HCS 325 WEEK 4 Organizational Structure Outline Brainstorm
HCS 325 WEEK 4 Organizational Structure Outline Brainstorm
Organizational Structure Outline Brainstorm Details:
Review the key point identified under Week Four of the Part B: Outline Brainstorm section of the Organizational Structure Outline worksheet.
As a team, brainstorm concepts you need to discuss under the identified key point, and review the feedback received by your instructor for the Week Three key points.
Write a 150- to 350-word summary based on your brainstorm for this week and on the feedback given for the previous week. What tasks does your team need to complete to properly support the subjects in the Week Five Organizational Structure Presentation assignment.
Organizational Structure Outline Worksheet
The Organizational Structure Outline assignment is part of a cumulative assignment. You will complete different sections of this worksheet throughout the course and compile research to assist you with the completion of the Week Five Organizational Structure Presentation assignment.
Consider the following scenario:
You are part of the management team of a large rehabilitation center that provides short-term care rehabilitation services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Your center is proposing a new addition of long-term care services, and with this expansion, you must hire and train several new employees. Your team will be responsible for developing a presentation to inform your selected audience of the proposed expansion and its effect on the organization.
In Week Two, your team will be responsible for selecting an audience and brainstorming on the Week Two key points to assist you with your Week Five Organizational Structure Presentation. Please note your team will be responsible for completing the outline for each key point in the assigned week.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your audience selection and the completed Week Two portion of your outline to your facilitator.
Organizational Structure Outline Brainstorm Part A: Determine Your Audience
Your audience selection is due in Week Two.
As a team, identify an audience for your final presentation due in Week Five. Provide a rationale for your audience selection. For example:
- A board of directors
- A new management team following an acquisition or a merger
Write a 75- to 150-word summary discussing your targeted audience and a rationale for your selection.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your audience selection to your facilitator for approval.
Organizational Structure Outline Brainstorm Part B: Outline Brainstorm
Once you have identified an audience as a team, develop an outline to help organize your research and resources for the final presentation in Week Five. Your team will be responsible for completing the outline for each key point(s) in the assigned week. For example, your team will be responsible for completing the brainstorm and resources for “The effects of organizational structure on communication” key point in Week Two.
Review the Week Five Organizational Structure Presentation assignment.
Include the following in your outline:
- Brainstorm concepts you will need to discuss to cover the identified key points.
- Identify resources you will use for the presentation. Please note you do not need to provide a resource for each key point.
Key Points | Things to Consider | Brainstorm | Resources |
Week Two | |||
The effects of organizational structure on communication | What are appropriate communication methods for managers within the organization? | ||
What is the importance of these communication methods within the organizational structure? | |||
What internal and external relationships must be considered? | |||
Week Three | |||
The steps involved in organizational planning and functions of management | What steps are used to plan and implement change within the organization? | ||
How might these steps be applied to the scenario? | |||
Explain the administrative process needed to track outcomes and improve quality and safety | What environmental influences related to health care may affect outcomes and quality within the organization? | ||
What steps will be taken to evaluate quality and safety? | |||
Describe the effects of controls used in health care management | How might financial and human resource control issues affect planning? | ||
Week Four | |||
Strategies and methods needed to influence organizational change and to minimize conflict | What are strategies that might be used to bring about change in the organization? | ||
How might the identified strategies be used to prevent or to minimize conflict? | |||
What strategies might be applied if conflict does arise? | |||
What is the manager’s role in conflict management? | |||
Week Five | |||
The ethical issues considered important in today’s health care organization | Explain how ethical issues may alter the way change is conducted in the organization. |
Please Note: Your completed Organizational Structure Outline worksheet is due in Week Five and will be submitted with the Week Five Organizational Structure Presentation assignment.
Note: Your Learning Team will use this information to complete the Organizational Structure Presentation due in Week Five.
Format your summary according to APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your summary and the Organizational Structure Outline worksheet.