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Ashford 6: - Week 5 Week Five Learning Outcomes This week students will: 1. Evaluate the importance of the controlling function, and why financial controls are integral to this function. 2. Examine management challenges presented by multicultural, technology-driven, and global organizations of the 21st Century. 3. Analyze how the five functions of management are implemented in a real-world company. ________________________________________ Overview Assignment Due Date Format Grading Percent Discussion 1: Steps of Control Day 3 (1st post) Discussion 4 Discussion 2: Changes in Management Day 3 (1st post) Discussion 4 Final Paper Day 7 Assignment 25 ________________________________________ Readings To successfully complete this week’s assignments, read the following chapters in The Five Functions of Effective Management: 1. Chapter 6: The Controlling Function 2. Chapter 7: The Five Functions as a Coordinated System ________________________________________ Discussions To participate in the following discussions, go to this week's Discussion link in the left navigation. 1. Steps of Control Explain why the four steps involved in the controlling function are important. Why is a good understanding of the various ratios used by accountants and managers important to the controlling function' Give specific examples. Respond substantively to two other learners. 2. Changes in Management Of the five management functions, which do you expect will experience the most dramatic changes in the next decade' Defend your answer. Which will have the least amount of change' Explain your answer. Respond substantively to two other learners. ________________________________________ Final Paper To complete the following assignment, go to this week's Final Paper link in the left navigation. Focus of the Final Paper Explain how the management practices of planning, leading, organizing, staffing, and controlling are implemented in your workplace. If you are not currently working, you may use a previous employer. You will analyze the application of these management concepts to your place of work; the paper will not be simply a report on the four functions in general. Include specific examples of how each of the functions is practiced in your place of work. Be sure to integrate vocabulary learned throughout this course and citations from the text to support your analysis. The paper should be five to eight pages long and formatted using APA style guidelines. Writing the Final Paper The Final Paper: • Must be five to eight double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. • Must include a title page with the following: o Title of paper o Student’s name o Course name and number o Instructor’s name o Date submitted • Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. • Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. • Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. • Must use at least five scholarly sources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford Online Library. • Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. • Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. .  Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment. ________________________________________