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Activities guide and evaluation rubric – Phase 3 - Lead
organizations to its future vision
1. General description of the course

Faculty or Basic Science, Technology and Engineering

Academic Unit School
Academic Level Undergraduate
Academic Field Disciplinary
Course Name Strategic Management
Course Code 212053
Course Type Theoretical Can be yes ☒ No ☐
enabled
Number of Credits 3

2. Description of the activity

Number
Type of the
Individual ☒ Collaborative ☒ of 4
activity:
weeks
Moment of Unit
Initial ☐ ☒ Final ☐
evaluation Intermediate:
Delivery Environment of the
Evaluative score of the activity: Collaborative Learning and
activity: 100 Monitoring and Evaluation and
Environment
Starting date of the Deadline of the activity:
activity: 01/11/2019 28/11/2019

Competence to develop:

The student is capable of making decisions to lead a team towards the

organization´s goals, applying critical thinking and problem solving
skills to the analysis and resolution of change problems

Topics to develop:

Unit 3. Organizational Behavior:

  Leadership
 Decision making
 Organizational change management

Steps, phases of the learning strategy to develop

Phase 3 - Lead organizations to its future vision

Activities to develop

Individual:

The students must develop the following activities:

1. Read the references for Unit 3 at the Knowledge Environment

2. Read the following case, attached as Annex 4 - A Story from

Google Shows You Don’t Need Power to Drive Strategy, at
the Collaborative Learning Environment:

Olson, A. K., & Simerson, K. (2015). A Story from Google

Shows You Don’t Need Power to Drive Strategy.

3. Use the free online tool Goconqr to create a mind map, including
images to explain your ideas, also, the case tittle, the date,
your name and group number, explaining the following:

 Identification of the main characters in the case,

 Five things to do in order to success strategically

4. Post the mind map (image or public link) in the Collaborative

Learning Forum.

Collaborative:

5. Each member of the group shares its ideas and conclusions in the
Collaborative learning forum, developing as a team, the following
activities, based on the given case and extra information gathered
from the internet:

 Review the following article from the Knowledge

Environment:

Bawany, S. (2015). Importance Of Leaders With The

Right Leadership Styles. Leadership Excellence
Essentials

Based on the behavior of all characters of the case, and

taking into account the reading, describe all styles of
leadership involved, according to the following chart:

Leadership style Definition Situation in the case

 Review the following article from the Knowledge

Environment:

Rosenzweig, P. (2013). What Makes Strategic Decisions

Different

According to the situation described in the case, complete

the following four quadrant matrix, based on the contents
proposed in the reading, categorizing the decisions that
leaders need to make in companies like Google, which
promote innovation from all members of its team:

Third field: Placing Fourth Field: Managing for

Competitive Bets Strategic Success
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
First Field: Making Second Field: Influencing
Judgments and Choices Outcomes
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
  Review the following article from the Knowledge
Environment:

KETTER, P. (2018). Adaptability Is Key in the Future of

Work.

Based on the reading complete the following chart

consolidating proposals to make sure they stay up to speed
in a rapidly changing market:

Company Proposal
 International Coach
Federation
 OpenSesame
 DDI
 GP Strategies
 AllenComm

Once the chart is complete, design a creative infographic

including all of the five proposals to strengthen adaptblity.

6. According to the development of the proposed activities, each

student records and audio (no more than 1 minute) with its own
voice, explaining a conclusion answering the following question,
including its name and date at the beginning of it:

Is Leadership, decision making and organizational change

management important to implement a successful strategy
in companies involved in a rapidly changing market, such
as Google? Explain your answer from strategic management
arguments, studied in this unit.

7. Consolidate all evidences in a creative PowerPoint presentation,

according to the guidelines given below in section Products to
deliver by student, and name it with the following structure:

Strategic Management_Phase 3_Group number

Environment
Collaborative Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation
for the
Environment
development

Individual:
Each student posts on the Collaborative Learning
Forum a mind map according to the case.

Collaborative:

Each group, through the student that chooses the role

“Deliveries”, submits to the Monitoring and Evaluation
Environment a PowerPoint presentation, using APA
guidelines for references, including:
Products to
deliver by ● Cover
student ● Introduction
● Objectives
● Table of contents
● Mind map of each student (Activity 3)
● Leadership styles chart (Activity 5)
● Strategic decisions four quadrant matrix (Activity
5)
● Organizational change infographic link (Activity
5)
● Conclusions – one link of audio per student
(Activity 6)
● References (Use APA)

General guidelines for the collaborative work

Planning of
activities for ● Review frequently News and General forums.
the ● Develop a personal agenda to achieve all
development proposed activities.
of ● Do not leave everything to the last minute.
collaborative ● Participate on due time posting relevant
work information on the forums.
 ● Respect copyright, citing the sources.
● Use correct English grammar and spelling
● In case of doubt, ask in advance to the due date

Roles to
● Compiler
perform by
● Reviewer
the student
● Evaluator
in the
● Deliveries
collaborative
● Alerts
group
Compiler: Consolidate the document constituted as
the final product of the debate, taking into account that
the contributions of all the participants have been
included and that only the participants who participated
in the process are included.

Reviewer: Ensure that the writing complies with the

rules of presentation of work required by the teacher.
Roles and
Evaluator: Ensure that the document contains the
responsibilit
criteria present in the rubric. You must inform the
y for the
person in charge of the alerts so that you inform the
delivery of
other members of the team in case any adjustments
products by
have to be made on the subject.
students
Deliveries: Notify delivery times of the products and
send the document in the stipulated times, using the
resources destined for the shipment, and indicate to the
other partners that the delivery has been made.

