Laurie Prange-Martin

BADM303 -- Unit 5 Class Meeting

TOPIC = Strategies

Compare the key differences between union and non-union workplaces.
Differentiate between management, union and labour relations boards objectives, processes, and strategies.

All the usual resources for the class, plus a template in Word Online for students to copy and use for their process reports

What can we learn from the CIA's "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" written in 1944?
Jones, J. (December 1, 2015). Read the CIA's Simple Sabotage Field Manual: A timeless guide to subverting any organization with "Purposeful Stupidity." Open Culture. https://www.openculture.com/2015/12/simple-sabotage-field-manual.html

Sometimes, learning happens by worrying about what could go wrong and then building out from there.
Game = Pre-Mortem
Source = Gray, D., Brown, S., & Macanufo, J. (2010). Gamestorming : a playbook for innovators, rulebreakers, and changemakers (1st ed.). O’Reilly. pg. 117- 118
Available as a printed book in the CapU Library
This exercise suits the beginning of a project best. We start with asking a simple question, which can be phrased two ways:
1. What will go wrong?
2. How will this end in disaster?
Benefits to this approach include the following:
- Reflect on your lived experiences
- directly name risks
- identify the "elephant in the room"
- voice concerns
- discuss problems before it's too late
Classroom discussion time!

SOURCE: McGuire, S. Y., & McGuire, S. (2015). Teach Students How to Learn : Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation. Stylus Publishing. Available as an E-Book from the CapU Library
This assessment requires a specific kind of business communication style, called Technical Writing.
CONSULT = Carrie Marshall. (2018). Technical Writing for Business People. BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. Available as an ebook in the CapU Library

Time to get up, move around, and take a break, so you can can come back refreshed.

O’Neill, K. S., & Gravois, R. (2017). Using a Focus on Revision to Improve Students’ Writing Skills. Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 19.
"[W]e strive to help move students beyond “fixing” and “completion” mindsets to think of revision in a holistic way. That is, we want students to see that revision is about making the work better." pg. 3
Three-Stage Writing Process
- Analyze/Compose/Evaluate - Plan/Draft/Review
- Plan/Compose/Review
- Plan/Write/Complete
Kahoot activity to gauge people's experiences and appreciation of the revising process.
Another approach is the Beat Sheet. Reminds me of organizing your paragraphs like a slide deck.
https://medium.com/creators-hub/why-a-beat-sheet-is-the-revision-tool-your-frazzled-brain-needs-now-228590032902
There are also digital tools, like the Hemingwayapp
https://www.academicwritingsuccess.com/hemingway-editor-secret-online-editing-tool-powerful-writing/
Getting help from the Writing Centre at CapU
https://www.capilanou.ca/student-life/academic-support/learning-commons/writing-centre/
Getting help from the ELS Support Centre at CapU
https://www.capilanou.ca/student-life/academic-support/learning-commons/english-language-support-els/
Getting help from the Librarians at CapU
https://library.capilanou.ca/help/ask-a-librarian/

CONSULT = Carrie Marshall. (2018). Technical Writing for Business People. BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. Available as an ebook in the CapU Library