final exam essay question

BUS 371

Fall 2014

Final Exam – Essay

65 points

Due: Monday, December 9 at 11:59 p.m. EST (Blackboard submission)

Directions:

Part One (this part) of your final exam is to be just that – yours! I expect you will work independently of your classmates to complete the exam.

As always in BUS 371, your grade will be affected by the quality of your writing – clarity, spelling, grammar, syntax, etc.

1. How has this course changed your view and/or understanding of management and its role in contemporary organizations? In your answer, compare your understanding/perception of management at the beginning of the class with your current understanding/perception. Be specific and honest. (10 points)

2. Would you describe your experience with your class team in BUS 371 as better than most of your experiences with previous class teams, about the same as most of your experiences with previous class teams, or worse than most of your experiences with previous class teams? Be specific and explain what happened with your team for you to form your impression. (10 points)

Depending on your answer to question 2, you will answer EITHER question 3 or question 4.

3. If your experience with your class team was better than most of your experiences with previous class teams, what do you think contributed to the positive experience? From what you’ve learned in BUS 371 this semester, what can you do, as an individual student, in future class (and workplace) teams to contribute to their success? Be specific in your answer. (If your experience with your class team in BUS 371 this semester was about the same or worse than your previous experiences with class teams, skip this question and answer question 4.) Be specific in your answer, referring to course material as appropriate. (10 points)

4. If your experience with your class team was about the same or worse than your experiences with previous class teams, what can you do, as an individual student, in future class (and workplace) teams to increase their success? Be specific in your answer, referring to course material as appropriate. (10 points)

5. What do you consider to be your most important “take aways” from this course? In other words, what concepts and/or ideas have you found most interesting? What elements of the course do think will be most likely to be useful to you when you become a manager?

NOTE: Be sure to include both what you’ve found most interesting and most likely to be useful from the course. (10 points)

6. Define, compare and contrast content, process and reinforcement theories of motivation, giving and explaining an example of each. How could a manager apply each of the theories in the workplace? Your answer should be specific and clearly demonstrate your understanding of these motivation theories and their application. (25 points)

feedback for group work:

Business 371 - Fall 2014

Individual Assignment Five

Peer Assessment – Round Two

Due: Friday, December 5 (submitted in hard copy format)

Worth: 10 points (counted as part of final exam)

The objectives of this assessment are:

1. To increase students’ awareness of their strengths and developmental needs as team members

2. To provide students an opportunity to assess and communicate performance feedback to their peers.

Directions: Based on your work with your team members thus far, complete one copy of this assessment for EACH member of your team, including yourself. The first page of this document will be your self-assessment. For your self-assessment, you must indicate your name, then SELF, as the name of person being assessed. Ms. LaGrange reserves the right to deduct (or add) points to students’ grades based on Round Two feedback from their peers.

For questions 1 through 4, write your numeric rating on the line provided. For questions 5 through 7, a written response is required. All questions must be answered.

Name of assessor (optional) Sulaiman

Name of person being assessed Sulaiman

Team of person being assessed _____________________________________________

1. How would you describe the quantity of this team member’s contributions? Take into consideration things such as: attendance at team meetings, completing his/her “fair share” of the work, etc.

Rating: 4

1 2 3 4 5

Unacceptable Below Average Acceptable – but not Good Outstanding

good

2. How would you describe the quality/value of this team member’s contribution? Take into consideration things such as: whether his/her work is complete and error-free when submitted, can the team count on this person to do good work, etc.

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

Very poor, much lower OK Good Very Good Outstanding, better

quality than everyone quality than

else’s contributions everyone

else’s contributions

3. How easy is he/she to work with? Take into consideration such things as: willingness to offer his/her ideas and suggestions, openness to consider others’ ideas, etc.

Rating: 4

1 2 3 4 5

Very difficult somewhat not difficult or somewhat easy very easy to

to work with difficult to work easy to work with- to work with work with

with neutral

4. How often does this team member follow team norms?

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

rarely sometimes most of the time almost always always

5. What are his/her strengths as a team member? Be specific. You may want to elaborate on your numeric ratings for questions 1 through 4.

Try to do my best, work hard, and do the work that assign to me in good way and on time. Speaking skills are good, and try to not bee the week person on the team.