Warnings: Ensure that the members of the group are

notified of new developments and inform the teacher
through the work forum and messaging of the course,
which has been sent the document
Use APA format. Edition 6th
The APA Standards is the most used style of
Use of organization and presentation of information in the
references area of social sciences. These are published under a
Manual that allows to have the scope in the forms in
which a scientific article must be presented. Here you
 will be able to find the most relevant aspects of the
sixth edition of the Manual of the APA Rules, such as
references, quotations, elaboration and presentation of
tables and figures, headings and seriation, among
others. You can check how to implement them by
entering the page

http://centrodeescritura.javerianacali.edu.co/index.ph
p?option=com_content&view=article&id=138:normas-
apa&catid=45:referencias-bibliograficas&Itemid=

In the agreement 029 of December 13, 2013, article

99, the mistakes that infringe upon the academic
order, among others, are the following: paragraph e)
“To plagiarize is to present as your own work the
whole or part of a writing, report, task or document of
invention performed by another person. It also implies
the use of cites or lack of references, or includes cites
where there is no coincidence between them and the
reference” and paragraph f)”To reproduce, or copy for
profit, educational resources or results of research
products, which have intellectual rights reserved for
the University”.
Plagiarism
The academic punishments that the student will face
policy
are:
a) In case of academic fraud proved in the
academic work or evaluation, the score achieved will
be zero (0.0) without leading to disciplinary measures.
b) In case of plagiarism proved in the academic
work of any nature, the score achieved will be zero
(0.0), without leading to disciplinary measures.

To know how the documents must be cited, check the

following document:
Centro de Escritura Javeriano ( ) Normas APA. Sexta
edición. Taken from
http://centrodeescritura.javerianacali.edu.co/index.ph
p?option=com_content&view=article&id=138:normas-
apa&catid=45:referencias-bibliograficas&Itemid=
3. Evaluation rubric

Evaluation rubric

Collaborat
Activity type: Individual Activity ☒ ive ☒
Activity
Moment of Unit
the Initial ☐ Intermedi ☒ Final ☐
evaluation ate:
Performance levels of the individual
Assessed activity Scor
Aspects e
High score Media score Low score
The student
posts in the
Collaborative
The student
Learning forum
posts in the
a creative mind The student
Collaborative
map, does not
Learning forum
identifying a post any
a diagram or
clear relation diagram or
information
Relate between the it is not
identifying the
organization case´s related to
characters and
al behavior characters the
its behavior, but 30
with the behavior and its characters
there is not a
success of relevance to the behavior in
clear relation
the strategy strategy of the the
with the five
company, proposed
things to do or
evidencing main case study
it is not
actions to be
complete
performed for
each of the five
things to do
(up to 30 (up to 15 (up to 0
points) points) points)
Performance levels of the collaborative
Assessed Scor
activity
Aspect e
High score Media score Low score
 The student
The student participates in
participates the
actively in the Collaborative The student
Collaborative learning forum, does not
learning forum, but, it is not participate
proposing sufficiently in the
relevant ideas relevant to Collaborativ
to the develop the e forum
Build up organizational activities developing
team work behavior proposed for the
decision analysis, the proposed 30
making and sharing a organizational activities for
English creative audio behavior the
communicati with its analysis, or the organization
on manager conclusion conclusion al behavior
skills evidencing its recorded in an learning nor
position in audio does not sharing its
relation to the evidence a conclusion in
situation proper an audio file
described in the understanding
case of the studied
contents
(Up to 30 (Up to 15 (Up to 0
points) points) points)
The student The student
includes the explains the
table evidencing leadership The student
Compare
the relevance of styles, but, it does not
leadership
different styles does not submit the
styles along
of leadership evidence a chart of
the
with the aim of proper leadership
organization 10
executing the understanding styles or it is
as a resource
company of the studied not related
to achieve
strategy, contents to to the
the goals of
understanding identify company in
the company
the importance organizational the case
of the role of a behavior, or it is
leader not complete.
 (Up to 10 (Up to 5 (Up to 0
points) points) points)
The student
defines some of
The student the main
presents a well- decisions that The student
developed four need to be does not
made by the develop the
quadrants
Categorize matrix, defining organization, four
management different crucial but, they are quadrant
decisions to decisions not categorize matrix to
to in the four categorize
ensure
ensure quadrant main 10
strategy
compliance of matrix, or, they decisions,
compliance
in the the strategy are not or, it is not
organization along the evidencing a related to
organization proper the case
understanding
of the studied
contents
(Up to 10 (Up to 5 (Up to 0
points) points) points)
The student
The student
designs a
defines some of
creative and The student
Comprehend the proposals,
well-structured does not
key skills to but, its is not
infographic, develop the
manage presented in an
summarizing infographic,
organization infographic or,
the main or, it is not
al change as it does not 10
proposals for an related to
a resource to reflect the
organization to organization
face a rapidly contents
deal with a proposals
changing studied along
rapidly
world the unit
changing world
(Up to 10 (Up to 5 (Up to 0
points) points) points)
 The student The student The student
submits the submits the does not
PowerPoint document at submit the
presentation to the Monitoring PowerPoint
the Monitoring and Evaluation presentation
and Evaluation environment, to the
Strength wri Environment, evidencing Monitoring
tten commun evidencing some spelling and 10
ication skills proper spelling and grammar Evaluation
and grammar, mistakes or environment
following all missing some of , solving the
given the given proposed
guidelines. guidelines activities
(Up to 10 (Up to 5 (Up to 0
points) points) points)
Final score 100