Taylor's Theory of Scientific Management
BS1529
PEOPLE in ORGANISATIONS
Assignment Topic 2010/11
“To what extent is Taylor’s theory of scientific management still useful for managers today?”
Submission Guidelines
Word limit: 1,500 words (10% variation either way accepted)
Submission deadline: Monday 13th December 2010 before 10am
Submission procedure: • Please submit your assignment in person in hard-copy (do not email your assignment) to the post-box in P28, the Undergraduate Enquiries office, on the ground floor of the Aberconway Building. • Please number your pages and complete the front-sheet overleaf and attach to the front of your assignment. • Your assignment must be bound securely, either by stapling the pages together or by placing in a secure plastic folder. Please do not place loose pages in a plastic wallet because they can easily get separated.
Assignment Support • The lecture on 16th November will explain more about the format and referencing required for the assignment. • A ‘drop-in’ assignment advice session on 30th November is available if you have any brief queries you wanted to ask the lecturer (Note: this is not a lecture and is not compulsory). • The final tutorial (weeks commencing 15th Nov and 22nd Nov) will cover two aspects relevant for your assignment: (a) What makes a ‘good’ and a ‘bad’ assignment? (b) How do I cite references in my assignment? • You can also ask your tutorial tutor for advice on the assignment. While tutors are unable to read and comment upon complete assignments because of time constraints, we are available to give you advice on essay plans, or specific questions about the course content. • Please email me at whittlea@cardiff.ac.uk if you have any specific queries about your essay plan or about aspects of the course content you did not understand. o Note: I am unable to tell you what to put into your assignment, this has to be your own work o Note: I am unable to read
PEOPLE in ORGANISATIONS
Assignment Topic 2010/11
“To what extent is Taylor’s theory of scientific management still useful for managers today?”
Submission Guidelines
Word limit: 1,500 words (10% variation either way accepted)
Submission deadline: Monday 13th December 2010 before 10am
Submission procedure: • Please submit your assignment in person in hard-copy (do not email your assignment) to the post-box in P28, the Undergraduate Enquiries office, on the ground floor of the Aberconway Building. • Please number your pages and complete the front-sheet overleaf and attach to the front of your assignment. • Your assignment must be bound securely, either by stapling the pages together or by placing in a secure plastic folder. Please do not place loose pages in a plastic wallet because they can easily get separated.
Assignment Support • The lecture on 16th November will explain more about the format and referencing required for the assignment. • A ‘drop-in’ assignment advice session on 30th November is available if you have any brief queries you wanted to ask the lecturer (Note: this is not a lecture and is not compulsory). • The final tutorial (weeks commencing 15th Nov and 22nd Nov) will cover two aspects relevant for your assignment: (a) What makes a ‘good’ and a ‘bad’ assignment? (b) How do I cite references in my assignment? • You can also ask your tutorial tutor for advice on the assignment. While tutors are unable to read and comment upon complete assignments because of time constraints, we are available to give you advice on essay plans, or specific questions about the course content. • Please email me at whittlea@cardiff.ac.uk if you have any specific queries about your essay plan or about aspects of the course content you did not understand. o Note: I am unable to tell you what to put into your assignment, this has to be your own work o Note: I am unable to read