Format for BUS7AQ Creative Change and Innovation Assignment 1 (Presentation)

 

• Some pointers on PPT (Notes Page format):
  • Submit your group presentation in Notes Page format into Turnitin similarity checker and follow according to GWU requirements.
  • After receiving the results from the Turnitin similarity checker, provide Notes Page format in pdf.
  • The in-text citations must be included in both the presentation slides and the note pages.
  • The total number of PPT (Notes Page format) should not exceed 30 slides including the reference list.

 

• Make use of graphs and pictures to explain your findings.
• Need to be clear and concise.
• Do not use too many sentences on each slide.
• Do not use too many colours or too Many Fonts and Styles and size.

 

Content Slide

 

• Introduction
• Strategy for Change Management
• New Innovation (s) and adoption of Technology to tackle Threats from Larger Organization (s)
• Evaluation of Initiatives Learnt from a comparison between Greggs and In-house Bakers at various supermarkets
• Conclusion

References

 

 

• Introduction

 

You can choose any small traditionally based SME family company in food manufacturing (making simple bakery products) employing just over a 100 people. Short background context of the company should be given. Identify why your chosen company is losing money but have a reputation of quality. How do you achieve successful change management in a SME environment?

 

The objectives of this presentation should be clearly stated.

 

• Strategy for Change Management

 

Based on your selected company of a small traditional based SME family business in food manufacturing (making simple bakery products), you are to demonstrate how the changes in the marketplace over the past 5 years have influenced their existing product range/product mix.

 

This implies that you should do extensive research on internal and external environment of SME family business in food manufacturing (making simple bakery products) to know what triggers organisational change.

 

Your task is to propose a clear strategy for change management framework within the SME with examples justified with theoretical dialogue (various strategy for change management perspectives, tools, models and theories should be adopted in the process of discussing the strategy for change management framework).

 

• New Innovation(s) and adoption of Technology to tackle Threats from Larger

Organisation(s)

 

Your task is to explain clearly how you are tackling innovation and technology threats from larger organizations. In fact, one of the best ways to do this is to drive creative change of new innovation (s) and technology. In the process of change, evaluate the suitability of new innovation(s) and technology within the context of the company.

 

This creative change of new innovation (s) and technology allows you to gain a competitive edge on your bakery products and form the core of your strategy that steer the company forward.

 

• Evaluation of Initiatives Learnt from a comparison between Greggs and In-house Bakers

Your task

 

Your task is to conduct adequate research before you start writing this section. This research involves an analysis of comparison areas between Greggs and in-house bakers of various supermarkets. The type of analysis tools can be models and theories.

 

In your research, attempt to analyse all initiatives from the website of Greggs (https://www.greggs.co.uk/) You are to conduct further research from further in-house bakers at supermarkets in a similar vein. Discuss the findings of the evaluation from your analysis.

 

Propose the key suitable initiatives from the findings to be adopted/adapted in the context of your chosen company. In other words, you cannot simply imitate what your competitors are doing even though you can use them for reference.

 

• Conclusion

Summarize your content accordingly and you should not be churning out further pointers.

 

THE END

 

Format for BUS7AQ Creative Change and Innovation Assignment

 

TOPIC requirements:

You need to choose any small traditionally based SME family company in food manufacturing (making simple bakery products) employing just over a 100 people. Short background context of the company should be given. Identify why your chosen company is losing money but have a reputation of quality. How do you achieve successful change management in a SME environment?

 

The objectives of this presentation should be clearly stated.

Assignment 1: Presentation

20 minutes with 10 minutes questions

Detail how you would set about managing change in a small traditionally based SME family business in food manufacturing (making simple bakery products) employing just over a 100 people. They are currently losing money but have a reputation for quality.

Define how should they tackle innovation & technology threats from larger organisations such as developments in producing standard bakery products to highly creative cakes and artesian breads.

Discuss what initiatives can the baker learn from organisations such as Greggs and in-house bakers at the various supermarkets.

 

Provide a clear, structured presentation which illustrate the development in creative thinking and the changes within the commercial organisation using theoretically discussion and critical thinking skills.

