Assignment Brief Academic Year 2023-24

Module code MG629 - Developing Module leader: Dr. Chinedu Uwabuike

Assignment Coursework 2: Written Assessment 30%

Submission Sunday 17th December 2023 Target 3 weeks after submission

Assignment task

The Purpose

This module will provide an understanding of the core competencies relating to management
and leadership skills in organisations. The module will examine management and leadership
models and evaluate the effectiveness of those in the 21st Century, including the difference
between management and leadership. There will also be a self-reflective report considering the
development of the student’s own leadership skills throughout the module. This will include
updating the e-portfolio for the students.

The Context

As a business school graduate, you will be expected to demonstrate superior business acumen
and as part of that acumen the ability to lead others as well as yourself are expected by graduate
recruiters. This assignment requires you to identify a leadership development activity that you
can reflect upon and demonstrate your development.

The Task

1. You are to analyse your existing leadership profile using a range of leadership
assessments such as Belbin, Myers-Briggs, DISC, or other reputable self-assessment
tools.

Internal approval: Name, Date

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 2. You must identify a specific developmental need from the analysis, and this can be
strength based or developmental.

3. You must then carry out a developmental event that specifically addresses the
developmental need, provide evidence of your developmental activity and journey before
critically reflecting upon your self-development in a 1,000-word reflective essay.

4. The reflective essay and appendices including self-assessment analysis in point 1 and
evidence of your developmental activity and journey in point 3 will be submitted as one
document (Word or PDF). You will upload the file to the relevant submission link in the
Module folder on LSST Connect.

Key independent learning activities, employability skills and stretch activities:

 Assess the student’s own leadership and management skills.

 Construct a leadership self-developmental plan.

 Identify key information needs using core textbook to develop commercial acumen.

 Search using commercial databases and research reports and other reputable sources to
build an evidence-based argument for the self-development event.

 Complete a leadership self-development event/activity.

 Critically reflect upon their own self-development journey.

 Illustrate awareness of emotional intelligence of self and others.

 Demonstrate ability to develop life-long learning skills.

This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your
achievement of the following module learning outcomes:

LO2: Develop and demonstrate effective leadership skills

Practicalities: Referencing, presenting and submitting your work

Please see your programme handbook for information on the standard referencing style,
presentational requirements and process for submitting your work.

Please reference your work using the Harvard style as defined in Cite Them Right Online
(http://www.citethemrightonline.com).

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  Pages should be numbered.
 All work to be submitted as Arial 11 font with line and a half spacing.
 You may write in the first person for this assessment.
 Written work must be word-processed.
 The module title and code number must be clearly marked on the front cover.
 Work you submit for assessment must be properly referenced – a guide to the Harvard
system of referencing can be found on the Bucks website at bucks.ac.uk/referencing.
 You may seek clarification from the module tutor at any time.
 There is no excuse for failing to submit your work in accordance with the guidance, work
that does not meet the necessary standards in that respect will be marked accordingly.
 No collaboration is allowed.
 You are required to submit your work electronically. Please use the relevant submission
point in the Upload My Assignment area on LSST Connect before the time and date specified.
 Please ensure that your work has been saved in an appropriate file format. Turnitin will
only accept the following file types: Microsoft Word or PDF. Your file must also contain at
least 20 words of text, consist of fewer than 400 pages and be less than 40MB in size.
 You can submit your file as many times as you like before the submission date. If you do
submit your file more than once, your earlier submission will be replaced by the most
recent version.

Once you have submitted your file, you will receive a digital receipt as proof of submission,
which will be sent to your LSST e-mail address. Please keep this receipt for future reference,
along with the original electronic copy of the file.

Confidentiality

You are expected to take responsibility for maintaining and managing confidentiality issues in
your work. You should maintain and respect confidentiality in relation to the protection of
personal, technical and/or commercial information of a sensitive nature in your assessed work,
whatever the format.

For further information and guidance, please see the relevant section in your programme
handbook.

