9-1 Final Paper

SPT 600 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric

Overview For the final project in this course, you will apply concepts, models, and styles covered in the course to a real-world sport organization. You will create a report to management in which you will evaluate the organization’s performance and effectiveness in achieving its goals while maintaining its vision and mission. The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three, Five, and Seven. The final product will be submitted in Module Nine.

In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:

 Evaluate sport organizations for their effectiveness in resolving issues while maintaining their visions, missions, and goals

 Identify issues germane to collective bargaining and labor management for determining solutions that appease stakeholders

 Analyze organizational models and managerial functions for their impact in achieving sport organizational goals

 Assess decision-making styles for determining the most effective practices in a sport organization

 Determine which motivational theories and models of leadership behavior provide the most significant impact on organizational effectiveness of sports entities

Prompt Imagine yourself as an advisor to an upper-level manager of a sport organization. You have been asked to create a report to the management of the organization in which you evaluate the organization’s effectiveness at resolving an issue while maintaining its vision and mission and working toward its goals. You will investigate how the issue affected the organization and how the organization responded to the issue and dealt with any changes from or consequences of its solution.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed in your report:

I. Overview: Select an issue from the list provided in the Module One discussion and one real sport organization that has faced the issue. A. Provide an overview of the issue and sport organization you selected. B. Explain how the issue has affected the sport organization.

II. Organization A. Describe the organization’s vision, mission, and goals, including how this organization has historically been successful with modeling these

behaviors and achieving its goals. B. Explain the role and power of the governing body’s impact on the effectiveness of the organization. Use examples to support your response. C. Illustrate with examples how the governing body within the organization has been effective in achieving goals and also how the governing body

has been ineffective in supporting the organization. D. Explain how the organization’s management addressed the issue, including what factors they took into consideration when attempting to

resolve it.

III. Evaluate the Approach A. Illustrate the different decision-making models that could potentially be used by the organization to address the issue. B. Determine which decision-making model you feel would be the most appropriate for resolving the issue. Provide examples to support your

response. C. Analyze whether or not the organization utilized the most appropriate decision-making model to resolve the problem. Justify your analysis with

specific examples. D. Determine which motivational theory or theories and leadership behavior model(s) were applied by the organization in devising its decision.

Provide examples to support your response. E. Analyze whether or not the organization utilized the most appropriate theories and models to devise its decision. Justify your analysis with

specific examples.

IV. Collective Bargaining and Labor Management A. Describe what factors the organization should have considered regarding the impact its decision would have on labor relations. B. Explain what issues specific to labor management and collective bargaining arose as a result of this issue. C. Analyze whether the union and/or exclusive bargaining representatives related to the sport organization were effective in representing

employees within the organization in relation to the issue. D. Based on the outcome of the organization’s decision and solution, determine if all key stakeholders’ needs were effectively met with regard to

labor management and collective bargaining. E. Determine which motivational theory or theories and leadership behavior model(s) were applied by the organization in addressing the potential

labor concerns. Provide examples to support your response. F. Analyze whether or not the organization utilized the most appropriate theories and models to address potential labor concerns. Justify your

analysis with specific examples.

V. Organizational Structure A. Describe the type of organizational model used by the organization, including its impact on the organization’s effectiveness in resolving the

issue. B. Determine if the management has been an effective entity in meeting the goals of the organization. Provide examples to support your

determination. C. As a result of the organization’s decision and solution to the issue, describe the changes within and impact to the organizational structure.

VI. Conclusion A. Evaluate the approaches management used throughout resolving this issue, based on the motivational theories and leadership behavior models,

to determine if they were successful in providing the most significant impact on organizational effectiveness. Why or why not? B. Evaluate whether the organization was effective at resolving the issue while maintaining its vision, mission, and goals.

Milestones Milestone One: Organizational Analysis and S tructure In Module Three, you will share the vision, mission, and goals of the organization you identified in the Module One discussion. From there, you will provide an overview of the organization’s governing body as well as its management structure. Your submission should be 2 to 3 pages in length and will be graded with the Milestone One Rubric.

Milestone Two: Collective Bargaining and Labor Management In Module Five, you will draft a paper on collective bargaining and labor management as they relate to the organization and issue you selected. Your submission should be 2 to 3 pages in length and will be graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.

Milestone Three: Evaluate the Approach In Module Seven, you will provide an overview of how management addressed the issue including what factors they took into consideration when attempting to resolve it. From there, you will p rovide an analysis of the approach taken. Your submission should be 2 to 3 pages in length and will be graded with the Milestone Three Rub ric.

Final Project Submission: Report to Management In Module Nine, you will submit your final project. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product and reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. Compile all of your completed work from all three milestones in an organized document. Your submission should be 8 to 12 pages and will be graded with the Final Project Rubric (on the next page of this document).

