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Assessment: Managerial Decision Making

ARTICLE - Haran, U., & Moore, D.A (2014). A better way to forecast. California Management Review, 57(1): 5-15.

Assessment-Article Review

General Overview:

This assessment item accounts for 30% of your final grade for this unit.

This is an assignment that must be completed by students individually.

The assessment is due in on Monday Week 3 23:00 hours.

The presentations will take place in weeks 3 and 4.

The review must be 1500 words in length. Two points will be deducted for those essays that are over or under by 200 words.

The presentation should be 10 minutes in length. To points will be deducted for those presentations that are over or under by 2 minutes.

The review must include 15 academic references, one of which may be the assigned textbook for this course.

The essay must include a cover page that contains your name, student number, resident campus, assessment title, and lecturer.

On-campus students must write a review of an article from the reading pack and then present the review in class using PowerPoint.

Flex students must write a review of an article from the reading pack and then present using PowerPoint during an arranged Zoom session

The majority of the final mark for this assignment is based upon the oral presentation.

The review must conform to the APA study guide

Task Description: The purpose of this task is for you to demonstrate your ability to critically evaluate information and present that information to an audience or your peers. You may pick any of the articles listed on the unit's Moodle site. You will then write a review based around your responses to the following questions. Please do not simply list the questions and your response to them.

The questions are to be used simply as a means for you to critically think about your chosen article. You will then present this information in class.

Both the written review and the presentation must answer the following questions:

What is the topic of the article?

Based upon the article what do we know about the topic of the article?

Based upon the article is there a gap in the literature or some new development that needs to be explained?

How was the research conducted?

What where the findings?

What are the implications of the article for management practice?

What is your overall evaluation of the article's effectiveness and credibility?

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The report is based on critical thinking and reporting of findings from the critical evaluation of an article titled," A better way to forecast". The findings of the article are about the limitations of the current day forecasting processes, the causes of the deficiencies. Also, there is a detailed report presented about the novel forecasting method SPIES which is more realistic. All these details from the article are presented in the report. A report and PPT are also presented in the attachment.

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len1573871

7/21/2017 7:50:39 AM

Clear and concise summary of the presentation with links to the introduction and body of the presentation. The conclusion provided links to the introduction and body of the presentation, but was not concise or unclear at times. The conclusion provided some links to the introduction and body of the presentation, but was not concise or unclear. No conclusion or no links established to the introduction and body of the presentation. Quality of writing at a very high standard. Sections are coherently connected to each other. Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. Quality of writing at a very high standard. Sections are coherently connected to each other. Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. Quality of writing at a very high standard. Sections are coherently connected to each other. Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. Quality of writing at a very high standard. Sections are coherently connected to each other. Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.

len1573871

7/21/2017 7:50:34 AM

Presents information in a poorly developed and illogical sequence which the audience cannot follow. The student mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms, is not expressive and cannot be heard by a majority of audience members. The visual aids are well designed, confidently used and effectively support the presentation. The visual aids are well designed and effectively support the presentation. The design of the visual aids are satisfactory or the aids are at times unrelated to the message presented. No visual aids are used, the visual aids are poorly designed or they are largely unrelated to the message presented.

len1573871

7/21/2017 7:50:03 AM

Presents information and ideas in a logical sequence which the audience can follow. The student has a clear voice, is expressive at times during the presentation. Presents information and ideas at a reasonable level of logical sequence which the audience finds difficult to follow at times. The student has a clear voice, but is not expressive and/or pronounces some words incorrectly. Presents information and ideas at a basic level of logical sequence which the audience generally finds difficult to follow. The student's voice is: not clear at times; not expressive and/or the student pronounces a number of terms incorrectly.

len1573871

7/21/2017 7:48:40 AM

Exceeds Expectations (Distinction) 75 - 84% Meets Expectations Meets Expectations Below Expectations (Credit) 65 – 74% (Pass) 50 – 64% (Fail) below 50% Topic, key points and purpose of the presentation is introduced in a clear and interesting way. Topic, key points and purpose of the presentation is introduced with clarity. Topic introduced, but the introduction is underdeveloped in terms of key points and/or purpose of presentation. No topic, key points and/or purpose is introduced or the introduction is irrelevant to assessment item. The student has a very good knowledge of the content as demonstrated by the student's handling of audience questions and research of the presentation topic. The student has an adequate knowledge of the content as demonstrated by the student's handling of audience questions and research of the presentation topic. The student has some knowledge of the content as demonstrated by the student's handling of audience questions and research of the presentation topic. The student has little or no understanding of the content as demonstrated by the student's handling of audience questions and research of the presentation topic.

len1573871

7/21/2017 7:48:25 AM

Key Criteria Exceeds Expectations (High Distinction) 85-100% Introduction Topic, key points and purpose of the presentation is introduced in a clear and interesting way which captures the audience's attention. Knowledge of content The student has a thorough knowledge of the content as demonstrated by the student's handling of audience questions and research of the presentation topic. Organisation of presentation Presents information and ideas in a logical and interesting sequence which the audience can easily follow. The student has a clear voice, is expressive throughout the presentation. Visual Aids The visual aids are well designed and confidently used, which effectively support and add impact to the presentation. Conclusion Clear and concise summary with effective links to the introduction and body of the presentation. Quality of writing at a very high standard. Sections are coherently connected to each other. Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. Quality of writing at a very high standard. Sections are coherently connected to each other. Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.

len1573871

7/21/2017 6:40:09 AM

i need presentation as well - On-campus students must write a review of an article from the reading pack and then present the review in class using PowerPoint - What is your overall evaluation of the article's effectiveness and credibility?

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