Strategic Management and Leadership Skills

BTEC assignments 2011 ©LAHE

This assignment is a part/whole unit assessment activity

BTEC – Level 7 Advanced

Professional Diploma in Management Studies Assignment Brief UNIT TITLE: Developing Strategic Management and Leadership skills Assignment: Tutor: Date Set: Date of Submission: Instructions: Mr Tayo Tewogbade March 2011 17th April, 2011 Answer all questions

Learning outcomes and criteria covered by this assignment 1. Understand the relationship between strategic management and leadership 2. Be able to apply management and leadership theory to support organisational direction 3. Be able to assess leadership requirements 4. Be able to plan the development of leadership skills

Assessment criteria AC 1.1 Explain the link between strategic management and leadership This assignment is a part/whole unit assessment activity AC 1.2 Analyse the impact of management and leadership styles on strategic decisions AC 1.3 Evaluate how leadership styles can be adapted to different situations AC 2.1 Review the impact that selected theories of management and leadership have on organisational strategy AC 2.2 Create a leadership strategy that supports organisational direction AC 3.1Use appropriate methods to review current leadership requirements This assignment is a part/whole unit assessment activity AC 3.2 Plan for the development of future situations requiring leadership AC 4.1 Plan for the development leadership skills for a specific requirement BTEC – AC 4.2 Report on the usefulness of methods used to plan the development of leadership skills

BTEC assignments 2011 ©LAHE

This assignment is a part/whole unit assessment activity

BTEC – Level 7 Advanced

LEARNER’S BRIEF

Programme: BTECH LEVEL 7 Unit Title: Developing Strategic Management and Leadership skills Tutor Name: Mr Tayo Tewogbade

Learners Name:______________________________________ Date handed in __________ I declare that the work I am submitting for assessment contains no sections

References: — identification of literature and other sources used and referred to in the text I. Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document a. All coursework must be word-processed b. Document margins must not be more than 2.54 cm (1 inch) or less than 1.9cm (3/4 inch). c. Font size must be within the range of 10 or 11 point including the headings and body text. d. Standard and commonly used typeface such as Times new Roman or Arial etc should be used. e. All figures, graphs and tables must be numbered. f. Material taken from external sources must be properly referred using Harvard referencing. II. Plagiarism/Collusion Any act of plagiarism or collusion will be seriously dealt with according to the regulations. In this context the definition and scope of plagiarism are presented below: Plagiarism is presenting somebody else’s work as your own, It includes copying information directly from the Web or books without referencing the material; submitting joint coursework as an individual effort; copying another student’s coursework; stealing coursework from another student and submitting it as your own work. BTEC assignments 2011 ©LAHE Collusion is working collaboratively with another learner to produce work that is submitted as the individual learners work Suspected acts of plagiarism or collusion will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt with according to the college procedure. III- Submission a. All coursework must be submitted to the college reception by March 17,2011and a receipt must be obtained. b. The copy of the coursework submitted will not be returned to you after marking but feedback will be given on the work submitted. c. Any computer files generated such as program code (software), graphic files that form part of the coursework must be submitted on a floppy disc or CD together with the documentation for plagiarism check. IV - Good practice a.Make backup of your work in different media (hard disk, floppy disk, memory stick etc) to avoid distress for loss or damage of your original copy. b.Make an extra hardcopy of your work submitted for your own reference or later use V - 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 the coursework deadlines and therefore do not ask them to award a coursework extension. The completed form must be accompanied by evidence such as a medical certificate in the event of you being sick.