MGMT6000-Dynamic_Leadership_Assessment_Brief_1

    ASSESSMENT BRIEF
    Subject Code and Title
    MGMT6000 Dynamic Leadership
    Assessment
    Assessment 1 – Reflexive research
    Individual/Group
    Pairs
    Length
    2000 words
    Learning Outcomes
    a) b) c) d)
    Submission
    Due Friday 23:55 (Sydney). End of Module 3
    Weighting
    50%
    Total Marks
    100
    Objectives
    Reflect on your own leadership journey to date and identify key events people and experiences that have contributed to your leadership development and self-perceptions;
    Increase self-awareness by completing a personality or leadership styles assessment for example MyersBriggs Type Indicator (MBTI);
    Obtain feedback from a fellow student on your leadership journey and current challenges;
    Provide mentoring and feedback on leadership to a fellow student on his/her leadership journey and challenges;
    Identify the influences of national and organisational cultures on your perceptions of effective leadership;
    Develop and apply communication skills for relationship building and mentoring across cultures functions and disciplines;
    Apply knowledge from the theories and models of effective leadership to interpret and understand your reflections and feedback.
    How the assessment fits into the subject/course:
    The focus on reflexive research methodologies and strategies is a core element of the MBA. This assessment provides you with opportunities to reflect on your own practice and to mentor another student to enhance self-awareness and to formulate personal development plans.
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    Assessment Linkages of Assessment 1 and Assessment 2:
    Insights and understandings obtained in Assessment 1 will suggest themes that will be developed further in preparing a personal development plans in Assessment 2 of the assessment which is due at the end of the subject.
    Instructions:
    Students will work in pairs for this first part of the assessment; partners will be assigned by the Learning Facilitator.
    Each student will provide his or her partner with information on current organisation role key stakeholders and current leadership challenges etc as background for the mentoring and feedback activity. Partners will contact each other explore each others leadership journey and current challenges and provide mentoring and feedback to each other. Students should consider the influence of national and organisational cultures and social practices as part of the mentoring and feedback. Other parameters will be defined by the Learning Facilitator.
    Output/Deliverable and parameters of the assessment:
    Each student will submit a report consisting of 2000 words which describes the leadership journey current strengths and areas for development a summary of feedback provided by the partner and implications for future development. You should draw on the literature on leadership models and theories to help interpret and explain your current leadership. You should also discuss the implications of your cultural and social background on your leadership.
    The emphasis in the first assessment is on your leadership journey to date. The second assessment will build on the first with emphasis on preparing a development plan for your future leadership journey.
    Resources to be provided:
    A range of etextbooks and journals is available through online journal databases including EBSCO.
    Learning Outcomes:
    Increased self-awareness including personality preferences leadership style and impact on other people.
    Knowledge of the major theories and models of leadership and their role in explaining and developing effective leadership.
    Understanding of reflective practice as a means of research and personal growth.
    Greater understanding of the influence of cultural and social backgrounds on leadership effectiveness.
    Increased skills for mentoring and giving and receiving feedback.
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    Learning Rubric
    Assessment
    Fail (0-49)
    Pass
    Credit
    Distinction
    High Distinction
    Attributes
    (50-64)
    (65-74)
    (75-84)
    (85-100)
    Effective
    Difficult to understand
    Information arguments
    Information arguments
    Information arguments
    Expertly presented; the
    communication
    no logical/clear
    and evidence are presented
    and evidence are well
    and evidence are very
    presentation is logical
    in report
    structure poor flow of
    in a way that is not always
    presented mostly clear
    well presented; the
    persuasive and well
    ideas argument lacks
    clear and logical.
    flow of ideas and
    presentation is logical
    supported by evidence
    supporting evidence.
    arguments.
    clear and well supported
    demonstrating a clear flow
    25%
    Line of reasoning is often
    by evidence.
    of ideas and arguments.
    Audience cannot
    difficult to follow.
    Line of reasoning is easy to
    follow the line of
    follow.
    Uses limited
    Engages and sustains
    reasoning.
    presentation aids to
    audiences interest in the
    enhance information and
    topic.
    arguments.
    Effective use of diverse
    presentation aids including
    graphics and/or media.
    Knowledge of and
    Neglects core elements
    Demonstrates
    Articulates insights into own
    Demonstrates evidence
    Describes leadership roles that
    sensitivity to cultural
    important to leadership
    understanding of the
    cultural biases.
    of adjustment in own
    influences others and enable
    diversity and
    in own and other
    complexity of elements
    attitudes and beliefs
    positive
    implications for
    cultures.
    important to leadership in
    Analyses own cultural
    reflecting learning from
    change in own and other
    effective leadership
    own and other cultures.
    biases against elements
    a diversity of other
    cultures.
    Difficulty in identifying own
    important to members of
    cultures.
    cultural biases.
    other cultures.
    Demonstrates evidence of
    25%
    adjustment in own attitudes
    and beliefs reflecting learning
    from a diversity of other
    cultures.
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    Application of
    Limited understanding
    Understands the main
    Understands comprehensive
    Understands comprehensive
    Demonstrates deep
    knowledge to practice
    of theories and models
    theories and models of
    range of theories and
    range of theories and
    understanding of a
    of leadership.
    effective leadership.
    models of leadership.
    models of leadership.
    comprehensive range of theories
    and models of leadership.
    25%
    Uses a limited range of
    Applies basic concepts to
    Selects and justifies
    Selects and critically
    information or sources as
    explain own experiences
    appropriate models to
    evaluates most relevant
    Selects and critically evaluates
    the basis of
    and practice.
    explain own experiences
    models to deepen
    most relevant models to deepen
    interpretations or
    and practice.
    understanding and insights
    understanding and insights into
    recommendations.
    into own experiences biases
    own experiences biases styles
    styles and preferences.
    and preferences.
    Describes implications and
    Describes implications and
    opportunities for personal
    opportunities for personal
    growth and development.
    growth and development and
    realistic strategies for
    broadening own repertoire of
    leadership behaviours.
    Enhanced self
    Limited awareness of
    Understands key events
    Shows deep understanding
    Shows deep understanding
    Shows deep understanding of
    awareness
    own capability or impact
    people or experiences that
    of events people or
    of events people or
    events people or experiences
    on others.
    have influenced own
    experiences that have
    experiences that have
    that have influenced own
    leadership development.
    influenced own leadership
    influenced own leadership
    leadership development.
    25%
    Reluctant to seek or act
    development.
    development.
    on feedback from
    Describes own strengths
    Describes own strengths and
    others
    and areas for development
    Describes own strengths and
    Describes own strengths and
    areas for development based on
    based on appropriate
    areas for development
    areas for development
    appropriate evidence and
    evidence and feedback.
    based on appropriate
    based on appropriate
    feedback.
    evidence and feedback.
    evidence and feedback
    Understands and describes own
    Understands and describes
    Understands and describes
    personality preferences
    own personality preferences
    own personality
    leadership styles or results of
    leadership styles or results of
    preferences leadership
    other relevant leadership
    other relevant leadership
    styles or results of other
    assessment instrument is
    assessment instrument.
    relevant leadership
    aware of implications and takes
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    assessment instrument and
    appropriate action to modify
    is aware of implications.
    behaviours where necessary.
    Demonstrates
    Demonstrates deep
    understanding of the link
    understanding of the link
    between self-awareness and
    between self-awareness and
    emotional intelligence.
    emotional intelligence and takes
    effective measures to enhance
    EQ.
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