GROUP COURSEWORK: GROUP REPORT AND JOURNAL (30%) AND
GROUP PRESENTATION (10%)
Assignment Brief:
Please read the case study carefully. Taking the role of a team of management consultants, prepare a report addressing the issues outlined in the case study.
1. You should write a report in your groups. Your report should be paginated and be between 2,000-2,500 words long excluding table of contents, summary/abstract and references/bibliography and include at least five cited, fully referenced, appropriate academic sources. For advice on structure of the report, referencing and other details please refer to ‘Assessment’ section on the module
StudySpace.
2. In addition, your group should submit a group journal which should include a critical reflection (3-4 pages). The template of the group journal can be found at the end of this assignment brief and in ‘Assessment’ section of StudySpace.
3. Based on your group report and journal prepare a group presentation. Your presentation should have maximum six slides
(excluding the first slide containing the title of the presentation and names of all group members) and the duration of your presentation should not exceed five-six minutes. All group members should present in class and be ready to step in if one or more group members do not turn up for the presentation assessment. Students not in attendance and not presenting will receive a mark of 0% for this element unless they have mitigating circumstances. The suggested structure of the presentation can be be found at the end of this assignment brief. For presentation tips please refer to
‘Assessment’ section on the module StudySpace.
Assignment questions:
Your report should address the following three points:
1. Do you consider that the different departments at Ringwoods are groups or teams? Justify your answer making reference to appropriate OB theories and drawing on examples from the case study. 2. Making reference to appropriate OB