Confidentiality issues will vary from subject to subject and you are encouraged to seek advice
from your course team if you are unclear about requirements in your context. For further
information and guidance, please see the University website:
https://www.bucks.ac.uk/academic-confidentiality

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Academic integrity

Academic integrity means taking responsibility for your own work.

When you submit an assignment, you are making a declaration that it is your own work and that
you have acknowledged the contribution of others and their ideas in its development (for
example, by referencing them appropriately).

For further information and guidance, please see the University website:
https://www.bnu.ac.uk/current-students/registry-helpdesk-and-academic-advice/academic-
integrity-and-misconduct

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Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2023-24

0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+)
Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding
standard

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Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2023-24

Criterion 1 The work The work The work The work The work The work The work
demonstrates a demonstrates demonstrates a basic demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates an
Knowledge and limited and/or insufficient yet systematic sound breadth and sophisticated and highly accomplished exceptional
understanding substantially understanding of key understanding of key depth of systematic critical systematic systematic systematic
inaccurate or no aspects of the aspects of the understanding of key understanding of key understanding of key understanding of key
25% understanding of key subject, including subject, including aspects of the aspects of the aspects of the subject aspects of the
aspects of the some coherent and some coherent and subject, including subject, including beyond what has subject, including
(Key indicators for subject, with few if detailed knowledge, detailed knowledge, some coherent and coherent and detailed been taught, coherent and detailed
Knowledge and any examples of little of which is at, or at least some of detailed knowledge, knowledge, much of including coherent knowledge well
understanding) coherent and detailed informed by, the which is at, or some of which is at, which is at, or and detailed beyond what has
knowledge, which is forefront of defined informed by, the or informed by, the informed by, the knowledge, most of been taught, all of
• Depth of unlikely to be at, or aspects of the forefront of defined forefront of defined forefront of defined which is at, or which is at, or
knowledge and informed by, the discipline e.g., recent aspects of the aspects of the aspects of the informed by, the informed by, the
understanding of forefront of defined research, latest discipline e.g., recent discipline e.g., recent discipline e.g., recent forefront of defined forefront of defined
leadership and aspects of the techniques, research, latest research, latest research, latest aspects of the aspects of the
management discipline e.g., recent including: techniques, techniques, techniques, discipline e.g., recent discipline e.g., recent
theories. research, latest including: including: including: research, latest research, latest
techniques, techniques, techniques,
• Engagement with including: Leadership theories Leadership theories Leadership theories Leadership theories including: including:
subject-specific and models, personal and models, personal and models, personal and models, personal
theories, paradigms, Leadership theories development and development and development and development and Leadership theories Leadership theories
concepts, and and models, personal leadership leadership leadership leadership and models, personal and models, personal
principles using development and development development development development development and development and
reputable leadership leadership activities, or critical activities, or critical activities, or critical activities, or critical leadership leadership
and management development self-reflection. self-reflection. self-reflection. self-reflection. development development
self-analysis tools. activities, or critical activities, or critical activities, or critical
self-reflection. self-reflection. self-reflection.
• Background
investigation,
analysis, research,
enquiry and/or study.

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Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2023-24

Criterion 2 The work The work The work The work The work The work The work
demonstrates a demonstrates an demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a
Analysis and limited or no ability insufficient ability to sufficient ability to sound ability to work sophisticated ability highly accomplished highly accomplished
criticality to work work independently, work independently, independently, to work ability to work ability to work
independently and deploying accurately deploying accurately deploying accurately independently, independently, independently,
25% deploy relevant established established established deploying accurately deploying accurately deploying accurately
techniques of techniques of techniques of techniques of established established established
(Key indicators for analysis and enquiry analysis and enquiry analysis and enquiry analysis and enquiry techniques of techniques of techniques of
analysis and accurately; within the discipline; within the discipline; within the discipline; analysis and enquiry analysis and enquiry analysis and enquiry
criticality) within the discipline. within the discipline; within the discipline;
The work shows The work shows The work shows The work shows good
• Logic and argument limited/no knowledge insufficient sufficient knowledge knowledge of The work shows very The work shows The work shows
integrating leadership of leadership; critical knowledge of of leadership; critical leadership; critical good knowledge of excellent knowledge outstanding
theories within the self-awareness of leadership; critical self-awareness of self-awareness of leadership; critical of leadership; critical knowledge of
work. personal leadership self-awareness of personal leadership personal leadership self-awareness of self-awareness of leadership; critical
skills and abilities; personal leadership skills and abilities; skills and abilities; personal leadership personal leadership self-awareness of
• Use and range of using a range of self- skills and abilities; using a range of self- using a range of self- skills and abilities; skills and abilities; personal leadership
independently assessment using a range of self- assessment assessment using a range of self- using a range of self- skills and abilities;
selected sources. inventories to build a assessment inventories to build a inventories to build a assessment assessment using a range of self-
personal skills inventories to build a personal skills personal skills inventories to build a inventories to build a assessment
• Analysis and profile. personal skills profile. profile. personal skills personal skills inventories to build a
synthesis of self from profile. profile. profile. personal skills
self-analysis profile.
tools/tests.

