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Central Registry Board Assignment Brief Module Title: Global Professional Development Assignment Title Portfolio (100%) Module Code: M001CRB Module Leader Name: Pat Rogers Email: [email protected] Module enquiries to: [email protected] Submission Date: 23:55 9th January 2017 Tutors George Agyekum-Mensah Rachel Matthews Jacquelin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine Shanley Daljit Kaur Stella-Maris Orim Howard Andersen Jacin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inta Nwachukwu Anna Clampin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in Andrew Preshous Darren Awang Danielle Talbot Michael Goatman Nerea Etura Luque Module Learnin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing Outcomes 1. Demonstrate an understandin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing of how to identify client needs and be able to develop appropriate research strategies for consultancy in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">interventions 2. Appraise the importance of expert tools and techniques to a consultant 3. Evaluate the relationship between strategic management, leadership and leadership styles and prin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inciples that support organisational ethical and value-based approaches to leadership 4. Evaluate the application of leadership strategies and the impact on organisational direction Assessment Brief: You have been successful in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in securin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing your first consultancy role with International Management Consultancy (IMC, a fictional consultancy firm). It is your first day and followin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing an in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">induction to the organisation, you have returned to your desk and opened your email to fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ind a lin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ink to your consultancy briefs for the next 6 months. [See the lin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ink to the employer videos on Moodle] The email outlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ines that you are required to complete ONE consultancy project out of a choice of four projects which must be completed by 9th January 2017. You are required to follow the IMC consultancy report structure below: IMC Report Structure You will need to make reference throughout your report to relevant prin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inciples, theoretical models and tools covered in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the module. Your report should be between 3,000 -3,500 words. Section 1: The organisation and environment (1000-1100) 1a: The client’s needs and external environment In this section, makin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing reference to the case you have chosen, identify the client’s needs. Usin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing appropriate tools and techniques, analyse the key factors in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the environment that could have a significant impact on the organisation. 1b: The organisation and its in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">internal environment In this section you will also carry out an analysis of the organisation makin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing reference to its values, how it supports leadership prin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inciples, culture, methods of communication and also identifyin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the organisation’s strategic leadership styles. You will need to provide in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information on how you have gathered and sourced key in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information for your report. Section 2: Analysis and recommendations to the organisation (1000-1100 words) 2a: Analysis of fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ings You will need to outlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine your fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ings in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in this section and critically evaluate the most appropriate research and analysis techniques you have used. 2b: Recommendations Outlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine and justify your current and long term recommendations for the organisation. In this section provide the organisation with some guidance on how they make a distin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inction between strategic management and leadership. Section 3: Implementation (1000 words) What leadership strategy should be adopted to facilitate implementation of the recommendations that you have presented and how might the impact of possible changes in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in direction cause changes in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the leadership strategy? Also consider what the leadership role is in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in communicatin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the vision. Section 4: Critical Reflection (250-300 words) All students, particularly at postgraduate level, need to reflect critically on the learnin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing experience. Provide a critical reflection of how you might apply your learnin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing and knowledge from this module to your own area of study and future career aspirations. Your portfolio must: • Include a cover sheet with your ID number (NOT YOUR NAME), your chosen employer case study and your word count. • Be typed in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in Word, • Include page numbers, • Be written in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in Arial font size 12, • Be 1.5 spaced, • Be submitted on Turnitin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in by 23.55 on 9th January 2017. Please note that tables/diagrams/charts and the reference list are not in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the word count Important University assessment rules for you to note: 1. Please submit an electronic copy of your assignment through Turnitin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in. You can access the Turnitin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in lin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ink through the module web. 2. The electronic version of your assignment may be used to enable checks to be made usin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism checkin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing websites. Your course work will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through Turnitin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in. 3. All work submitted after the submission deadlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine without an approved valid reason (see below) will be given a mark of zero. (This is not the same as a non-submission, which will be graded as AB (absent). 4. Should you submit work on time but fail the assignment, you may be offered a resit opportunity at the discretion of the PAB (Programme Assessment Board). A resit module mark will be capped at 40%. 5. The University wants you to do your best. However we know that sometimes events happen which mean that you can’t submit your coursework by the deadlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine – these events should be beyond your control and not easy to predict. If this happens, you can apply for an extension to your deadlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine for up to two weeks, or if you need longer, you can apply for a deferral, which takes you to the next assessment period (for example, to the resit period followin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the main" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in Assessment Boards). You must apply before the deadlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine. 6. You will fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ind in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information about the process and what is or is not considered to be an event beyond your control at: https://share.coventry.ac.uk/students/Registry/Pages/Deferrals-and-Extension.aspx 7. If, on the fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inal submission date, Turnitin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in is not workin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing then you must email a copy of your work to the module leader before the deadlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine time. This email will provide evidence that you have completed the work on time. Once Turnitin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in is workin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing again" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in you can then submit your assignment through it for markin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing. Consider takin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing screenshots of the problem you encountered as supportive evidence if needed. 8. If you thin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ink that you will need an extension or deferral please ensure that you contact the Admin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inistrative Support person or office lin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inked to your Course to process the request. This in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information will normally be found in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in your Course Handbook. 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Doin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing so is known as plagiarism. It is not acceptable to copy from another source without acknowledgin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing that it is someone else’s writin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing or thin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing. This in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">includes usin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing paraphrasin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing as well as direct quotations. You are expected to correctly cite and reference the works of others. The Centre for Academic Writin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing provides documents to help you get this right. If you are unsure, please visit www.coventry.ac.uk/caw. Assessors are able to spot cases of plagiarism. The Faculty in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">insists that coursework is submitted through a plagiarism detection system known as Turnitin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in. Copyin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing another student’s work, large sections from a book or the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">internet are examples of plagiarism and carry serious consequences. Please familiarise yourself with the CU Harvard Reference Style and use it correctly to avoid a case of plagiarism or cheatin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing bein" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing brought. If you are unsure please refer to your tutor.