DY3001 Personal and Organizational change

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DY3001: Personal and Organizational Change: Analyze aspects of change for individuals and organizations

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Instructions

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Item 1

Examine the factors that can lead a person to change. In your response, provide at least two examples of personal change and include the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that contributed to those examples of personal change. Your response should be 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs) in length. Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.

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Module 1: Personal Change

Analyze factors that lead a person to change, including at least two examples of personal change and the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that contributed to those examples.

Learning Objective 1.1.1: Examine factors related to personal change

Response is not present.

Analysis of factors that lead a person to change—including at least two examples of personal change and the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that contributed to those examples—is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete analysis of factors that lead a person to change—including at least two examples of personal change and the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that contributed to those examples.

Item 2

Describe an aspect of yourself or area in your life in which you experienced a personal change for the better. Explain what motivated you to make this change and what the results were (negative and/or positive). Your response should be 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs) in length. Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.

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Module 1: Personal Change

Explain what motivated you to make a personal change and the results of that change (negative or positive); include in your explanation a description of the aspect of yourself or area in your life where you experienced the change.

Learning Objective 1.1.2: Examine factors related to personal change

Response is not present.

Explanation of the motivation for making a personal change and the results of that change (negative or positive)—including a description of the personal aspect or area of life where the change was experienced—is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the motivation for making a personal change and the results of that change (negative or positive)—including a description of the personal aspect or area of life where the change was experienced.

Item 3

Analyze the importance of change for individuals. In your response, weigh the pros and cons of having a change mindset. Include two examples of positive outcomes from incorporating personal change and two examples of potentially negative consequences, either from incorporating personal change or from failing to incorporate personal change. Your response should be 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs) in length. Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.
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Module 1: Personal Change

Analyze the importance of change for individuals, including the pros and cons of having a change mindset, two examples of positive outcomes, and two potentially negative consequences.

Learning Objective 1.2: Analyze the importance of change for individuals

Response is not present.

Analysis of the importance of change for individuals—including the pros and cons of having a change mindset, two examples of positive outcomes, and two potentially negative consequences—is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete analysis of the importance of change for individuals—including the pros and cons of having a change mindset, two examples of positive outcomes, and two potentially negative consequences.

Item 4

Explain what organizational change is and identify three examples of specific drivers, or causes, of organizational change. Your response should be 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs) in length. Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.
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Module 2: Organizational Change

Explain what organizational change is and identify three examples of specific drivers, or causes, of organizational change.

Learning Objective 2.1.1: Examine causes of change within an organization

Response is not present.

Explanation of organizational change—including three examples of specific drivers, or causes, of organizational change—is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of organizational change—including three examples of specific drivers, or causes, of organizational change.

Item 5

Explain the importance of change for organizations. How does change affect business outcomes, either in a positive or a negative way? Your response should be 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs) in length. Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.
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Module 2: Organizational Change

Explain the importance of change for organizations, including how change affects business outcomes—either positively or negatively.

Learning Objective 2.2: Explain effects of change on business outcomes in an organization

Response is not present.

Explanation of the importance of change for organizations, including how change affects business outcomes—either positively or negatively—is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the importance of change for organizations, including how change affects business outcomes—either positively or negatively.

Item 6

Identify three causes of failure in organizational change efforts. Your response should be 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs) in length. Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.
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Module 2: Organizational Change

Identify three causes of failure in organizational change efforts.

Learning Objective 2.3: Identify causes of failure in organizational change efforts

Response is not present.

Identification of three causes of failure in organizational change efforts is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete identification of three causes of failure in organizational change efforts.

Item 7

Explain organizational culture and its importance to the success of a business or organization. Your response should be 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs) in length. Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.
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Module 2: Organizational Change

Explain organizational culture and its importance to the success of a business or organization.

Learning Objective 2.4.1: Analyze impact of organizational culture on organizational success and change management

Response is not present.

Explanation of organizational culture and its importance to the success of a business or organization is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of organizational culture and its importance to the success of a business or organization.

Item 8

Explain how organizational culture can affect the process for organizational change. Your response should be 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs) in length. Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.
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Module 2: Organizational Change

Explain how organizational culture can affect the process for organizational change.

Learning Objective 2.4.2: Analyze impact of organizational culture on organizational success and change management

Response is not present.

Explanation of how organizational culture can affect the process for organizational change is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of how organizational culture can affect the process for organizational change.

For items 9–11, review the “Tony Hsieh at Zappos: Structure, Culture and Change” case study and do some research on your own to locate additional information and insights about Zappos’s corporate culture.

Item 9

Analyze the elements of Zappos’s corporate culture that enabled successful implementation of the organizational change described. In your analysis, be sure to describe the culture at Zappos. Your response should be 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs) in length. Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.
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Module 2: Organizational Change

Analyze the elements of Zappos’s corporate culture—including a description of the culture at Zappos—that enabled successful implementation of organizational change

Learning Objective 2.4.3: Analyze impact of organizational culture on organizational success and change management

Response is not present.