• Organisation and
communication of
ideas and evidence.
Criterion 3 Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates Work demonstrates Work demonstrates Work demonstrates
limited or no ability an insufficient ability sufficient ability to an ability to select an ability to select an ability to select an ability to select
Application and to select and apply to select and apply select and apply and apply in a and apply in a and apply in a highly and apply in a highly
practice appropriate, appropriate, appropriate, consistent and capable and effective accomplished manner accomplished and

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Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2023-24

discipline-specific discipline specific discipline specific informed manner manner appropriate, appropriate, innovative manner
25% methods and methods and methods and appropriate, discipline specific discipline specific appropriate,
techniques to develop techniques to develop techniques to develop discipline specific methods and methods and discipline specific
(Key indicators for and apply knowledge and apply knowledge and apply knowledge methods and techniques to develop techniques to develop methods and
application and and understanding and understanding and understanding techniques to develop and apply knowledge and apply knowledge techniques to develop
practice) and to initiate, and in and to initiate, and in and to initiate, and in and apply knowledge and understanding and understanding and apply knowledge
turn: turn: turn: and understanding and to initiate, and in and to initiate, and in and understanding
• Development and to initiate, and in turn: turn: and to initiate, and in
and/or application Shows no ability to Shows insufficient Shows sufficient turn: turn:
discipline-specific develop, plan and ability to develop, ability to develop, Shows very good Shows excellent
specialist skills execute a leadership plan and execute a plan and execute a Shows good ability to ability to develop, ability to develop, Shows excellent
self-development leadership self- leadership self- develop, plan and plan and execute a plan and execute a ability to develop,
• Accuracy, activity and critically development activity development activity execute a leadership leadership self- leadership self- plan and execute a
coordination, and reflect upon the and critically reflect and critically reflect self-development development activity development activity leadership self-
proficiency in success of the upon the success of upon the success of activity and critically and critically reflect and critically reflect development activity
completion of activities. the activities. the activities. reflect upon the upon the success of upon the success of and critically reflect
practical success of the the activities. the activities. upon the success of
tasks/processes The work fails to The work fails to The work mostly activities. the activities.
address all the address all the addresses the The work meets all The work meets all
required elements set required elements set required elements set The work meets all the required elements the required elements The work meets all
out in the briefing. out in the briefing. out in the briefing. the required elements set out in the set out in the the required elements
set out in the briefing. briefing. set out in the
briefing. briefing.

Criterion 4 Work demonstrates Work demonstrates Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates
limited or no ability insufficient ability to: sufficient ability to: consistent and highly proficient highly accomplished an exceptional ability
Transferable skills to: confident ability to: ability to: ability to: to:

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Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2023-24

