WORKBOOK FOR SH6000 LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN PROFESSIONAL CONTEXTS This workbook is in four parts. The following dates are suggestions for you to remain on track in developing your final submission. 1. Management style (this tests L01, L02)- 900 words- to be completed by week 12, 16th December 2016. This is 25% of the mark for the workbook 2. Leadership, management and change (this tests L02)- 900 words- to be completed by week 18, 17th February 2017. This is 25% of the mark for the workbook 3. Leadership, management and decision making (this tests L01, L02)- 900 words- to be completed week 25, 21st April 2017. This is 25% of the mark for the workbook 4. Reflection on development of skills (this tests L01-L04)- 900 words- to be completed week 29. This is 25% of the mark for the workbook FINAL PART ONE- MANAGEMENT STYLE To be completed by week 12, 16th December 2016 This section should be 900 words long, and is 25% of the mark for the workbook. You should reflect back on your experience of working in a group to develop your presentation. What was the ‘management style’ adopted by your group? Was this the ‘right’ management style to achieve your goals? Justify your answer This section should include an analysis of the management style adopted by your group, and a critical review of your team’s approach, linking it to the management style used Reflecting on the ‘management style’ questionnaire filled at the start of the semester, has your approach to management changed since you completed the questionnaire? Why? Please note that you need to demonstrate in this section that you understand and can apply theories of management style. At the end of this section, you need to provide references, including books and journal articles. These should be in the correct Harvard referencing style (see the folder on ‘academic skills’ on weblearn) Please note that you do not submit this sectionat this stage – use your Seminar time to discuss your progress with your Tutor. PLEASE INSERT YOUR TEXT BELOW (type in this box) PLEASE INSERT YOUR REFERENCES BELOW (type in this box) PART TWO- LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CHANGE To be completed by week 18 17th February 2017 This section should be 900words long, and is 25% of the mark for the workbook. Looking back at the work you have done with your group this semester, how would you change the way that the group was managed and led? This discussion should be linked to theories of change discussed during this semester. You should outline some of the key principles of successful change, applying these to your group’s work. At the end of this section, you need to provide references, including books and journal articles. These should be in the correct Harvard referencing style (see the folder on ‘academic skills’ on weblearn Please note that your seminar group will be able to discuss this section with your seminar leader up until17th February 2017. PLEASE INSERT YOUR TEXT BELOW (type in this box) PLEASE INSERT YOUR REFERENCES BELOW (type in this box)   PART THREE- LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING To be completed by week 25 This section should be 900 words long, and is 25% of the mark for the workbook Consider critically the DECISIONS (or non-decisions) you have taken while working with your group this year. These decisions could be in your group leading up to the presentation, or in subsequent workshops and seminars. For this section, you need to consider theories of POWER. You need to discuss what form of power was used by students- both leaders and followers. What were the barriers to taking effective decisions? This should be linked to theory e.g. of groupthink. At the end of this section, you need to provide references, including books and journal articles. These should be in the correct Harvard referencing style (see the folder on ‘academic skills’ on weblearn) Please note that your seminar group will be able to discuss this section with your seminar leader up until 21stApril 2017. PLEASE INSERT YOUR TEXT BELOW (type in this box) PLEASE INSERT YOUR REFERENCES BELOW (type in this box)   PART FOUR- REFLECTION ON DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS To be completed by week 29- 19th May 2016 This section should be 900 words long, and is 25% of the mark for the workbook Looking back over the whole module, set out FOUR key leadership/management skills that you have developed (and/or that others in your team have developed). In each case you should link the skills to reading on theory. You should also discuss a FIFTH skill- ethical decision making. Reflecting on a management/leadership decision you (or someone in your group) have taken this year, you need to decide if the decision was ethically correct. You must link this to a theory of ethics, and justify your decision. At the end of this section, you need to provide references, including books and journal articles. These should be in the correct Harvard referencing style (see the folder on ‘academic skills’ on weblearn) Please note that your seminar group will be able to discuss this section with your seminar leader up until 19th May 2015 2017. PLEASE INSERT YOUR TEXT BELOW (type in this box) PLEASE INSERT YOUR REFERENCES BELOW (type in this box)   Checklist Have you: Read each section of this workbook carefully to make sure you have not missed anything out? Completed each section fully? Responded to any feedback that has been provided on your work? Applied the theory to events this year (not just described what the theory is)? Used the Harvard referencing format? Checked for spelling and grammar? Made sure that references in the text match the end references? Used a range of references at the end of each section (not just websites)? Kept within 10 per cent of the word limit? Out this through the Turnitin site on the module Weblearn site to check for plagiarism? MADE ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU HAVE ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS?