The Big 5 Personality
Part 2:The Essay – (max 2000 words) You are to choose one of the session topics and make a critical case study on this topic using a real organization. Ideally, this will be an organization you currently work for or have worked for in the past. If you have never worked, choose an organization you have a lot of knowledge about or can easily access. The requirements for Part 2 of the essay are: the topic was covered in one of the 10 weeks this term. you use an organization you know well (you have worked there, or still work there, or a company contact there). The point is that it is easy for you to get information about this organization your case analysis should develop towards a critical discussion of the theories that are relevant to your organization. You should demonstrate which aspects of your organization DOand DO NOT‘fit the model’ (i.e., what can or cannot be explained by the theories we discussed with reference to your organization) any sources used must be referenced in the Appendix using the title “References.” Understandably, you will be using information you have from personal experience or from relations working in the organization you are analyzing. In these cases, simply put an in-text reference like (personal experience) or (personal conversation).
You can vary the way you do this, but the requirement is that you give some indication as to where or how you acquired this information. your submission will not be made public. However, if you feel that you are using information that might be too sensitive for the organization, you may anonymize the organization and/or persons. In any case, please set the context for your chosen organization by briefly describing what the organization does, where it is based, how big it is, etc. your grade will be determined by the following criteria: Focus (setting up a clear essay question to address, staying on topic), Synthesis (bringing together relevant literature in a significant manner), Soundness (demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the topic, providing a critical discussion), Clarity of Structure (well organized and logically constructed), Mechanical Soundness (clearly written, spell checked, referenced appropriately) please use Times New Roman (12-point font) or Arial (11-point font), double-spaced
