Teams in organisations Chosen Topic: Lack of communication in NHS
Chosen question: Assess and evaluate Communication in one organisation. You must refer to models of communication and current academic literature.
Teams of four students will be formed in tutorial 1. Each team is required to make a presentation to the class covering an aspect of teams from an organisational behaviour perspective. Each team is required to apply theoretical concepts of teams taken from the course to either a case study/ current news story/work based experience.
The team must select one question from the list below. Your tutor must, through discussion with you, approve the selection of theory and the proposed case study/ current news story/work based experience. Do not proceed until your tutor has approved your selections. Your tutor’s agreement is important to ensure depth of research into a selected theoretical concept and to reinforce learning by revisiting all knowledge gained on the course.
You must demonstrate that you can apply what you have learnt to ‘real life’. For example, you may follow a story about an aspect of teams in the newspapers, you may find an interesting case study in a text book or you may want to use your own current or past work experience. All of these approaches are valid as long as it interests you and relates back to a lecture/ tutorial/academic reading.
Teams are required to address their chosen case study by using material and resources beyond the textbook and assigned readings. Teams are required to read widely and to review the relevant academic literature on the issues examined. Do not duplicate lecture slides and set texts.
Your analysis should identify symptoms and underlying causes of problems and/or successes in teams
Please check the below links and link them to the presentation also if you could do additional research as well.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/10021852/Lack-of-communication-across-NHS-is-completely-shocking-says-Health-Secretary.html
https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/media/press-releases/poor-communication-in-the-nhs-wastes-public-funds-and-damages-patient-care/103176
