Assessment Overview

Assessment Sections

Section 1: Reflective Section

You are required to keep a learning journal throughout the semester. In this journal you are need to keep record of the activities you have undertaken throughout the semester which relate to working on your management competencies. Based on your first (individual) assignment you will have thought about your management skills and identified which areas are strengths and which are areas for development. In this section of your exam you need to write a reflective piece which focuses on what activities you have undertaken to extend your skills in the areas that you identified would benefit from development. You need to consider how you have assessed your performance based on the activities undertaken and reflect on what this implies in terms of ongoing development of your skills.

In- depth analysis of management skills. Excellent linkages between the undertaken and the skills chosen for development. Excellent evaluation of skills development including multiple, appropriate methods.

In-depth reflection on performance in this area based on the evaluation undertaken. Very good analysis of management skills. Very good linkage between the activities undertaken and the skills chosen for development.

Very good evaluation of skills development. Very good reflection on performance in this area based on the evaluation undertaken.

Good analysis of management skills. Clearly demonstrated linkage between the undertaken and the skills chosen for development.

Good evaluation of skills development. Good reflection on performance in this area based on the evaluation undertaken. Solid analysis of management skills. Some linkage between the activities undertaken and the skills chosen for development are visible.

Solid evaluation of skills development. Solid reflection on performance in this area based on the evaluation undertaken. Superficial analysis of management skills.

Linkage between the activities undertaken and the skills chosen for development is not clearly demonstrated. Evaluation is missing, superficial or methods are inappropriate. Superficial reflection on performance in this area based on the evaluation undertaken.

Section 2: Theory Section

In addition the final exam will consist of theoretical questions which test your understanding of the key concepts and theoretical aspects of management competencies. Some of these questions will be short scenarios where you will have to decide what the most appropriate managerial action would be to take, while other questions will test knowledge of the theory directly.

The format of the questions in this section will be multiple choice. There are twenty questions in this section; you need to answer all twenty questions. One point will be awarded for each correct answer in this section.

Section 3: Case Incident

Finally you will be given a managerial scenario and be asked to respond to this based on the key skills learnt in this course. This scenario will be in the format of you having had to, at short notice, step into a managerial role. You will be presented with a number of items which are in your predecessor's in-basket. You will be required to prioritise these and respond to them in an appropriate manor. For each item you will have to indicate the method you would use to respond to the item, the priority, who is involved and a few lines on what your response would entail.

CRITERIA

Allocated appropriate priority to all of the items. Allocated appropriate priority to most of the items. Allocated appropriate priority to some of the items. Allocated appropriate priority to only a few items. Did not allocate priority appropriately.

Identified all of the correct groups to communicate with. Identified the correct individuals/groups to communicate with in most of the cases.

Identified the correct individuals/groups to communicate with in some of the cases. Missed some of the individuals/groups in the communication. Communicated with inappropriate individuals/groups or missed key individuals/groups in the communication.

Demonstrated outstanding use of management skills. Demonstrated very good use of management skills. Demonstrated good use of management skills. Demonstrated solid use of management skills. Management skills not well demonstrated.

Communication format, tone and content excellent. Communication format, tone and content very good. Communication format, tone and content good. Communication format, tone and content solid. Communication format, tone and content sound but improvements could be made.

Evidence of excellent information gathering, integrating and analysis skills Evidence of very good information gathering, integrating and analysis skills Evidence of good information gathering, integrating and analysis skills Evidence of solid information gathering, integrating and analysis skills Evidence of sound information gathering, integrating and analysis skills

Evidence of excellent decision making based on ethical principles. Evidence of very good decision making based on ethical principles. Evidence of good decision making based on ethical principles. Evidence of solid decision making based on ethical principles. Evidence of sound decision making based on ethical principles.