Coursework Information Sheet To be supplied to students when they receive the coursework assignment task Unit   Co-ordinator Tricia   Smart Unit   Name Personal   and Professional Development Unit   Code SHR053-6 Title of   Coursework Portfolio   %   weighting of final unit grade 100%   This is a pass or fail unit.  The   content of the Portfolio will not be graded. Comments are formative.     Feedback details The university policy is that you will receive promptfeedback on your work within 15 working days of the submission date.  Exceptionally where this is not achievable (for example due to staff sickness) you will be notified as soon as possible of the revised date and the reasons behind the change. Submission   Date Practice   Report - 16th March 2017 LinkedIn   Profile (screenshot) or CV - 16th March 2017 Feedback   Date Practice   Report Feedback date - 15 working days after the deadline.   Details   of how to access the feedback Comments   regarding work submitted will be accessed through Turnitin   Learn ing Outc omes Identify, evaluate and demonstrate those academic skills required for   your own personal and professional development and demonstrate their   effective implementation in the context of the MBA course and workplace. Demonstrate your capacity for ongoing self assessment and personal   professional development planning and an awareness of the tools and   techniques available for you to achieve your objectives.   Task Portfolio 100% The completion of the Personal and Professional Development Portfolio   is essential to demonstrate your engagement with the process of learning   embedded in your MBA. The Portfolio will be marked   'pass' or 'fail'.  You must pass this   unit, along with all other units on the MBA to be awarded the MBA.  To pass you must include all the exercises   given to you on your BREO site and in the workshops. This portfolio will consist of:  Practice report with analysis  LinkedIn Profile (please ask your Line Manager/Superior for permission   to submit a profile on LinkedIn. If you are unable to submit on LinkedIn,   please advise your tutor). or  CV using the MBA template Guida nce and forma t Preparation   of the Portfolio Item 1: The Practice   Report Title:  "Managing Across Cultures" You are   asked to prepare a report on the above topic, Managing Across Cultures.  In class we looked at the Power Point   entitled "The Assignment" and "Writing for Success".  In "The Assignment", you have been given   the Introduction: Introduction In   today's global economy, working with people from different cultures is   becoming the norm.  Although this   brings many rewards it also introduces challenges for both workers and   management alike.  All managers know that   motivating their staff is the key to a successful business. To do this, they   must understand what drives their staff.    But what if their staff, seem to think and behave in unexpected ways?   This can happen when people from very different cultures work together.  Organisations are beginning to realise the   importance of training their managers to become inter- culturally competent in   order to ensure their staff continue to be motivated and productive. The main   issues to be discussed in this report are: •      How culture influences   working styles •      Different management   styles •      The importance of   training managers to become inter-culturally competent   Now you have to complete the   following based on this introduction; Findings The Reading  - in Reading and Resources on this Breo   site : •      "Quality   management  : a cross-cultural   perspective http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentItem.do;jsessionid=4E6779B8 4E7B9FB1689E81123174751F?contentType=Article&contentId=1786448   You need to provide a discussion of the issues as given in   the Introduction and use the reading as evidence to support your discussion Conclusion Conclude on each issue and a final conclusion. Reference   Section   Word count:  Including the   introduction 1,500 words. Submission: Use the Turnitin on your breo site.    Item 2: Your Profile An   important outcome of your portfolio is your personal profile. This is your   'calling card' and is a way of entering the international world of   business.  Linkedin is not just a tool   to promote yourself but also a way to network with people and organisations   that may be useful to you or your organisation. OR Your   CV There is no such thing as the   perfect CV.  Your CV must be   continually updated as you develop more skills.  You need also to compose a CV that reflects   the position you are applying for.  We   also ask you to submit a traditional CV using the format used in your   country.  This is to make you aware of   your 'audience' and to understand the expectations of different markets, both   domestic and international.     Refer encin g All secondary   sources must be referenced using the Havard format.  You should indicate the source of any   primary sources (e.g. feedback from classmates) Word Limit Circa 2,000 words   (+ or – 10%) Subm issio n An electronic copy   is to be submitted to turn-it- in - 16th March 2017 Asse ssme nt Criter ia   Assessment will be   undertaken using the rubric provided   Assessment Criteria Item 1 The Practice Report This Assessment is graded as Pass or Fail but you should prepare a paper that meets the following guidelines PASS Your paper should   be well structured with each theme developed carefully, drawing on theory and   applied convincingly to the realities of working across cultures. You should prepare   a report using the report format as suggested in the assessment guidelines. Present a   well-balanced argument by discussing key aspects of the literature in   question and have fully addressed the set areas: •      How culture influences   working styles •      Different management   styles •      The importance of   training managers to become inter-culturally competent   It will provide broad and critically   evaluative knowledge of relevant theories and concepts showing in-depth and   accurate understanding. The analysis is thorough and well explained.   Extremely well structured; the style is concise and flowing and referencing   is accurate throughout. FAIL Fails to consider any   relevant issues or concepts; very little or no attempt to use the published   source; incoherent organization where meaning is unclear Use of the ideas and/or words of others and of attribution that is   incomplete and/or inaccurate (can be dealt with as concern) Unattributed use of the ideas and/or words of others (can be dealt   with as concern)   Marking  Criteria for Item 2 LinkedIn Profile