Running head: APPLY YOUR SKILLS Apply Your Skills: Case for Critical Analysis Learner Name Kaplan University GM501-01: Management Theories and Practices II Dr. Carrie A. O'Hare February 6, 2016 1 APPLY YOUR SKILLS 2 Apply Your Skills: Case for Critical Analysis Introduction Analysis Solutions Possible solutions. Best recommended solution. Implementation plan. Application APPLY YOUR SKILLS 3 References Daft, R. L. (2014). GM501: Grading Rubric Case Study Unit 5 Assignment: Five Stars Areas to be evaluated Title Page Introduction - A broad stroke review of the problem and the pending decision/action Analysis -WHAT is the ONE problem you will address for this organization simply stated? Management Point s Earne d (11th ed.). Possibl e Points 2 6 SouthWestern, Cengage 10 Analysis -WHY does the organization have this ONE problem and how are these causes related? Solutions - What are some POSSIBLE solutionsmore than one. Solutions -What ONE solution is best and why? Demonstrate some critical thinking to evidence subject mastery. Mason, OH: Learning. DeForest, M. E. 14 6 (1994). Thinking of a plant in 8 Mexico? Academy of Solutions -How should your ONE best recommended solution be implemented? Management 10 Application -Summarize what you have learned from this unit/assignment that you will use in your professional/personal life next week Reference Page -cite at least 2 peer reviewed journal articles outside our course materials -citation and reference per APA 6th edition Paper Length: Write 4 pages, double spaced, not including the title page and reference page Writing: Spelling, Grammar, Organization, and APA 6th Edition Format & Style, Paragraph Construction Executive, 8(1), 33-40. 8 4 4 8 LATE Paper Deduction Originality: More than 15% of the paper being direct quotation -X Total Points Earned 80 -X APPLY YOUR SKILLS 4 Assignment 2 Details and Rubric GM501 | Management Theory and Practice II Unit 5 Assignment 2: Case Study Prepare for this writing Assignment by thoroughly reading the case study - Five Stars. In order to understand and evaluate the philosophy of control in performance that may create different results depending on the contexts of the organizational environment. Managers in all organizations are responsible for controlling quality and performance. This can be accomplished with a wide variety of approaches, models, techniques, and systems. The key point is that no one methodology is right. It takes thoughtful analysis to determine what controls work best, and why. This is true for any organization. Please reference the situational case of Five Stars in the section called \"Apply Your Skills: Case for Critical Analysis\" on page 655 of the Daft textbook. Draw from the insights you are gaining from Chapter 19 in writing this paper. Construct and write your paper with subheadings that connect to the key components of the grading Rubric. Title your paper \"Five Stars: Critical Analysis on the Philosophy of Control\" Sub Headings Introduction Analysis Solutions Application Reference Page Criteria Use the Case Study Template to complete your Assignment. Please take advantage of the Kaplan Writing Center and utilize the APA Guidelines Summary found in Doc Sharing. Review the Rubric below to ensure all points have been captured. Directions for Submitting Your Case Study Write your paper in a Microsoft Word document and save it in a location that includes your name and the title. Submit your paper to the Unit 5 Assignment 2 Dropbox. 1 GM501 | Management Theory and Practice II GM501 Unit 5 Assignment 2: Case Study Areas to be evaluated Title Page Possible Points Points Earned 2 Introduction A broad stroke review of the problem and the pending decision/action. 6 Analysis What is the ONE problem you will address for this organization, simply stated? 10 Why does the organization have this ONE problem and how are these causes related? 14 Solutions What are some are POSSIBLE solutions?Provide more than one. 6 What ONE solution is best and why? Demonstrate some critical thinking to evidence subject mastery. 8 How should your ONE BEST recommended solution be implemented? 10 Application Summarize how you have learned from this assignment that you will use in your personal/professional life next week. 8 Reference Page -Cite at least two peer reviewed journal articles outside our 4 2 GM501 | Management Theory and Practice II course materials. -Citation and reference per APA 6th edition. Paper Length: Write FULL 4 pages (1200 words), double spaced, and not including the title page and reference page. 4 Writing Style: Appearance, Spelling, Grammar, Organization, Clarity, Originality, and APA 6th edition. 8 LATE Paper Deduction -X Total Points Earned 80 3 Running Head: CASE FOR CRITICAL ANALYSIS 1 Case for Critical Analysis: Five Stars Grand Canyon University: LDR 620 January 21, 2015 CASE FOR CRITICAL ANALYSIS 2 Case for Critical Analysis: Five Stars Feedback Control System What do you see as the major strength and flaws in the feedback control system used in the schools in this scenario? What changes do you recommend to overcome the flaws? Grading System Is a 1-5 grading system by principals and master teachers a valuable part of feedback control system for teachers? Why? Teacher Evaluation Accuracy How might the state control the accuracy of principals who are conducting teacher evaluations? Explain. CASE FOR CRITICAL ANALYSIS 3 Notes from Text In the pressured search for new levels of teacher accountability demanded by legislators, the state department of education joined 16 other states in implementing a new teacher evaluation system (p. 655). The goal is to hold teachers accountable for student learning progress in the classroom. Under the guidance of the National Council for Teacher Quality, criteria varied by state, but in most cases, 40 percent of each teacher's accountability score would be based on the principal's evaluation and ranking based on personal observation, 30 percent would be based on personal observation by a master teacher from outside the district, and the other 30 percent would be based on student test score gains (p. 655). The state department of education would set a performance goal for each school district, and the principal would set a performance goal for each teacher. In preparation, the state conducted intensive training sessions for principals and designated master teachers who would conduct the evaluations based on four class observations per teacher. Officials use standardized achievement tests to derive value-added scores that measure student learning over the year (p. 655). Teacher ratings were 1-5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 representing near perfection. The publication of the first year's evaluations stirred interest and controversy, particularly among teachers who worried about the possible long term effects on job retention and tenure (p. 655). Joey said, \"The whole system is flawed and they need to make changes\\f\f\f\f