Qualification:

BTEC Level 7 Extended Diploma in

Strategic Management & Leadership
Unit no & Title:

F/602/2058 Developing Strategic
Management and Leadership
Skills
(10 Credits)
Student name: Assessor Name:

Zahid Maqbool

Date Issued:

01
st
July 2014
Completion Date:

29
th
August 2014
Submitted on:
Learning Outcomes The learner will: Assessment Criteria The learner can:
1 Understand the relationship
between strategic management and
leadership
1.1 explain the link between strategic
management and leadership
1.2 analyse the impact of
management and leadership
styles on strategic decisions
1.3 evaluate how leadership styles
can be adapted to different
situations
2 Be able to apply management and
leadership theory to support
organisational direction
2.1 review the impact that selected
theories of management and
leadership have on organisational
strategy
2.2 create a leadership strategy that
supports organisational direction

Learner Declaration:
I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are
fully acknowledged


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Assignment
Scenario
You have recently been appointed to manage a small team in a large corporate organisation.
As you are new to this role you have been allocated a mentor.
Task 1
At the first meeting with your mentor you agree that it would be useful to have an
understanding of management and leadership theories. You agree to do some reading on
this topic so that you can discuss the theories with your mentor when you next meet. Write
detailed notes for you and your mentor to discuss. The notes must include:
an analysis of the concepts of leadership and management
3 Be able to assess leadership
requirements
3.1 use appropriate methods to
review current leadership
requirements
3.2 plan for the development of
future situations requiring
leadership
4 Be able to plan the development of
leadership skills
4.1 plan the development of
leadership skills for a specific
requirement
4.2 report on the usefulness of
methods used to plan the
development of leadership skills
an evaluation of the key management and leadership theories
an assessment of the challenges of leadership and management practice.

Task 2
The work with your mentor is going well and you have enjoyed the discussions so far. You
have now been tasked with finding out more about a specific topic and feeding back your
findings to the mentor at the next training session. You are required to find out about how
to improve motivation and performance through the application of relevant leadership
skills. Prepare a paper for your next session. Your paper must include:
an analysis of the key motivational theories and how they influence organisational
success
an analysis of the contribution of performance management techniques as
organisational processes.

Task 3
Your mentor is pleased with your progress and now wishes to further develop your
knowledge, understanding and skills on leadership and management. He has asked you to
prepare a presentation to a group of managers in your organisation on the topic below and
this should be accompanied by a suitable hand out:
an evaluation of the role of leadership and management in employee motivation.


Task 4
The group of managers found your presentation useful and in the discussion which followed
there was reference to team development. You agreed to prepare a briefing paper for the
next discussion group meeting of these managers. The topic will be the development and
effectiveness of teams. . Your briefing paper must include:
an analysis of the development of teams
an analysis of the roles and models of team leadership
an evaluation of the role and usefulness of teams within the organisation.




Word count:
The total number of words excluding references and appendices should be approximately 3000 -
4000

Assessment:
Assessment will be based on the following criteria:
The completed report and how well you have met the specification spelt out under each task so as
to reflect the outcomes and minimum pass criteria required by the Unit
How well you have integrated the different tasks of the assignment
The presentation and structure of the report
Academic style of writing
Critical thinking and analytical ability
Grammatical quality

It is vital that you proofread your work before submission as you may lose marks for grammatical
and presentation errors.

Plagiarism and collusion:
Please note that the rules about plagiarism and collusion apply to all assessed work.

What is plagiarism?
Plagiarism is passing off others' work as your own, whether intentionally or unintentionally, to your
benefit. The work can include ideas, compositions, designs, images, and, of course, words. This list is
not exhaustive. The benefit accrued could be, for example, an assignment grade.
If a student submits a piece of work produced by others, or copied from another source, this
is plagiarism.
If a student produces a piece of work which includes sections taken from other authors, this
is plagiarism. When copying sections from other authors it is not sufficient simply to list the
source in the bibliography.
If a student paraphrases from another source without the appropriate attribution, as
outlined in the section on referencing, this is plagiarism. Paraphrasing should use a student's
own words to demonstrate an understanding and accurately convey the meaning of the
original work, and should not merely reorder or change a few words or phrases of the
existing text.
If a student copies from or resubmits his or her own previous work for another assignment,
this is self-plagiarism, and is not acceptable.

Collusion is a form of plagiarism where two or more people work together to produce a piece of
work all or part of which is then submitted by each of them as their own individual work.

If a student gets someone else to compose the whole or part of any piece of work, this is
collusion.
If a student copies the whole or part of someone else's piece of work with the knowledge
and consent of the latter, then this is collusion.
If a student allows another student to copy material, knowing that it will subsequently be
presented as that student's own work, then this is collusion.
If two or more students work on an assignment together, produce an agreed piece of work
and then copy it up for individual submission, then this is normally collusion.

Both plagiarism and collusion are strictly forbidden. Students are warned that the piece of work
affected may be given a fail, which will entail failure for the relevant unit.


Extension and late submission:

If you need an extension for a valid reason, you must request one using a coursework extension
request form available from the college. Please note that the lecturers do not have the authority to
extend coursework deadlines so please do not ask them to award a coursework extension.
The completed form must be accompanied by evidence for example, a medical certificate in the
event of you being sick.

Referencing:

Please reference your work using the Harvard style of referencing.




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