1) Assessment Details. Changing organisational structures due to growth, from the textbook, pp. 129- 130: ‘You and Organization Structure’. Students will read and analyse the questions on the above pages of the text book and answer the questions from p.135. The assignment should be 1,200-1,500 words and presented as answers to each question (not a report, not an essay – just answers the questions) with appropriate APA referencing citing the textbook as the key academic reference. Qs 3, 4, 5 & 6 require you to draw organisational charts with brief explanations of each with a definition Course Description (Higher Education) BUMGT2615 Designing Effective Organisations CRICOS Provider No. 00103D Page 6 of 10 and explanation while the other questions ask for discussion and critical analysis. Note that more marks are awarded for Qs 4-6 which require written discussion of your thinking in response to the questions. Tips for the assignment: - For Q1: there is some helpful material about mission statements on p. 56f. - For Q2: describe specific job duties which have to be done to achieve the mission of the organisation, such as customer service: taking money, making change, offering online services, handling complaints and refunds etc. Then tie the jobs required with the type of positions you create in the organisation chart. Be as specific as possible about the type of work to be done for each position in Q2. Being very clear about the nature of the jobs to be done in Q2 will help greatly in the kind of organisation charts you design in Qs 3-6 - Expected number of references: one (the textbook)

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