BuAd410: Organization Change Development
Team Assignment # 1: Reading Facilitation
Prepare a summary of the key points in a selected reading, present it to the class using a Powerpoint presentation and facilitate an open class discussion. The instructor will monitor the discussion and award class participation marks.
The final assignment submission is to be word-processed, with a title page (to, topic/subject, from and date) and no cover. The readings used in your assignment are to include in-text sources and be documented in a references list at the end of your assignment. (Refer to Blackboard or the Library website for APA citation style help and adhere to the Guidelines for Writing Summaries below.)
“To summarize is to extract the main message or central point of a passage. A summary does not include supporting evidence or details” (Troyka, 1998, p.44).
Summarizing the key points
Guidelines for writing your summaries and designing a practical tool:
- Identify the main points and condense them without losing the essence of the material.
- Use your own words to condense the message.
- Keep your summary short (1 or 2 pages) – be creative and present your work in a practical manner
- Do not plagiarize. Document carefully. You are required to give the source of any summary, just as you do for quotations and paraphrases.
- Conclude with a critical analysis and summary of the reading material.
The article summary and a copy of the PowerPoint or other visual aid used in class is to be submitted to your professor (Moodle) 12 hours before the scheduled class presentation.