MBA

Managing Organisational Health

BUSN11080

Assignments Schedule 2020-21

Introduction
There are formative assessments throughout the learning materials including 12 Self-
Assessment Tests and there are two summative instruments of assessment for this 20-point
post-graduate module:

1. Individual Essay: Week 7 (30%)

2. Consultancy Case Study Report: Week 14 (70%)

Individual Essay Topics (1500 words)

Write an academic essay on ONE of the following topics:

1. Organisational Performance Management

To what extent are the pervasive characteristics of organisational performance management
essential for ensuring organisational effectiveness?

OR

2. Organisational Performance Measurement

Comment on the assertion that performance measurement should be considered as a
starting point for analysing organisational performance.

1
Marking Schedule for 1500 word essay:

Assignment 1 Banner ID:

Marking Guideline

Introduction and Overview (10%)

Comments

Mark

Demonstration of Knowledge Theory and Models (40%)

Comments

Mark

Development of Answer in Response to the Scope of the Question/Conclusion (25%)

Comments

Mark

Conclusions (15%)

Comments

Mark

References (10%)

Comments

Marks: Overall Mark:

First Marker’s Signature ___________________

Second Marker’s Signature ___________________

2
Consultancy Case Study (2500 words)
Using an organisation of your choice, prepare a management consultancy report describing
the organisation’s current system of organisational performance management (OPM) and
make recommendations for improvement to its OPM system informed by the undernoted
‘Pervasive Characteristics of Organisational Performance Management’.

• High Level Aspirations Expressed as Outputs and Outcomes

• Strategic Business Plan
• Performance Measurement Tools and Techniques
• Targets
• Implementation
• Monitoring
• Measuring Results
• Verification
• Communication
• Review and Evaluation
• Continuous Sensitivity
• Commitment

The following is a checklist for use in the structuring of the report:

Introduction to Case Study Organisation (10%)

Analysis of Existing Organisational Performance Management System in Consultancy

Case Organisation (50%)
Organisational Performance Management and Performance Measurement (Topics 1-3)
Communicating Performance to Stakeholders (Topics 1-3)
Risk Management (Topics 4-5)
Quality Management and Improvement (Topics 4-5)
Financial Performance (Topics 6-7)
Customer and Client Perspectives (Topics 8 and 9)
People Perspectives (HRM) (Topics 10-11)
Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (Topic 12)

Recommendations for Improvement (30%)

Presentation and Referencing (10%)

Dr. Bobby Mackie

August
2020