Sample Assignment

Assignment front sheet

Qualification / Unit number and title
Pearson BTEC Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership (QCF) / Unit 1 Developing Strategic Management and Leadership Skills
Student name / Assessor name
Date issued / Completion date / Submitted on
Assignment title / Strategic Management and Leadership Report (1 of 1)
LO / Learning Outcome / AC / In this assessment you will have the opportunity to present evidence that shows you are able to: / Task no. / Evidence
(Page no)
1 / Understand the relationship between strategic management and leadership / 1.1 / Explain the link between strategic management and leadership / 1
1.2 / Analyse the impact of management and leadership styles on strategic decisions / 1
1.3 / Evaluate how leadership styles can be adapted to different situations / 1
2 / Be able to apply management and leadership theory to support organisational direction / 2.1 / Review the impact that selected theories of management and leadership have on organisational strategy / 1
2.2 / Create a leadership strategy that supports organisational direction / 2
3 / Be able to assess leadership requirements / 3.1 / Use appropriate methods to review current leadership requirements / 3
3.2 / Plan for the development of future situations requiring leadership / 3
4 / Be able to plan the development of leadership skills / 4.1 / Plan the development of leadership skills for a specific requirement / 3
4.2 / Report on the usefulness of methods used to plan the development of leadership skills. / 4
Learner declaration
I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged.
Student signature: Date:
Assignment brief
Unit number and title / 1 Developing Strategic Management and Leadership Skills
Qualification / Pearson BTEC Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership
Start date
Deadline/hand-in
Assessor
Assignment title / Strategic Management and Leadership Report (1 of 1)
Purpose of this assignment
Thisassignment will provide you with an understanding of the links between strategic management, leadership and organisational direction and the skills to apply this understanding to a selected organisation.
This assignment must be answered in relation to the organisation you currently work in or an organisation that you have knowledge of.
Scenario
You are a management consultant who has been commissioned by anorganisation to produce a report that investigates management and leadership needs to support the organisation’s business strategy. The organisation has recently identified extensive changes in technology and business dynamics in the markets it serves. There is a need to plan for and manage this situation.
The senior management team want you to assess its current and futureleadership requirements and produce a realistic leadership strategy and development plan for future leaders of the organisation.
The strategy will be based on your review of the organisation’smanagement and leadership needs and must be supported by your findings from research of relevant theories and models.
Task 1 (LO 1 and 2 AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1)
Consider the differences between management and leadership in the selected organisation. Evaluate how management and leadership styles are adapted to different situations within the organisation and analyse the impact of these styles on the organisation’s strategic decision making.
You must reference your findings to relevant management and leadership theories.
Task 2(LO 2 AC2.2)
Create a leadership strategy, using selected theories and methods of management and leadership, to support the organisation’s future direction.
Task 3 (LO3 and 4 AC3.1, 3.2, 4.1)
Use appropriate methods to review the current leadership and management within the organisation in relation to the skills that they may require forfuture situations or challenges that the organisation could face.
Task 4 (LO 4AC 4.2)
Plan how to develop leadership skills to deal with potential situations or challenges and report on the likely usefulness of the development methods to be used.
Evidence checklist / Summary of evidence required by student / Evidence presented
Task 1 / Written report.
Task 2, 3 and 4 / Leadership strategy and development plan – presented verbally.

General guidance about assessment evidence

Primary and/or secondary research evidence findings must be appropriately referenced within the report and research evidence attached as annexes to the report.

The written report must be presented in a professional manner, with front page, contents page, page numbering, bibliography and annexes.

The verbal presentation must be supported by printouts of presentation slides, presentation notes and/or audio recordings and a signed tutor witness statement.

Students must submit a signed declaration that the work submitted is their own – see the ‘Learner declaration’ box on page 2 of this assignment.

Note to assessor

Task 1 could be completed in 1 phase – be assessed and returned to the student with summative feedback and Tasks 2, 3 and 4 in another phase.

Achievement Summary

Qualification / Pearson BTEC Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership (QCF) / Assessor name
Unit Number and title / Unit 1 Developing Strategic Management and Leadership Skills / Student name
Criteria Reference / Achieved?
(tick) / Comments
1.1
1.2
1.3
2.1
2.2
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2

Assignment Feedback

Formative Feedback: Assessor to Student
Action Plan
Summative feedback
Feedback: Student to Assessor
Assessor signature / Date
Student signature / Date

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