Overview
For your final project, you will research a theme, principle, or key issue from the field of management and synthesize your findings in a 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. Download Final Project Overviewdocument. The goal of this final project is to give you the opportunity to take a "deeper" look into a topic and learn more about it. For example, if you enjoyed the topic of motivation, you might look at exploring how motivation plays a critical role in the employee's engagement and ability to get work done. This also is relevant to the workplace of today as companies struggle to retain talent and sustain motivation in their workforce. It will help you better understand the business world as you exit Texas Wesleyan and head toward your early career-readiness. I need only the PowerPoint completed. Here is the rubric:
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts |
|---|---|---|
Topic | 5 pts Exemplary Demonstrates a sophisticated knowledge of management theory and practice through the description of the research topic.4.25 pts Proficient Describes the research topic.2.75 pts Needs Improvement Describes the research topic, but lacks in detail or clarity or contains inaccuracies.0 pts Not Evident Does not describe the research topic. | / 5 pts |
Workplace Integration | 5 pts Exemplary 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.4.25 pts Proficient 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.2.75 pts Needs Improvement 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.0 pts Not Evident 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. | / 5 pts |
Impact | 10 pts Exemplary 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.8.5 pts Proficient Explains the topic’s importance and impact in creating a profitable company or great place to work.5.5 pts Needs Improvement 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.0 pts Not Evident Does not explain the topic’s importance and impact. | / 10 pts |
Ethical Issues | 10 pts Exemplary Demonstrates a sophisticated knowledge of management theory and practice through the description of ethical issues related to the topic.8.5 pts Proficient Describes ethical issues related to the topic.5.5 pts Needs Improvement Describes ethical issues related to the topic, but lacks in detail or clarity or contains inaccuracies.0 pts Not Evident Does not describe ethical issues. | / 10 pts |
Theory Summary | 10 pts Exemplary 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.8.5 pts Proficient Summarizes one management theory from the assigned course readings that addresses an issue related to the research topic.5.5 pts Needs Improvement 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.0 pts Not Evident Does not summarize a management theory. | / 10 pts |
Theory Application | 10 pts Exemplary 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.8.5 pts Proficient 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.5.5 pts Needs Improvement 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.0 pts Not Evident 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. | / 10 pts |
Reflection on Future Career | 10 pts Exemplary 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.8.5 pts Proficient 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.5.5 pts Needs Improvement 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.0 pts Not Evident Does not reflect on how what was learned about the topic can be applied in a future workplace. | / 10 pts |
Reflection on Personal Experience | 10 pts Exemplary Demonstrates a sophisticated knowledge of management theory and practice through reflection on personal experiences with the topic to support your position.8.5 pts Proficient Reflects on personal experiences with the topic to support your position.5.5 pts Needs Improvement Reflects on personal experiences with the topic to support your position, but lacks in detail or clarity.0 pts Not Evident Does not reflect on personal experiences. | / 10 pts |
Presentation | 10 pts Exemplary Presentation 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.8.5 pts Proficient Presentation has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization, and the slides and narration are engaging and easy to follow.5.5 pts Needs Improvement Presentation 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.0 pts Not Evident Presentation 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. |