2) ESSAY Worth 35%

 

Objectives of assessment: 

NB: Choose either the topic of PERSONALITY and address this single topic throughout all parts of the essay.

 

There are three parts of this assessment:

 

PART A (approx. 500 to 1000 words)

1) Demonstrate knowledge regarding  personality in the workplace. Students are required to demonstrate this by writing a literature review that cites a minimum of 8 refereed academic journal articles. Articles that relate to these topics can be found in full text format in databases such as Proquest, Business Source Premier and Psych Info. Also see the list of recommended journal titles

 

PART B (approx. 500 words)

2) Demonstrate increased self-awareness about either their personality characteristics via the self-assessment tests discussed in Workshops. Results of the self-assessment tests must be attached as an appendix to the essay. Students are required to report and analyse their test results and demonstrate an understanding of what their self-assessment results might mean for their current or future workplace behaviour. This analysis is strongly underpinned by the literature in the area of personality or emotion & moods discussed that will be discussed in Part A.

 

PART C (approx. 300 words)

3) Apply knowledge of the literature on personality  to respond to questions regarding ONE of the corresponding case studies below.

 

Choose the case study which corresponds to your topic, ieeither Personality

 

 

 

Case study: Topic 1: Personality 

 

Nelson, D. L., & Quick, J. C.  Understanding Organizational Behavior(3rd Ed). OH, USA: Thomson.

 

Alice loves to hire new people. As manager of the Medicare Reimbursement Department of a large hospital, she sees it as a great responsibility to aggressively pursue and hire the best people. She has already experienced the challenges of hiring the wrong person. She knows a bad personality match could undermine the culture she has worked so hard to build. Alice plans to do everything in her power not to repeat the mistake of a bad hire again.

 

The latest hire, however, is proving to be a challenge. The problem is that the position requires a good deal of specialised knowledge. Alice needs someone who knows the current Medicare regulations and who would be able to decipher new ones. The pool of candidates with this knowledge is extremely small. Truthfully, she has interviewed only one person with the skills and knowledge that she needs.

 

Jana was interviewed by Alice two weeks ago. She knew the regulations better than anyone Alice has ever met. The dilemma is that Jana seems extremely extroverted, needing and wanting lots of social involvement. This job would not offer that opportunity.  Even worse, Mark the main person with whom Jana would be working with is an extreme introvert. He rarely speaks to anyone and prefers people to speak to him as little as possible.  Alice does not know what to do. She values Mark a great deal. But she desperately needs someone in this vacant position.  Yet is it fair to bring someone she feels would be unhappy in the job and ultimately quit?

 

 

Questions:

 

  1. What advice would you offer to Alice regarding this dilemma? Do you believe employers should use personality testing to select their employee? Support your argument with evidence from the literature.

 

  1. In what other work contexts (besides selection) might personality tests be used?

 

CRITERIA

 

 MARKS (35%)
Draft   provided to lecturer in week 7 in class ( 2 pages with 4 references cited and reference list including 4 references /1.5
Introduction 

(approx 150 words)

▪ Succinct introduction that outlines the main focus of your essay

General statement followed by an overview of the topic.

 /2
Part A: Literature Review 

(approx  500 words)

▪ Relevant  literature (8 refereed journal articles) on personality or emotions & moods

▪ Depth of analysis

▪ Key issues covered

 

 /10
Part B: Results of and reflection on self-assessments 

(approx 500 words)

▪ Presentation of your relevant test results (personality or emotions & moods)

▪ Your self-insights in terms of what this means for your work behaviour/experiences

▪ Link these insights to literature as discussed in Part A

 

 /8
Part C: Your answer to the case study questions

(approx 350 words)

▪ Give your answer to the questions

▪ Back you answers with the literature on personality or emotion & moods and workplace behaviour

 

 /6
Conclusion 

(approx 100 words) No new information: should be a summary of conclusions reached.

 /2
Referencing 

Appropriate use of referencing (For correct referencing methods refer to the course web site) 8 refereed journals minimum.

Correct in-text citation as well as reference list.(APA referencing style)

 

 /3
Clarity, Presentation, Format and Proofreading (2 marks)

▪ Logical presentation of ideas

▪ Consistent formatting

▪ Grammar, spelling and punctuation

 /2.5

 

 

 

Criteria High Distinction    85% + Distinction 75%-84% Credit    65%-74% Pass 50%-64% Fail 20-49% 0%
Draft (5%) Two (2) page draft with four (4) references cited & accurately referenced. Major aspects of the essay shown in draft with clear evidence of theory application & referencing Literature review attempted in draft with referencing criteria met Draft met basic criteria with evidence of theory applied Basic draft. Did not meet criteria  
Introduction & Conclusion (10%)

Introduction & conclusion for the overall assignment which introduce & conclude the assignment providing guidance for the reader & insights

 Excellent introduction providing insights to the essay content & introduction to all sections. Conclusion summarises main points including key insights Very good introduction to the essay content & introduction to sections. Conclusion summarises main points including some insights  Good introduction to the essay content Conclusion summarises main points Basic Introduction & conclusion Did not meet criteria  
Literature Review (35%) Minimum of eight (8) journal articles used from refereed journals. All must be correctly cited & referenced & used effectively to support arguments Excellent literature review with more than 14 excellent  references utilised effectively to outline the relevant theory with additional insights Very good literature review with more than 12 excellent  references utilised well to outline the relevant theory with additional insights Good literature review with more than 8 excellent  references utilised well to outline the relevant theory with some insights Basic literature review with 8 references used Did not meet criteria  
Self-assessment discussion (20%)

Discussion must provide results for all relevant assessments & discussion of results including personal reflections & include citations where possible

 Excellent overview & discussion demonstrating insights & learnings of a personal nature applied to personal life & career with citations from references Very good  overview & discussion demonstrating insights applied to personal life & career Good  overview & discussion demonstrating insights Basic overview & discussion demonstrating insights Did not meet  criteria  
Case study discussion (10%)

Discussion must outline the relevant issues identified & then answer the questions in a clear & insightful manner applying theory

 Excellent insights demonstrated with application to theory & good clear advice given with citations from references Very good insights demonstrated with application to theory  with citations from references Good insights demonstrated with application to theory Basic answers to questions posed Did not meet criteria  
Referencing (10%) All references must be of high quality & cited & referenced accurately Excellent use & application of more than 14 high quality references with completely accurate citations & reference list. Very good use & application of more than 12 high quality references with completely accurate citations & reference list. Good use & application of more than 8 high quality references with completely accurate citations & reference list. Citation & referencing with some mistakes Did not meet criteria  
Clarity Presentation & Formatting including paragraphs.   (15%)

Logical consistency & proof reading must be evidenced throughout.

 Exceptional writing, clear & creative with exceptional structure & no mistakes Excellent writing, clear & creative with excellent structure & no mistakes Good writing, clear  with good structure & few mistakes Basic writing with mistakes &lack of proof reading Did not meet criteria  

 



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