U1021 People and Organisations Assignment Brief 2026 | Royal Agricultural University

Module name

People and Organisations

Module number

U1021

Staff member setting exercise

Bekhzod Egamberdiev

This should be your first point of contact for queries about the assessment.

Word or time length guide 

1,500 words

Assessment weighting (%)

70%

First sit or referral (resit)

First Sit

Submission deadline [date + time]

Your attention is drawn to the penalties for late submission set out in the Academic Policies and Procedures.

Day

Wednesday

UK time

 14:00

GMT ☐

BST ☒

Transnational Collaborative Partner Institution (if applicable):

Local time

18:00 Tashkent time

Arrangements for submission

Your work should be submitted using the appropriate template, available through VLE.

 Your attention is drawn to the penalties for late submission set out in the Academic Regulations available through VLE.

University regulations for assessment

All assessments are subject to the Academic Regulations.

Work should follow normal academic conventions for acknowledging sources using the APA7 reference system).

Assessment components

The assessment includes a literature review analysis for one topic from the list provided below:

- Explain the conflicting process in the organization and methods to deal with the conflict.

- Explain contemporary theories of motivation for people and organization.

- Explain the group properties for people and organization.

- Explain creative decision making and innovation in the organizations.  

- Explain the types of teams and effects of team process.

- Explain the interpersonal communication and communication methods.

- Explain the theories and styles of leadership.

- Explain how organizational cultures may impact on employee performance and satisfaction.

Learning outcomes tested

LO 2 - Evaluate alternative classical and contemporary social science theories/models used in practice;

LO 3 - Critically analyse key organisational behaviour concepts and issues at an individual, group, management, leadership and organisational level, taking into account contemporary practice relating to equality, diversity and inclusion;

LO 5 - Evaluate the influence of organisational context on management and leadership practice with reference to theoretical concepts and contemporary thinking.

Marking criteria

The assessment will be marked according to the following specific marking criteria:

The work will be assessed with reference to Bachelor’s (Level 4) grading criteria. Please note all marks will be subject to moderation.

Each of the 5 elements will be awarded a mark based on the marking scheme below.

Knowledge and Understanding: 10%

Application of Theory: 30%

Analytical Skills : 30%

Information literacy : 20%

Written communication: 10%

Please note all marks will be subject to moderation

Special instructions (only include if required), e.g.

This literature review aims to test your knowledge and understanding of key theories which underpin an understanding of the people and organization.

You are required to choose one topic from the list provided in the brief.

General matters

Referencing / academic misconduct:

If you use artificial intelligence in this exercise, please provide the prompt (i.e., the search specification) and the tool (e.g. Chat GPT) in the references list. All use of Generative AI needs to be referenced or it will be classed as plagiarism.

Please check and ensure the assessment task allows you to use Generative AI.

I hereby confirm that Generative AI is allowed in the assessment task  ☒

Support Documentation:

All guidance, marking criteria and regulation documents are available on Gateway.