Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd. Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version 3: 16th March, 2017 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 ASSESSMENT BRIEF COURSE: Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Accounting Unit: Leadership for Managers Unit Code: LEMT305 Type of Assessment: Assessment 3 – Self-Reflective Journal Length/Duration: 2000 words (maximum) Unit Learning Outcomes addressed: 1 Understand the concepts and theories of leadership. 2 Identify various leadership styles 3 Identify the importance of leadership qualities for managers. 4 Understand how leadership is applied in practice in teams and in an organization. 5 Enhance skills to develop leadership in an organization. Submission Date: Week-10 Assessment Task: The reflective process provides an opportunity for students to deepen their learning. Reflective Journal contains regular reflection on the concepts presented and discussed in class, specifically their application to your personal, practical knowledge and experience. Total Mark: 40 marks Weighting: 20% Students are advised that any submissions past the due date without an approved extension or without approved extenuating circumstances incurs a 5% penalty per calendar day, calculated from the total mark E.g. a task marked out of 40 will incur a 2 mark penalty per calendar day. More information, please refer to (Documents > Student Policies and Forms > POLICY – Assessment Policy & Procedures – Login Required) Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd. Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version 3: 16th March, 2017 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION: This assessment is an individual activity. You need to keep a reflective journal, which you will later use to inform a written assignment in an essay format. You may be asked to include comment on lectures, performances and the pre-reading and classroom experience. You may organise your reflection based on these three topics from the following chapters: 1. Chapters 1 & 2: Introduction to leadership 2. Chapters 3, 4, 5 & 6: The personal side of leadership 3. Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11: The leader as relationship builder The content of the reflection is up to you, although it should be based on the ideas and discussions from class and the relevant assigned readings. As well, a number of activities and reflection questions will be suggested in each class. Reflective Journal entries must demonstrate application of course materials to personal experience and observations and include an evaluation of those experiences and also lessons learned. Important Note: If you do not attend class, you will not be able to submit a comprehensive reflection. ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION: The assignment must be submitted online in Moodle. All materials MUST be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format. Other formats (e.g., pdf or MAC file) may not be readable by markers. Please be aware that any assessment submitted in other formats will be considered LATE and will lose marks until it is presented in MS Word. No paper based or hardcopy submission will be accepted. Our Academic Learning Support (ALS) team would be happy to help you with understanding the task and all other assessment-related matters. For assistance and to book one-on-one meeting please email one of our ALS coordinators (Sydney [email protected]; Melbourne [email protected] ). For online help and support please click the following link and navigate Academic Learning Support in Moodle. http://moodle.kent.edu.au/kentmoodle/course/view.php?id=5 Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd. Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version 3: 16th March, 2017 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 MARKING GUIDE (RUBRIC): Marking Criteria Lecturer Expectation Marks allocated Marks awarded Understanding: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the topic material through the use of specific examples Examples define concepts thoroughly, definitions are accurate. Used proper reference. 10 Application: make explicit connections between topics and personal experiences Connection between concept and experience fully demonstrated, concepts named and elements related to personal experience 10 Analysis and Depth of Reflection Reflection focuses on self-including feelings, thinking, values and corebeliefs driving behaviour, and how these contributed (or not) to being effective in the given situation. Logical analysis uses all elements of the concept and critically analyses situation, gives support for conclusions and addresses areas for improvements. 15 Technical: Entries should be readable in that they should be free of grammatical and spelling errors, all entries must be typed and must not exceed one page, single spaced, in length. Professional submission, free of grammar, spelling and readability problems 5 Total Marks 40 Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd. Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version 3: 16th March, 2017 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 GENERAL NOTES FOR ASSIGNMENTS Assignments should usually incorporate a formal introduction, main points and conclusion, and will be fully referenced including a reference list. The work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We strongly recommend you to refer to the Academic Learning Skills materials available in the Moodle. For details please click the link http://moodle.kent.edu.au/kentmoodle/course/view.php?id=5 and download the file “Harvard Referencing Workbook”. Appropriate academic writing and referencing are inevitable academic skills that you must develop and demonstrate. We recommend a minimum of FIVE references, unless instructed differently by your lecturer. Unless specifically instructed otherwise by your lecturer, any paper with less than FIVE references may be failed. Work that includes sources that are not properly referenced according to the “Harvard Referencing Workbook” will be penalised. Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count – as a general rule you may go over or under by 10% than the stated length. GENERAL NOTES FOR REFERENCING High quality work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We recommend you work with your Academic Learning Support (ALS) site (http://moodle.kent.edu.au/kentmoodle/course/view.php?id=5) available in Moodle to ensure that you reference correctly. References are assessed for their quality. You should draw on quality academic sources, such as books, chapters from edited books, journals etc. Your textbook can be used as a reference, but not the lecturer notes. We want to see evidence that you are capable of conducting your own research. Also, in order to help markers determine students’ understanding of the work they cite, all in-text references (not just direct quotes) must include the specific page number/s if shown in the original. Before preparing your assignment or own contribution, please review this ‘YouTube’ video by clicking on the following link: Plagiarism: How to avoid it PLAGIARISM: HOW TO AVOID IT You can search for peer-reviewed journal articles, which you can find in the online journal databases and which can be accessed from the library homepage. Wikipedia, online dictionaries and online encyclopaedias are acceptable as a starting point to gain knowledge about a topic, but should not be overused – these should constitute no more than 10% of your total list of references/sources. Additional information and literature can be used where these are produced by legitimate sources, such as government departments, research institutes such as the NHMRC, or international organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO). Legitimate organisations and government departments produce peer reviewed reports and articles and are therefore very useful and mostly very current. The content of the following link explains why it is not acceptable to use nonpeer reviewed websites: Why can't I just Google? (thanks to La Trobe University for this video).