MGT105 - Principles of Organizations Unit 5 Written Assignment Due: 11:59 pm (EST), Sunday, end of Unit 5 This week you will select an organization that you are (or were) actively involved in and provide some background information about it. Length and format: 800 words. Topic In this week's materials we look at organizational design and structure. This assignment is to famaliariaze you with the type of organizational structure you function best within, and feel more comfortable with. Why is this important? If, as your career moves forward, you look for the correct organizational structure for employment, you are bound to be a more productive asset and contributor, let alone more personally satisfied, in your choice! First, complete the \"Organizational Design Preference\" sheet to determine your total score. Then, do a bit of research to assist in writing your paper to address the following. Be sure to cite your sources from research as this is not an opinion assignment. Use fact or your grade will suffer. 1. Describe in a full paragraph what a Mechanistic Organizartional Structure is. 2. Describe in a full paragraph what an Organic Organizartional Structure is. 3. What type of organizational structure do you currently work in? 4. Does it match the criteria from your preference sheet? 5. How do you believe worker productivity is affected by working in the wrong structure? Be specific and cite examples. Students: Be sure to read the criteria (last page), by which your assignment will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write. Grading Criteria for Weekly Assignments Criteria Assignment Length Assignment Complete On-Time Professional communication References to weekly course materials Complete addressing of questions/topics Content: Reflective and Critical thinking Totals: Deficient Deduct 40 points Less than 400 words Assignment not accepted. Zero total score. More than two days late. 0 points More than 10 grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors. 0 points No references made. 0-10 points Questions are not addressed, missing many parts, irrelevant, or offtopic. 0-5 points Little to no reflective or critical thinking about questions/topics. Share little to no experience or insights about the topic and own experience. Limited or no weekly course concepts addressed. Needs Improvement Deduct 30 points 400-599 words Deduct 20 points Proficient Exemplary Deduct 20 points 600-799 words Deduct 10 points Full credit 800 words or more FullCredit Two days late. One day late. Complete On-Time 1-4 points 5-9 grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors. 5-9 points 1-4 grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors. 10 points No grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors. 1 point 1 relevant reference made. 5 points 10 points 3 or more relevant references made. 40-50 points All questions are addressed. 11-25 points Questions somewhat addressed, but may be missing some parts. 6-15 points Some reflective or critical thinking about questions/topics. Share some experience or insights about organization and own experience, but may not all be relevant. Addresses limited number of concepts and/or only some aspects of course. 2 relevant references made. 26-39 points Questions are mostly addressed, with few parts missing. 16-24 points Experience and insights shared are relevant and well thought out/reasoned; Addresses most relevant course concepts. 25-30 points Experience and insights shared are relevant, wellreasoned, and demonstrate depth of thinking about the concepts/topics. Addresses all relevant course concepts. /100