Understand the role of leadership styles and traits in your own personal leadership journey

Module title

Leadership and Management (BN-PAR-LAM1-25)

CRN

59122

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59194

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59233

59154

61604

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61708

Level

6

Assessment title

Leadership and Management Portfolio

Weighting within module

This assessment is worth 100% of the overall module mark.

Module Leader/Assessment set by

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Submission deadline date and time

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The submission deadline is Monday 28^th October 2024 by no later than 16:00. Any submission received after 16:00 (even if only by a few seconds will be considered as late).

For coursework assessments only: students with a Reasonable Adjustment Plan (RAP) or Carer Support Plan should check your plan to see if an extension to this submission date has been agreed.

How to submit

You should submit your assessment via Turnitin which is in the Assessment folder on Blackboard. As the University will mark assessments anonymously where this is possible, please use your student roll number and not your name on your submission

Assessment task details and instructions

Background and relevance of this assignment:

Developing the leadership management skills and knowledge essential for your chosen career pathway is likely to be an important contributor for your future career success. 

For this assignment you are required to apply your learning in this module to your chosen or aspirational future occupational career pathway.

The intended learning outcomes of the module are assessed by a Portfolio made up of two tasks.

1. Task 1. Structured Essay: Leadership, management, and your future career.

This task requires you to write a structured essay that demonstrates your knowledge of the fundamental concepts that underpin leadership and management in the context of your chosen occupational pathway. (1450 Words)

2. Task 2. Structured Reflection: Better understanding your own leadership and management qualities.

This task requires you to demonstrate an understanding of your own leadership and management qualities. You will use the provided reflective model template to help you systematically analyse how what you have learnt might apply to your future occupational context and help you identify and develop your leadership and management skills. (1400 Words)

Task Briefs:

Task 1. Structured Essay: Leadership, management, and your future career.

This task requires you to write a structured essay that demonstrates your knowledge of the fundamental concepts that underpin leadership and management in the context of your chosen occupational pathway. (1450 Words) (45 Marks)

Instruction:

You should research and identify your chosen/aspirational occupational pathway or specific job that you would like to follow upon leaving university.

Then…...

a) Write a brief introduction on your chosen/occupational pathway or job that summarises the key activities and explain why the pathway or job interests you as a future career. You may wish to consider moral, ethical, economic, personal development, vocational, motivational factors. (150 Words)

b) Critically assess the relationship between leadership and management in the context of your chosen occupation/job. You must, clearly define and distinguish between concepts of leadership and management and those leadership and management attributes associated with your chosen occupation. Your assessment must draw from leadership and management theory and academic literature to support your findings. (650 Words)

c) Critically assess at least 3 leadership theories and/or styles in the context of your chosen occupation/job. You must, discuss how the theories or styles do or do not apply to your chosen occupation/job and explain why. Your assessment must draw from academic literature to support your findings.  (650 Words)

Task 2. Structured Reflection: Better understanding your own leadership and management qualities.

This task requires you to demonstrate an understanding of your own leadership and management qualities. You will use the provided reflective model template to help you systematically analyse how what you have learnt might apply to your future occupational context and help you identify and further develop your leadership and management skills. (1400 Words) (45 Marks)

Instruction:

Using the reflective template provided, write a reflective piece that examines any 3 leadership and management models, tools, and activities we have covered in the module that help you to evaluate your personal leadership and management qualities and areas you can identify for future development. You may also draw from wider reading of academic literature.

In keeping with a reflective writing style, you may use the first-person narrative for this task but do remember, you must cite and reference your sources.

Presentation of your work:

• You should present both tasks using Arial 12-point 1.5 line spacing.
• You should present Task 2 using the template provided in the Assessment folder on Blackboard.

You should use the APA 7^th Edition for your referencing. Guidance to support this is provided here.

Assessment Criteria                 

Please note that the pass mark for this assessment is 40% and the standard University of Salford L6 grade descriptors will also be used when determining the level of your assessment.

L6 Assessment Grade Scale:

Knowledge and Understanding

Practical, Professional or Subject Specific Skills

Assessed intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:

1. Understand the role of leadership styles and traits in your own personal leadership journey.

2. Critically analyse a range of tools which enable leaders to reflect on their own leadership styles and preferences.

3. Conceptualise the role of leadership practices, from different theoretical perspectives, which enhance the performance of a contemporary organisation.

