Announcement: Week 9 and Assessment 2 for MN101

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2025-04-04T13:57:12+08:00

Dear MN101 Students,

I would like to update you on several matters moving forward:

1. HOME-BASED LEARNING

As you know, we are going to continue MN101 Principles of Management Lectures and Tutorials from a home-based learning environment for the rest of the Semester.

Sheridan College remains open for you to be able access our computers, library, wifi and food bank if you require it.

Come and visit us during business hours!

2. SELF CARE

Please continue exercising, eating healthily, maintaining a regular, structured schedule, and utilise this time of self-isolation to get your work done!

Please take care of your physical, mental and emotional health - please look out for, and take care of one another.

Call and check in with your family, friends and colleagues regularly.

My Church - Victory Life Centre provides weekly meals for anyone who requires it, including cereals, meat, milk, dry goods, fruits and vegetables and deserts FREE OF CHARGE, depending on what is available. Each person gets a whole meal package. You can visit the Margaret Court Community Outreach Centre at 14 Neil street Osbourne Park between 10am and 3pm from Tuesday to Friday. The MCCO remains open!

Their website has more information and a contact number here: https://www.mcco.org.au/

3. MN101 STUDIES AT SC

In relation to your studies, I have already given you access to Week 9 Lecture and Tutorial materials, but I will be adding a voice recording of the relevant Chapters which you can download, as well as a visual file navigation of Week 9 resources I have posted on-line and how you can maximise your home-based learning practices.

Please keep up with your readings, lectures and tutorials on Canvas on a regular basis.

I will make myself available on-line on Skype during the three-hours of our regular lecture times to chat with anyone who requires it, and I will think about inviting you all onto Skype for a tutorial.

(Please get a Skype account, if you do not have one already. Skype is free to download and free to set up/access.)

Please feel free to contact me via email or Skype between 9am at 12pm every Tuesday morning.

My Skype name is: Andrea Tokaji (Canberra). The photo is of me wearing a yellow dress with a colourful umbrella behind.

Alternatively, please email me anytime and allow a 48 hour turn-around time for emails.

4. MN101 ASSESSMENT 2

I have provided some instructions to some students via email on expectations of Assessment 2, which you can find below:

Please read the instructions carefully, and follow them step-by-step.

Having selected one of these topics for assignment

1: Organisational Structures in a Firm; or

2: Goal Setting and Management in a Global Environment; or

3. Strategy Formulation within Strategic Management, prepare an essay using the six (6) academic sources from assessment 1 (Literature review) and two (2) additional academic sources.

Explain how you would apply your learning in the future to inform the way you manage.

The overall mark will be worth 40% of the final mark for this Unit.

Word Limit: 2000 words

Once you have gathered all your research and data, you need to show me how you are going to put it into practice as a Manager.

Use phrases like ....

"Based on my research, I have found/established/learned that ...."

"Given the research and analysis of ...., I would apply Management skills/techniques to (eg) Strategic Management by applying it in the following way .... "

"After my reading of eight separate sources on Strategic Management, it has shifted my thinking on how I would apply it in a workplace environment, and more specifically I would apply my learning for future strategic management practices by ..."

The whole Assessment 2 is you giving me a structured analysis of how you would apply your learning/reading to your chosen topic (one of three above). If you do not provide an analysis of what you have learned and how you will apply it to your management style into the future, I will not be able to give you a pass mark.

This Assessment is designed to be full of your opinions, but those opinions have to be backed up by references, facts, examples and scenarios in the Intro, Body and Conclusion style- Essay writing structure.

Good luck - remember that if what you write are not your own words, you have to reference the quote to avoid plagiarism.

5. MN101 EXAM

I am currently writing the exam, and I will discuss this with you at a later time.

Be blessed, stay safe, take care of you and each other, and know that I am praying for you, I care about you and we will get through this together!

What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger - stand a little taller!

Andrea.