MGT350 Week1 Critical Thinking Application Paper

Prepare   a  700 – to 1,050- word paper in which you: 

• Define critical thinking . 
• Describe a situation where you applied critical   thinking   to   a 

work- related  decision, specifically what criteria did you use to make your decision and why?

• Discuss the   importance  and   benefits  of   cr itical thinking in the

decision – making  processes . 

• Cite at least two different references; citing your readings lets me know that you’ve done your reading!

Format  your paper consistent with   APA guidelines. 

Submit  your paper with the Turnitin Classic Report.  (Turnitin similarity reports of 10 or more percent are carefully scrutinized.) 

MGT350 Week1 LEARNING TEAM CHARTER – TEAM “A”

Create  the Learning Team Charter. 

• Please note that ACTIVE participation in your LT is required to

earn the LT po ints possible.  Failure to ACTIVELY participate will

mean zero points earned.

• Learning Team materials, incuding the Learning Team Charter,

Peer Evaluation, etc. can be found by clicking on The Learning

Team Toolkit link in the Library Menu. 

MGT350 Week2 Decisions in Paradise Case Analysis Project Plan

Submit  the following: 

• Summary of Case
• Company selected
• Action Plan, e.g. who and how will this paper be researched and

written.

Please note that ACTIVE  participation in your LT is required to earn

the LT points possible.  Failure to ACTIVELY participate may mean

zero points earned.  ACTIVE participation = checking in daily to the LT and participating substantively to the Project Plan. 

MGT350 Week3 Decisions in Paradise Paper Outline

Submit  the following in outline form: 

• List the issues that appear in this business scenario
• List the forces that impact the identified issues
• Identi fy a decision – making technique that will be used to propose

appropriate solutions to establishing a greater presence in Kava 

• List solutions to establish a greater presence on Kava
• List your rationale and plan for implementation of the proposed

solution(s)  

• List factors affecting decision implementation in your organization

and of your proposed solution(s) including the resources and

actions required for decision implementation  

• List key stakeholders
• List the ethical implications of your solution(s) from th e

perspective of key stakeholders

DO NOT put this assignment off to the last minute!

MGT350 Week4 Decisions in Paradise Paper

Using the Decisions in Paradise Paper Outline that the team prepared last week,   information from the case, course materials, independent research, and the mission   of your chosen organization, submit  a 2,500 to 3,000—word paper (APA format), in which you (you = learning team)  develop a plan to establish a greater presence on Kava. 

• Define the issues that appear in this business scenario
• Discuss the forces that impact the identified issues
• Apply a decision- making technique to propose appropriate solution(s) for your organization to establish a greater presence on Kava
• Describe your rationale and plan for implementation of the proposed solution(s)
• Determine factors affecting decision implementation in your organization and of your proposed solution(s) including the resources and actions required for decision implementation
• Evaluate the ethical implications of your solution(s) from the perspective of key stakeholders (This includes  identifying the key stakeholders.≥ ,) 

DO NOT put this assignment off to the last minute!  

Remember to cite   your sources!  You should have several!

Format  your paper consistent with   APA guidelines . 

MGT350 Week4 LEARNING TEAM EVALUATION

Evaluate  your peers using  the most current version of the Learning

Team Evaluation Form found in The Learning Team Toolkit on the rEsource site.   

All sections are required.   

Please be thoughtful and explain your thoughts in DETAIL  in the comments section.    “I learned a lot” or “I will do things differently next   time” will not earn points.

MGT350 Week5 Thinking Critically Simulation Review

Use   the link provided on your student  website to  complete the Thinking Critically Simulation. Be sure to have access to the following documents located on your student  w ebsite to assist in completing the simulation:  

• Problem Solving Tools and Techniques
• Decision Making Steps
• Decision Making Worksheet

Discuss your impression of the simulation and the findings you have recorded on the three documents listed above.  

Prepare   a 1,050-   to 1,400 – word paper in which you summarize  the content of the  simulation and  respond   to the following questions: 

 o   What problem evaluation tools and techniques were encountered in the simulation and how do they differ from the tools and techniques that you would have used in this

situation?  

o   Describe the evaluation tools and techniques that you would have applied. 

o   How did these techniques assist with the evaluation of decision – making processes and outcomes? 

o   What was the outcome reached in the simulation (also, tell me what “grades” you earned from Linda) and what changes in your decision- making techniques would have generated

better results?  

Format  your paper consistent with   APA guidelines . 

Submit  with the Turnitin Classic  Report. (Turnitin/Similarity reports of 10 or more percent are  carefully scrutinized.)

MGT350 Week 1 Discussion Question 1

Identify one or two areas in your life that would benefit from “questioning assumptions.” (Medina’s gender examples)  Please be specific.

Using your readings and this article, define critical thinking.  What do you plan to “do” about the identified areas?

MGT350 Week 1 Discussion Question 2

In what ways is critical thinking present or absent in your workplace? How could critical-thinking enhance your workplace?

MGT350 Week 2 Discussion Question 1

How did the problem present itself? (In other words, how did you know you had a problem?)

What were the characteristics of the identified problem?

Was your problem really a symptom of a larger problem (root cause)?

What was the solution?

How did you know that the solution solved the identified problem?

MGT350 Week 2 Discussion Question 2

Select a logical fallacy from your readings (Please see chapter 9.) and:

define it illustrate it with an example from your life

discuss its general application to decision-making.

MGT350 Week 3 Discussion Question 1

Discuss a decision-making tool or technique as described on the course website (please see the Problem Solving Tools and Techniques supplement in Week 4.) or another Internet site.  Make sure your discussion includes a description of the tool or technique as well as an application example from your workplace – if the technique is new to you or your organization, discuss how you could use it effectively. (Cite your sources!)

MGT350 Week 3 Discussion Question 2

How do you balance competing stakeholder interests?  Everyday we read about companies that make decisions that are profitable short-term knowing that, in the long-term, the profit may be questionable.  Enron comes to mind, mortgage lending comes to mind, etc.  Thus, given that “what is in the best interest of the organization” can differ short and long-term, how can these oppositional positions be balanced?  Should they be balanced?

MGT350 Week 4 Discussion Question 1

What is management’s roles and responsibility in decision implementation? What factors affect decision implementation? How should these factors be addressed to ensure decision effectiveness? (Cite your sources!)

MGT350 Week 4 Discussion Question 2

If a decision is legal, is it ethical? Why/Why not?  Please include examples in your response. (Cite your sources!)

What influences have shaped your ethics and morality?  (Think back to Chapter 2 in your Kirby and Goodpaster readings — Week One.)

MGT350 Week 5 Discussion Question 1

What do you think?  Is “thin slicing” valid?  Do you or others in your organization “thin slice”?  Is it effective?  Why or why not?

MGT350 Week 5 Discussion Question 2

Based on a decision made in your workplace, what criteria were used to assess the success of its implementation?  Do you agree with the criteria used to assess success?  Why/why not?