Deliverables

Milestone Deliverable Module Due Grading

One Organizational Analysis and Structure Three Graded separately; Milestone One Rubric

Two Collective Bargaining and Labor Management Five Graded separately; Milestone Two Rubric

Three Evaluate the Approach Seven Graded separately; Milestone Three Rubric

Final Submission: Report to Management Nine Graded separately; Final Project Rubric

Final Project Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your report to management must be 8 to 12 pages, double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins, and must adhere to APA guidelines for citing sources.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Overview: Overview of the Issue and

Sport Organization

Meets “Proficient” criteria and overview is exceptionally clear and contextualized

Provides an overview of the issue and sport organization selected

Provides an overview of the issue and sport organization selected, but overview is cursory or issue selected does not align well to sport organization selected

Does not provide an overview of the issue and sport organization selected

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Overview: Effect on the Sport

Organization [SPT-600-01]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of how the issue has affected the sport organization

Explains how the issue has affected the sport organization

Explains how the issue has affected the sport organization, but explanation is cursory or contains inaccuracies

Does not explain how the issue has affected the sport organization

3.64

Organization: Vision, Mission, and Goals

[SPT-600-01]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of how the organization has modeled the vision and mission and achieved goals

Describes the organization’s vision, mission, and goals, including how the organization has historically been successful with modeling these behaviors and achieving goals

Describes the organization’s vision, mission, and goals, including how the organization has historically been successful with modeling these behaviors and achieving goals, but description is cursory or contains inaccuracies

Does not describe the organization’s vision, mission, and goals

3.64

Organization: Role and Power

[SPT-600-01]

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and examples provided demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the governing body’s role and power within the organization

Explains the role and power of the governing body’s impact on the effectiveness of the organization with support from appropriate examples

Explains the role and power of the governing body’s impact on the effectiveness of the organization, but explanation is illogical or not supported with appropriate examples

Does not explain the role and power of the governing body’s impact on the effectiveness of the organization

3.64

Organization: Governing Body

[SPT-600-01]

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and examples provided demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the governing body’s effectiveness in achieving goals and supporting the organization

Illustrates with examples how the governing body within the organization has been effective in achieving goals and ineffective in supporting the organization

Illustrates how the governing body within the organization has been effective in achieving goals and ineffective in supporting the organization, but examples are not relevant or appropriate

Does not illustrate how the governing body within the organization has been effective in achieving goals or ineffective in supporting the organization

3.64

Organization: Addressed the Issue

[SPT-600-04]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of how the organization’s management addressed the issue

Explains how the organization’s management addressed the issue, including factors taken into consideration

Explains how the organization’s management addressed the issue, including factors taken into consideration, but explanation is cursory or illogical

Does not explain how the organization’s management addressed the issue, including factors taken into consideration

4.55

Evaluate the Approach: Decision-

Making Models [SPT-600-04]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and illustration is exceptionally comprehensive and contextualized

Illustrates the different decision-making models that could potentially be used by the organization to address the issue

Illustrates the different decision-making models that could potentially be used by the organization to address the issue, but illustration is cursory or illogical

Does not illustrate the different decision-making models that could potentially be used by the organization to address the issue

4.55

Evaluate the Approach:

Appropriate for Resolving the Issue

[SPT-600-04]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a nuanced understanding of the application of decision-making models to resolving issues

Determines which decision- making model would be the most appropriate for resolving the issue with support from appropriate and relevant examples

Determines which decision- making model would be the most appropriate for resolving the issue, but determination is illogical or is not supported with appropriate or relevant examples

Does not determine which decision-making model would be the most appropriate for resolving the issue

4.55

Evaluate the Approach:

Appropriate Decision-Making

Model [SPT-600-04]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and justification expertly applies examples to support the analysis

Analyzes whether or not the organization utilized the most appropriate decision-making model to resolve the problem and justifies analysis with support from specific examples

Analyzes whether or not the organization utilized the most appropriate decision-making model to resolve the problem, but analysis is cursory or justification does not align with the analysis or does not use appropriate examples

Does not analyze whether or not the organization utilized the most appropriate decision- making model to resolve the problem

4.55

Evaluate the Approach: Devising

Its Decision [SPT-600-05]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a sophisticated ability to apply motivational theory or theories and leadership behavior model(s) to decisions

Determines which motivational theory or theories and leadership behavior model(s) were applied by the organization in devising its decision with support from appropriate and relevant examples

Determines which motivational theory or theories and leadership behavior model(s) were applied by the organization in devising its decision, but determination is illogical or is not supported with appropriate or relevant examples

Does not determine which motivational theory or theories and leadership behavior model(s) were applied by the organization in devising its decision

4.55

Evaluate the Approach:

Appropriate Theories and Models

[SPT-600-05]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and justification expertly applies examples to support the analysis

Analyzes whether or not the organization utilized the most appropriate theories and models to devise its decision and justifies analysis with support from specific examples

Analyzes whether or not the organization utilized the most appropriate theories and models to devise its decision, but analysis is cursory or justification does not align with the analysis or use appropriate examples

Does not analyze whether or not the organization utilized the most appropriate theories and models to devise its decision

3.64

Collective Bargaining and Labor

Management: Labor Relations

[SPT-600-02]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and description is exceptionally clear and contextualized

