Personal and Professional Development

Coursework Information Sheet

To be supplied to students when they receive the coursework assignment task

Unit   Co-ordinator Leszek Wypych

Unit   Name Personal and Professional Development

Unit   Code SHR053-6

Title of   Coursework Portfolio

%   weighting of final unit grade 100%   This is a pass or fail unit.  The   content of the Portfolio will not be graded. Comments are formative.

Feedback details

The university policy is that you will receive prompt feedback on your work within 15 working days of the submission date.  Exceptionally where this is not achievable (for example due to staff sickness) you will be notified as soon as possible of the revised date and the reasons behind the change.

Submission   Date Practice   Report - 6th march 2018 LinkedIn   Profile (screenshot) or CV - 12th march 2018

Feedback   Date Practice   Report Feedback date - 15 working days after the deadline.

Details   of how to access the feedback Comments   regarding work submitted will be accessed through Turnitin

Learning Outcomes	Identify, evaluate and demonstrate those academic skills required for   your own personal and professional development and demonstrate their   effective implementation in the context of the MBA course and workplace. Demonstrate your capacity for ongoing self assessment and personal   professional development planning and an awareness of the tools and   techniques available for you to achieve your objectives.
Task	Portfolio 100% The completion of the Personal and Professional Development Portfolio   is essential to demonstrate your engagement with the process of learning   embedded in your MBA. The Portfolio will be marked   ‘pass’ or ‘fail’.  You must pass this   unit, along with all other units on the MBA to be awarded the MBA.  To pass you must include all the exercises   given to you on your BREO site and in the workshops. This portfolio will consist of: ●        Practice report with analysis ●        LinkedIn Profile (please ask your Line Manager/Superior for permission   to submit a profile on LinkedIn. If you are unable to submit on LinkedIn,   please advise your tutor). or ●        CV using the MBA template
Guidance and format	Preparation   of the Portfolio Item 1: The Practice   Report Title:  “Managing Across Cultures” You are   asked to prepare a report on the above topic, Managing Across Cultures.  In class we looked at the Power Point   entitled “The Assignment” and “Writing for Success”.  In “The Assignment”, you have been given   the Introduction: Introduction In   today’s global economy, working with people from different cultures is   becoming the norm.  Although this   brings many rewards it also introduces challenges for both workers and   management alike.  All managers know that   motivating their staff is the key to a successful business. To do this, they   must understand what drives their staff.    But what if their staff, seem to think and behave in unexpected ways?   This can happen when people from very different cultures work together.  Organisations are beginning to realise the   importance of training their managers to become inter-culturally competent in   order to ensure their staff continue to be motivated and productive. The main   issues to be discussed in this report are: •      How culture influences   working styles •      Different management   styles •      The importance of   training managers to become inter-culturally competent Now you have to complete the   following based on this introduction; Findings The Reading  - in Reading and Resources on this Breo   site : •      “Quality   management  : a cross-cultural   perspective http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentItem.do;jsessionid=4E6779B84E7B9FB1689E81123174751F?contentType=Article&contentId=1786448 You need to provide a discussion of the issues as given in   the Introduction and use the reading as evidence to support your discussion Conclusion Conclude on each issue and a final conclusion. Reference   Section Word count:  Including  the introduction 1,500 words. Submission: Use the Turnitin on your breo site. Item 2: Your Profile An   important outcome of your portfolio is your personal profile. This is your   ‘calling card’ and is a way of entering the  international world of   business.  inked in is not just a tool   to promote yourself but also a way to network with people   and organizations   that may be useful to you or your organization . OR Your   CV There is no such thing as the   perfect CV.  Your CV must be   continually updated as you develop more skills.  You need also to compose a CV that reflects   the position you are applying for.  We   also ask you to submit a traditional CV using the format used in your   country.  This is to make you aware of   your ‘audience’ and to understand the expectations of different markets, both   domestic and international.
Referencing	All secondary   sources must be referenced using the Harvard format.  You should indicate the source of any   primary sources (e.g. feedback from classmates)
Word Limit	Circa 2,000 words   (+ or – 10%)
Submission	An electronic copy   is to be submitted to turn-it-in Practice   Report - 6th march 2018 LinkedIn   Profile (screenshot) or CV - 12th march 2018
Assessment Criteria	Assessment will be   undertaken using the rubric provided

Assessment Criteria Item 1 The Practice Report

This Assessment is graded as Pass or Fail but you should prepare a paper that meets the following guidelines

PASS Your paper should   be well structured with each theme developed carefully, drawing on theory and   applied convincingly to the realities of working across cultures. You should prepare   a report using the report format as suggested in the assessment guidelines. Present a   well-balanced argument by discussing key aspects of the literature in   question and have fully addressed the set areas: •      How culture influences   working styles •      Different management styles •      The importance of   training managers to become inter-culturally competent It will provide broad and critically   evaluative knowledge of relevant theories and concepts showing in-depth and   accurate understanding. The analysis is thorough and well explained.   Extremely well structured; the style is concise and flowing and referencing   is accurate throughout. FAIL Fails to consider any relevant issues or concepts; very little or no attempt to use the published   source; incoherent organization where meaning is unclear Use of the ideas and/or words of others and of attribution that is incomplete and/or inaccurate (can be dealt with as concern) Unattributed use of the ideas and/or words of others (can be dealt   with as concern)

Marking Criteria for Item 2 LinkedIn Profile or CV

This Assessment is graded as Pass or Fail but you should prepare a paper that meets the following guidelines

PASS Prepare a LinkedIn Profile and submit a screen shot OR Prepare a CV using the MBA template FAIL Failure to submit one of these documents

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