Leadership and management

Module Assessment

COURSEWORK

Component 1: COURSEWORK

Summary of Assessment Methods

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Assignment Instructions :

You are required to write and submit a 3,300 - 3,700 words report demonstrating your understanding of contemporary leadership and management. The report is divided into two sections, which reflect the learning outcomes of the module, each section is detailed below:

Section 1:

Critically evaluate the contemporary definitions of leadership and management examining current perspectives of the roles and responsibilities of both leaders and managers generally. (LO1, LO2)

Section 2:

Based on your evaluation in section one, propose a minimum of three critical skills and behaviours required to be a successful 21st century leader. Consider specific methods of leadership and management development that could develop these critical skills and recommend how to implement and evaluate these development interventions effectively. (LO3)

(You may present your recommended interventions and respective evaluations in a table format for section 2).

Assignment Submission and Grading Criteria

All assignments should be submitted via the Turnitin submission point (found within the ‘Assessment’ tab) by 23.59pm 10th May 2021. All assignments will be marked against a marking rubric, a copy of which is attached to Appendix A.

On successful submission of the assignment, you will be demonstrating your individual achievement of the Module Learning Outcomes:

1. Critically evaluate the definition, roles and responsibilities of Leadership and Management in modern contexts.

2. Assess alternative theoretical approaches to leadership and management and their relevance within contemporary organisations.

3. Discuss different methods of leadership and management development and how to implement and evaluate interventions effectively.

Outstanding 90-100%

Excellent 70-89%

Very Good 60-69%

Good 50-59%

Satisfactory 40-49%

Unsatisfactory <40%

Knowledge

Evidence that the student has:

Understood the topic area

Supported their work with relevant research and reading

· Detailed understanding of topic area backed up with relevant references

· Research beyond scope of module materials

· Draws links to other modules

· No further development of answer required

· Wide topic knowledge from the module

· Draws different concepts together effectively

· Strong use of relevant theoretical models and/or research

· Fully referenced with wide range of sources

· Strong evidence of independent research

· Draws together some of the key topics from the module

· Some use of theoretical models and/or research to support answer

· Evidence of some independent research but largely guided by references provided in the module

· Adequate use of module topics

· Some gaps in knowledge or misunderstanding of concepts

· Some evidence of research and reading but may be overreliance on core textbooks/overuse of direct quotes etc.

· Limited use of topic knowledge from the module/lack of detail

· Some significant gaps in knowledge or misunderstanding

· Limited or poor evidence of research and reading

· Overreliance on lecture slides and notes

· No/ very limited use of topics from the module to answer the question

· No/very limited supporting literature

Critical Thinking

Evidence that the student has:

Questioned their sources, arguments and solutions

· Extensive critical evaluation of arguments and cited literature

· Fully balanced argument

· Researched and answered from different angles.

· Questions some of the research sources used

· Well balanced argument

· Explores some alternative arguments, advantages/disadvantages, pros and cons etc.

· Some evidence different approaches to answering the question are understood

· Acknowledges a few alternative arguments to the answer e.g. advantages and disadvantages, pros and cons

· Very limited identification of alternative arguments

· Accepts reference sources at face value

· A one sided answer with no consideration of alternative arguments

Application

Evidence that the student has:

Pulled ideas together effectively to answer the question

Provided appropriate examples where necessary/helpful

· Thoughtful and thorough application of knowledge, theory and research to question throughout

· Tailors information to answer the question fully

· Illustrates answer with range of organisational examples

· Links in relevant personal examples/experiences

· Uses some appropriate organisational examples discussed during the module

· Uses personal examples but may not always link this back to theory/literature

· Integration of theory/research may still be disjointed

· Examples are limited or lack relevance

· Examples are given but poorly integrated into the answer

· Lacks examples

· Very limited reference to the task

· No or inappropriate use of examples

· No links to the task

Evaluation

Evidence that the student has:

Identified strong and relevant information to answer the question

Left out weak or unnecessary information

· All concepts and material fully relevant to the analysis and recommendations including materials sourced from independent research

· All chosen ideas are relevant to the answer

· Answers the question fully covering all key concepts

· No evidence of ‘padding’ with irrelevant information

· Uses some relevant ideas

· Chooses appropriate concepts and makes an attempt to answer the question

· Information is mostly relevant to the question

· Only minor missing elements

· Minimal ‘padding’ with irrelevant information

· Some effort to answer the question

· Some missing, weak or irrelevant elements

· Links to answer are unclear in places

· May ‘pad’ with irrelevant information

· Key elements of the question remain unanswered/underdeveloped

· Confused choice of concepts to answer the question

· Important concepts may be difficult to pick out

· Largely irrelevant ideas

· Does not answer the question that was asked

· Covers concepts which are not relevant to the answer.

Communication

Evidence that the student has:

Put their ideas across clearly on paper

· Outstanding, sophisticated written communication

· No significant areas for further development

· Logical organisation and flow of ideas

· Error free written communication

· Precise Harvard Referencing

· An enjoyable read

· Largely well-structured answer

· Only minor spelling/grammatical errors

· Good grasp of Harvard Referencing

· Mainly easy to read and follow

· Some spelling/grammatical errors but do not significantly interfere with understanding

· Some attempt to Harvard Reference

· Difficult to read and follow in places

· Repeated spelling/grammatical issues

· Weak Referencing skills

· Difficult to read and follow

· Very difficult to read and follow

· Extensive problems with written presentation

· No or incorrect Referencing

1. I have carefully analysed the question/s and answered EVERY part, providing examples where these have been asked for

2. I have included a SHORT introduction explaining what will be covered in the answer

3. I have removed any materials that are irrelevant to the question that has been asked

4. I have edited my work carefully to correct any spelling, grammatical and typographical errors

5. I have supported each new idea in my work with reference to something I have read “that makes me think that”

6. I have demonstrated a range of reading resources including some textbooks, some journal articles and some websites

7. I have not referenced Wikipedia, Business Balls or Mind Tools as these are weak academic reference sources

8. I have ensured that all the sources I have cited/ referred to in my answer are listed in full in a reference section at the end of my work.

9. I have listed my references only ONCE in my reference section

10. I have presented my references in alphabetical order. (I have NOT separated this into sections of books, journals, websites etc.)

11. I have provided page numbers with references where I have used direct quotes to show specifically where the direct quote can be found.

12. I have presented all direct quotes in double speech marks (“xxxxx”) to clearly indicate that these are not my own words

13. I have used direct quotes sparingly, preferring to write in my own words where ever possible to show I have understood what I have read

14. I have avoided using bullet points or number lists preferring to discuss my points in full sentences developing my discussion to demonstrate my understanding of the points made.

15. I have written my work in the third person avoiding the use of ‘I’, ‘My’, ‘We’, ‘The author’ etc

16. I have removed unnecessary pictures and diagrams from my work e.g. copies of lecture slides and concentrated on writing about what this shows

17. I have provided a concise conclusion at the end of my work summarising the main points I have made

18. I have removed appendixes, talking about its content in the main part of my answer if it is important enough to be included

19. I have checked the similarity report on ‘turn it in’ and addressed any plagiarism issue

20. I have submitted my work on time to avoid my grade being penalised for late submission