Analysis of the elements of Zappos’s corporate culture that enabled successful implementation of organizational change— including a description of the culture at Zappos—is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete analysis of the elements of Zappos’s corporate culture that enabled successful implementation of organizational change— including a description of the culture at Zappos.

Item 10

Examine the forces that drove the organizational change at Zappos. Your response should be 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs) in length. Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.
Your Response

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Module 2: Organizational Change

Examine the forces that drove the organizational change at Zappos.

Learning Objective 2.1.2: Examine causes of change within an organization

Response is not present.

Examination of the forces that drove the organizational change at Zappos is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete examination of the forces that drove the organizational change at Zappos.

Item 11

Analyze how organizational change can impact both leaders and employees. In your response, consider the specific situation at Zappos. How would you have felt as an employee undergoing the change to a holacracy? How might your experience have differed if you were in a leadership role during this change? Your response should be 225–300 words (3–4 paragraphs) in length. Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.
Your Response

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Rubric

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Module 2: Organizational Change

Analyze how organizational change can impact both leaders and employees—including specifics about how an employee and a leader might have experienced the change to a holacracy at Zappos.

Learning Objective 2.5: Analyze effects of organizational change on employees at all levels of an organization

Response is not present.

Analysis of how organizational change can impact both leaders and employees—including specifics about how an employee and a leader might have experienced the change to a holacracy at Zappos—is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete analysis of how organizational change can impact both leaders and employees—including specifics about how an employee and a leader might have experienced the change to a holacracy at Zappos.

References

Provide a citation for each resource you used to write your response to this Assessment. The following citation has been provided as an example:

Govindarajan, V., & Faber, H. (2016, May 23). From accountant to yogi: Making a radical career change. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from http://hbr.org

Professional Skills Assessment

In this Competency Assessment, you will be assessed on the following Professional Skills: Written Communication and Information Literacy. These skills count toward your achievement of the Competency and the Professional Skills.

Professional Skills Assessment

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Written Communication: Write with clarity, coherence, and purpose.

LO1: Construct complete and correct sentences (AWE 2; Sentence-Level Skills)

Sentences are incoherent and impede the reader’s access to ideas.

Sentences are incomplete and/or include fragments and run-on sentences, limiting the reader’s access to ideas.

Sentence structure effectively conveys meaning to the reader.

LO2: Demonstrate the effective use of grammar and mechanics (AWE 2; Sentence-Level Skills)

Multiple inaccuracies in grammar and mechanics impede the reader’s access to ideas.

Some inaccuracies in grammar and mechanics limit the reader’s access to ideas.

Use of grammar and mechanics is straightforward and effectively conveys meaning to the reader.

LO3: Create cohesive paragraphs with a clear central idea (AWE 2; Paragraph-Level Skills)

Paragraphs, or lack of paragraphs, impede the reader’s access to ideas.

Construction of main idea and/or supporting paragraphs limit the reader’s access to ideas.

Main idea and/or supporting paragraphs effectively convey meaning to the reader.

LO4: Use supporting material to support a claim (AWE 2; Use of Evidence)

Supporting materials are not present.

Supporting material is used inconsistently or inappropriately.

Supporting material is used to enhance meaning. Writing is appropriately paraphrased and uses direct quotes as applicable.

LO6: Identify sources (AWE 2; Credit to source)

Sources are missing.

Writing inconsistently identifies or misrepresents sources.

Writing clearly identifies the source of nonoriginal material and/or ideas.

Information Literacy: Apply strategies to evaluate information in order to effectively analyze issues and make decisions.

LO1: Identify and locate credible sources

No sources or non-credible sources are present.

Sources are inconsistently credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment.

Sources are mostly credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment.

LO2: Analyze information sources

Analysis is not present.

Analysis superficially applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment, and/or analysis is unclear.

Analysis thoroughly and clearly applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment.

Mastery Rubric

In order to achieve mastery of this Competency, you must achieve a “2” on every rubric row in addition to meeting the additional expectation indicated in the Mastery Rubric.

Mastery Rubric

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Exceeds Expectations: In-Depth Analysis: Explores issues/objects/works through the collection and analysis of evidence that result in informed conclusions/judgments.

Analyze multiple, relevant sources and examples to analyze aspects of change for individuals and organizations

Responses to the items do not consistently integrate information from relevant sources and examples to demonstrate a thorough analysis of aspects of change for individuals and organizations.

Responses to the items consistently integrate information from relevant sources and examples to demonstrate a thorough analysis of aspects of change for individuals and organizations.

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