Using a teaching case as an illustrative story, prepare a PowerPoint presentation and presentation scriipt that you might use to share what you have learned in this course with a group of your organization’s formal and informal leaders.
Prepare: Read a case study to prepare for this week's assignment.
Assignment Overview
For the final assignment in this course you will prepare a PowerPoint presentation and presentation scriipt that you might use to share with your organization’s formal and informal leaders to prepare for engaging in an organizational change process. The Belmont Abbey teaching case will serve as the vehicle for illustrating your concepts. In your presentation, you will be expected to incorporate graphical displays of information and systems diagrams to explain the organizational dynamics of the case.
What You Need to Know
Deeper Learning Through Teaching
The following short articles highlight the power of explaining concepts to others and responding to their anticipated questions. “Teaching†as an authentic practice exercise is nearly as effective as actually teaching others. The Feynman Technique is simple and intuitive. If you apply it regularly throughout your doctoral program, it will become second nature.
Farman Street. (n.d.). The Feynman technique: The best way to learn anything [Blog post]. https://fs.blog/2012/04/feynman-technique/
Rusczyk, R. (2013). Learning through teaching. https://artofproblemsolving.com/news/articles/learning-through-teaching
Two notable quotes from the readings above:
“Your ideas will never be more effective than your ability to make others comprehend them†(Ruscyzk, 2013, para. 1).
“…Richard Feynman understood the difference between knowing something and knowing the name of something…†(Farnum Street, n.d., para.3).
A Synopsis of Systems Thinking
This is a classic introduction to systems thinking that is easier to understand if you already have some background about systems. Often it is helpful to revisit recently learned concepts in a different format to help integrate and consolidate knowledge. When you read the Kim article below at this point in the course, after having studied systems thinking and archetypes as well as a change process that draws heavily upon systems thinking, it should seem familiar and reinforce your learning about systems thinking at the same time. The goal is for you to continue to increase your understanding of systems thinking concepts and tools and to gain facility in applying systems thinking to problems of practice in organizations.
Kim, D. H. (1999). Introduction to systems thinking [PDF]. https://thesystemsthinker.com/introduction-to-systems-thinking/
Prepare: Case Study
Case in Practice
Read the following to prepare for this week's assignment, Teaching Case Study: Belmont Abbey.
Anderson, R., & Roberto, M. A. (2016). Belmont Abbey College: Strategy formulation in turbulent times. Harvard Business Publishing.
Assignment Instructions
TEACHING CASE STUDY: BELMONT ABBEY
Preparation
For this assignment, you’ll prepare a PowerPoint presentation and presentation scriipt.
If you have not yet done so, read the following teaching case:
Anderson, R., & Roberto, M. A. (2016). Belmont Abbey College: Strategy formulation in turbulent times. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Publishing.
Review the Guidelines for Effective PowerPoint Presentations [PPTX].
The PowerPoint slides should follow the presentation standard guidelines specified in the above. Your slides must include graphical displays of information and system diagrams to explain the organizational dynamics of the case to your students. Your slides should also incorporate information provided in the case exhibits.
The scriipt will be your teaching narrative that includes explanations of each slide that will enable your students to understand the concepts. Use the feedback on your assignment in Week 7 to clearly and accurately address all components of the lesson. Anticipate questions and areas of confusion as you complete your assignment, so your plans are comprehensive and learner focused.
Include graphics as appropriate, and incorporate information provided in the case