M6408 Graduate Challenge CW2 Reective E? 3 .bucks new universitg Assignment Brief Academic Year 2020-21 M6408 Graduate Challenge Otty Shambare CW2: 1500-word reflective report 60% September 2020 Intake Submission by 2pm on 3 weeks after submission Tuesday 15'" December 2020 deadline via Tumitin. To complete a 1500-word reflective report as evidence of developing skills and knowledge through the participation in 4 major challenges. The report will sum-narise the business angle of each challenge and reflect on the personal skills developed and potential areas for continuous improvement Work effectively in a team. LO 4 Develop business skillsr including presentation skills, emotional intelligence. meeting skills and use of spreadsheets The module will be organised around four compulsory challenges to help develop your skills required for success at university. You must get actively involved in each challenge: You are required to write an individual report to evidence your participation in the Challenges and to reflect on what you have learned through your involvement. The report must include coverage of the following-: The Challenges: An analysis of each challenge which focuses on the business angle 99 branding, finance, operations. What knowledge did you learn about how businesses acmally work? The Challenges are as follows-: Apprentice Challenge Presentation Challenge T-shirt Challenge lntemal approval: Albert Owusu, Date 17" September 2020 1 The Skills: A reflection on the skills you have demonstrated during the challenges to include the following - Communication Skills] Emotional Intelligence Teamwork Time Management and meeting skills Business skills and competencies developed e.g. presentation skills, use of Excel etc. Action Plan: An action plan on how you will develop these skills over the next 3 years at university. The report is a reflective piece but still requires you to demonstrate an evidence based approach to the coverage and consequently there is a need to support the discussion of both the challenges and the skills with reference to core module materials covered in seminar sessions and with additional external research. The research will represent not only materials covered on the Graduate Challenge module itself but also from other level 4 modules eg coverage of branding from marketing lectures. the inclusion of teamwork in from Introduction to People Management, bushess analysis skills from Global Business Environment or Financial Accounting. A: the ram" is: a reective niece \\M'III dn nnl need in mm ahnllt formal ghrh mil ran writs in term: (\\'f 'I" Module code MG408 Graduate Challenge Module leaders: Otty Shambare and title: Assignment CW2: 1500-word reflective report Assessment 80% No. and type: September 2020 Intake weighting: Submission Submission by 2pm on Target feedback 3 weeks after submission time and date: Tuesday 15th December 2020 time and date: deadline via Turnitin. Assignment task To complete a 1500-word reflective report as evidence of developing skills and knowledge through the participation in 4 major challenges. The report will summarise the business angle of each challenge and reflect on the personal skills developed and potential areas for continuous improvement This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes: LO 2 Work effectively in a team. LO 4 Develop business skills, including presentation skills, emotional intelligence, meeting skills and use of spreadsheets Task requirements The module will be organised around four compulsory challenges to help develop your skills required for success at university. You must get actively involved in each challenge You are required to write an individual report to evidence your participation in the Challenges and to reflect on what you have learned through your involvement. The report must include coverage of the following-: The Challenges: An analysis of each challenge which focuses on the business angle eg branding, finance, operations. What knowledge did you learn about how businesses actually work? The Challenges are as follows-: Apprentice Challenge Presentation Challenge T-shirt Challenge Internal approval: Albert Owusu, Date 17 September 2020 The Skills: A reflection on the skills you have demonstrated during the challenges to include the following - Communication Skills/ Emotional Intelligence Teamwork Time Management and meeting skills Business skills and competencies developed e.g. presentation skills, use of Excel etc. Action Plan: An action plan on how you will develop these skills over the next 3 years at university. The report is a reflective piece but still requires you to demonstrate an evidence based approach to the coverage and consequently there is a need to support the discussion of both the challenges and the skills with reference to core module materials covered in seminar sessions and with additional external research. The research will represent not only materials covered on the Graduate Challenge module itself but also from other level 4 modules eg coverage of branding from marketing lectures, the inclusion of teamwork in from Introduction to People Management, business analysis skills from Global Business Environment or Financial Accounting. As the report is a reflective piece you do not need to worry about formal style, you can write in terms of "I"