Describes what factors the organization should have considered regarding the impact its decision would have on labor relations

Describes what factors the organization should have considered regarding the impact its decision would have on labor relations, but description is cursory or contains inaccuracies

Does not describe what factors the organization should have considered regarding the impact its decision would have on labor relations

4.55

Collective Bargaining and Labor

Management: Issues Arose

[SPT-600-02]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of issues specific to labor management and collective bargaining

Explains what issues specific to labor management and collective bargaining arose as a result of this issue

Explains what issues specific to labor management and collective bargaining arose as a result of this issue, but explanation is cursory or contains inaccuracies

Does not explain what issues specific to labor management and collective bargaining arose as a result of this issue

4.55

Collective Bargaining and Labor

Management: Representing

Employees [SPT-600-02]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a keen awareness of the roles and responsibilities of the union and/or exclusive bargaining representatives to determine their effectiveness

Analyzes whether the union and/or exclusive bargaining representatives were effective in representing employees in relation to the issue

Analyzes whether the union and/or exclusive bargaining representatives were effective in representing employees in relation to the issue, but analysis is cursory or contains inaccuracies

Does not analyze whether the union and/or exclusive bargaining representatives were effective in representing employees in relation to the issue

4.55

Collective Bargaining and Labor

Management: Needs Met

[SPT-600-02]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the needs of key stakeholders in relation to the issue and labor management and collective bargaining

Determines if all key stakeholders’ needs were effectively met with regard to labor management and collective bargaining based on the outcome of the organization’s decision and solution

Determines if all key stakeholders’ needs were effectively met with regard to labor management and collective bargaining, but determination is illogical or is not based on the outcome of the organization’s decision and solution

Does not determine if all key stakeholders’ needs were effectively met with regard to labor management and collective bargaining

4.55

Collective Bargaining and Labor

Management: Theories and

Behavior Models [SPT-600-05]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a sophisticated ability to apply motivational theory or theories and leadership behavior model(s) to address potential labor concerns

Determines which motivational theory or theories and leadership behavior model(s) were applied by the organization in addressing potential labor concerns with support from appropriate and relevant examples

Determines which motivational theory or theories and leadership behavior model(s) were applied by the organization in addressing potential labor concerns, but determination is illogical or is not supported with appropriate or relevant examples

Does not determine which motivational theory or theories and leadership behavior model(s) were applied by the organization in addressing potential labor concerns

3.64

Collective Bargaining and Labor

Management: Appropriate

Theories and Models [SPT-600-05]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and justification expertly applies examples to support the analysis

Analyzes whether or not the organization utilized the most appropriate theories and models to address potential labor concerns and justifies analysis with support from specific examples

Analyzes whether or not the organization utilized the most appropriate theories and models to address potential labor concerns, but analysis is cursory or justification does not align with the analysis or use appropriate examples

Does not analyze whether or not the organization utilized the most appropriate theories and models to address potential labor concerns

3.64

Organizational Structure:

Organizational Model

[SPT-600-03]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates exceptional insight into how the organizational model impacts the organization’s effectiveness

Describes the type of organizational model employed by the organization and explains its impact on the organization’s effectiveness in resolving the issue

Describes the type of organizational model used by the organization, including its impact on the organization’s effectiveness in resolving the issue, but the description is cursory or contains inaccuracies

Does not describe the type of organizational model used by the organization

6.07

Organizational Structure:

Management [SPT-600-03]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and cites specific, pertinent examples to establish the relevance of the determination

Determines if the management has been an effective entity in meeting the goals of the organization with support from specific examples

Determines if the management has been an effective entity in meeting the goals of the organization, but determination is illogical or is not supported with specific examples

Does not determine if the management has been an effective entity in meeting the goals of the organization

6.07

Organizational

Structure: Changes

[SPT-600-03]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of changes within and impact to the organization

Describes the changes within and impact to the organization structure as a result of the organization’s decision and solution to the issue

Describes the changes within and impact to the organization structure, but description is cursory or is not based on the organization’s decision and solution to the issue

Does not describe the changes within and impact to the organizational structure

6.07

Conclusion: Approaches [SPT-600-05]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides unique and insightful reflection of the effectiveness of the approaches management used

Evaluates the approaches management used throughout resolving the issue based on the motivational theories and leadership behavioral models

Evaluates the approaches management used throughout resolving the issue, but evaluation is cursory or illogical or does not base evaluation on the motivational theories and leadership behavioral models

Does not evaluate the approaches management used throughout resolving the issue

3.64

Conclusion: Effective at Resolving the

Issue [SPT-600-01]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides unique and insightful connections between the organization’s resolution and its vision, mission, and goals

Evaluates whether the organization was effective at resolving the issue while maintaining its vision, mission, and goals

Evaluates whether the organization was effective at resolving the issue while maintaining its vision, mission, and goals, but evaluation is cursory or contains inaccuracies

Does not evaluate whether the organization was effective at resolving the issue while maintaining its vision, mission, and goals

3.64

Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

4.08

Total 100%

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