Belbin Self-Perception Inventory (SPI) Report and Draft Academic Paper Submission

Completion of Belbin Self-Perception Inventory (SPI) Report/s

PART 1: Completion of Belbin Self-Perception Inventory (SPI) Report/s You are required to complete a Belbin Self-Perception Inventory (SPI) prior to commencing your assignment. Instructions explaining how to complete a Belbin SPI will be communicated to you via the Announcement area of the Blackboard course.

You must submit the report that is produced after your completion of the Belbin SPI to the Turnitin UK submission facility for Part 1: Belbin Self-Perception Inventory (SPI) Report via the Module Assessment area of the Blackboard course. The report must be submitted by the deadline. You are cautioned to take great care when uploading your electronic file, as your First Attempt will be deemed final and cannot be changed later. 

You are required to complete a Draft Academic Paper for peer review and bring it to the scheduled Critical Writing Workshop.

Your Draft Academic Paper must be written in an academically acceptable format in which bibliographic citations in the core text and in the reference list are structured and presented in accordance with the Northumbria University version of the Harvard referencing system. The absolute word limit for the Draft Academic Paper.

Independent of the 3,000-word limit is the requirement to write a 200-word Draft Abstract that must be placed at the front of your Draft Academic Paper and be presented with single line spacing. The format of the core text of the Draft Academic Paper should be in accordance with the following specification: 25 mm page margins; 12 point Arial font; 11/1.5-line-spacing. The reference list should be presented in single line spacing using the Northumbria University version of the Harvard referencing system.

You are required to review a draft academic paper submitted by one of your peers and provide constructive, supportive feedback using a structured Peer Review process using a pro-forma that will be provided by your tutor. Your Peer review will be completed at the scheduled workshop. The Tutor will not be involved in the Peer Review process nor will he provide additional feedback following the Peer Review process.

You are required to submit an electronic copy (in Microsoft Office Word format) of your Academic Paper for summative assessment via the Module Assessment area of the Blackboard course using the TurnitinUK submission facility for Part 4: Academic Paper by the deadline. You are cautioned to take great care when uploading your electronic file, as your First Attempt will be deemed final and cannot be changed later.

Assessment Brief for Draft Academic Paper

Your Academic Paper must be written in an academically acceptable format in which bibliographic citations in the core text and in the reference list are structured and presented in accordance with the Northumbria University version of the Harvard referencing system. The absolute word limit for the Academic Paper.

Independent of the 3,000-word limit is the requirement to write a 200-word Abstract that must be placed at the front of the Academic Paper and be presented in single line spacing. The format of the core text of the Academic Paper should be in accordance with the following specification: 25 mm page margins; 12 point Arial font; 11/2-line-spacing. The reference list should be presented in single line spacing using the Northumbria University version of the Harvard or APA referencing system.

On completion of the module you will be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding:

1. Define and evaluate selected key theories and concepts associated with the main characteristics and processes of teams, the issues facing teams, and the organizational context of teams.

2. Critically appraise selected key theories and techniques associated with the groups and teams in an organization, organizational structures, and management processes. 

3. Empowered with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to create, participate in, and effectively lead real and virtual project-orientated teams.

4. Critically review the literature on team dynamics, management, and organizational behaviour and engage with what others have written through evaluative discourse.

5. Exhibit the professional ethics characteristics of a Northumbria University postgraduate student.

The Academic Paper will be assessed using the following assessment criteria:

Reflect knowledge and understanding of materials; display mastery of complex and specialised areas of knowledge; awareness of current problems and/or new insights at the forefront of the field.

Ability to evaluate theories and methodologies critically and, where appropriate, to propose new hypotheses; deal with a range of complex issues both systematically and creatively, making excellent judgements in the absence of complete data.

Employ skills to conduct research, i.e., literature review, and, where appropriate, advanced technical or professional activity, accepting accountability for related decision-making; displays grasp of techniques applicable to own research or advanced scholarship; shows originality in application of knowledge, and understanding of how established techniques of enquiry create and interpret knowledge in the discipline.

Evaluate critically, with exceptional insight, a range of literature relating to topic, current research, and advanced scholarship in the discipline; use of appropriate academic conventions to instil academic honesty;

able to communicate arguments, evidence, and conclusions to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Skills for Life and Professional Employment (10% Weighting)

Demonstrates academic communication skills and ability to write at publishable standard.