CHIFLEY BUSINESS SCHOOL AT TORRENS UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA MGMT6002 - CLASS TUT INFLUENCING AND MAKING DECISIONS ASSESSMENT 2 – ADDITIONAL BRIEF DECISION MAKING IN GROUPS TRIMESTER 1, 2017 Context This brief should be read in conjunction with the Brief for Assessment 2 under the Assessment tab on the subject home screen which contains the background and rationale for the assessment and the learning rubric. This assessment consists of two equally important and equally weighted tasks: 1 The first task is to form a virtual group and to work together as effectively as possible to make a group decision as prescribed in the second task. 2 The second task is to make a group decision on the most effective strategy for increasing student engagement in on-line, MBA subjects offered by Chifley Business School. More details on each task are set out below. Task 1 - Approximately 50% of the report or 1,500 words You need to form a virtual group and establish processes so that you can work as effectively as possible to make the group decision. Group membership has been determined by the Learning Facilitator, using the criterion of maximum diversity. A list of groups and members is shown in the Attachment 2 to this document. Email groups have been established on the subject home page as a starting point for communicating with your group members. Click on “Groups” on the home screen and then go to your group number The group needs to reflect on its process of group formation and decision making and report on what you have learned about effective decision making in groups. You should draw on your own experiences, your observations as you work in your group and the extensive literature on decision making in groups or groups. It is up to each group to select a method for communication. You are welcome to use the collaborative tools on Blackboard (Blogs, Discussion Boards, Emails, Wikis, etc) or any other collaborative program. Hint 1: Appoint a facilitator for each week or phase of the task and rotate the facilitator role. The purpose of the facilitator is to provide the process, set the timeframe, keep everyone involved, check for agreement and move to the next stages of both tasks. Hint 2: Select a framework of or model for group start up, such as the Tuckman model or the Drexler Sibbet model to guide your early processes.Task 2 - Approximately 50% of the report or 1,500 words The group’s task is to make a decision on the one most effective strategy to increase student engagement in on-line, MBA subjects at Chifley Business School/Torrens University. “Student engagement” refers to the level of participation by students in on-line forum discussions, Q&A posts, live “Collaborate” sessions and any other interactions aimed at increasing the quality of learning through sharing experiences across functions, disciplines or cultures throughout the trimester. If your group wishes to propose more that one strategy, you need to indicate the order of priority for implementation, as agreed by the group. Hint 1: Consider the issues of framing, priming, biases and other human factors before you get too far down the track. Hint 2: Allocate a decent amount of time for divergent thinking or brainstorming before you start to converge on a decision. Submission for Assessment The group should agree on one final report for submission. However, each student should submit his or her individual copy of the agreed group report, with a cover sheet. The cover sheet requires each student to confirm the contribution of each group member. A pro-forma cover sheet is shown at Attachment 1 to this document. The Turnitin Similarity score will be taken from the first submitted report for each group. The deadline for submissions is 23:59 (Melbourne time) on Friday, 12 May 2017. (End of Week 12 or Module 6). Please regard me as your group’s client for this project and post any questions on the Assessment 2 Discussion Forum or contact me by email at [email protected]. I look forward to your submissions. Bob R J Marshall Learning Facilitator Influencing and Making Decisions 8 April 2017Attachment 1 Assessment 2 Submission - Cover Page Subject: MGMT6002 – INFLUENCING AND MAKING DECISIONS Class TUT T1 2017 Your Name: Your Student Number: Your Statement of Member Contributions: Group Members Contributed Ideas & Experiences Contributed References and/or Literature Search Contributed to Group Decision Making Contributed to Report Preparation Insert Your Name Here Insert Member 2 Name Insert Member 3 Name Insert Member 4 Name Insert Member 5 Name 1 Please put the names of each team member (including your own) in the shaded left-hand column in the above table and then record a “Yes” or “No” for each member, including yourself, in each of the other four columns. To be considered for a passing grade, each member must have 50% or more of “Yes” ratings by 50% or more of group members. 2 Please sign the following declaration. I declare that, except where we have referenced material, the work we are submitting in this attachment is our own work. I have read and am aware of Torrens University Australia Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure viewable online at http://www.torrens.edu.au/about/policies Your Electronic Signature:…………………………………………………………………..Attachment 2 Groups and Members for Assessment 2, Class TUT, Trimester 1 2017 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Wal Leet Jaime Daza Akram Mardini Paolo Nunez Masahiro Kimura Livia Tramontina Francisco Ferrarini Buen Ryan Sequeira Kristie White Robert Mezyk Siddarth Agarwal Oscar Escobar Kaushik Patel Falguni Thakkar David Elbourne