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WORK 1004:
FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT
Presented by
James Donald
Work and Organisational Studies
Final Exam Preparation
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Plan for today
• Review of Exam details
• Sample questions
• Course feedback
• Thank you 
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Exam Details
– The final exam for WORK1004 is worth 40% of your total mark for this course.
– The exam will run from 13:00 – 15:10 (Sydney time), on Wednesday, 7 June.
– CC Students (ie who are physically in Australia) will complete the exam in-person,
via a pen and paper format.
– RE Students (ie who are NOT physically in Australia) will complete the exam
online, via ProctorU.
– Exam reading and writing time: 2 hours and 10 mins (130 mins) writing time, from
your scheduled start-time.
• 4 x extended response Qs (10 marks per question).
– Buffer time: There will be 20 mins “buffer time”, to allow for technology delays.
(Ie, You can start the exam up to 20 mins after the start time, and still receive the
full 130 mins to complete it).
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Exam clashes and time zone issues
– Important: If the time/date of this exam clashes with another of your exams,
or you are in a time-zone that means the exam will run outside of business
hours for you, you may wish to apply for Special Consideration, to sit the
Replacement Exam.
– You MUST do this no later than this Friday, 20 May, otherwise your
application may not be processed in time for your final exam.
• If you submit your application after this date, we cannot guarantee
it will be processed in time for your exam.
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Exam Conditions
– The exam is “partial open book”
– Materials permitted: Printed or hand-written notes, only (not online
materials or the textbook etc).
– You are not permitted to use third party communication or collaboration
apps or websites (ie you are not allowed to access the internet, incl the
Canvas site for this course, during the exam).
– Access to any such app or website is strictly prohibited during your exam
and is a serious academic integrity breach.
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Question format
– Questions will be:
• Case studies, where you read a case study and apply relevant
course concepts to answering a question about it.
• Reflections on the Mastering Management interviews.
• An essay format, where you need to discuss a concept or concepts
from the course, and make and argument in response to a statement
– There will be a 500-word limit for your response to each of the exam
questions.
– You are NOT required to make a reference list for your responses in the
final exam. Instead, you can just make in-text references to research
evidence (i.e., citations), or explicitly cite course concepts (e.g., Hofstede’s
cultural dimensions).
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Technical Set-up
1. Read through the Taking online exams site as early as you can
for advice and preparation tips.
1.Make sure you set up your ProctorU account (Links to an external
site.) and computer (including required software installation) at
least one week before your exam.
2. Install the ProctorU browser extension.
1.ProctorU browser extension for Google Chrome
2.ProctorU browser extension for Mozilla Firefox
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Technical Set-up(cont’d)
3. Take the practice test to ensure your system is set up
correctly: Record+ Practice Test
1.If you have technical problems setting up your computer to access
the practice test, ProctorU can help you via live chat.
2.MacOS X Catalina and Big Sur users need to take an additional
setup step - Mac setup instructions
3.Microsoft Surface users must ensure that the front-facing camera is
selected before beginning their exam
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How to prepare for the exam
– The best way to prepare for the exam is to:
– Be familiar with the content in the lectures/lecture slides, and related
course readings
• Make summary notes of this content, so you have it “at hand” for the
exam
– Do some preparation for writing essay-style and case study responses
• Please note, we will not be providing sample answers to essay
questions.
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Sample case study question
Devon owns a realty company. He is conscious of a decline in the
housing market, and realises the need to encourage the realtors
working for him to adapt to this change in their external
environment. Devon decides that he will meet bi-monthly with all his
employees to discuss their concerns and ideas, thus showing how
highly he values their needs.
Which type of corporate culture should Devon be using here?
Outline 2 benefits and 2 limitations of this form of culture.
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Sample case study question
A start-up company that was founded in a garage grew at an
amazing rate, with employees being added in groups as the
organisation expanded so as to fulfil its potential. Now the advisory
board wants to improve cost, quality, service and speed.
What organisational structure should this company adopt to achieve
these goals and why?
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Sample exam question
You won’t get this one, but perhaps something in this format
a) Compare and contrast two types of organisational culture discussed in this
course (4 marks). Briefly describe how each of these types of culture could
help an organisation balance their strategic focus and business environment
(2 marks).
b) David works as an orchestra director for a small company in Sao Paolo,
Brazil. At the end of the company’s elaborate performances, they received
a standing ovation, and David is asked to say a few words.
a) Suggest 2 leadership styles David could choose to follow.
b) What would his speech emphasise if he followed each of the 2 styles?
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Mastering Management Exam Question/s
– You will need to identify a key message/learning from one or more of the Mastering
Management presentations, and apply a relevant course concept to the key
message/learning. In the final exam, you may get one or more extended response
question/s asking you to do this.
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Sample Essay Question
“Scientific management has major limitations compared to the bureaucratic approach
to management.” Discuss this statement. In your answer, compare and contrast both
approaches to management, discuss the limitations of each, and come to a
conclusion on this statement.
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Writing an effective essay
– You will be asked to discuss a statement relating to the course
content.
– You need to make an argument (i.e., decide whether you agree or
disagree with the statement), and why
– To support your argument (i.e., the ‘why’), you need to draw on
evidence, using the published research and case studies discussed in
relevant course readings
– Please give thought to the structure of your essay:
• Introduction (keep this brief – eg 2 sentences).
• Key point 1
• Key point 2
• Key point 3 (etc)
• Conclusion (keep this brief – eg 2 sentences).
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How to make your USS feedback count
– When you complete your USS survey (https://student-
surveys.sydney.edu.au), please:
– Be relevant. Imagine you are the teacher. What sort of feedback
would you find most useful to help make your teaching more
effective?
– Be specific. Which class tasks, assessments or other activities helped
you to learn? Why were they helpful? Which one(s) didn’t help you
to learn? Why didn’t they work for you?
– Be constructive. What practical changes can you suggest to class
tasks, assessments or other activities, to help the next class learn
better?
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Questions?