PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY – OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY – OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

The portfolio activity of this unit asks you to contemplate a ‘what if’ scenario that you may
confront in the future, presenting a self-reflection exercise where you will have the opportunity
to apply different concepts learned during the course as well as your own experience.
Suppose that, after completing your MBA, you are offered a job as a management
consultant in a firm specialized in engagement and productivity. One of your first
assignments is related to the education sector, specifically working with a large university.
 The overall goal of the project you're managing is to identify and enhance motivational
factors of students in a well-known university. The purpose is to help improve student
motivation and learning engagement to help students reach their goal of degree completion.
Because you have recently finished your studies, you feel you have a good understanding of
the elements that motivate and de-motivate students.
Reflecting on your own experiences as a learner, write a 2-3-page paper considering motivational
factors and proposing strategies a client could consider in order to improve student success.   Be
sure to relate your reflection to concepts that you have learned in this course and in other courses
in your MBA program. 
Be sure to properly cite any resources you use.

PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY – BUSINESS LAW AND ETHICS
 Has your understanding of ethics in business changed since beginning the course?
 What about your thinking on sustainability related issues?
Critically reflect on your learning this term and address the following questions and
include any other thoughts you have on all we have covered during this course.
 What does it mean to you to be ethical?
 What role does sustainability have in connection with the way you think about
behaving ethically?
 Do you anticipate ethical challenges as you go forward in your career?
 What resources and tools will you utilize to help you when you face these challenges?

Portfolio Requirements
Portfolio assignments should be about 500 – 750 words (1 – 1.5 pages) in length.
Be sure to properly cite any resources you use.