Mgmt & Leadership: Personal Dev Plan Development.

Management and Leadership Skills: Developing a Personal Development Plan

After completing the module, you should be able to:

1. Identify the key transferable skills required within the workplace.

2. Illustrate their use and application, particularly within a management context.

3. Explain the use and application of supportive management and leadership skills and relate this to appropriate theory.

4. Reflect on own management and leadership skills using a range of models.

5. Develop and justify a personal development plan that will facilitate an increased level of effective management and leadership.

This assessment is worth 100% of the total marks for the module

1) Reflect on own management and leadership skills using a range of models, and develop and justify a personal development plan that will facilitate an increased level of effective management and leadership. (1,500 words) (50 marks)

2) Explain the following transferable skills using relevant theory and apply them to an organisation which you are familiar with or one you can research. (If you do not have experience within an organisation, apply best practice from your learning materials to suggest how they should be implemented within a specific organisation). The skills to consider are as follows:

• Supportive Communication;
• Motivation;
• Empowerment;
• Conflict Management;
• Team Effectiveness. (1,500 words) (50 marks)

Grade	Mark Bands	Generic Assessment Criteria
First (1)	80%+	Outstanding performance which demonstrates the ability to analyse the subject area and to confidently apply theory whilst showing awareness of any relevant ethical considerations. The work shows an excellent level of competence and confidence in managing appropriate sources and materials, initiative and excellent academic writing skills and professional skills (where appropriate). The work shows originality of thought.
First (1)	70-79%	Excellent performance which demonstrates the ability to analyse the subject and apply theory whilst showing some awareness of any relevant ethical considerations. The work shows a high level of competence in managing sources and materials, initiative and very good academic writing skills and professional skills (where appropriate). The work shows originality of thought.
Upper second (2:1)	60-69%	Very good performance which demonstrates the ability to analyse the subject and apply some theory. The work shows a good level of competence in managing sources and materials and some initiative. Academic writing skills are good and expression remains accurate overall. Good professional skills (where appropriate). The work shows some original thought.
Lower second (2:2)	50-59%	A satisfactory to good performance which begins to analyse the subject and apply some underpinning theory. The work shows a sound level of competence in managing basic sources and materials. Academic writing skills are satisfactory and expression remains accurate overall although the piece may lack structure. Satisfactory professional skills (where appropriate). The work lacks some original thought.
Third (3)	40-49%	Basic level of performance in which there are some omissions in understanding the subject, its underpinning theory and ethical considerations. The work shows a basic use of sources and materials. Academic writing skills are limited and there are some errors in expression and the work may lack structure overall. There are some difficulties in developing professional skills (where appropriate). The work lacks original thought and is largely imitative.