JMU COB 202
Corporate Life Group Project
Each group will make a 20-minute, in-class PowerPoint presentation about
the assigned topic. The group must assume the role of a consulting firm
invited to instruct the employees in an organization. The presentation will
be followed by 15 minutes of class discussion.
The purpose of this assignment is to give students a work-team experience
and to introduce ways that interpersonal skills are manifested in the
workplace. The group is required to meet at least once a week and to keep
a record of their progress with proper agendas and minutes. Focus on the
interpersonal skills related to the topic and choose an organization that
demonstrates that topic. For example:
Job Satisfaction and Wal-Mart
Organizational Culture and Whole
Foods
Ethics and Philip Morris
Innovation and Chrysler
Creativity and 3M
Customer Service and the Ritz
Carlton
One class period BEFORE presentations begin, the student teams must
submit:
1. a typewritten group project report providing a) a cover page with title, date, section number,
and team member names, b) a detailed outline of the presentation, c) a copy of the slide
presentation, d) a copy of the Fact Sheet, e) a description of specific tasks performed by each
group member, f) agendas and minutes for 4-6 team meetings—one written by each team
member, g) one to two pages summarizing what the group learned from the project, and h) a
bibliography of at least three library sources and any additional information in APA format.
2. a Fact Sheet (30 copies) describing the organization, defining the topic,
and stating the learning objectives. Include any information that gives
the listeners an opportunity to pursue the topic on their own. This is
NOT an outline of your presentation.
This project will be graded using the following criteria:
Group report professionally presented (complete, organized, neat,
grammatically correct,
submitted on time) 20
Engaged audience (creative!) 15
Clearly defined topic and company supported by current library
resources 15
Clearly connected interpersonal skills to the topic 15
Oral delivery professionally executed (business attire, legible/attractive
slides,
clear speaking, eye contact with audience, polished from practice, start
and end on time) 15
Hamilton Fall 2008
