BX3171 Organisational Behaviour
Assessment 3: Case Study Analysis (essay) – individual assessment item
Due date: 27 Jan 2022, 23:59 hours, Singapore (late submission will be deemed as no
submission and will not be graded)
Marks: 50%
Submission: Assessment must be submitted electronically in LearnJCU save as Word
document (this is a hard rule) in a single file. Submit your essay to LearnJCU – subject home
page – Assessments – Assessment 3-individual case study analysis (Essay).
Length: 1,500 words +/- 10%
The word count starts from Introduction to Conclusion. References are not included in the
word count, but in-text citations and tables are included in the word count. Indicate your
word-count on the first page of your essay.
This assessment is aligned to the subject learning outcomes listed in the Subject Outline
section 3.3. The aim of this assessment is to enable the analysis of a contemporary case
study which draws upon all aspects of the subject materials in an essay style format. Safeassigned is enabled for this assessment – read the following section on plagiarism.
The case for this assessment is written by Hemme, F., & Dixon, M. A. (2015). A Case Study
on Power and Politics in Organizations. Case Studies in Sport Management, 4(1), 99–106.
This case can be found in the following link: https://tinyurl.com/rkh4mts2
The essay style submission will include the following elements. Make use of sub-headings to
identify key sections of your essay.
• Introduction – describe the key themes identified in the case study.
• Body – Identify 3 organisational behaviour concepts, theories or models in relation to
the case study and integrate your discussion with academic peer-referenced
literature. Application of concepts, theories and models need to be contextualised to
the case and not just a general theoretical discussion. Use the questions presented
at the end of the case to identify the topics. As this assessment is based on a case
study, you do not need to describe additional case studies in your essay.
o Topic 1 – Clearly define the topic and discuss the relevant topic concepts,
theories, models that can be applied to this case. Include literature review
and where appropriate to this topic, discuss answers to the case study
questions. It is not necessary to answer all the questions at the end of the
case.
o Topic 2 – same as above
o Topic 3 – same as above
• Conclusion – summarise the key themes and position taken from the research
undertaken.
• References – You need to review at least 8 academic references. Academic
references should be peer-reviewed or from credible newspapers and business
magazines. References from other students’ papers, wiki…, blogs, online dictionary
are inappropriate.
Marking criteria: refer to the marking rubric for this assessment in the Subject Outline and
also attached on the next page.
Note on Plagiarism: Plagiarism is a breach of academic integrity. Submission found to
contain plagiarised content will receive a fail grade. The forms of plagiarism include:
• Copying lecture notes in its entirety.
• Cutting and pasting information directly from the assessment case study.
• Cutting and pasting information directly from Internet sources and without clear
acknowledgement.
• Quoting word for word from another’s work.
• Paraphrasing the work of others by altering a few words, changing their order or
closely following their structure without acknowledgement.
• Unauthorised collaborating and colluding with other students.
• Using a professional agency or individuals (ghost writers) in the production of your
work.
Assessment Task Three: Individual Case Study – Analysis (Essay)
Assessment Criteria High Distinction (85-100) Distinction (75-84) Credit (65-74) Pass (50-64) Fail (0-49) Grade
10%
Referencing Skills:
Demonstrates an ability to
choose suitable supporting
evidence and referencing
according to APA style
conventions. Demonstrates
good structure grammatical
accuracy.
Uses at least eight academic
references, with excellent
variety and/or quality and
follows the correct
style/convention without error.
Highly developed structure.
Uses at least eight academic
references, some problems with
variety and/or quality and/or
style conventions. Good essay
structure development.
Uses at least eight academic
references, but some errors in
referencing style and/or little
variety and/or quality.
Some repetition in source
citation, showing lack of variety
and/or quality. Some obvious
referencing errors. Essay
structure met requirements..
Unable to correctly reference
sources and/or little variety
and/or quality of sources. Some
limitations in essay
development..
20%
Introduction: Clearly
describes the key themes
identified in the case study.
SLO1, SLO2, CLO1
Describes the key themes
accurately and in full, with clear
evidence to support the
discussion presented.
Good discussion of the key
themes and support of the
discussion presented.
Some discussion of the key
themes presented.
Limited discussion of the key
themes presented.
Discussion of the key themes
unclear.
50%
Body: Identify organisational
behaviour concepts, theories
or models in relation to the
case study and integrate
your discussion with
academic peer referenced
literature. Where
appropriate, discuss the case
study questions presented
SLO1,SLO2,SLO3,CLO1,CLO4,
CLO5,CLO6,CLO10
Highly organised and researched
response including evidence of
the analysis of: 3-4
organisational behaviour
concepts, theories or models
related to the case study. Highly
developed responses to the
appropriate case study
questions.
Organised and researched
response including evidence of
the analysis of: 3-4
organisational behaviour
concepts, theories or models
related to the case study.
Developed responses to the
appropriate case study
questions.
Some analysis of 3-4
organisational behaviour
concepts, theories or models
related to the case study.
Responses to the appropriate
case study questions met
requirement..
Limited analysis of 3-4
organisational behaviour
concepts, theories or models
related to the case study.
Responses to the appropriate
case study questions require
further development.
Very limited analysis of 3-4
organisational behaviour
concepts, theories or models
related to the case study.
Limited responses to the
appropriate case study
questions.
20%
Conclusion: Articulate and
identify the key themes and
position taken from the
research undertaken.
SLO2, SLO3, CLO1, CLO4,
CLO6, CLO10
Clear articulation of the key
themes identified in the case
study. Clear identification of
position taken from the research
and analysis undertaken.
Key themes identified in the
case study. Position taken from
the research and analysis
undertaken discussed.
Some discussion of the key
themes identified in the case
study and the position taken
resulting from the research.
Limited discussion of the key
themes identified in the case
study and position taken.
Key themes not clearly
identified and very limited
discussion of the position taken.
Total

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