BU 7401 Trine University Leadership in Action and Management Skills Essay

Individual written assignment Assessment Type, Word Count & Weighting 1000 words 25% of module grade B: Learning Outcomes 1. Analyse the evolution and nature of contemporary management and leadership and the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings C: Assessment Task Write a critically reflective account of your personal understanding of what it means to be a manager. Your account should draw on both relevant academic theory and examples of your own experience and practice. D: Specific Criteria/Guidance There is no one correct way to approach this assessment. Essentially you are being asked: What does being a manager mean to you? Note that this deliberately leaves the question of whether leadership and management are synonymous, related or separate concepts open to your personal experience and academic judgment. However, please take account of the following guidance. 1. Your work will be marked according to the following criteria (please see the marking rubric later in this brief for details of what each requirement covers in relation to the task): • Knowledge and understanding of management, identity and/or leadership theory and practice (30%) • Critical analysis and interpretation of management theory and practice (40%) • Critical reflection, personal and professional evaluation and application (30%) 2. The key to this brief is to be able to integrate and synthesise relevant academic theories with reflection on your own experience and practice. • This means using each (theory and experience/practice) to inform, interpret, analyse and evaluate the other. • For example – How might a particular theory help to explain your personal management practice or experience? • For example – How can your personal management practice and experience help to evaluate a particular theory? 3. It is usually more effective, particularly for short assignments, to aim for an in-depth analysis with a narrow focus, rather than trying to cover many different things. • You are not expected to provide a comprehensive account of your management career, nor of theories and practices of management and/or leadership. • You will be given credit for being able to select appropriate and relevant materials and integrate them effectively. • For example, you may choose to discuss a particular event which has shaped your understanding of management, or use a particular theory as a lens with which to examine your personal understanding and management practice. 4. Relevant academic theories should include at least one of the following (more are discussed in the module materials): • Theories of management • Theories of identity • Theories of leadership 5. Your personal experience and practice may include: • Experience of being a manager • Experience of being managed • Experience of observing managers • Accounts of managers and management that you have read or heard about 6. In your account you may wish to consider one or more of the following: • Has your understanding of management changed? In what ways, how and why? • Has your understanding been affected by your initial MBA studies? In what ways, how and why? • Do you see yourself as a manager? Why? • Do you see yourself as a leader? Why? • In what ways does your experience of being a manager (or observing managers) reflect theories of management and leadership? In what ways does your experience challenge theories? E: Key Resources Including (a minimum of 10) recommended texts and peer-reviewed electronic sources which you expect students to use. Please refer to the recommended and further reading on the module pages and module handbook, but expected sources relevant for this assessment submission would include: The following are key texts which will be frequently referenced throughout the module: Aswathappa, K., (2013), Human Resource Management: Text and Cases,Tata McGraw-Hill Education Beard, C., & Wilson, J. P. (2006). Experiential Learning. (2nd ed.). London, UK: Kogan Page. Bratton, J., (2015), Introduction to Work and Organisational Behaviour, 3 rd Edition, Palgrave Buchanan, D.A., & Huczynski, A. A. (2010). Organizational Behaviour. (7th ed.). Harlow, UK: FT Prentice Hall. Burnes, R. (2009). Managing Change. (5th ed.). Harlow, UK: FT Prentice Hall. Cameron, S. (2004). The MBA Handbook: Skills for Mastering Management. (5th ed.). Harlow, UK: FT Prentice Hall. Clegg,S.R., Kornberger, M. and Pitsis, T.,(2011) Managing and Organisations, Sage.DOI: 10.1177/0018726708092403, Volume 61(6): 763–782 Gold, J., Thorpe, R., & Mumford, A. (2010). Leadership and Management Development, (5th ed.). London, UK: CIPD. Harrison, R. (2005). Learning and Development. (4th ed.). London, UK: CIPD. Kelliher,C., Truss, D. and Mankin,C., (2012), Strategic Human Resource Management, Oxford Press Kelly, S.,(2008), Leadership: a categorical mistake?, Human Relations Kendall, D., (2017),Sociology in Our Times, 11th Edition, Cengage Mats Alvesson (2013) Understanding Organisational Culture, Routledge Murdock, A., & Scott, C. (2002). Personal Effectiveness. (3rd ed.). Oxford, UK: Butterworth Heinemann. Pedlar, M., Burgoyne, J., & Boydell, T. (2007). A Manager’s Guide to Self-Development. (5th ed.). Maidenhead, UK: Prentice Hall. Raelin J. A. (2000). Work Based Learning: the New Frontier of Management Development. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. Routledge, C., & Carmichael, J. (2007). Personal Development and Management Skills. London, UK: CIPD. Silva, A.,(2016),What is Leadership?, Journal of Business Studies Quarterly, 8,1. Thomson, A. (2001). Changing Patterns of Management Development. Oxford, UK: Blackwell. Watson, G., & Reissner, S. (Eds.). (2010). Developing Skills for Business Leadership. London, UK: CIPD. Weinstein, K. (2005). Action Learning: a Practical Guide. Aldershot, UK: Gower. Western, S., (2013), Leadership: A critical text, Sage. Whetton, D., & Cameron, K. D. (2007). Developing Management Skills. (7th ed.). London, UK: Pearson Education. Winstanley, D. (2005). Personal Effectiveness. London, UK: CIPD. F: Submission Guidance • You must submit assessments in Microsoft Word format. • The file must be no larger than 40MB. • Your writing is expected to conform to Standard English in terms of spelling, syntax and grammar. • You must include your Assessment Number (J Number) in the header or footer. • Include your word count at the end of the assignment or the front cover. • Set up your page for A4 paper in portrait style. • The font size must be a minimum of point 12 Calibri (or equivalent) for the body of the assessment and footnotes must be 2 points smaller. • Line spacing in the body of the assessment must be 1.5 lines. • Number the pages consecutively. • Students should submit work before 12 noon on the deadline date electronically via Moodle. Please follow the ‘Turnitin submission’ link on the module space and follow the on-screen instructions, paying particular attention to any specific instructions for each assignment. • You must submit your work with the following details written on the first page: – Title of your work Module title and code Module Leader and Seminar Tutor (if relevant) Number of words Your student assessment number (J Number) Student work that does not have this information on will not be identifiable after marking has taken place and risks being recorded as a non-submission. G: Academic Integrity and Penalties It is your responsibility to ensure that you are familiar with all of the information contained in this brief as failure to do this may impact on your achievement. Please refer to the various Assessment Guidance below for detailed information on: • Academic Integrity • APA Reference Guide • Excess Word Count Penalties • University Generic Marking Criteria • Late Work Penalties …