6. What areas does he/she need to develop to increase effectiveness? Be specific. You may want to elaborate on your numeric ratings for questions 1 through 4.

I need to do more managing for my

7. What other feedback (either positive or developmental) can you offer this team member?

Work harder in every project and everything in our life. If you want to be the best because nothing is easy in these days and we need to improve our self, and skills to be more successful in our life.

For questions 1 through 4, write your numeric rating on the line provided. For questions 5 through 7, a written response is required. All questions must be answered.

Name of assessor (optional) Sulaiman

Name of person being assessed Keith

Team of person being assessed _____________________________________________

1. How would you describe the quantity of this team member’s contributions? Take into consideration things such as: attendance at team meetings, completing his/her “fair share” of the work, etc.

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

Unacceptable Below Average Acceptable – but not Good Outstanding

good

2. How would you describe the quality/value of this team member’s contribution? Take into consideration things such as: whether his/her work is complete and error-free when submitted, can the team count on this person to do good work, etc.

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

Very poor, much lower OK Good Very Good Outstanding, better

quality than everyone quality than

else’s contributions everyone

else’s contributions

3. How easy is he/she to work with? Take into consideration such things as: willingness to offer his/her ideas and suggestions, openness to consider others’ ideas, etc.

Rating: 4

1 2 3 4 5

Very difficult somewhat not difficult or somewhat easy very easy to

to work with difficult to work easy to work with- to work with work with

with neutral

4. How often does this team member follow team norms?

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

rarely sometimes most of the time almost always always

5. What are his/her strengths as a team member? Be specific. You may want to elaborate on your numeric ratings for questions 1 through 4.

He is very sportive and he is a good leader. He tray his beast to make every thing clear and easy for everyone.

6. What areas does he/she need to develop to increase effectiveness? Be specific. You may want to elaborate on your numeric ratings for questions 1 through 4.

N/A

7. What other feedback (either positive or developmental) can you offer this team member?

I wish hem good luck. And I think we were a very good team.

For questions 1 through 4, write your numeric rating on the line provided. For questions 5 through 7, a written response is required. All questions must be answered.

Name of assessor (optional) Sulaiman

Name of person being assessed Stephanie

Team of person being assessed _____________________________________________

1. How would you describe the quantity of this team member’s contributions? Take into consideration things such as: attendance at team meetings, completing his/her “fair share” of the work, etc.

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

Unacceptable Below Average Acceptable – but not Good Outstanding

good

2. How would you describe the quality/value of this team member’s contribution? Take into consideration things such as: whether his/her work is complete and error-free when submitted, can the team count on this person to do good work, etc.

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

Very poor, much lower OK Good Very Good Outstanding, better

quality than everyone quality than

else’s contributions everyone

else’s contributions

3. How easy is he/she to work with? Take into consideration such things as: willingness to offer his/her ideas and suggestions, openness to consider others’ ideas, etc.

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

Very difficult somewhat not difficult or somewhat easy very easy to

to work with difficult to work easy to work with- to work with work with

with neutral

4. How often does this team member follow team norms?

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

rarely sometimes most of the time almost always always

5. What are his/her strengths as a team member? Be specific. You may want to elaborate on your numeric ratings for questions 1 through 4.

She is really helpful in doing the work. Her writing skills are really good. She work hard in everything and her work was always on time.

6. What areas does he/she need to develop to increase effectiveness? Be specific. You may want to elaborate on your numeric ratings for questions 1 through 4.

To say her ideas and be more social, I think if she did she will have good future.

7. What other feedback (either positive or developmental) can you offer this team member?

It was really good working with her because she is really helpful I think she will be a good leader some day.

For questions 1 through 4, write your numeric rating on the line provided. For questions 5 through 7, a written response is required. All questions must be answered.

Name of assessor (optional) Sulaiman

Name of person being assessed Joshua

Team of person being assessed _____________________________________________

1. How would you describe the quantity of this team member’s contributions? Take into consideration things such as: attendance at team meetings, completing his/her “fair share” of the work, etc.

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

Unacceptable Below Average Acceptable – but not Good Outstanding

good

2. How would you describe the quality/value of this team member’s contribution? Take into consideration things such as: whether his/her work is complete and error-free when submitted, can the team count on this person to do good work, etc.

