Assignment 4 – The Whole-System Approach

Posted on February 28, 2018 Updated on February 28, 2018

Students prepare a 3-4 page paper that includes the following:

Create an outline of the whole systems approach for a consulting problem within an organization that deals with employee safety, the introduction of new email procedures, or the opening of a new retail outlet.
Compare the outline to that of a third-party approach.
Explain the importance of trusting the process.
Consider how positive deviance can be used in this consulting problem.

The requirements and format of the paper is to be as follows:

Include two references
Typed, double spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), APA format

The assignment will be graded using the following rubric:
Outcomes Assessed

Examine the components of a whole-system discovery approach to consulting engagements.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management consulting.

Grading Rubric for Assignment 4 – The Whole-System Approach

Criteria

0
Unacceptable

20
Developing

30
Competent

40
Exemplary

1. Create an outline of the whole-system approach for a consulting problem within an organization that deals with one of the issues.

Did not complete the assignment or did not create an outline of the whole-system approach for a consulting problem within an organization that deals with one of the issues; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information. Completed with less than 70% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.

Partially created an outline of the whole-system approach for a consulting problem within an organization that deals with one of the issues; omitted some key information. Completed with 70-79% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.

Sufficiently created an outline of the whole- system approach for a consulting problem within an organization that deals with one of the issues. Completed with 80-89% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.

Fully created an outline of the whole- system approach for a consulting problem within an organization that deals with one of the issues. Completed with 90-100% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.

2. Compare the outline to that of a third- party approach.

Did not compare the outline to that of a third-party approach; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information. Completed with less than 70% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.

Partially compared the outline to that of a third-party approach; omitted some key information. Completed with 70-79% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.

Sufficiently compared the outline to that of a third-party approach. Completed with 80-89% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.

Fully compared the outline to that of a third-party approach. Completed with 90-100% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.

Explained partially the importance of trusting the process; omitted some key information. Completed with 70-79% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.

Completed with 90-100% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.

4. Consider how positive deviance can be used in this consulting problem.

Did not complete the assignment or did not consider how positive deviance can be used in this consulting problem; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information. Completed with less than 70% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.

Considered partially how positive deviance can be used in this consulting problem; omitted some key information. Completed with 70-79% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.

Consider sufficiently how positive deviance can be used in this consulting problem. Completed with 80-89% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.

Considered fully how positive deviance can be used in this consulting problem. Completed with 90-100% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.

5. Clarity

Did not complete the assignment or explanations are unclear and not organized.
(Major issues)

Explanations generally unclear and not well organized.
(Many issues)

Explanations generally clear and/or organized. (Minor issues)

Explanations very clear and well organized.
(Added helpful details)

6. Writing – Grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, and APA usage.

Did not complete the assignment or had 8 or more different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage. (Major issues)

Had 6-7 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage. (Many issues)

Had 4-5 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage. (Minor issues)

Had 0-3 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage.