Management Skills

ASSIGNMENT TASK:
You have been provided with an International Organisation Management Skills Portfolio (on your Canvas Module site) where you will demonstrate your awareness and understanding of key organisational management concepts and practices within a range of international work-based contexts.
Complete the International Organisation Management Skills Portfolio by addressing the questions (within the portfolio) relating to
A. Management and Leadership Styles
B. Employee Motivation and Workplace Practices
C. Promoting Organisational Commitment through Employee Engagement
D. The Impact of Organisational Culture on Employee Performance
E. Managing a Diverse Workforce in a Changing Workplace
For additional guidance on this assignment, please access the assignment recording available on under the Assignment tab on the Canvas module site.

MARKING CRITERIA:
While this assignment will be marked using reference to the Level 4 Generic Marking Criteria, the following marking scheme should also be considered.
• Section A – Management and Leadership Styles: 20%
• Section B – Employee Motivation and Workplace Practices: 20%
• Section C – Promoting Organisational Commitment through Employee Engagement: 20%
• Section D – The Impact of Organisational Culture on Employee Performance: 20%
• Section E- Managing a Diverse Workforce in a Changing Workplace: 20%
• Portfolio Structure, Presentation and Referencing: the International Organisational Management Skills Portfolio has been presented using the template provided. References are embedded in all sections (as detailed within the portfolio template). The quality and credibility of the sources of information will be judged as well as the presentation of them, which should adhere to the UCB Standard of Referencing.

TASK AND DOCUMENT FORMAT GUIDANCE:
● You are required to complete the task using the International Management Skills Portfolio template, which is available on the CANVAS module site.
● Full details on each task are given in the International Organisational Management Skills Portfolio template.
● For each of the FIVE (5) sections of the International Organisational Management Skills Portfolio you are required to answer ALL of the questions and complete ALL of the tasks, making sure to keep to the word limits indicated.
● Provide a list of at least 10 academic and/or business references at the end of International Organisational Management Skills Portfolio.
● Refer to the Module Reading List and the weekly Additional Reading (available via the module site on CANVAS) and use the recommended sources of information within your report.
● IMPORTANT For this assignment you are strictly limited to using the recommended sources of information in the Module Reading List, the weekly Additional Reading and the references in the International Organisational Management Skills Portfolio Template. The use of external sources of information not approved by the module lecturer is prohibited. Marks will be deducted for using non-authorised materials.
● For additional guidance on this assignment, please access the recording of the assignment available on under the Assignment tab on the CANVAS module site.

E-SUBMISSION GUIDANCE:
● ***This assignment will require you to submit your work by uploading a document in PDF format to Canvas. Please follow this online guide on document submissions and contact the DICE team on if you need any further support.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Assess the professional management competencies required by managers at all levels of an organisation
2. Evaluate the impact leaders have on individuals and groups operating in the international business environment.
3. Apply management theory and contemporary international issues to the management of people and organisations.
4. Recommend proposals to resolve people management issues at individual, group and organisational levels.

ACADEMIC SKILLS OUTCOMES:
● The Academic Skills Outcomes to be developed by completing this assignment can be found here.
● For Apprenticeship programmes, identify the applicable Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours the assignment seeks to test.