BTEC assignments 2011 ©LAHE

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BTEC – Level 7 Advanced

Professional Diploma in Management Studies Assignment Brief UNIT TITLE: Developing Strategic Management and Leadership skills Assignment: Tutor: Date Set: Date of Submission: Instructions: Mr Tayo Tewogbade March 2011 17th April, 2011 Answer all questions

Learning outcomes and criteria covered by this assignment 1. Understand the relationship between strategic management and leadership 2. Be able to apply management and leadership theory to support organisational direction 3. Be able to assess leadership requirements 4. Be able to plan the development of leadership skills

Assessment criteria AC 1.1 Explain the link
The report should be approx. 3,000 words (for guidance purpose only) in length, excluding any appendices Structure and format You are advised to use the following format Title page — the details of author, circulation, purpose of submission and date. Acknowledgements — to those who assisted the author in the production of the report. Contents — with page numbers. Introduction — the background, the issue and the aim of the investigation. Major sections — as many as necessary, usually covering the concepts used, the information collected and the evaluation. Conclusions — overall findings of the investigation: the overall picture that has emerged and the implications. Recommendations — actions that should be taken, based on the conclusions. References — identification of literature and other sources used and referred to in the text I. Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document a. All coursework must be word-processed b. Document margins must not be more than 2.54 cm (1 inch) or less than 1.9cm (3/4 inch). c. Font size must be within the range of 10 or 11 point including the headings and body text. d. Standard and commonly used typeface such as Times new Roman or Arial etc should be used.

e. All figures, graphs and tables must be numbered. f. Material taken from external sources must be properly referred using Harvard referencing. II. Plagiarism/Collusion Any act of