FOR WIZARD KIM

Written Assignments

All written submissions should be submitted in a font and page set-up that is readable and neat. All essays must be prepared in Microsoft Word and uploaded to the appropriate online assignment. Please include your name, course number, Week number, assignment name at the top of your submissions e.g. MTest – Week 1 Essay.

Follow the consistent format as described below;

· Typewritten in 1.5 -spaced format with a readable style and font and submitted inside the electronic classroom (unless classroom access is not possible and other arrangements have been approved by the professor).

· Arial 10 or 11-point font or Times New Roman styles.

· Page margins Top, Bottom, Left Side and Right Side = 1 inch, with reasonable accommodation being made for special situations and online submission variances.

Text book Questions (week 1,2 & 4)

In weeks 1, 2 & 4 assignments will be based on content taken from the text book. These may be questions or topics taken from the respective weeks reading. All arguments must be supported by textbook, research or experience based examples. Additional instructions if necessary will be provided in the assignment instructions or amplified in the weekly course announcements.

Text book Exercises (Week 6 & 8)

You will complete two text book exercises based questions/tools taken from the class text book. These tools covers material covered in the week’s reading. They should be prepared in Microsoft Word and uploaded to the appropriate online assignment. Each tool should contain an abstract paragraph, body and a conclusion based on your understanding of the exercise. Additional instructions if necessary will be in the assignment instructions or amplified in the weekly course announcements.

Essays (week 3, 5 & 7)

You will write a ten-page essays not counting cover page or sources, at the end of Week 3, 5 and Week 7. Each essay must comply with APA format standards and summarize a section of the text which by no accident coincides with the readings for each week. Additional instructions if necessary will be in the assignment instructions or amplified in the weekly course announcements.

Exams/Quizzes

There are no Quizzes or Exams in this course

Field Experience Assignments:

There are no field experience assignments in this course

Final Project:

Students in this course will write a Final paper on Virtual Team Management & Success that covers all the sections covered in the class. It is highly encourage to start developing your paper from week one. Your paper must be in depth and address the main areas of class objectives that include;

· Building High performance Virtual teams

· Profiles of Virtual team success

· Differentiators of great teams (RAMP model)

· Virtual team launch kit

· Leading virtual teams

· How to lead virtual team

· Team accelerating factors

· Facilitating high impact Virtual team meetings

· Conclusion

· Six lessons for successful Virtual teams

The term paper is due at the end of week 8 and must be APA compliant. The paper should be at least 5 pages excluding cover page and references section. The paper should be prepared in Microsoft Word and uploaded to the Week 8 Final Paper tab. Additional instructions if necessary will be in the Final paper instructions or amplified in the weekly course announcements.

 

Grade Instruments	Points
Forums	20
Assignments	50
Final Paper	30
Total	100

Writing Expectations

All written submissions should be submitted in a font and page set-up that is readable and neat. It is recommended that students to adhere to a consistent format, which is described below.

· All Essays must adhere to APA formatting standards – Basics of APA Writing is available the class under – Lessons> Week 1

· Typewritten in 1.5 -spaced format with a readable style and font and submitted inside the electronic classroom (unless classroom access is not possible and other arrangements have been approved by the professor).

· Arial 10 or 11-point font or Times New Roman styles.

· Page margins Top, Bottom, Left Side and Right Side = 1 inch, with reasonable accommodation being made for special situations and online submission variances.

Citation and Reference Style

Attention Please: Students will follow the _APA guidelines_ as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework to the University. Assignments completed in a narrative essay or composition format must follow the citation style cited in the _ American Psychological Association (APA). Students are encouraged to read/understand the Basics –  APA Writing Style document available in – Lessons> Week 1

Turnitin.com

Faculty may require assignments be submitted to Turnitin.com. Turnitin.com will analyze a paper and report instances of potential plagiarism for the student to edit before submitting it for a grade. In some cases professors may require students to use Turnitin.com. Typically the course professor will establish a Turnitin.com access code for his/her classes. If the code has not been established, those who wish to use Turnitin.com may ask their professor to establish the code.

Special Note to Faculty : Please be certain to provide accurate directions and to set up the functionality appropriately.

Selected Bibliography

In addition to the excellent references in your text you may want to review these selected sources for even more background into the nature of successful virtual teams:

Free Management Library (2010, December). Virtual Teams (teams developed and/or operated over the Internet/Web Available:  http://managementhelp.org/grp_skll/virtual/virtual.htm

Meister, J. & Willyerd K. (2010, June) Leading Virtual Teams to Real Results  Harvard Business Review Blog available at:  http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/06/leading_virtual_teams_to_real.html

Beyerlein, M., Beyerlein S., Bradley L. & Nemiro J. (Eds.). (2010). The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Imprint.

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