COMM1170

Organisational Resources

Term 2, 2024

Assessment 1: Reflective Learning Portfolio (RLP) 1

Description of assessment task

You will develop a learning portfolio containing:

o Select and refine TWO Artefacts based on drafts submitted during Weeks 1 - 3 tutorials. Refer to the rubric for guidance.

o In these two Artefacts, apply concepts from asynchronous (pre-lecture) activities, lectures, additional readings, independent research, and tutorials.

o Make any relevant annotations on your artefact. 3 (Min) - 5 (Max) annotations (75-100 words each) per Artefact.

o Include a 500-word reflective commentary to demonstrate your development from the draft to the final Artefact, incorporating your understanding of the coursework. You might structure this in the following way:

• Describe the context (100 words)

• Experience and evidence-based problem solving (200 words)

• How and why, you changed the artefacts based on your post-tutorial reflections (200 words)

• References

Submission instructions

• Weekly Draft Submission: Starting in Week 1, work on the Artefacts during your tutorial and submit the initial draft to Moodle at the end of each tutorial.

- Note: Only artefacts submitted in Week 1 to 3 tutorials with registered attendance can be used in this Assessment.

• Final Submission in Week 4: Submit RLP1, which includes your two (2) best revised, refined, and annotated Artefacts from Weeks 1-3, along with a 500-word reflective commentary.

• Your 500-word reflective commentary should detail what you have learned, this is specific to you, throughout the entire process of working on the Artefacts and completing RLP 1.

• It is recommended to use PowerPoint, Canva or similar presentation applications to develop your Reflective Learning Portfolio.

• Your portfolio must show your artefacts, annotations, and reflective commentary clearly, as in the two examples below:

Assessment 2: Reflective Learning Portfolio 2

Description of assessment task

You will develop a learning portfolio containing:

1) Select three (3) Artefacts from tutorial classes, drafted under tutor supervision and refined at home:

• One Artefact must be from an accounting topic (Week 4 or Week 5)

• One Artefact must be from a finance topic (Week 5 or Week 7)

• One additional Artefact from any tutorial in Weeks 4 - 8

2) Reflective commentary and annotations related to the artefacts and coursework, demonstrating your capacity for self-development:

o Make any relevant annotations on your artefact. 3 (Min) - 5 (Max) annotations (75-100 words each) per Artefact.

o Include a 500-word reflective commentary to demonstrate your development from the draft to the final Artefact, incorporating your understanding of the coursework. You might structure this in the following way:

• Describe the context (150 words)

• Experience and evidence-based problem solving (300 words)

• How and why, you changed the artefacts based on your post-tutorial reflections (300 words)

• References

Submission instructions

• Like RLP1, commencing Week 4, work on the Artefacts during your tutorial and submit the initial draft to Moodle at the end of each tutorial. Select three tutorial outputs from three unique weeks.

• Final Submission in Week 9: Submit RLP2, which includes your three (3) best revised, refined, and annotated Artefacts from Weeks 4 - 8, along with the 750-word reflective commentary.

• Your portfolio must show your artefacts, annotations, and commentary clearly, as in the RLP 1 examples supplied above.

Assessment 3: Business Case Video Presentation (BCV)

Description of assessment task

You will individually record a video pitch analysing an organisational issue and proposing a compelling solution. You will present to a managerial audience (including the CEO, CFO and CIO) of an organisation of your choice. Your proposed solution will be based on thorough analyses using the tools and strategies you learn throughout the term.

Approach to the assessment task

Week 2: Select an organisation you are interested in. The choice of organisation must meet the following criteria:

• The organisation is publicly listed on a major stock exchange, e.g., the NYSE/NASDAQ/FTSE/ASX, etc. This ensures that you can access publicly available financial information about your organisation.

• The information and evidence aboutthe organisation must be available in the English language.

• No more than two students in the same tutorial can choose the same organisation and the students choosing the same organisation must choose different issues to work on for the assessment task.

• The organisation must not be utilised in major class examples, i.e., Netflix.

Week 3: Identify an organisational issue that can be linked to a Human Resources (people)-related problem. For limited guidance there is a list of possible issues provided on Moodle. You must select and justify your choice of either:

• An organisational issue that can be linked to a Human Resources (people)-related problem that is occurring in real-time in the organisation you have chosen OR

• An organisational issue that can be linked to a Human Resources (people)-related problem that you believe is likely to occur within the next 12 months in your chosen organisation.

• The organisational issue that can be linked to a Human Resources (people)-related problem must be appropriate for analysis and addressed by considering both technology and capital resources, as well as any required changes to the organisation’s HR resources.

Your tutor can provide guidance on the suitability of your chosen organisation and associated issue throughout the term.

Weeks 4-8: During your COMM1170 tutorials, and as you build on your RLP 1 and 2, you will learn several useful frameworks, tools and processes that can be used to analyse organisational issues. You should choose the most relevant/informative one(s) to use for the analysis section of your presentation:

• Competitive Advantage: 3 strategic approaches (Week 1)

• Resource and Capability analysis (Week 1)

• SWOT analysis (Week 2)

• 5Ws Tool (Weeks 1 and 3)

• As Is–To Be’ Model (Week 3)

• 5 Components of IS analysis (Week 3)

• Budgeting (Week 5)

• Capital Considerations and Business Risk (Week 7)

• TOE feasibility analysis (Week 8)

Week 8-10: The Lectures in these weeks will cover specific examples of organisations at every stage of the organisational lifecycle and genuine issues faced by these organisations and how they have tackled them. This will provide you with knowledge and insights to support you in your own problem-solving process and in formulating recommendations for your chosen organisation. You should use these lectures to guide you and check for ideas or methods you have not yet considered in your own analytical and problem-solving process.

In Weeks 9-10, drop-in session times will be available with the COMM1170 teaching team to ensure you are on track with Assessment 3 and progressing towards delivering your video in Week 11.

Submission instructions

Upload instructions will be provided on Moodle under the Assessment Hub.

You will submit your Business Case Video Presentation by 5:00 PM Friday 9 August.

Supporting resources and links

• The full marking rubric can be found at the end of this document.

• Library research seminar recordings will be made available early in Term 2.