50% Of Total Marks

 

 

Marking Criteria	Marks Awarded	Marks Available
1.     Outlines a clear strategy for change management within the SME with examples justified with theoretical dialogue.		30
2.     Discusses new innovations and technology, including threats from other larger companies and evaluate their suitability within the organisation		30
3.     Discusses and evaluates the initiatives used by other companies and their suitability within the organisation		25
Good use of language and/or good presentation.		10
5.     Harvard referencing principles are applied throughout the submission in the correct manner.  Authentic and academic sources have been utilised to support each section of the work. Omitting to reference correctly reduces work to a descriptive level only.		5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generic Level 7 Marking Criteria

No work has been submitted in the time allowed, or the work submitted demonstrates little or no understanding of the task or the subject matter.  This may be evident where the work is substantially incoherent, irrelevant or lacking in factual content, or where these shortcomings are present in combination such that the work as a whole is unsound.  Major errors of fact, or evidence of substantially poor cognitive or other relevant skills will also lead to a fail.	Fail: Marks below 30%
The work shows some knowledge and required skills are present to a degree.  There may be appreciable error or omission of facts, poor structure, misdirection to the task, or poor conceptualisation or illustration of the work.  Evidence of analysis and evaluation is weak.  There will be indications in the work that the candidate is capable of improving it by further application to the task	Fail: Marks in the range 30% – 39%
The work contains sufficient descriptive information.  There is some analysis and explanation with appropriate illustration and example, and some attempt to evaluate.  The work will generally be coherent and relevant, it will contain some useful proposals or solutions related to familiar solutions and there will be some attempt at originality.  It will be communicated clearly.	Pass: Marks in the range of 40% – 49%
The work contains all the necessary contextual information.  There will be adequate analysis, explanation and conceptualisation, with appropriate illustration and example, and sound attempts to evaluate and judge.  The work will be substantially coherent and will contain relevant and feasible proposals or solutions related to familiar situations, some responses to uncertainty or ambiguity and some acknowledgements of the implications of change.	Pass: Marks in the range of 50% – 59%
The work will contain complete explanations using most available information.  There will be substantial analysis; the ability to recognise evidence, use ideas, conceptualise, evaluate and judge in familiar situations will be clearly demonstrated.  Proposals or solutions will be contextually relevant and useful, with substantial evidence of the skill necessary to operationalize them in a variety of situations, including those in which uncertainty, ambiguity or change are present.  The work will provide evidence of originality and of useful knowledge transfer to novel situations.  It will be coherent and convincing.	Pass: Marks in the range of 60% – 69%
The work will clearly demonstrate the ability to analyse accurately, reliably and fully, all relevant information; to use evidence; to conceptualise, evaluate and judge; to propose and operationalise effective solutions, and to show substantial originality and creativity in a variety of familiar situations or in the face of ambiguity, uncertainty or change.  It will demonstrate valuable knowledge transfer and propose feasible solutions for a wide range of situations.  Evidence of the ability to innovate will be present.	Pass: Marks in the range of 70% and above

 

 

 

 

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Assessment Structure Instructions

 

 

Report/ Case Study/ Essay

 

1. All written report should be based on the following guideline:

 

• Font size : 12
• Font type : Arial/Times New Roman
• Line spacing : 1.5
• Alignment : Justify

 

2. The structure of the report/case study/essay should be as follow:

 

No cover page needed

1. Table of content with proper numbering system and page number
2. Main body of the assignment
3. Reference list with proper Harvard Referencing according to WGU requirements

 

3. The PDF file submission is recommended in order to prevent the format from running.
4. All students are encouraged to use the Turnitin Similarity Checker to check on their work’s similarity rate before the final submission to module submission link.
5. The word count is exclusive of table of content, in-text citations, references, appendix, and tables.
6. The penalty for exceeding the word count is 5 marks per 1000 words excess, with a 10% leeway above the specified word count before the penalty is applied.

 

Presentation (PowerPoint Slides)

 

1. The structure of the presentation (PowerPoint Slides) should be as follow:

 

No cover page needed

1. The first presentation slide should consist of:
   1. Student name and Student ID number
   2. Module code and module name
   3. Lecturer name
2. Main body of the assignment (presentation)
3. Reference list, which is part of the presentation slides with proper Harvard Referencing according to WGU requirements

 

2. All students are required to convert their PowerPoint slides into Note Pages format and save it in PDF file for final submission.
3. All students are encouraged to use the Turnitin Similarity Checker to check on their work’s similarity rate before the final submission to Turnitin.
4. Total number of presentation slides should not exceed 30 slides including the reference list.
5. The in-text citations must be included in both the presentation slides and the note pages.

 

 

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