individual essay

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using the 7th American Psychological Association (APA) documentation style for students Instructions The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with an opportunity to articulate—through written examples—how the material you are reading in the textbook applies to your work or other organizational experiences (past or present). Content Requirements An introduction (26 points) Begin with an attention-getter then state your thesis or preview of the essay, making sure you refer to the incident/s narrated and announcing each of the three major concepts/key terms utilized. The name(s) and physical and/or electronic address (es) of the organization(s) examined must also be stated. The paper should focus on a comparison of two or three organizations. You can also write about a single organization, but it must involve a comparison of two or three contexts (e.g., departments, situations, or events). Body (No more than a total of 40 directly quoted words may be used in this section) (140 Points) The body should consist of two distinct parts which are connected comprehensively using an effective transition. The first part of the body (minimum of 1 full page) must consist of a story or narrative of real life experiences you have had in this/these organization(s) as an employee, supervisor/owner, customer/client, provider/supplier, or auditor. It must be clear from your writing that the story is about real events. The story should include at least two instances of drama and not just routine events, though the situations or incidents described must be real. Without a good portion of drama, this section of your paper will be dull, and therefore ineffective. In order to maximize the human appeal of your story/narrative, avoid any mention of textbook or class jargon in this part of the body—keep your story/narrative purely non technical except for jargon that you specify as actually used in the organization you are writing about. For good examples of a story/narrative described above, see the “Creamy Creations Takeover” and “Teamwork at the Marshall’s Processing Plant” case studies presented at the end of chapters 2 and 3 of your textbook respectively. Your story must be written in reported speech (indirect speech). The second part of the body (must be distinct from the narrative or first part of the body) should articulate how a minimum total of 3 concepts/key terms from at least two assigned chapters apply to aspects of the story you narrated. After briefly paraphrasing (defining in your own words as much as possible) each concept/key term, explicitly describe how it applies to an aspect highlighted in your story. Engage only aspects clearly mentioned in the narrative/story section of your paper, avoiding the introduction of new story/narrative details not mentioned before. Therefore, as you apply each concept to an aspect of the narrative, you must indicate the page number where that particular aspect was explicitly included in the narrative section of your essay. The essay should draw concepts/key terms from only chapters 2-9 and 11. Remember, the total of three concepts/key terms must be drawn from a minimum of two relevant chapters stipulated above. See the list at the end of each chapter of the textbook for what are considered the concepts/key terms in that chapter. Conclusion (25 Points) The conclusion should indicate itself and emphasize at least two insights gained from your application of any two or more concepts/key terms applied in the body of the paper. Each one of the concepts/key terms must be explicitly stated in this section and connected to a particular insight. The insights include realizations that (1) had never occurred to you before applying the concepts/key terms to aspects of your story, or (2) gained new significance when you applied the concepts/key terms to aspects of your story. End the essay with a relevant memorable line or two. Stylistic/Writing & Submission Requirements (50 Points) All essays must be typewritten, double-spaced in 12 font size with 1 inch margins all round and a minimum of 3 full pages and a maximum of 4 pages without counting the title page and reference page (the title page and reference page should not be counted as part of the 3-4 pages length requirement. As with any formal document, make sure to paginate your essay (i.e., you must number the pages of your essay). For grading purposes, reading of your essay content will stop strictly at the end of the 4th page of content with the rest of the content being disregarded. Therefore, ensure that all your content is within the 3-4 pages limit.