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Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

BM601 · Leadership and People Management — Week 13 of 16

CourseBM601
Week13 of 16
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This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

  1. Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
  2. Finding and evaluating sources
  3. Planning and referencing
  4. Planning your search strategy 2025
  5. Academic writing workshop
  6. Citing and referencing using the Harvard Style

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Assess the skills and attributes needed for leadership.
  • 1.2 Evaluate the differences between leadership and management.
  • 1.3 Compare and contrast leadership styles for different management positions.
  • 2.1 Evaluate ways to motivate staff to achieve organisational objectives.
  • 2.2 Assess the connection between motivational theories and reward.
  • 2.3 Assess the effectiveness of a reward system in leading an organisation.
  • 2.4 Evaluate the methods employers use to monitor employee engagement and performance.
  • 3.1 Analyse the factors involved in planning the monitoring and assessment of work performance.
  • 3.2 Discuss how development needs of an individual employee can be assessed.
  • 3.3 Evaluate the success of an assessment process.
  • 4.1 Discuss theories related to team building.
  • 4.2 Evaluate the benefits of team-working for an organisation.
  • 4.3 Analyse ways in which managers can resolve conflicts within a team to achieve organisational goals.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

Videos

  • Planning your search strategy 2025 · YouTube · University of Staffordshire Student Life · 24 min · for registered students
  • Academic writing workshop · YouTube · University of Staffordshire Student Life · 14 min · for registered students
  • Citing and referencing using the Harvard Style · YouTube · UCDLibrary · 7 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
  • Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
  • Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Leadership Fundamentals and Managerial Differences
  • Week 2: Leadership Styles in Organisational Contexts
  • Week 3: Motivation Theories and Strategic Alignment
  • Week 4: Reward Systems and Organisational Leadership
  • Week 5: Monitoring Employee Engagement and Workplace Performance
  • Week 6: Planning Performance Monitoring Systems
  • Week 7: Assessing Individual Development Needs
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Evaluating Appraisal and Assessment Systems
  • Week 10: Team Building Models and Organisational Benefits
  • Week 11: Conflict Management and Resolution in Teams
  • Week 12: Applying Leadership and People Management in practice: case…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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