Posted: October 5th, 2016

Write a 1,000 word applied piece reflecting on the passage below illustrating how the insights you have gained from the unit readings up to Week 3 can be applied to your own organisation

Assessment Task 1 (Online):
Posting (1) and Application Piece – Portfolio
Task description
This Assessment has two parts:
. 1 Read the passage below and post a comment outlining how any three of the seven dot points may affect businesses across industry (500 words).
. 2 Write a 1,000 word applied piece reflecting on the passage below illustrating how the insights you have gained from the unit readings up to Week 3 can be applied to your own organisation.
Both pieces are due by emailed portfolio by Friday of Week 4. (See below for information on the format of your portfolio, and see the schedule of actual assessment dates provided separately).
Every organisation out there today is striving to improve its day to day operations in the areas of employee performance and satisfaction and client satisfaction. Guidelines to follow when trying to make the needed changes in your firm are likely to start with ‘Adjust Your Attitude’ which may include the following suggestions:
• be open to new ideas!
• make time for quality improvement
• don’t manage by fear. Help people feel secure in their jobs
• don’t let the statement, “We’ve always done it this way,” keep the firm from trying new approaches to problem-solving
• change the ‘Us v Them’ culture of management and staff by adopting quality principles and methods. Working together to solve common problems will help break down these barriers
• encourage everyone in the organisation to read or listen to The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
• don’t think of quality as a program; it’s a mindset and a method of operation (http://www.accountingweb.com/practice/practice-excellence/ideas-to-improve-the- quality-of-your-organization).
You are welcome to post either of these submissions in AIM Connect. However, you should bear in mind the open nature of the Campus Forums section. You will be assessed on the e- mailed submission (portfolio).
Assessment Format – Portfolio
The Portfolio is a collection of work illustrating your efforts and progress over a period of time. While the format for a Portfolio is flexible, as a minimum you should include the following components:
. Executive summary
. Discussion posting (500 words ±10%)
. Application writing piece (1,000 words ±10%) – may be written in a less formal structure, expressing your feelings and thoughts about the content and process of your learning, and importantly, how this can be applied to your own organisation.
. References (documents and people consulted) – a minimum of six separate suitable references, additional to the textbook, must be included.