1. PG-26765: Culture and People
Lecture C&P5
Assessment support

2. Structure of the Session
Assignment structure & presentation
Assignment referencing & plagiarism
Assignment submission & feedback

3. Assessment Regime Task A [Individual Task] = 80%
Module assessment is ONE item of coursework with TWO tasks:
Task A [Individual Task] = 80%
Task B [Group Task] = 20%
Assignment Brief is available online [doc & pdf]

4. Assessment Regime
Module assessment Task A is ONE item of coursework: A 6000 word report
Assignment is available online [doc]
Submission must be made online through Turnitin

5. Report structure – cover page
Your name
Programme details
Module details
Report title

6. Report structure – Executive summary
Context
Aim of the report
Your approach to addressing the tasks
Main findings
Recommendations
Do not just re- state the tasks in the brief

7. Report structure – contents page
Reference list not bibliography
No appendices

8. Assignment Introduction
This report should be prepared individually and should have a formal structure and layout
It should be submitted as one single document
6000 words maximum excluding references
All sources, concepts and models should be identified and referenced fully using the Harvard APA style (6th edition)

9. Assignment Introduction
Critically evaluate the dynamics of your team and discuss the impacts of these dynamics upon the management of your team project. Issues to consider include culture, leadership, team roles and skills, technology, and the team’s structure or development.
Provide examples from both your experience and
reading to support your arguments where
appropriate.

10. Assignment task 1 A critical analysis of the dynamics of your team
Strengths
(1)
(2)
(3) etc
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats

11. Assignment Introduction
Develop a change management strategy for your team that identifies the practices that should be adopted to improve the team’s assessment and feedback processes. The strategy should discuss the rationale for the changes to be implemented and describe the change management process. It should identify key factors that could affect the successful implementation of your strategy, and include proposals that explain how they should be managed.

12. Assignment task 2 (ii) Proposals Proposal Objectives (O) Actions (A)
Targets (T)
Proposal 1
Proposal 2
Proposal 3

13. Task A assessment criteria
Objectives i-ii: Contributes 80% of the overall module mark
Item
Marks
Evaluation of team dynamics
15%
Discussion of dynamics on project management
25%
Change management strategy
Strategy implementation issues
Structure and presentation of the report
10%
Use of Harvard referencing

14. Assignment content – approximate word count
Item
Marks
Words
Executive summary
400
Evaluation of team dynamics
15%
1040
Discussion of dynamics on project management
25%
1560
Change management strategy
Strategy implementation issues
Conclusions

15. Report presentation & structure
Executive summary
Contents list
Consistent formatting – line spacing, indentation font style and size
Structuring in paragraphs – development of argument, inclusion of evidence
Limited spelling, typographical and punctuation errors
Harvard APA 6th edition

16. Report presentation & structure
A4 format, single line spaced, 12pt font size [Arial?], pages numbered;
All pages in ‘portrait’ – no ‘landscape’ pages
No spacing of sections on new pages;
Write in coherent [multi-sentence, not bullet point] paragraphs;
use of illustrations [where appropriate];
6000 word maximum [excluding the Reference section]
NO Appendices

17. Report presentation & structure
APA (Harvard) style (e.g. All references cited in the report must be listed in the Reference section. All references listed in the Reference section must be cited in the report.).

18. Task B Assessment criteria
Task B: Contributes 20% of the overall module mark
Item
Marks
Presentation of the research findings
20%
Quality of powerpoint slides / materials
Quality of oral presentation (individual group members’ input)
50%
Quality of response to questioning
10%

19. PG-26765: Culture and People
Lecture C&P5
Assessment support