Overview
After analyzing the CapraTek: Leading for Change scenario, choose one of the following: record a presentation of your choice (4–5 minute Kaltura video recording), create a 10–12 slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes, or create a 10–12 slide PowerPoint presentation with narration to effectively address specified goals.
Change is inevitable in every organization. Innovations and evolving market conditions result in changes whether an organization is ready for them or not. Because not everyone sees the importance of a change at the outset, how the change is communicated requires special consideration. This assessment examines communications as they relate to organizational change.
or this assessment, you will analyze the CapraTek: Leading for Change scenario and create a presentation that effectively addresses specified goals.
- If you have not yet done so, view CapraTek: Leading for Change.
- Review the articles on the following reading list about stages of group development and change.
- Assessment 3: Resources reading list.
- Decide what type of presentation you want to create. You have three options: you can record a Kaltura video, create a standard PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes, or record a PowerPoint presentation with your own audio narration.
- Kaltura is a Capella-supported tool for recording presentations using a webcam and microphone. If you are unfamiliar with Kaltura, learn more in the Using Kaltura tutorial.
- If you want to do a PowerPoint presentation, review Life After Death by PowerPoint for help creating effective PowerPoint presentations.
- Review Crafting Your Presentation: Tips for Creating Your PowerPoint media.
- The PowerPoint presentation can be slides with speaker notes or include audio narration.After analyzing the scenario presented in CapraTek: Leading for Change, create a presentation that briefly introduces items for your team to consider. In the presentation:
- Create an appropriate response to the scenario based on a sound analysis of the situation.
- Communicate your decision on how you plan to address the team's communication issues and concerns about leadership changes. (2–3 slides or 1–1.5 minutes).
- Explain three critical communication issues and challenges faced by the team, including communication issues to date. (2–3 slides or 1–1.5 minutes).
- Describe an action or policy that you will introduce to improve communications and assure people are working with a unified purpose. (2–3 slides or 1–1.5 minutes)
- You may want to consider Tuckman's model for stages of group development and Kotter's change model as you plan to improve the team dynamics.
- Define your expectations for ethical discourse in team communications. (2–3 slides or 1–1.5 minutes)
- Create an appropriate response to the scenario based on a sound analysis of the situation.
- Be sure your presentation meets the following requirements:
- Communication: Although this is not a performance, you will be judged on the communication skills that you have studied in this course including your consideration of audience and content.
- Organize content for ideas to flow logically with smooth transitions.
- Format and Length: Content must address all items defined in the scenario and assessment instructions.
- If you choose to submit a video (Kaltura) or narrated (PowerPoint) presentation, the recorded presentation should be 4–5 minutes.
- If you choose to submit a standard PowerPoint presentation, your presentation should consist of 10–12 slides, not including the title and references slides.
- Use the speaker's notes section within the PowerPoint slides to provide all the information relevant to each slide, which you would otherwise present verbally.
- Each slide must have no more than 4–5 bullets and each bullet should summarize your point in approximately 4–6 words.
- Use graphics throughout the presentation, but ensure they are appropriate for the content provided and provide value.
- Quality: Audio and visual quality should approximate that of a properly functioning video conference. Review the Using Kaltura instructions.
- Visuals (if used): Create visuals that are easily read and interpreted. Use colors, fonts, formatting, and other design principles that make the information clear and generally add to the aesthetic of the presentation.
- APA style and formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards.
- Use Academic Writer for guidance in citing sources and formatting your paper in proper APA style. See the Writing Center for more APA resources specific to your degree level.
- Also refer to the Business Academic Professional Document Guidelines [PDF], which provides basic formatting and APA guidelines you should follow to create attractive and usable documents not just within your business program but in the workplace as well.
- Academic Integrity and Honesty: You must adhere to academic integrity and honesty policies and incorporate practices that support ethically sound work in your assessments. View Academic Integrity at Capella University: Some Guidelines.
- Communication: Although this is not a performance, you will be judged on the communication skills that you have studied in this course including your consideration of audience and content.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:- Competency 1: Analyze business communication situations.
- Create an appropriate response to the scenario based upon sound analysis.
- Competency 2: Apply fundamental principles of organizational communication.
- Create a presentation that effectively addresses specified goals.
- Competency 3: Analyze the interrelationships of communication within organizational systems.
- Explain critical communication issues and challenges faced by the team.
- Describe an action or policy that would likely improve communications and assure people are working with a unified purpose.
- Competency 4: Analyze the application of ethical principles in organizational communication.
- Define appropriate expectations for ethical discourse in team communications.
- Competency 5: Communicate effectively and professionally.
- Organize content for ideas to flow logically with smooth transitions.
- Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references or create a video that effectively addresses specified goals.
- ASSESSMENT 4.
