MNG81001 : MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION - Management Assignment

Internal Code : TV544

Assessment Task :

Recent program improvement efforts in graduate business education have begun to focus on initiatives designed to promote student teamwork and cohort development. The increased use of cooperative learning is consistent with changing organisational realities that increasingly require employees to work in teams. Anecdotal reports, however, from student cohorts suggest that a number are dissatisfied with teamwork for a variety of reasons. These include: frustration over cooperative structures; work takes longer than individual assignments; greater demands on schedules; and the burden of helping marginal performers. The newly appointed Director of the Executive MBA (EMBA) program at XYZ University, concerned about these anecdotal reports, has asked you to provide an analysis of team-based activities in educational programs.