Choose a name for the fictional (made-up) engineering organisation you are managing.

INSTRUCTIONS & SUBMISSION DEADLINE
• Students must work INDIVIDUALLY on this assessment!
• This assessment was issued on 1
st September 2022. It must be completed and submitted
electronically ONLY through Canvas by 5 pm on Tuesday 25th October 2022. Please note
that email submissions will not be marked.
• This assessment consists of four questions, each requiring students to solve a particular
problem.
• The suggested minimum length of each problem-solving response is specified in Table 1.
• Students must attach the Individual Assignment Coversheet to their submission
immediately after the title page.
• Discussion topics and readings that will assist you with the questions will be given in
session materials and class exercises.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
On successful completion of this paper, students should be able to:
1. Appreciate the history of management theory and models, industrial psychology,
engineering as wealth creation and the history of technology (f,i,j)
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the engineer’s responsibility for the environment and
sustainability. (f,g,i,j)
3. Appreciate the application of management to engineering organizations including a good
understanding of its principles, concepts, terminology and functions (f,i,j))
4. Understand the importance of professional ethics & responsibilities for engineering
managers, while recognising, defining and appreciating the organisational, legal, ethical,
and behavioural constraints on management decisions (f,g,h,i,j)
5. Recognise issues concerning people in organizations and organisational culture (b,d,f,i,j)
6. Understand the issues of leadership, theories of, styles of, sources of power, delegation,
motivation, team building, and productivity improvement. (b,f,i,j)
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Key to Graduate Capabilities Profile
a. Engineering knowledge
b. Problem analysis
c. Design/development of solutions
d. Investigation
e. Modern tool usage
f. The engineer and society
g. Environment and sustainability
h. Ethics
i. Individual and teamwork
j. Communication
k. Project management and finance
l. Lifelong learning
HIGHLIGHTS
This assessment is an INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN REPORT aimed to demonstrate students’
understanding of People Management relevant to learning outcomes 4-6.
REPORT STRUCTURE
▪ Title page + Individual Assignment Coversheet
▪ Executive summary (summarise your report in such a way that readers can quickly
understand the content of your report without first having to read the entire document).
▪ Table of Contents /List of Figures/List of tables
▪ Introduction (give your readers a clear idea of how your report will be organised and the
aspects it will cover).
▪ Questions on:
1. Organisational culture
2. Group behaviour
3. Motivation theories
4. Conflict resolution
5. The Employment Relations Act & The Treaty of Waitangi
6. Human resource management
7. Leadership
8. Leadership theories & styles
9. Team building
10. Industrial psychology
▪ Conclusion & Personal Reflection (conclude your report as a whole, drawing inferences
from all the answers you have provided for the given questions. Also briefly comment on
your personal reflection about Assessment 2).
▪ Referencing (Use Endnote referencing manager to provide relevant references for all
intext citations in the APA 7th referencing style)
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▪ Grammar/Formatting (Use correct grammar and spelling to present the assignment in a
report format with the title page + Individual Assignment Coversheet, table of contents,
list of tables – if applicable, list of figures – if applicable, headings, and subheadings with
proper numbering)
INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN REPORT (minimum of 4000 words)
This is a practical assessment. You are to assume the role of a manager in a fictional (madeup) engineering organisation and write a report to demonstrate your understanding of
people management by briefly discussing the answers to ALL Ten (10) questions under the
following headings.
It is highly recommended that you use a combination of text, diagrams, or figures to
communicate the key information about your project where applicable).
QUESTIONS
Question 1 – Organisational Culture:
▪ Choose a name for the fictional (made-up) engineering organisation you are managing.
Please note: your chosen organisation MUST not be linked to any real-life existing organisation to avoid copyright issues;
you can verify the chosen name through a google search if you are unsure.
▪ Describe the observable artifact e.g., either symbol, language, physical structures, rituals,
ceremonies, stories, etc.?
▪ Define the espoused value of your organisation e.g., mission statement?
▪ Describe what general culture type exists in your organisation?
▪ Describe what specific culture type exists in your organisation?
▪ Explain if a strong-culture, sub-culture or counter-culture exists in your organisation
▪ Describe how you can maintain the type of culture that exists within your organisation?
Question 2 – Group Behaviour:
▪ Define groups and distinguish the different types of groups that exists within your
organisation
▪ Why do people join groups within an organisation?
▪ Describe the five stages of group development
▪ Explain how role requirements change in different situations?
▪ Demonstrate how group norms and status influences an individual’s behaviour in a group?
▪ Describe how group size affect group performance within your organisation?
▪ Describe how group cohesiveness can be increased within your organisation
▪ Compare the strengths and weaknesses of group decision-making within your
organisation
▪ Compare the effectiveness of brainstorming, nominal, electronic group decision-making
techniques within your organisation.
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Question 3 – Motivation Theories:
▪ Describe any four motivation theories (2 content theory and 2 process theory) that you
would adopt as a manager to motivate your employees.
Question 4 – Conflict Resolution:
▪ Why is it difficult to maintain good working relationships in a workplace
▪ What are the consequences and opportunities of conflicts?
▪ Outline the five conflict resolution styles and describe any two using roleplay examples if
possible
▪ As a manager, what steps would you follow to resolve a workplace conflict
Question 5 – The Employment Relations Act & The Treaty of Waitangi:
▪ What is the purpose of the employment relations act 2000
▪ Describe the courts and institutions that settle industrial disputes between employers
and employees in New Zealand
▪ Describe any five duties and obligations of employers
▪ Describe any five duties and obligations of employees
▪ What happens when there is a breach of duties and obligations
▪ Outline five good reasons for employers to fire employees
▪ What is the purpose of the employment relations amendment act 2008
▪ Why was the treaty of Waitangi established?
▪ Describe the three main parts of the treaty of Waitangi
▪ Outline the three articles of the treaty of Waitangi and describe any one of them
▪ Outline the 3Ps of the treaty of Waitangi and describe any one of them
▪ Describe any three Maori values and how they can be demonstrated in the workplace
Question 6 – Human Resource Management:
▪ Describe the human resource management process in your organisation
▪ Describe any five roles and responsibilities of a human resource manager
Question 7 – Leadership:
▪ Who is a leader?
▪ Describe how leadership is different from management
▪ Outline 10 attributes of leaders
▪ Outline 10 attributes of managers
▪ Outline steps to becoming a good leader
▪ Describe 3 elements of interpersonal effectiveness exhibited by leaders?
Question 8 – Leadership Theories & Styles:
▪ Describe any 4 leadership theories and styles that you would adopt as a manager to lead
the employees in your organisation
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Question 9 – Team Building:
▪ What is team building?
▪ Outline all possible steps in the team-building process and Describe 5 steps
▪ Outline all possible advantages of effective team building and Describe 5 of them
▪ Outline all negative effects that may arise from team building and Describe 5 of them
Question 10 – Industrial Psychology:
▪ Briefly explain participative decision making, and why quality circles have been a more
successful managerial style in Japan than in the United States.
▪ Describe the three worker motivation theories (i.e., the goal-setting theory, equity
theory, and expectancy theory)
▪ How does management benefit when employees have job satisfaction?
▪ What are the major benefits of job satisfaction to employees?
PASS REQUIREMENT & COURSE IMPROVEMENT
• Pass Requirement
To pass the paper, the student needs to gain a minimum of C- overall
Grade Map:
Grade Boundaries
Pass with Distinction A + (≥ 90%) A (≥ 85%) A- (≥ 80%)
Pass with Merit B+ (≥ 75%) B (≥ 70%) B- (≥ 65%)
Pass C+ (≥ 60%) C (≥ 55%)