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

Very poor, much lower OK Good Very Good Outstanding, better

quality than everyone quality than

else’s contributions everyone

else’s contributions

3. How easy is he/she to work with? Take into consideration such things as: willingness to offer his/her ideas and suggestions, openness to consider others’ ideas, etc.

Rating: 4

1 2 3 4 5

Very difficult somewhat not difficult or somewhat easy very easy to

to work with difficult to work easy to work with- to work with work with

with neutral

4. How often does this team member follow team norms?

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

rarely sometimes most of the time almost always always

5. What are his/her strengths as a team member? Be specific. You may want to elaborate on your numeric ratings for questions 1 through 4.

His communication skills are rally good, some times he act like a leader and that good thing.

6. What areas does he/she need to develop to increase effectiveness? Be specific. You may want to elaborate on your numeric ratings for questions 1 through 4.

Try to listen to everyone ideas ether if his Idea is good.

7. What other feedback (either positive or developmental) can you offer this team member?

Work hard and do your best and its been really good working with you.

For questions 1 through 4, write your numeric rating on the line provided. For questions 5 through 7, a written response is required. All questions must be answered.

Name of assessor (optional) Sulaiman

Name of person being assessed Austin

Team of person being assessed _____________________________________________

1. How would you describe the quantity of this team member’s contributions? Take into consideration things such as: attendance at team meetings, completing his/her “fair share” of the work, etc.

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

Unacceptable Below Average Acceptable – but not Good Outstanding

good

2. How would you describe the quality/value of this team member’s contribution? Take into consideration things such as: whether his/her work is complete and error-free when submitted, can the team count on this person to do good work, etc.

Rating: 4

1 2 3 4 5

Very poor, much lower OK Good Very Good Outstanding, better

quality than everyone quality than

else’s contributions everyone

else’s contributions

3. How easy is he/she to work with? Take into consideration such things as: willingness to offer his/her ideas and suggestions, openness to consider others’ ideas, etc.

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

Very difficult somewhat not difficult or somewhat easy very easy to

to work with difficult to work easy to work with- to work with work with

with neutral

4. How often does this team member follow team norms?

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

rarely sometimes most of the time almost always always

5. What are his/her strengths as a team member? Be specific. You may want to elaborate on your numeric ratings for questions 1 through 4.

He is a hard worker he have a good communication skill and he had really good ideas that helped us in our projects.

6. What areas does he/she need to develop to increase effectiveness? Be specific. You may want to elaborate on your numeric ratings for questions 1 through 4.

N/A

7. What other feedback (either positive or developmental) can you offer this team member?

It was really good working with hem. Because he take responsibility and he care about the group.

For questions 1 through 4, write your numeric rating on the line provided. For questions 5 through 7, a written response is required. All questions must be answered.

Name of assessor (optional) Sulaiman

Name of person being assessed Eli

Team of person being assessed _____________________________________________

1. How would you describe the quantity of this team member’s contributions? Take into consideration things such as: attendance at team meetings, completing his/her “fair share” of the work, etc.

Rating: 3

1 2 3 4 5

Unacceptable Below Average Acceptable – but not Good Outstanding

good

2. How would you describe the quality/value of this team member’s contribution? Take into consideration things such as: whether his/her work is complete and error-free when submitted, can the team count on this person to do good work, etc.

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

Very poor, much lower OK Good Very Good Outstanding, better

quality than everyone quality than

else’s contributions everyone

else’s contributions

3. How easy is he/she to work with? Take into consideration such things as: willingness to offer his/her ideas and suggestions, openness to consider others’ ideas, etc.

Rating: 3

1 2 3 4 5

Very difficult somewhat not difficult or somewhat easy very easy to

to work with difficult to work easy to work with- to work with work with

with neutral

4. How often does this team member follow team norms?

Rating: 5

1 2 3 4 5

rarely sometimes most of the time almost always always

5. What are his/her strengths as a team member? Be specific. You may want to elaborate on your numeric ratings for questions 1 through 4.

He do his best by doing the work on time.

6. What areas does he/she need to develop to increase effectiveness? Be specific. You may want to elaborate on your numeric ratings for questions 1 through 4.

To say his Ideas and speak more because its will help hem to be more social.

7. What other feedback (either positive or developmental) can you offer this team member?

Do not be the person that always silent speak up say what you think because maybe the solution with you. It been really good working with you and I wish you best luck.