Description
The University of Law
Business School
ASSESSMENT BRIEF
L7 Leadership Mindset
Module Leader: Dr Elizabeth Moore
Key Details and Requirements
Submission deadline: Friday 07 February 2025, no later than 16:30pm (UK local time)
Learning outcomes:
- Effectively demonstrate the capacity to reflect on personal strengths and areas where they need to improve.
- Engage in advanced critical thinking processes for the purposes of analysis, problem-solving, decision-making, and effective argumentation.
- Critically analyse and apply principles of intercultural communication, egalitarianism, inclusivity, and sustainability.
- Confidently employ advanced competencies and skills in interviews and presentations.
- Persuasively articulate an in-depth understanding of the self-development process that can be revised and adapted indefinitely for ongoing development.
Assessment details: Professional Development Plan
The mark awarded will be a Pass or Fail. No numeric or percentage value is attached to the mark. Although the PDP Assessment is Pass/Fail, you must pass the PDP in order to pass the Leadership Mindset module. You must Pass the Leadership Mindset module in order to graduate.
Referencing: Students are expected to use Harvard Referencing throughout their assignments where required. Please follow the Harvard Referencing Handbook for all your assignments at the ULBS. (Not that referencing is not required for the Professional Development Plan as it is a self-reflection assessment.)
Submission Method: Turnitin – Your work will be put through Turnitin. All submissions will be electronically checked for plagiarism and the use of AI software.
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
In order to complete the assignment, you will need to begin by seeking feedback about your strengths and weaknesses from reliable sources. You should ask between 4-6 individuals who know you know you personally or professionally (can include fellow students, for example), to provide feedback on areas where they feel you already have developed skills and areas where you could improve. Use the Employability Pyramid to think about which skills to consider. Once you have received the feedback, take that into account when thinking about which three skills (development priorities) you want to focus on and develop over the coming academic year.
In the following sections of the PDP, you will need to think about what goals you hope to achieve by working on these three priorities, what internal and external barriers may be holding you back and how to address them, and what actions to take to begin to improve. It is very important with the actions to think of actions that are Specific, Measurable, Accountable, Realistic, and Time-Conscious (SMART) The more specific your actions are, the more focused you will be on accomplishing them within a specific timeframe, which will enable you to make realistic progress. The final step of the PDP is to come up with two questions that you can ask someone you know to ask you on a weekly or monthly basis in order to remind you of your goals and help you to stay on track. You can sign up for a coaching session with one of the Leadership coaches in your first term, which will help you with assessing your goals and completing your PDP. (Please note that the Leadership coaches are specific to the Leadership Mindset Module and are NOT the same as the academic coaches or the Employability careers consultants. This is a unique coaching opportunity specifically to help you with your leadership skills development and PDP.) You must submit your PDP by the end of term in order to pass the module.
Following the first term, you will have the option of meeting with your leadership coach two more times, once each term, to track your progress and support you in your development with your PDP.
Module Assessment Criteria
Fail
Fails to attend workshops and to complete and show progress on the Professional Development Plan. Exhibits an unsatisfactory grasp of the issues in the subject. Lacks independent critical and reflective thought. Fails to engage in the set exercises in and outside of class. Fails to demonstrate engagement with identified development opportunities. Weak or no attempt at analysis, synthesis and critical reflection, with little evidence of effort to address and overcome development challenges. Poor spelling or other grammatical errors.
Pass
The PDP displays self-reflection, illustrates self-awareness, demonstrates active engagement in the developmental process, and displays analysis based on external feedback and coaching. Demonstrates active engagement with the exercises, discussions, and coaching sessions. Illustrates some complex understanding of leadership skills and competencies necessary for professional success. Displays initiative and motivation to improve independently. Good articulation verbally, and in writing, of strengths and development opportunities with demonstrated capacity for critical analysis. The work is presented in a clear and well-organised manner with only minor spelling and grammatical errors.
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