In your previous communication challenge, you resolved a situation that became negative and was getting in the way of a team functioning.
In this challenge, you’ve been given a task by your leader, and you need to bring your team along, not only to get past the previous negative communication but to buy into what’s needed to move forward.
To do that, you will think about what positive qualities support strong communication and effective teamwork. You’ll need to decide what you want to advocate for. And then you’ll need the communication skills to bring others along on your plan. You will do that via video.
Innovation and change within organizations often require establishing not only a vision but specific agreements that a team can work within to be successful. You will get practice establishing just such a policy and communicating it to a team in this assessment. You may choose to submit a video, a PowerPoint presentation with speaker's notes, or a paper as your means of communicating.
Consider the following as rough guideposts for setting aside the time you need to do your work. You will want to adjust these as you learn more about your own pace and working style.
- Research and reading: 4 hours.
- Interactive activities: 30 minutes.
- Drafting script or PowerPoint: 6 hours.
- Revising: 2 hours.
- Practicing with the technology: 1 hour.
- Recording: 5 minutes.
Complete the following:
- Complete the CapraTek: Organizational Communication Policy activity.
- If you choose to record your message, this assessment requires you to use Kaltura, a Capella-supported recording tool. You will also need to have access to a webcam and microphone for recording your video. For more information, see Using Kaltura.
In the CapraTek: Organizational Communication Policy activity, you observed more difficulties, indicating that the team needs your help overcoming their communication challenges. You have resolved to reset the team members’ attitudes so that they clearly understand your approach to future communication strategies and feel invested in the vision that you are laying out for them.
Remember that a communication policy should be a formal, enforceable document that reinforces ethical behavior and acceptable methods for communication within and about the team. The policy should clearly define all actions and consequences, and you will need to present it in a way that encourages acceptance of the policy by the team. Your goals for this communication include the following:
- Explain the communication issues that have led to the need for a new policy.
- Create a communication policy that you will introduce to improve communications and assure people are working with a unified purpose.
- Define your expectations, or contract, for ethical discourse in team communications.
- Provide a rationale that addresses the importance of defining appropriate communication channels.
Choose one of the following for your communication and be sure to cite all sources using APA reference style.
- Record and submit a 4–5 minute video message using Kaltura to address each aspect of the scenario.
- Create a presentation of 6–8 slides with speaker's notes, not including title page and references.
- Write a 2–3 page paper.
Be sure your video meets the following requirements:
- Communication: Although this is not performance art, you will be judged on the communication skills that you have studied in this course including your consideration of audience and content.
- Organize content for ideas to flow logically with smooth transitions.
- Format and length: Address all items defined in the scenario and instructions. Organize ideas to flow logically and with smooth transitions.
- If you choose to submit a video (Kaltura) or narrated (PowerPoint) presentation, the recorded presentation should be 4–5 minutes.
- If you choose to submit a standard PowerPoint presentation, your presentation should consist of 6–8 slides, not including the title and references slides.
- Use the speaker's notes section within the PowerPoint slides to provide all the information relevant to each slide, which you would otherwise present verbally.
- Each slide must have no more than 4–5 bullets and each bullet should summarize your point in 4–6 words.
- Use graphics throughout the presentation, but ensure they are appropriate for the content provided and provide value.
- If you choose to write a paper, it should be 2–3 pages, not including the title and reference pages.
- Quality: Audio and visual quality should approximate that of a properly functioning video conference.
- Visuals (if used): Create visuals that are easily read and interpreted. Use colors, fonts, formatting, and other design principles that make the information clear and generally add to the aesthetic of the presentation.
- APA style and formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards.
- Use Academic Writer for guidance in citing sources and formatting your paper in proper APA style. See the Writing Center for more APA resources specific to your degree level.
- Also refer to the Business Academic Professional Document Guidelines [PDF], which provides basic formatting and APA guidelines you should follow to create attractive and usable documents not just within your business program but in the workplace as well.
- Cited resources: Use a minimum of two scholarly sources. All literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years.
- Academic integrity and honesty: You must adhere to academic integrity and honesty policies and incorporate practices that support ethically sound work in your assessments. View Academic Integrity at Capella University: Some Guidelines.
Before you submit your assessment, carefully read the grading criteria in the Communicating a Team Policy Scoring Guide to ensure you understand all of the requirements for success.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 3: Analyze the interrelationships of communication within organizational systems.
- Explain critical communication issues and challenges faced by the team.
- Create a communication policy that would improve communications and ensure future communications are handled appropriately.
- Competency 4: Analyze the application of ethical principles in organizational communication.
- Define appropriate expectations for ethical discourse in team communications.
- Provide a rationale that addresses the importance of defining appropriate communication channels.
- Competency 5: Communicate effectively and professionally.
- Organize content for ideas to flow logically with smooth transitions.
- Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.