INTEGRATIVE LEARNING PROJECT ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS For the Integrative Learning Project Assignment, you will research a particular, authentic company/industry or a fabricated compa

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BUSI 650

Integrative Learning Project Assignment Instructions

For the Integrative Learning Project Assignment, you will research a particular, authentic company/industry or a fabricated company/industry. (No one in this course should write anything regarding their government or organizational relationship that could create doubt about crossing lines that would disclose confidential information of any kind .  It would be better to create a fictional situation. It is up to you to use your informed judgment.) The ILP must be written in current APA format and must include the following major elements:

· Title Page

· Table of Contents

· Abstract

· Introduction

· It should be no more than ½ page in length.

· Reference the APA Publication Manual, 7th edition, section 3.4 for suggested components of an introduction and section 2.27 for formatting.

· Organizational Setting

· In at least 2 pages:

· Describe the mission of your organization (e.g., what product or service is provided, to what intended markets, and how the product or service is distinct from those offered by competitors)

· Define your customers are (internal and external)

· Identify what value you add to the organization (how you help the organization achieve its mission)

· Highlight the role Christianity currently plays in this organization (if it is a secular organization, what Christian values are built into the organization?).

· The student must clearly state if the company/industry is fabricated (not statement required for authentic company/industry.

· Integration of Chapter Concepts to the Organizational Setting

· Select 8 different key concepts from the textbook that seem to be most applicable to your organizational setting. Some examples of key concepts include supply chain management, Six Sigma, innovation, etc. Provide an in-depth discussion of each of your chosen key concepts and its application to your organizational setting.

· For each concept, provide a comprehensive description, what benefit it may offer to your organization, and what needs to be done in order to successfully implement this topic into your organization.

· For each concept, integrate appropriate biblical references. Explain how these concepts magnify God’s plan for you.

· This section of your project requires at least 14 pages of graduate-level content and analysis. No more than 1 block quote is allowed in the paper.

· Conclusion

· It should be no more than ½ page in length.

· Provide major recommendations and summative conclusion for the organization.

· References: You must include at least 15 scholarly sources formatted in current APA style. Each reference must be current, having been published within the last 3 years, or, if older, must contribute important information relevant to historical background.

· Appendices: Include at least 3 well-developed and professional documents. Appendices often include information that is somewhat confidential, detail-oriented, and/or tends to change often. Some examples include:

· Action Planning: This specifies objectives, responsibilities, and timelines for completion of objectives.

· Description of Strategic Planning Process Used: This describes the process used to develop the plan, who was involved, the number of meetings, any major lessons learned to improve planning, etc.

· Strategic Analysis Data: This includes information generated during the external analysis (e.g., environmental scan) and internal analysis (e.g., SWOT analysis). It also includes a list of strategic issues identified during these analyses.

· Goals for Board and Chief Executive Officer: Goals of the board and CEO must be directly aligned with goals identified during strategic planning. This appendix will list goals for the board and can also include recommendations for redesigning board committees associated with strategic goals. These can be used (along with the CEO job description) to form the basis for performance evaluations of the CEO.

· Budget Planning: This depicts both the resources as well as the required funding for obtaining and using the resources needed to achieve the strategic goals. Budgets are often depicted for each term of the year of the strategic plan.

· Operating Plan: This describes the major goals and activities to be accomplished over the coming fiscal year.

· Financial Reports: These include last year's budget (with estimated expenses and the actual amounts spent), this year's current budget (again, with estimated amounts and actual amounts spent), a balance sheet (or, in the case of a nonprofit organization, a statement of financial position), an income statement (or, in the case of a nonprofit organization, a statement of financial activities), etc.

· Monitoring and Evaluation of Plan: This includes criteria for monitoring and evaluating as well as the responsibilities and frequencies of monitoring the implementation of the plan.

· Communication of Plan: This describes the actions that will be taken to communicate the plan and/or portions of it and describes to whom the plan will be communicated.

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Organizational Setting Comments: This Organizational Setting will become an essential part of your ILP. You may need to consider including more detail than you have in this assignment, creating a more developed framework for the future work you will be doing on your ILP-Final. There are several areas where you can elaborate with further detail to integrate the eight key concepts you will choose and apply them to this Organizational Setting. In the Outline assignment, you will need to be very specific about when, where, or how the key topics will be applied to this organization. An advanced Organizational Setting might identify areas that would benefit from applying a Key Topic process or concept. Or, briefly identify how the organization utilizes a Key Topic process or concept. Your task with the ILP-Final is to integrate eight different Key Concepts into this Organizational Setting. For each concept, you will provide a comprehensive description of what benefit each Key Concept may offer to the organization and what needs to be done to implement this topic into the organization successfully. The ILP-Final should not merely be a recitation of the eight Key Concepts. It should be eight Key Concepts explicitly analyzed or applied to this specific Organizational Setting. Continue to be vigilant in your attention to formatting, APA, grammar, and spelling. It is essential to communicate well in writing at higher levels of any organization, especially in our attention-deficit culture. I am attaching an example Org Setting if you care to see another approach to this assignment. I am looking forward to seeing your project take shape.

Annotated Bibliography Comments: My commentary on the annotations in this assignment is limited because they are typically used in one of the Discussion Board posts, where they get more attention. My focus for this assignment has been, 1) the quality of the source is reviewed, generally based on the peer-reviewed standard, 2) that the source is suitable for use with topics and concepts based on standards of the discipline, 3) that sources are within the equal to or less than the 5-year requirement, 4) that the annotations meet the assignment requirements and are meaningful. These annotations, including those from the upcoming assignments, will be valuable for filling in your outline, helping you finish that assignment more quickly. Of course, you may want to expand or elaborate your annotations to fit the need for a more appropriate section in the formal ILP – Final assignment. You do not have to use all of the Annotations from this assignment.

Outline Comments:  I am not attaching your outline because I have not inserted comments. The outline assignment is primarily for your benefit, designed to get you started and thinking about the structure of the upcoming ILP-Final assignment. Essentially the Table of Contents of your ILP – Final is an outline. The assignment’s intent is more about getting your ILP – Final well underway than an academic assignment. It looks as if you are off to a good start. I am intentionally not being very critical of this assignment. The outline should become the framework for your ILP – Final in Week 8. You do not have to stick with what you have here. You may want to add or take away as needed. When doing your ILP – Final, you will need to watch your use and headings formatting (APA) level. You may have three, maybe four levels (I seldom see Level 4 headings). Keeping track can get tricky. ** NOTE: APA format – The Appendix comes after the references. I have no noteworthy comments at this time on the form or structure other than you did a good job getting it set up. By now, you know excellent format, APA, grammar, and spelling will be necessary. It looks as if you are ready to fill in the blanks.

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