PART 2 PROJECT DUE IN 48 HOURS

MORE ON PROJECT 2

Project 2 includes the following major components:

7 Dimensions of Organizational Culture (6 points)

· Briefly discuss the 7 dimensions of Organizational Culture

· This should be a general discussion (not specific to Spotify)

· You are required to use and cite course materials (if not, the highest score falls to a 3.9/6.0 according to the rubric)

· Be sure to use “Analysis” (addressing the “Why”/”How”), as opposed to just the “What”

Spotify’s Video Facts/Examples of Org Culture (22 points)

· Point out specific examples of each dimension from the video

· Underline each dimension, when discussed

· Provide at least one example for each of the 7 dimensions

· Tie-in the course material (with citations) to each dimension discussed

· If course material and video are not both used, the highest grade falls to a 14/22 according to the rubric

· Be sure to include an in-text citation with min:sec in place of page/paragraph #

Competitive Advantage (20 points)

· Discuss how Spotify uses its corporate culture to create a competitive advantage

· Be sure to specify the competitive advantage

· Use both course material and information from the video

· If course material and video are not both used, the highest grade falls to under 13/20 according to the rubric (although not specifically stated)

Spotify’s Org Structure (20 points)

· Identify/discuss Spotify’s Organizational Structure

· Base your writing off of the video and the course readings

· Cite (at least 2) specific examples from the video

· If course material is not used, the highest grade falls to a 13/20 according to the rubric

Instructions (10 points)

· No more than 6 pages of content

· Must include a title page (not counted towards the 5-page limit)

· Must include a reference page (also not counted towards the 5-page limit)

· Paper must be double-spaced, 12-point font

· Use headings before each section

· Third-person writing is required

Additional thoughts will follow tomorrow.

PROJECT 1 FEEDBACK

Overall, students did well on Project 1. 

Here is an overview of some common problems that some students ran into:

INTRO

· Be specific and state the conclusion/thesis of the paper

· Do not simply re-word the instructions for the assignment

· The Intro is not worth very many points, so do not devote half a page to it (save space for the analytical parts further in the paper)

SWOT TABLE

· Some students identified 3 elements each, as opposed to 5 as stated by the rubric for maximum points

SWOT ANALYSIS

· The keyword here was “analysis” (by now, you should all know what that means...)

· Some students just rephrased the info from their SWOT Table

GOALS

· Good for the most part, but even better if stated as SMART goals

· The rubric required course support

# OBJECTIVES

· Some students provided just 2 objectives per goal

OBJECTIVES

· Required explanation and course support

CONCLUSION

· Summarize the paper

· Restate your thesis

· Like the Intro, the Conclusion is not worth very many points, so do not devote half a page to this section, either

INSTRUCTIONS

· The maximum page limit was 6 pages of content, double-spaced, with size 12 font

· If you submitted something smaller, I changed the characteristics accordingly and graded your project based off of this

APA

· Some student still have not learned how to cite within the paper, or as a reference list (please contact me immediately if this is you…)

MISC.

“CourseHero” is a clearinghouse website and will result in a zero and possible plagiarism allegations

Please be mindful of your TurnItIn score after you upload your paper.  This score can be used for you to re-examine your work and make corrections where necessary.  The paper can then be resubmitted.

Make sure you look over your Project 1 feedback, and make sure you understand it.  If not, contact me, and I will explain so you can learn from Project 1 and do better on Project 2.

Let me know if you have any questions.