Individual Course Project
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Objective
The objective of the Individual Course Project assignment is for students to create or select an organization to which they can apply business processes based on a realistic situation that they would likely face in the real world business environment.
Summary
Students will create a new organizational structure for a selected new or existing organization to make specific recommendations and present to a group of organizational stakeholders. Students will play the role of an organizational manager in charge of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling business processes.
Students will use the business strategies and methods discussed in the readings and class activities to a final Business Report with a minimum of 10 pages but not to exceed 12 pages in length.
In Week 7, students will submit the Final Business Report document and the document must adhere to the APA writing style.
In Week 8, students will submit the Final Narrated PowerPoint Presentation that summarizes the final Business Report.
Deliverables
This Individual Course Project is worth 380 points, consisting of the following deliverables:
Topic Selection (20 points, Week 1)
Written Business Report (260 points, Week 7)
Organization and Development (10 points)
Documentation and Formatting (10 points)
Company Description & CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) (70 points, suggested completion by the end of Week 3)
Operations Management Processes (70 points, suggested completion by the end of Week 5)
Marketing Management Processes (70 points, Week 7)
Recommendations and lessons learned (20 points, Week 7)
Writing and Style (10 points)
Final Narrated PowerPoint Presentation (100 points, Week 8)
Project Breakdown
Week 1
Complete and submit the Topic Selection. Choose a new organizational structure or select an existing organization to be the subject of the Course Project. (20 points)
The Instructor will grade and approve topic selection.
Weeks 2 – 7 (Final Business Report document due Week 7 – TOTAL: 260 POINTS)
Organization and Development (10 points)
Documentation and Formatting (10 points)
Complete the portion of the Business Report that contains: a detailed Company Description and the details of the company’s CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) (70 points)
Include the following:
Name of the Business
Mission Statement
Legal Ownership
Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies
Code of Ethics
Regulatory Agencies
Complete the portion of the Business Report that contains: the company’s Operations Management Processes (70 points)
Include the following:
Type of Organizational Structure
Communication Dynamics
Transformation Process
Supply Chain Strategies
Total Quality Management
PERT Chart
Complete the portion of the Business Report that contains: the company’s Marketing Processes (70 points)
Include the following:
Product or Service
Target Market
Place and Distribution
Price
Promotional Plan
Customer Service Plan
Recommendations for future innovation and performance (20 points)
Writing and Style (10 points)
Students will submit the Final Business Report document in Week 7
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