1. Explore the relationship between management and leadership and the application of vision.

2. Propose suitable leadership solutions to achieve results within a complex organisational setting and provide supporting rationale.

3. Develop learning and reflection skills in leadership to enhance personal employability.

4. Apply critical leadership skills and activities based on creativity, innovation, and the environment

Employability Skills developed / demonstrated

You will develop a range of employability skills sought by employers through each assessment.  

Through this assessment you will have an opportunity to develop and demonstrate the following employability skills:

I = You will have been introduced to this skill

U = You will have developed an understanding of this skill in the context of your subject

A = You will be able to apply this skill in the context of your subject

D = You will have demonstrated an enhanced understanding and application of this skill in a wider context 

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools

For this assessment, AI tools can be used in an assistive role only.

Please note the following guidance:

For this assessment you may use tools, software, or features of software which use artificial intelligence to generate content such as text or images, in an assistive and supportive capacity. This means you may use the tool to explore the topic or suggest draft structures and refine the wording or your work. However, the final work you submit must be your own. Use of AI to generate content to misrepresent your own abilities or mislead your assessor is academic misconduct. When using AI tools, please use University provided tools within the requirements of the University`s ICT Acceptable Use Policy, and do not upload sensitive or personal information.

Word count/ duration (if applicable)

Your assessment should be…...

Task 1 Maximum of 1450 words + 10%

Task 2 Maximum of 1400 words + 10%

A guide to the word count in each section is outlined in the task list.

While there is no penalty for exceeding the word count, please note we will stop marking once the upper threshold has been reached.  

Feedback arrangements

You can expect to receive feedback by 4pm on Monday 18^th November 2024. Your feedback will be located in the comments section on Turnitin on Blackboard.

You will have the opportunity to receive formative feedback on your work, by presenting a plan for your work during your seminar in Week 4 of the module.  

Academic Integrity and Referencing

Students are expected to learn and demonstrate skills associated with good academic conduct (academic integrity). Good academic conduct includes the use of clear and correct referencing of source materials. Here is a link to where you can find out more about the skills which students need:

Academic integrity & referencing

Referencing  

Academic Misconduct is an action which may give you an unfair advantage in your academic work. This includes plagiarism, asking someone else to write your assessment for you or taking notes into an exam. The University takes all forms of academic misconduct seriously. 

Assessment Information and Support

Support for this Assessment

You can obtain support for this assessment by ….

Attending your lectures and seminars, by attending the ML and your seminar Tutor drop-in hours. If you have a general question, please post it on the Module discussion portal on Blackboard.

You can find more information about understanding your assessment brief and assessment tips for success here.

Assessment Rules and Processes

You can find information about assessment rules and processes in the Assessment Support module in Blackboard. 

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Concerns about Studies or Progress

If you have any concerns about your studies, contact your Academic Progress Review Tutor/Personal Tutor or your Student Progression Administrator (SPA).

askUS Services

The University offers a range of support services for students through askUS including Disability and Inclusion Service, Wellbeing and Counselling Services.

Personal Mitigating Circumstances (PMCs)

If personal mitigating circumstances (e.g. illness or other personal circumstances) may have affected your ability to complete this assessment, you can find more information about the Personal Mitigating Circumstances Procedure here.  Independent advice is available from the Students’ Union Advice Centre about this process:  https://www.salfordstudents.com/advice/centre

In Year Retrieval Scheme

Your assessment is not eligible for in year retrieval.

You can find more information about this scheme in the Assessment Support module in Blackboard. 

Reassessment

If you fail your assessment, and are eligible for reassessment, you will need to resubmit on or before Summer 2025 date TBC. Understand the role of leadership styles and traits in your own personal leadership journey. You will be able to find the date for resubmission on your module site in Blackboard when published. For students with accepted personal mitigating circumstances for absence/non submission, this will be your replacement assessment attempt. 

Your Assessment will be the same as the original submission. You will be advised regarding reassessment support sessions following your results. This task requires you to write a structured essay that demonstrates your knowledge of the fundamental concepts that underpin leadership and management in the context of your chosen occupational pathway

We know that having to undergo a reassessment can be challenging however support is available.  Have a look at all the sources of support outlined earlier in this brief and refer to the Personal Effectiveness resources.