LB5234 Leading and Managing Organisational Change Assessment One Part A & B L1 TR2 2025 | JCU

LB5234 Assessment One: Parts A & B

Weighting: Total for both Parts - 15%

Part A (5%) Week Two session day due by 1700hrs.
Part B (10%) Week Four session day due by 1700hrs.

Individual Assessment

References: (APA 7th style) are required, but NOT included in the word count.

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Assessment One – Two Parts

This two-Part Assignment is complex; requiring significant work to plan, research and write.

Extensions will NOT be granted.

• Please develop your workplan now, to conduct the necessary research, read articles, apply findings, develop meaningful recommendations and write the briefing paper. Pay close attention to the marking rubric.
• Ensure you use APA 7th referencing throughout: https://libguides.jcu.edu.au/apa
• Carefully proof-read. There is no excuse for poor grammar, poor punctuation, poor sentence construction, poor layout or incorrect/poor referencing

Part A: Initial Change Leadership Reflection and Expectations – 5% (800 words)

Part B Industry Change Analysis ePoster – 10% (850 words)

• Submission Type: Initial Leadership Reflection and Briefing Paper
• Individual Assessment
• Total Length (For both Part A and Part B): 1850 words (+ or– 10%) NOTE: Title page, TOC, Executive Summary and References DO NOT count as part of the word count.
• References: required for Part B (APA 7th style), but NOT included in the word count.

Assessment One Part A - Aim

Part A: Initial Change Leadership Reflection and Expectations.

Considering:

• your life experiences and knowledge,
• the implication of context on change Leadership
• how do you hope to develop your individual change leadership approach.

Assessment One - Part A Requirement

Part A: Initial Leadership Reflection and Expectations

Reflecting on your change leadership journey to date, including your life experiences, knowledge and skills discuss EACH of the following questions:

1. Write an initial reflection of your understanding of the following extract from Guerra and Valle:
   Businesses today find themselves in a new digital era called Industry 4.0. In this context, it is unclear whether business leaders have the necessary preparation to properly handle the new situation (Wang et al., 2016), which leads us to consider leadership as a key factor in DT. While traditional talent management systems can provide a solid foundation, it is important to adapt and complement them with more agile and digitally-focused approaches. This may involve adopting new technologies, revising policies and processes, and a more focused approach to digital skills development and innovation (Sow and Aborbie, 2018) (see Figures 1–3). “To achieve the successful implementation of digitization, organizations must invest in staff training, empower employees, change organizational culture, and hire leaders who actively support digitization” (Ancarani and Di Mauro, 2018, p. 7). Digital transformation is not just about adopting new tools and technologies, but also about changing the mindset and culture of the organization (Pellant, 2011). Journal of Organization Change Vol 27 No 6. 2024. p1273.
2. How do you plan to develop your Individual Change Leadership Practice in addition to the prescribed subject content? For example, a personal learning plan, how you monitor will monitor your progress to keep on track in accordance with your plan. Learning experiences outside to module, that means beyond the module's key readings, attending class and posting to discussion boards.

Assessment One – Part B Aim

Part B: Industry Change Analysis ePoster

Relate change leadership theory and practice to a Contemporary Industry Context and present findings in a visual format by creating a high impact presentation to demonstrate learning and application.

This assessment sets the Framework for Assessment Two.

Assessment One – Part B: ePoster

Identifying Key change issues in an industry - The poster is about change leadership in an industry.

Instructions

1. Select an industry that you are working in, or interested in. Develop an understanding of the industry. NOTE: this is the industry that you will use for assessment two, so choose wisely and carefully.
   Sector describes a large segment of the economy.

Industry refers to a much more specific group of companies or businesses,

The terms industry and sector are often used interchangeably to describe a group of companies that operate in the same segment of the economy or share a similar business type. However, they are different.
Find out more:

• Industry vs. Sector: What's the difference? Industry vs. Sector: What's the Difference?.
• Difference Between Industry and Sector: Difference Between Industry and Sector
• 30+ Types of Industry: simplicable
• 16 Examples of Manufacturing Industry: simplicable manufacturing-industry

2.Review:

1. Material from sessions 1-3, and
2. CSIRO’s ‘Our Future World: Global megatrends impacting the way we live over coming decades’, Jul 22, Choose one megatrend most likely to impact the industry.
3. Examine 2-4 sub elements of the selected megatrend and consider the Change and Leadership implications for the industry.
4. Research and Analyse the industry and determine Key Change Leadership Issues impacting on the industry, both contemporary and future.
5. Create an ePoster to show your findings.
   See the PowerPoint template in the assessment folder. PowerPoint has many other templates that can be used. You can also use CANVA.

Be creative.

See the assessment folder for poster examples.
References - APA 7th style. Generally, references are placed in the bottom right corner of the poster. Typically references can be a smaller front than the rest of the poster (but still readable). References are not included in the word count.
The ePoster is about change leadership issues in an industry.
See Poster examples in the assessment One folder.

6.ePoster MUST include:

a)Brief description of the industry
b)Identification and brief discussion of key industry change leadership issues as identified from sessions 1-3.
c)References

See the PowerPoint template in the assessment folder. PowerPoint has many other templates that can be used. Be creative.
See the assessment folder for poster examples.
References - APA 7th style. Generally, references are placed in the bottom right corner of the poster. Typically references can be a smaller front than the rest of the poster (but still readable). References are not included in the word count.

What makes a good poster?

• Important information should be readable from about three (3) meters away.
• Title is short and draws interest.
• Word count of about 800-850 words, excluding references.
• Text is clear and to the point.
• Use of bullets, numbering, and headlines make it easy to read.
• Effective use of graphics, color and fonts.