Assessment 2. Group presentation and report Purpose This teamwork-, scenario- and practice-based assessment is designed to allow students to research and critically analyse the organisational practices that impede and enhance creation or management of Learning Organisations. The assessment also allows students to further develop their team working and professional communication skills in a simulated competitive business environment. This assessment relates to Learning Outcomes a, b and c. Value 10% - Oral presentation collective component 5% - Oral presentation individual component 10% - Group report 25% - Total Word count and/or time limit Oral presentation – 20-25 minutes per team and 10 min. Q&A Group Report – 400 words per student EXCLUDING references (to be included in the presentation package) References required: Minimum 3 references per student in the group in the group report. Two of those references must be from academic peer reviewed journal articles. Presentation package should include - A copy of PowerPoint presentation slides - Hard copy of a Group Report INCLUDING references - Group Presentation Marking Guide (collective component) (with group details filled out) - Group Presentation Marking Guide (individual component) (one per each student - with individual student details filled out) - Group Presentation Marking Guide (written report) (with group details filled out) - Any additional information relevant to the presentation. Topic Ethical Learning Organisation Brief As a group, pick one of the three major Australian Banks- CBA, ANZ or NAB and do the research as per brief below.  Groups serve as consultancies participating in a tender to win a bid for a lucrative contract with the Bank. Shattered by a number of ethical scandals the Board of Directors of the Bank has conducted a series of meetings and identified that the Bank needs to learn to be ethical. The Board announced a Tender for the best analysis of the problems and proposals for change. The Bank’s Board of Directors represented by its Chairperson will accept all the proposals provided that they a) explain repeated ethical scandals through the lens of organisational learning theories; b) identify the existing barriers to the organisational learning at the Bank; and c) deliver a set of research-substantiated analytical recommendations assisting the Bank to learn to be ethical. In a fierce competition only one consultancy will be granted a contract (equals - The winning student group will receive a prize). Presentation structure - Time limit for presentation is strictly 20- 25 min per team. - Presentation is followed by 5 min. activity that involves the generation of questions for the presenters by the rivalling teams and the parallel immediate teacher’s feedback to the group on their delivery. - The question-prep/feedback activity is followed by the 5 min. Q&A session. Oral presentation requirements - All groups are expected to follow the brief. - All group members must participate in the presentation including the Q&A session. Failure to participate in Q&A will result in subtraction of individual marks. - Groups are expected to present their analyses and proposals in a professional manner. Groups may use various visual aids including PowerPoint or Presi. - Students are advised to practice and prepare for their presentations to monitor their time (marks will be deducted for under- or over-time delivery) and to present a substantiated material in a confident and engaging manner. - Groups may choose to name their “consultancies” to create stronger group identity. - Groups are encouraged to be imaginative and creative in the face of fierce competition. Group Report requirements This report reflects three main points of the brief that are incorporated into its structure. Groups are expected to follow: I. Introduction II. Analysis of repeated ethical scandals through the lens of organisational learning theories III. Analysis of existing barriers to the organisational learning at the Commonwealth Bank IV. Recommendations to Commonwealth Bank to become an Ethical Learning Organisation V. Conclusion Marking guides ASSESSMENT 2/ORAL/COLLECTIVE MARKING GUIDE clarifies how students performed as a group. It is the group effort that counts here. Criteria including theory, structure, analysis, delivery and Q&A take into account the cohesiveness of the content, logical structure of the entire presentation and consistency in the quality and delivery of the presentation and answers during Q&A session. Students should thoroughly study the Guide to benchmark their entire teamwork and the presentation against it. ASSESSMENT 2/ORAL/INDIVIDUAL MARKING GUIDE provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their presentation and communication skills. It will evaluate students’ individual delivery including body language, speaking and preparedness (which will include mastery and relevance of the material, and logic of the arguments). Students should thoroughly study the Guide to benchmark their presentations against it. ASSESSMENT 2/WRITTEN REPORT MARKING GUIDE assesses structure and cohesiveness of the arguments, writing skills, and, most importantly, the quality of the analysis of scandals and barriers to learning as well as the quality of recommendations.