SESSION 30 | FINAL EXAM
What will it cover?
Whatever choice you take, and show in it your understanding of some or all of these topics we discussed in class:
- knowledge sharing
- knowledge management
- organizational culture
- organizational memory
- pros and cons of organizational cultures
- leadership and organizational decision making
- technology and information
- organizational ethics
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Group Option
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Individual Option
Three options for the final exam
This will be an individual task.
Submit your report in class during the final exam period by coming to room 307 on 29 April between 1200-1500 and telling me where to find it.
Choice One - Espionage
- Espionage:Shaken and stirred
- Technology:Tinker, tailor, hacker, spy
- Governance:Standard operating procedure
- Edward Snowden:You’re US government property
- China and Russia:Happenstance and enemy action
- How to do better:The solace of the law
If you select this set of articles, discuss in your report the relevance of the points in the article to these topics we discussed in class:
- knowledge management
- organizational culture
- leadership and organizational decision making
- technology and information
- organizational ethics
Should you have trouble reading the articles, you can also reach them via UNC Libraries.
Choice Two - Lifelong learning is becoming an economic imperative
- Lifelong learning is becoming an economic imperative
- Cognition switch:What employers can do to encourage their workers to retrain
- Old dogs, new tricks:How older employees perform in the workplace
- The return of the MOOC:Established education providers v new contenders
- Pathway dependency:Turning qualifications into jobs
- The elephant in the truck:Retraining low-skilled workers
If you select this set of articles,
discuss in your report the relevance of the points in the article to these topics we discussed in class:
- knowledge sharing
- pros and cons of organizational cultures
- organizational memory
- technology and information
- organizational ethics
Should you have trouble reading the articles, you can also reach them via UNC Libraries.
Choice Three - a review of Paths of Glory
Watch Paths of Glory and then create a report that uses the movie for examples of the points you make.
Discuss in your review the relevance of the points in the article to these topics we discussed in class:
- knowledge management
- organizational culture
- leadership and organizational decision making
- organizational ethics
Should you have trouble finding the movie, it's available from UNC Libraries.