Technology and Organizational Behavior Issues
Assignment 3: Technology and Organizational Behavior Issues (200 points)
You are to write a six to eight (6–8) page paper that answers the following: During the 1970s, the U.S. Air Force Program for Integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing (ICAM) sought to increase manufacturing productivity through systematic application of computer technology. As companies, systems products and markets become even more complex we will need even more complex modeling to guide and help us make decisions.
- Describe the culture of your organizational behavior issues and what challenges are present.
- Discuss the systems that are the most appropriate to introduce into your organization.
- Analyze a few of the systems that can have the greatest impact on your organization.
The format of the report is to be as follows:
- This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
Note: You will be graded on the quality of your answers, the logic/organization of the report, your language skills, and your writing skills.
The assignment will be graded using the following rubric:
| Outcomes Assessed |
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| Grading Rubric for Assignment 3 — Technology and Organizational Behavior Issues | |
| Criteria | Unacceptable | Developing | Competent | Exemplary |
| 1. Describe the culture of your organizational behavior issues and what challenges are present.
(30%) |
Did not complete the assignment or did not describe the culture of your organizational behavior issues and what challenges are present; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information. Completed with less than 60% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic. | Partially described the culture of your organizational behavior issues and what challenges are present; omitted some key information. Completed with 60-79% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic. | Sufficiently described the culture of your organizational behavior issues and what challenges are present. Completed with 80-89% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic. | Fully described the culture of your organizational behavior issues and what challenges are present. Completed with 90-100% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic. |
| 2. Discuss the systems that are the most appropriate to introduce into your organization.
(30%) |
Did not complete the assignment or did not discuss the systems that are the most appropriate to introduce into your organization; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information. Completed with less than 60% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic. | Partially discussed the systems that are the most appropriate to introduce into your organization; omitted some key information. Completed with 60-79% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic. | Sufficiently discussed the systems that are the most appropriate to introduce into your organization. Completed with 80-89% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic. | Fully discussed the systems that are the most appropriate to introduce into your organization. Completed with 90-100% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic. |
| 3. Analyze a few of the systems that can have the greatest impact on your organization.
(20%) |
Did not complete the assignment or did not analyze a few of the systems that can have the greatest impact on your organization; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information. Completed with less than 60% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic. | Partially analyzed a few of the systems that can have the greatest impact on your organization; omitted some key information. Completed with 60-79% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic. | Sufficiently analyzed a few of the systems that can have the greatest impact on your organization. Completed with 80-89% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic. | Fully analyzed a few of the systems that can have the greatest impact on your organization. Completed with 90-100% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic. |
| 4. Clarity
(10%) |
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) |
| 5. Writing – Grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, or punctuation.
(10%) |
Did not complete the assignment or had 8 or more different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, or punctuation. (Major issues) | Had 6–7 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, or punctuation. (Many issues) | Had 4–5 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, or punctuation. (Minor issues) | Had 0–3 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, or punctuation. |
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Introduction
With the time stretch of time, industries and organization have advanced in technology especially in manufacturing to enhance their productivity in a simpler, faster and efficiently than without the use of technological mechanization. With the rise of technological production, organizational behavior has transformed to cover up the gaps created by the advancement of technology. Such change of behavior includes the recruitment of technology savvy individuals to operate this techno machinery and computers. This paper analyzes the anatomy of technology and organizational behavioral change with respect to technology.
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