MGT201 Managing Self and Others Essay Assignment Task | UoS

MGT201 Assignment Tasks and Indicative Contents:

Student could pick from either (a) Gen X, (b) Gen Y, or (c) Gen Z

1. Reflect on three (3) critical issues faced by the chosen group in the workplace, and its implications to one’s wellbeing. 600 words

2. Critically evaluate how the PERMA Model concept:

(a) Positive Emotion
(b) Engagement
(c) Relationships
(d) Meaning
(e) Accomplishment

could create positive psychology in this group – supported by academic references. 600 words

3. Offer recommendations to manage self and the students’ expectations of their managers, and the workplace, applying the findings above within the PERMA Model. 600 words

4. Critically analyse the different Leadership styles, and their definitions:

(a)Autocratic
(b) Transactional
(c) Transformational
(d) Democratic
(e) Laissez-Faire – supported by academic references. 600 words

5. Propose the different situations to deploy each of the leadership styles above, applying your understanding and justify your answers. 600 words

The essay is worth 100% of the module mark.

The following Learning Outcomes are tested in the assignment.

1. Appraise and evaluate personal and professional qualities and attributes to explain behaviour and its effectiveness.

2. Identify and consider the implications of concepts and practices of effective management of self and others (specifically human and relational).

3. Apply appropriate people management techniques to the contemporary employment relationship.

Word Limit:

The word count must be stated on the front page of your assignment. Summarising and compressing the information in your assignment into the word limit is one of the skills that students are expected to acquire and demonstrate as part of the assignment process.

The word limit is set as 3,000 words, and if this is exceeded, then the following penalty will have to be applied:

Word Limit Applicable Penalty

The word count does not include:

• Title page
• Reference list/Bibliography
• Appendices
• Appropriate tables, figures and illustrations.

Please note that text citations [e.g. (Smith, 2011)] and direct secondary quotations [e.g., “dib-dab nonsense analysis” (Smith, 2011, p.123)] are included in the word count.

Submission of Assessment:

Students are required to submit their coursework through CANVAS. Only assessments submitted through CANVAS will be marked. Any other submission, including submissions to your study centre in hard copy, will be treated as a non-submission.

• 1 electronic copy of the work should be submitted via the Canvas Turnitin Submission drop box under the Assessments section.
• The University’s Generic Marking Criteria attached will be used to assess the work.
• Formal feedback and results will be provided 4 weeks after the submission date on Canvas. Please note that if marks are released before assessment boards, students should be aware that they are still subject to ratification by the assessment board.

Referencing Your Work:

In this University, the Harvard method of referencing is used.
The Harvard method of referring to publications and of arranging references uses the author’s name and the date of the publication. References are listed at the end of the document in alphabetical order by author’s name. The general format of a journal reference is shown below:

Smith, J. (1999). How to succeed! Journal of Entrepreneurs, 1(2), p. 34-56

The author’s name and initials are listed first, followed by the year of publication in brackets. Then there is the title of the article and the journal where the article appears, which is underlined or in italics. Finally, state the volume and issue Number (in brackets) along with the pages where the article can be located.

A short guide to Harvard referencing will also be available on the Canvas site under the module assessment navigation button.

Academic Integrity and Misconduct:

Your attention is drawn to the University’s stated position on plagiarism. THE WORK OF OTHERS, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE ASSIGNMENT, MUST BE
ATTRIBUTED TO ITS SOURCE (a full reference list must be submitted as prescribed in the assessment brief).

Please note that this is intended to be an individual piece of work. Action will be taken where a student is suspected of having plagiarised or engaged in any dishonest practice. Students are referred to the University regulations on plagiarism and other forms of academic irregularity. Students must not copy or collude with one another or present any information that they themselves have not generated.

Generic Assessment Criteria – Undergraduate Bachelor’s Degree