LD7090 Leadership in a Digital Age

This assignment will assess the following learning outcomes: 

 

 1. Your in depth knowledge of key concepts, models and theories relating to leadership in the digital age and critical appreciation of the uncertainty and limits of this knowledge

 

2. Demonstrate critical awareness of the relationship between technical leadership and business performance

 

3. Ability to convey and translate technological concepts and data into formats and business cases that are of value to strategic decision-makers

 

4. Ability to recognise ethical, social and legal concerns and incorporate good practice into technical leadership practice in diverse environments and/or teams.

 

5. Critically reflect on the traits and disposition required for technical leadership and how this affect colleagues and society’s perception of technology firms and technology users

This assignment constitutes 100% towards the final mark for this module. Any queries relating to this assignment should be directed to module tutor. Type of the submission required This is an individual piece of work contributing towards the module assessment. Submission will be in the form of a MS word report (4000 words) submitted via Turnitin.  Assessment  In 4000 words, you are required to carry out an analysis of yourself in order to assess your relative strengths and weaknesses as a leader in the digital age. You should assess yourself with regard to a number of leadership models and frameworks and discuss the importance of self awareness and continuous professional development, demonstrating critical reflection. 

 
Assessment Criteria/Marking Scheme

 

Description Marks

 

Section 1: Self Analysis  30% (suggested word limit for this section is 1200 words)

 

Critically review various leadership models/theories in light of digital leadership. Identify digital leadership traits and conduct a thorough self-analysis, using a range of diagnostic tools and frameworks (available on the blackboard), to demonstrate your overall leadership strengths and areas for development in the context of digital technical leadership. Note Your tutor will guide you on how to enrol on Blackboard to access diagnostic tools such as

 

• Verbal and Logical Reasoning Tests

• Personality Insight Test

 

• Workstyle Culture questionnaire

 

• Management Skills Test 30

 

Section 2:Leadership Capabilities and Behaviours 30% 

 

Provide examples of the leadership capabilities and behaviours that can be applied to the management of geographically dispersed teams, and evaluate how your examples can be applied in your practice or within a role to which you aspire to which requires this competence.  Highlight ethical, social and legal responsibilities for a digital leader in the selected scenario. 30

 

Section 3: Business Transformation 20 % (suggested word limit for this section is 1000 words)

 

Identify and critically evaluate a contemporary issue from your professional practice or research and provide an evaluation as to how digital technical leadership can enhance business transformation and performance of this issue. 20

 

Section 4 Personal Development Plan 20% (500 words)

 

Complete a personal development plan identifying a range of personal development objectives that would evidence your ability to demonstrate the competences to be an effective leader in the digital age.  You should draw on your findings in the earlier sections to contextualise and justify how these objectives will enable you to be an effective Leader in Digital Age to your current role or role to which you aspire.  This plan should set out objectives for your future approach to leadership with a range of learning activities, success criteria and timescales. 20

 

Academic Integrity Statement You must adhere to the university regulations on academic conduct. Formal inquiry proceedings will be instigated if there is any suspicion of plagiarism or any other form of misconduct in your work. Refer to the University’s Assessment Regulations for Northumbria Awards if you are unclear as to the meaning of these terms. The latest copy is available on the University website here. 

Formative Feedback

There will be an opportunity for formative feedback during the semester. You are advised to start working on this assignment as early as possible so that you can seek clarification from the module tutor regarding any questions you might have during the semester. Note that tutors will not predict your grade, and you should not take the lack of comment on any aspect of your work as indicating that it is correct. You should make every effort to take advantage of formative feedback as tutors will not comment on draft work at other times. Remember that you will get more useful feedback from us by asking specific questions than just presenting us with your documentation and asking, ‘Is this right?’ Penalties for Exceeding Word Limits:

The following penalties will be applied after any reductions in mark due to late submission have been made, Penalties will be applied as defined in the University Policy on Word Limits Policy. The full policy can be found here The actual word count is to be declared on the front of the assessment submission.  Under the word limit    No Penalty: In not making use of the full word count, students may have self-penalised their work. If students have been able to achieve the requirements of the assessment using fewer words than allocated, they will not be penalised. Up to 10% over word limit No Penalty Situation flagged by tutor in feedback but over-run is tolerated and no deduction is made from the final mark More than 10% over the word limit The marker will stop reading when they judge that the word count exceeds the recommended word count by more than 10% i.e. for a 4000 word essay, the marker will read only the first 4400 words and will indicate on the text where they stop reading.  The content following this point will not be read and a mark will be awarded only for the content up to this point.

For coursework submitted up to 1 working day (24 hours) after the published hand-in deadline without approval, 10% of the total marks available for the assessment (i.e.100%) shall be deducted from the assessment mark. Penalties will be applied as defined in the University Policy on the late submission work. Late submission of work policy can be located here  For clarity a late piece of work that would have scored 65%, 55% or 45% had it been handed in on time will be awarded 55%, 45% or 35% respectively as 10% of the total available marks will have been deducted. Failure to submit: The University requires all students to submit assessed coursework by the deadline stated in the assessment brief.  Where coursework is submitted without approval after the published hand-in deadline, penalties will be applied as defined in the University Policy on the Late Submission of Work.

Fail (< 50) A fail submission will show lack of understanding of the topics covered and learning materials. There will be clear gaps in your assessment deliverable and not meeting the requirements. Some of the areas are not covered or covered in limited detail at the descriptive level.  There will be inadequate evidence of your understanding of the digital age, business transformation, the requirements to lead in a digital age and the link between leadership and enhanced business performance in the digital age.  Supporting evidence is weak or lack of evidence, of your self-analysis and your personal development objectives to be an effective leader in the digital age.

Pass (50-59) A pass submission will show some understanding of the digital age, business transformation, the requirements to lead in a digital age and the link between leadership and enhanced business performance in the digital age.  Show some supporting evidence of your self-analysis and your personal development objectives to be an effective leader in the digital age.

Commendation (60-69) A commendation submission would show a significant understanding of leadership in the digital age and the relationship between digital technical leadership and enhanced business performance and transformation. This will also show strong evidence of your self-analysis, your personal development objectives that would evidence your ability to demonstrate the competences to be an effective leader in the digital age. 

Distinction (> 70) A distinction shows your full understanding of the digital age, business transformation and the requirements to lead in a digital age, both on capabilities and behaviour.  You have exhibit your understanding of the link between leadership and enhanced business performance in the digital age. Show a demonstration of a full self-analysis, identifying your strengths and weakness as a leader in the digital age and evidenced your understanding of self-awareness; demonstrate critical reflections and the importance of continuous professional development demonstrating the competences to be an effective leader in the digital age.