LOA Project - Completion Hide Assignment Information Instructions I. Purpose: This LOA (Learning Outcome Assessment) project is required of all students taking the MNGT 105 course and designed to assess the students learning outcomes of the Common Course Outline (CCO) 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 & 16 (which are covered in chapters 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11 & 12) of this course. Click to view MNGT 105 Course Objectives and Topics. II. Skills: Student will comprehend, research, study, and describe basic management concepts and organizational components related to the above Overall Course Objectives as well as develop a PowerPoint presentation to respond to the research questions in the table below. III. Knowledge: Students should master visual presentation, content, writing skills and critical thinking through this project as well as understand, apply, analyze and evaluate the management components that are aligned with the above Overall Course Objectives while meeting the expectations of these objectives (i.e. receiving High/Good/Average grading according to the rubric). IV. Task(s): Students will choose a company (from the list provided below) to research, study, and describe basic management concepts and organizational components. Students will then create a presentation (PowerPoint) detailing the concepts and actions listed below. V. The PowerPoint presentation should be well-organized and fulfill all the requirements of the assignment including topic selection, research sources, materials, and presentation design and format. This is assignment is based on your analysis and interpretation of your research. Note: Students should complete the following using background information as necessary from one of the companies listed below to develop the presentation. VI. Company Research Options - (Other companies can be added based on the instructor's individual student approval) Maryland Based Discovery Communications McCormick T. Rowe Price Under Armour Marriott Hotels International, Inc. U.S. Based Amazon Apple McDonalds Corp. Tesla, Inc. Walt Disney Corp. Global Alibaba (Conglomerate Holding Company) Pfizer (Pharmaceuticals) The Lego Group (Private CompanyAnnual Report available online) Samsung Toyota VII. Questions to be addressed in this project: What does this company do to meet its ethical and social responsibility? (CCO 4) What is this companys strategy? (CCO 6) Has this company had to change any of its operations in the last few years? Was this a planned or reactive change? (CCO 10) How does company meet its human resources challenges? How do they train their staff? How do they recruit? What kind of employees do they recruit? (CCO 11) How does this company implement diversity? (CCO 12) Using the companys human resources website, identify benefits that would motivate employees at various levels of Maslows Hierarchy of Needs. (CCO 14) Based on your understanding of the company, which leadership style(s) discussed in the textbook are utilized by the management team. (CCO 15) Based on your understanding of the company, explain the value of communication and information management in the work environment of this company. (CCO 16) VIII. Criteria for Success: Project, Research and Citation Guidelines, and Suggestions For best results, a minimum of five research sources. Limit two corporate controlledcorporate website, fb, twitter, etc. Two independent sourcesmainstream news outlets One academic or trade journal In addition, students should get an Annual Report for the company they are studying. Sources must be cited in text of written summary and listed in bibliography/reference page. Citations and bibliography must follow APA format. Click to view APA citation basics. IX. Presentation Guidelines and Suggestions Use one slide for one question (i.e. 10 slides for 10 questions). Utilize PowerPoint or other instructor improved presentation format. Presentation should be visually appealing with: An easy to read (from audience viewpoint) visual format. Complimentary color schemes and professional style font format Limit text to 5-7 lines per slidedo not overcrowd. Bullet-points may help. Use of support graphics. No Text Language The grading is based on the components of the PowerPoint slides themselves. (If a student finds it helpful to write notes on the Notes area beneath the slides, he/she can do that. But I do not grade on the notes.)