0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+)
Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding
standard
15% -communicate -communicate -communicate -communicate -communicate -communicate -communicate
information, ideas, information, ideas, information, ideas, information, ideas, information, ideas, information, ideas, information, ideas,
(Key indicators for problems and problems and problems and problems and problems and problems and problems and
transferable skills) solutions accurately solutions accurately solutions accurately solutions accurately solutions accurately solutions accurately solutions accurately
and reliably utilising and reliably utilising and reliably utilising and reliably utilising and reliably utilising and reliably utilising and reliably utilising
• Written, verbal and relevant numeracy, relevant numeracy, relevant numeracy, relevant numeracy, relevant numeracy, relevant numeracy, relevant numeracy,
electronic digital literacy, oral digital literacy, oral digital literacy, oral digital literacy, oral digital literacy, oral digital literacy, oral digital literacy, oral
communication and written and written and written and written and written and written and written
• Numeracy and communication skills communication skills communication skills communication skills communication skills communication skills communication skills
digital literacy in a manner fit for in a manner fit for in a manner fit for in a manner fit for in a manner fit for in a manner fit for in a manner fit for
• Personal purpose. purpose. purpose. purpose. purpose. purpose. purpose.
motivation, - an ability to -an ability to manage -an ability to manage -an ability to -an ability to manage -an ability to manage -an ability to manage
organisation, and manage their learning their learning and their learning and manage their learning their learning and their learning and their learning and
time-management and work with work with minimal or work with minimal or and work with work with minimal or work with minimal or work with minimal or
minimal or no no supervision. no supervision. minimal or no no supervision. no supervision. no supervision.
supervision. -use initiative to supervision. -use initiative to take
-use initiative to take take responsibility for -use initiative to take -use initiative to take -use initiative to take responsibility for
responsibility for determining and responsibility for -use initiative to take responsibility for responsibility for determining and
determining and achieving personal determining and responsibility for determining and determining and achieving personal
achieving personal outcomes and/or achieving personal determining and achieving personal achieving personal outcomes and/or
outcomes and/or outputs. outcomes and/or achieving personal outcomes and/or outcomes and/or outputs.
outputs. outputs. outcomes and/or outputs. outputs.
outputs.

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Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2023-24

0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+)
Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding
standard
Criterion 5: An unacceptable A below standard A satisfactory range Good range of Very good range of Excellent range of Outstanding range of
Assignment range of academic, range of academic, of academic, academic, academic, academic, academic,
Parameters professional and peer professional and peer professional and peer professional and peer professional and peer professional and peer professional and peer
reviewed sources reviewed sources reviewed sources reviewed sources reviewed sources reviewed sources reviewed sources
10% applied within the applied within the applied within the applied within the applied within the applied within the applied within the
work. work. work. work. work. work. work.
This should include Incorrect Harvard Incorrect Harvard Harvard referencing Noticeable issues Correct Harvard Correct Harvard Correct Harvard
evidence of: referencing in text referencing in text in text and in with the Harvard referencing in text referencing in text referencing in text
 Harvard and in reference list and in reference list reference list pages. referencing in text and in reference list and in reference list and in reference list
referencing. pages. pages. Significant spelling, and in reference list pages. pages. pages.
 Use of Major spelling, Major spelling, grammar or pages. Minor spelling, Very minor spelling, No spelling, grammar
English. grammar or grammar or punctuation errors. Noticeable spelling, grammar or grammar or or punctuation errors.
 Spelling, punctuation errors. punctuation errors. Presentation of work grammar or punctuation errors. punctuation errors. Presentation of work
punctuation Presentation of work Presentation of work is satisfactory but not punctuation errors. Presentation of work Presentation of work is outstanding and
and is unacceptable and is below the standard suitable for being Presentation of work is very good and is excellent and capable of being
grammar. incapable of being required and presented to a board is good and capable capable of being capable of being presented to a board
 Presentation presented to a board incapable of being of directors. Work is of being presented to presented to a board presented to a board of directors as is.
of work of directors. Work is presented to a board outside of the +/- a board of directors of directors with of directors as is. Work is within +/-
 Suitable outside of the +/- of directors. Work is 10% word count. only with significant some corrections. Work is within +/- 10% word count.
academic & 10% word count. outside of the +/- corrections and Work is within +/- 10% word count.
professional 10% word count. improvement. Work 10% word count.
sources is only just outside
used. the +/-10% word
count.

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