3-5 Page Executive Summary and PowerPoint.

Overview

One of the objectives of this course is for students to demonstrate through a team based project the skills, knowledge and behaviors required for success in a team-based organization in the 21st century. Throughout the OL curriculum, you have engaged in a number of team-based projects. As a culmination of your program of study, you will have a final team project.

Students will work in teams to research a contemporary trend or issue related to leadership with the goal of teaching what they learned to their classmates. This presentation should provide a something new about the chosen topic. The project is divided in to Four 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 One, Two and Ten.

Main Elements

You will be required to turn in:

· Executive Summary

· Bibliography

· A final presentation

Each student team will deliver a comprehensive presentation on their selected issue or trend. A major outcome is to teach your classmates something new regarding the topic. Teams should provide relevant documents and are expected to use PowerPoint or some other appropriate presentation software.

Your research should be future oriented and include the following:

• How the topic will change business and society

• How the topic will evolve

• What the implications are for these developments and changes

You may choose to interview a leader engaged in your topic of interest. The document, Leadership Interview found in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics section of the course, provides a format for question asking. The information you gather should be included in your presentation. Use the Interview Consent form to obtain formal consent prior to the interview.

Group Pages

Each group will be provided a group area in which they may communicate with group members. Use the Group Space forum in the Team Project Group Pages to communicate with your group members. This Group Space is NOT graded but will be monitored by the instructor. You will receive formative feedback from the instructor throughout the course.

NOTE: You will be asked to fill out a Group Member Evaluation Form at the end of this project. Responses will be used to score the “Teamwork” critical element of the rubric.

Format

Milestone One: Generating a Topic

In 1-4 Team Project Wiki, you will first, identify a topic in which you are interested. This must be a topic related to a current issue or a future trend in Organizational Leadership. Below are just a few examples.

• Trends in Small Business – Entrepreneurship and Innovation, US and Asia

• Technology and its Impact on Communication

• Changing Leadership Roles

• Impact of Global Warming

• Gender Issues in the Workplace

• Identity Theft and Fraud

• Nanotechnology

You are NOT required to identify one of these as a topic to research. Post your selected topic in the Team Project Topic wiki in the Module 1 folder.

Once all students have posted a topic of interest, your instructor will review these topics. He or she may choose to remove multiples of a topic that are similar or topics that are inappropriate. This milestone is not graded but will affect your final grade under “Milestone Submission”

Milestone Two : Group Formation and Topic Selection

During 2-4 Team Project Wiki, place your name next to a topic you would like to research in the Team Project Topic wiki. If a topic already has more than 4 members, please make a secondary choice. A group is defined as the students who selected a topic. These topic ideas may be narrowed down depending upon student interest, once groups are self-identified. You will want to begin to work with your group to develop a focus for your research. Each group will be provided a group area in which they may communicate with group members. Introduce yourself to your group members using the Introduction Forum in the Team Project Group Pages. This milestone is not graded but will affect your final grade under “Milestone Submission”

Milestone Three: Research Project: Executive Summary and Bibliography

In 10-3 Team Research Project, you will submit an executive summary of the research, presentation and bibliography will be submitted. Although a research paper per se is not required, the submission must be self-explanatory and easily understood by the instructor and students. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the main elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This milestone will be graded using the Final Product Rubric.

Milestone Four: Presentation

In 10-4 Team Research Project Milestone No. 4, you will your Team Presentation. Teams should provide relevant documents and are expected to use PowerPoint or some other appropriate presentation software. This milestone will be graded using the Presentation Rubric. You will post you presentations to 11-1 Discussion to share with your classmates. Participation in the discussion will be graded with the Discussion Rubric.

Deliverable Milestones

Rubric

Requirements of submission: Written components of projects must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations.

Instructor Feedback : Students can find their feedback in the grade book as an attachment.