BMO0116 The Global Professional Assessment Brief | UoH

BMO0116 Assessment Task

Individual 2,500-word reflective and reflexive assignment

BMO0116 Task Specific Guidance:

You are required to write a 2500-word reflective and reflexive essay on your intercultural and professional development during the time you have studied at the University. This essay describes your experience. You are expected to tell your personal story. You should make specific reference to the content, materials, and models which you were introduced to in the lectures; the seminar discussions you have engaged with; your subject modules; and your independent group work collaboration.

• To evidence your intercultural development, you are required to select 3 of the models that are introduced in the lectures and write both reflectively and reflexively on how you have applied these models to facilitate your intercultural development, providing examples from your intercultural experiences.
• To evidence your professional development, you are required to examine how your future professional career or role will be enhanced by the understanding, skills and strategies developed on this module and write reflectively and reflexively about your experience of your course and subject modules, and the discussion questions you had in seminars. You must include clear self-development planning in terms of your future career goals. A final section of approximately 250 words focusing on your independent group work collaboration is also required.

Please see the table below for the structure of the assignment:

BMO0116 General study guidance:

• Cite all information used in your work that is clearly from a source. Try to ensure that all sources in your reference list are seen as citations in your work, and all names cited in the work appear in your reference list.
• Reference and cite your work in accordance with the APA 7th system – the University’s chosen referencing style. For specific advice, you can talk to your Business librarians or go to the library help desk.
• The University has regulations relating to academic misconduct, including plagiarism. The Learning Innovation and Development Centre can advise and help you with how to avoid ‘poor scholarship’ and potential academic misconduct. You can contact them at busstudenthub@hud.ac.uk.
• If you have any concerns about your writing, referencing, research or presentation skills, you are welcome to consult the Learning Innovation Development Centre team at busstudenthub@hud.ac.uk. It is possible to arrange a 1:1 consultation with a LIDC tutor once you have planned or written a section of your work, so that they can advise you on areas to develop.
• Do not exceed the word limit.

BMO0116 Assessment Criteria

The Assessment Criteria are shown at the end of this document. Your tutor will discuss how your work will be assessed/marked and will explain how the assessment criteria apply to this piece of work. These criteria have been designed for your level of study.

These criteria will be used to mark your work and will be used to support the electronic feedback you receive on your marked assignment. Before submission, check that you have tried to meet the requirements of the higher-grade bands to the best of your ability. Please note that the marking process involves academic judgement and interpretation within the marking criteria.

The Learning Innovation Development Centre can help you understand and use the assessment criteria. To book an appointment, either visit them on The Street in the Charles Sikes Building or email them at busstudenthub@hud.ac.uk

BMO0116 Learning Outcomes

This section is for information only.

The assessment task outlined above has been designed to address specific validated learning outcomes for this module. It is useful to keep in mind that these are the things you need to show in this piece of work.

On completion of this module, students will need to demonstrate:

• Have a theoretical and practical understanding of a range of frameworks, models and concepts which may be applied to your professional development for the global workplace
• Have an awareness of the key elements and impact of intercultural effectiveness and employability skills on their working relationships
• Have an awareness of the systematic process (such as reflection, reflexion, action planning and flexible response) for developing intercultural and professional skills for their specific subject area
• Apply the principles of effective professional behaviour and intercultural effectiveness to a variety of common workplace scenarios
• Have a clear understanding of personal position in terms of intercultural and professional effectiveness and potential for movement from that position
• Express and justify their perspective on aspects of intercultural effectiveness and employability
• Construct a proactive strategy for the expansion of their repertoire of behaviours to function effectively in a diverse workplace

Please note that these learning outcomes are not additional questions.

Appendix 1 PGT Assessment Criteria

These criteria are intended to help you understand how your work will be assessed. They describe different levels of performance of a given criterion.

Criteria are not weighted equally, and the marking process involves academic judgement and interpretation within the marking criteria.

The grades between Pass and Merit should be considered as different levels of performance within the normal bounds of the module. The higher-level categories allow for students who, in addition to fulfilling the basic requirement, perform at a superior level beyond the normal boundaries of the module and demonstrate intellectual creativity, originality and innovation.

PGT Generic Assessment Criteria