffic ie nt C om munic a tio n S yste m ● Succe ssfu l C om munic a tio ns S kills f o r M edia tin g, N egotia tin g, a nd S ettlin g G rie va nce s ● Cre atin g O rg aniz a tio nal C om munic a tio n P olic ie s T hat P ro vid e A rtic u la te In te rg enera tio nal Com munic a tio ns ● Com munic a tin g P ra ctic e s fo r M anagin g a W orld w id e V ir tu al W ork fo rc e ● Eth ic s a nd C om munic a tio ns Should th ere b e a noth er c o n te m pora ry m anageria l c o m munic a tio n is su e y o u w ould li k e to r e se arc h , n otif y yo ur m ento r a s e arly a s p ossib le a nd s e cu re h er o r h is w rit t e n a ppro va l p rio r to b egin nin g y o ur p ro je ct ( b y Week 8 ). PROJECT GUIDELINES Req uir e m en ts , In clu din g S ubm is sio n s Choose y o ur to pic b y th e e nd o f W eek 8 . A s n ote d, if y o u w is h to c h oose a to pic o uts id e o f th ose su ggeste d, n otif y y o ur m ento r a s e arly a s p ossib le a nd s e cu re h er o r h is w rit t e n a ppro va l p rio r to begin nin g y o ur p ro je ct. Subm it y o ur p re lim in ary o utli n e, f in al r e port, a nd P ow erP oin t b y th e d ate s in dic a te d o n th e C ours e Cale ndar. Cre d ib le R eso urc es Durin g th e r e se arc h p hase o f th e p ro je ct, s e le ct o nly u niv e rs it y -le ve l c re dib le s o urc e s. T hese s o urc e s c a n be e asily lo ca te d u sin g th e r e se arc h r e so urc e s a va ila ble t h ro ugh M oodle a nd b y s e arc h in g s ch ola rly a nd pro fe ssio nal jo urn als . U nacce pta ble s o urc e s in clu de d ic tio narie s, e ncyclo pedia s, te xtb ooks, W ik ip edia , and a ny In te rn et s o urc e s th at c a nnot b e p ro perly c h ecke d fo r r e lia bilit y a nd in te grit y . S ourc e s s u ch a s blo gs a nd o th er s o cia l m edia m ay b e c it e d o nly a s a necd ota l in fo rm atio n t o le nd s u pport to p ublic o pin io n, but n ot to e xp la in o r d efin e t h e c o nce pt u nder d is cu ssio n. S ourc e s s h ould b e c u rre nt; th at is , fr o m th e la st deca de. Rep ort S pecif ic atio ns A u niv e rs it y -le ve l r e se arc h p aper m ust b e p ro fe ssio nally w rit t e n u sin g A PA c it a tio n f o rm at, in clu din g in -te xt r e fe re nce s to fa cts a nd id eas fr o m o th er s o urc e s. A ls o , th e fin al w ork r e quir e s a n a ppro pria te Refe re nce s s e ctio n. A pply in g A P A s ty le c a n b e e asily a cco m plis h ed b y u sin g W ord 's “ R efe re nce s” ta b o r by fo llo w in g th e fo rm attin g r e quir e m ents o f th e A PA ( ​http :/ /w w w.a pasty le .o rg ​). You s h ould p ro vid e a s ta te m ent o f p urp ose a nd a n in dic a tio n o f th e d ir e ctio n o f y o ur r e se arc h in th e openin g p ara gra ph, a nd y o ur r e port s h ould b e o f a ppro pria te d epth a s w ell a s u nif ie d a nd c o hesiv e . Y ou sh ould d ra w c le ar a nd lo gic a l c o nclu sio ns b ase d o n th eorie s a nd c o nce pts . Y our r e port s h ould b e w rit te n in c o m ple te , w ell- c o nstr u cte d s e nte nce s w it h p re cis e g ra m mar, w ord c h oic e , p unctu atio n, a nd s p ellin g. Copyrig h t © 2 016 b y T hom as E dis o n S ta te U niv e rs it y . A ll r ig hts r e se rv e d. Your w rit in g s h ould b e s h arp , c o here nt, a nd c le ar. The r e port m ust fu lf ill a ll s ta te d r e quir e m ents a nd in clu de 2 500 to 3 000 w ord s o f ​co n ​te n t ​ ( a ppro xim ate ly 10 p ages). P re fe rre d fo nts a re C alib ri 1 1-p oin t o r A ria l 1 1-p oin t w it h 1 -in ch m arg in s. T he w ork m ust h ave an a ppro pria te T E SU c o ve rs h eet a nd “ R efe re nce s” p age in a ddit io n t o it s c o nte nt p ages. Pre fe rre d s ty le is to h ave y o ur fu ll n am e in t h e p aper’s f o ote r le ft m arg in , a lo ng w it h th e p age n um ber ce nte re d, a nd th e c o urs e c o de a t th e r ig ht m arg in . The P ow erP oin t P re sen ta tio n You a re a ls o r e quir e d to c re a te a P ow erP oin t P re se nta tio n o f y o ur p ro je ct. Y our s li d es s h ould s u pport a pre se nta tio n o f 8 to 1 0 m in ute s, s u it a ble fo r a b usin ess g ath erin g in w hic h th e o rg aniz a tio n’s m anagem ent te am h as a sse m ble d to h ear a s u m mary o f y o ur r e se arc h . T he to ne o f y o ur p ro duct m ust b e b usin ess fo rm al. Your P ow erP oin t p re se nta tio n, w hic h s h ould c o nsis t o f n o m ore th an 8 s lid es, s h ould c o nta in p er ​tin ent fa cts th at y o u w ould lik e to s h are . D o n ot p ut th e r e se arc h p aper o r p ara gra phs fr o m th e p aper o n th e slid es; y o ur s lid es s h ould in clu de m ain id eas a nd h ig hlig hts . F ollo w a cce pte d P ow erP oin t s ty le . RUBRICS AND GRADING Check th e e m bedded r u bric s fo r t h e fin al p ro je ct a nd th e P ow erP oin t p re se nta tio n to v ie w th e c rit e ria o n whic h y o u’ll b e g ra ded. WRITING RESOURCES The fo llo w in g lin ks p ro vid e o nlin e w rit in g a id s to h elp y o u w it h y o ur p aper a ssig nm ents . ● OW L ​ ( O nlin e W rit in g L ab) a t P urd ue U niv e rs it y ● Writ e r's H andbook ​, t h e W rit in g C ente r a t th e U niv e rs it y o f W is c o nsin –M adis o n ● APA G uid elin es Final Project Report Subm it y o ur fin al p ro je ct u sin g th e F in al P ro je ct R eport a ssig nm ent lin k. PowerPoint Presentation Subm it y o ur P ow erP oin t p re se nta tio n u sin g th e P ow erP oin t P re se nta tio n a ssig nm ent li n k. Copyrig h t © 2 016 b y T hom as E dis o n S ta te U niv e rs it y . A ll r ig hts r e se rv e d.