TASK DESCRIPTION - ASSIGNMENT 1 Individual Presentation

BACKGROUND / INTRODUCTION

Many people feel that they work very hard and don't seem to get anywhere in their careers, Creating SMART goals and following them is suggested as key steps one could take on a direction of travel towards career success.

Create your own SMART goals identifying your long, medium, short and immediate goals. You are required to present your SMART objectives in form of a presentation not exceeding 10 slides.

You are the required to:

a) Prepare 10 Power Point Slides with notes not exceeding 1000 words in total.

b) The individual presentation should last no more than 15 minutes.

c) Students will be questioned on the different aspects of their presentation in relation to the assignment task.

d) Include an evaluation of the management implications associated with the management in diversity.

e) Include practical recommendations of how effective management of diversity can be enhanced for better organisational performance.

TASKS

Notes for Undertaking the Assignment:

Prepare a maximum of 10 Power Point (PPT) Slides with notes for presentation purposes.

The PPT slides (soft copy) should be submitted on Turnitin under the Individual Presentation Link and also utilised on the day of presentation T.B.A. with accompanying hard copy.

Students are expected to demonstrate a critical review of the literature related to workforce diversity and specifically the use of groups in such a process from a range of academic sources.

The relevant academic models; theories; processes and associated concepts workforce diversity and management strategies in the business environment.

The relevant academic models; theories and associated concepts of workforce diversity and management strategies in the business environment should be evaluated.

Students are expected to draw upon relevant organisational examples from the corporate world to demonstrate their understanding of; and the practical implications of the different aspects of workforce diversity management to the business organisation under investigation.

Students are encouraged to make use of contemporary sources for examples and literature.

Total Word limit 1000 words (including notes)

TASK DESCRIPTION: Assignment 2 Individual Academic Report

Background/ Introduction

A good leader is determined by their response to a situation. This could be through their ability in handling a crisis, proactive action taken to avert a possible crisis where there are no easy answers. The quality of a manager's response is deeply influenced by their ability to manage stress.

TASKS

A manager's job is varied and hectic. Managers will often find themselves under much job-related stress. (Hitt, Black and Porter, 2008)

Evaluate critically the impact of stress on decision making using relevant theories and the strategies that 21st Century businesses could use to effectively manage work related stressors.

Notes for Undertaking the Assignment:

The work submitted should be organised and clearly structured in a report format.

Include the following sub-topics in your report:

• A title page
• An executive summary (100 words not included in the word count)
• Table of Content
• An introduction (200 words)
• Literature review (1100 words)
• Discussion and analysis (1000 words)
• Conclusion (100 words)
• Recommendations (100 words)
• References
• Bibliography
• Appendix (use sparingly)

Students are expected to demonstrate a critical review of the literature related to the work related stress management from a range of credible academic sources.

The relevant academic models; theories and associated concepts of work related stress management strategies in the business environment should be evaluated.

Students are expected to draw upon relevant organisational examples from the corporate world to demonstrate their understanding of; and the practical implications of the different aspects of work related stress management to the business organisation under investigation.

Students are expected to submit a typed document in Microsoft Word or a similar format with font type, size 12 and line spacing 1.5.

Students are encouraged to make use of contemporary sources of information and literature review and to include all the necessary citations and references adopting the Harvard Referencing System.

LENGTH REQUIRED

Total word limit is 2500 words