The Case Assignment for this course will be a 5-8 page essay

(excluding title page and references page) analyzing a group that has

displayed evidence of groupthink. This may be a group that you have

had experience with or a group you have learned about through

research or throughout the news. You may use any group you want

with the exception of the Adventure Consultants Mt. Everest group.

Using the information learned in the first four modules, you will want

to include group description, group structure, group formation, and

group efficiency. Analyze the emergence of groupthink in the group

and how or why it may have occurred. Propose ways that groupthink

may have been subverted. This class is MPS 618 GROUP DYNAMICS.

NOTE: This is not an opinion paper - be sure to find research to

support any points you are making in your paper. You should use a

minimum of 3-4 academic sources (such as found in the Touro library)

in your Case Assignment.

Writing expectations include competency in the following:

Thesis Statement, Introduction, and Conclusion: your essay

must have a thesis statement, introduction, and conclusion

that are all supported by research and analysis.

Focus and Organization

Spelling, Punctuation, Capitalization, and Sentence Structure

Grammar, Verb Tense, Agreement

Pronoun Use: when writing academic papers, do not use "I,"

"you," "we," or other personal pronouns. When doing

academic writing, we do not want your opinion - we want to

know what the experts say about the topic you are researching.

Possessive Use and Contractions: be sure you understand the

difference between them. Do not use contractions such as

"don't" or "isn't" - all contractions should be written out, like

"do not" or "is not."

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Written assignments must be submitted in APA format. At a

minimum:

Your essay should have a cover page and reference page.

Abstracts are not required.

Must be double-spaced with 1-inch margins and typed in

12-point Times New Roman.

When quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing information taken

from another source, use in-text citations to indicate source of

information, with complete reference information on the

reference page. Every reference needs a citation, and every

citation needs a reference.

You must cite all texts using in-text citations (including author,

year and page number) and the full reference information on a

separate reference page, as required by APA formatting

guidelines.

Please note that Wikipedia may be helpful in locating links that

will take you to credible sources of information, but quotations

from Wikipedia text are not recognized as credible, scholarly

sources of information. Encyclopedias and dictionaries should

not be used as references in college level work, and blogs are

not credible resources, either.