MGT 425 Week 4 Assignment

MGT 425  Week 4 Assignment | Ashford university

Week 4 - Assignment Part 1

Motivational Team Talk

[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 4]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the following resources:

·         The science of pep talks: To fire up your team, draw on a research-proven, three-art formula (Links to an external site.) 

·         How to build department morale (Links to an external site.)

·         Creating a purpose-driven business: Part 2—Developing your positioning statement (Links to an external site.)

·         How to Keep Your Team Motivated (Links to an external site.)

·         Self-Efficacy in the Workplace: Implications for Motivation and Performance (Links to an external site.)

For this assignment, you will think about a recent workplace challenge that impacted team motivation. You’ll then create both a slide presentation (Part 1) and a short paper (Part 2). The slide presentation will be designed to motivate the team to overcome the challenge they face. You’ll script the slides as if you are talking directly to the team. This exercise is useful to prepare you for future situations in which you may need to motivate a team. The short paper will provide you an opportunity to explain the rationale and scholarship behind your design for the slide presentation for the team.

Part 1: In your slide presentation, consider a recent workplace challenge that impacted team motivation, and

·         Create a pep talk using the three-step approach in The science of pep talks: To fire up your team, draw on a research-proven, three-art formula (Links to an external site.) (McGinn, 2017) to address the challenge.

·         Present it in a slideshow format using slide notes to fully explain each slide, as if you were presenting it.

Part 1 Submission: Submit your slide presentation using the Canvas File Upload tool. Click on Submit Assignment in the upper right corner to upload your file to Canvas.

Part 2 Submission: Visit the Week 4 - Assignment Part 2 page to read your paper instructions and submit your document to Waypoint. The grading rubric is linked on the Week 4 - Assignment Part 2 page.

The Part 1: Motivational Team Talk presentation

·         Must be a minimum of six slides in length (not including title and references slides) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation (Links to an external site.)

·         Must include a separate title slide with the following:

o    Title of presentation in bold font

§  Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.

o    Student’s name

o    Name of institution (University of Arizona Global Campus)

o    Course name and number

o    Instructor’s name

o    Due date

·         Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.

·         Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

o    For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.

·         Must use at least one credible source in addition to the required weekly readings.

o    The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for this assignment.

o    To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view The University of Arizona Global Campus Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.

·         Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)

·         Must include a separate reference slide that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Please note: The Part 2 (short paper) instructions and Waypoint submission are located on the Week 4 - Assignment Part 2 page.

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Week 4 - Assignment Part 2

Welcome to your Motivational Team Talk (Part 2) paper submission page!

You will be submitting Part 2 (paper) to Waypoint using the link below. Click Week 4 - Assignment Part 1 to return to your Part 1 (slide presentation) instructions.

Part 2: In your paper,

·         Discuss the recent workplace challenge that you are addressing in your slide presentation.

·         Analyze the potential causes for the impact to team motivation.

·         Identify how you used the three-step approach to create a pep talk in your presentation.

·         Evaluate three additional research-based strategies you could use to motivate the team.

·         Provide scholarly rationale for your each of your choices.

The Part 2: Motivational Team Talk paper

·         Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.)

·         Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.

·         Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

o    For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.

·         Must use at least one scholarly source in addition to the weekly required readings.

o    The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a this assignment.

o    To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view The University of Arizona Global Campus Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.

·         Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)

·         Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.