ASSESSMENT 1 BRIEF

Subject Code and Title MGT600 Management, People and Teams / MGMT6009 Managing
People and Teams

Assessment Critical Discussion

Individual/Group Individual

Length 750 words

Learning Outcomes The Subject Learning Outcomes demonstrated by successful

completion of the task below include:
a) Critically assess the key principles and theories underlying
management to achieve high-performing organisations at
projects, teams, and individual levels.

b) Critically evaluate and reflect on effective relationships

between people and teams in organisations and projects.

Submission 12-Week Duration: Due by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday Module 2.2

(Week 4)
6-Week Duration: Due by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday end of
Module 2.2 (Week 2)

Weighting 20%

Total Marks 100 marks

Assessment Task
This assessment requires you to explore and critically discuss the models, concepts, and theories
presented in Modules 1.1, 1.2, and 2.1 and their practical application through your experiences and
observations by contributing to a group discussion and then submitting an individual critical
discussion report.

Please refer to the Task Instructions for details on how to complete this task.

Context
Successful managers take a 360-degree view of their environment and are cognisant of
opportunities to learn and apply ideas from other industries and disciplines. The first three sub-
modules (Modules 1.1, 1.2, and 2.1) of this subject serve to orient you to the varying roles and
contexts in which managers must operate and introduces foundational skills in managing people and
teams. This assessment is designed for you to demonstrate not only an understanding of managerial
concepts but also their practical application. In doing so, you will demonstrate critical thinking and
evaluative skills as well as effective communication skills required in a virtual environment.

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Instructions
1. Group Formation

At the beginning of the trimester, you will be placed in a group of 3-4 students by the Learning
Facilitator. Your group will be a forum for sharing thoughts, experiences, and research in relation
to the learning activities in the Modules 1.1, 1.2, and 2.1.

Note: Although the Assessment 1 is an individual assessment, it is important to build

relationships with your group members. This is because you will work with the same group for
Assessment 2. Introduce yourself to your group with an introductory post. It will also help to
have a virtual meeting to get to know each other.

2. Complete Learning Activities in Modules 1.1, 1.2, and 2.1

You are required to individually complete the following learning activities:

Module 1.1 Learning Activity 2: Environment Analysis and Actions for Managers
Module 1.2 Learning Activity 1: Comparing Operational Management and Project Management
Module 2.1 Learning Activity 1: Communication Styles

Each of these learning activities requires you to post responses (of 250 words) into the group
discussion forum in Blackboard.

You are also required to comment (using 100–200 words) on the posts made by fellow group
members contributing to their discussion by sharing your practical experiences, observations,
and research. You must reply to the posts of at least two (2) other students for each activity.
This means you will write a total of 3 activity posts and 6 replies.

Please refer to Modules 1.1, 1.2, and 2.1 Learning Activities section for more information about
completing these learning activities.

ALL posts and replies must be completed by 11:55 pm AEST/AEDT on the Wednesday
preceding the end of Module 2.2, that is the Assessment 1 submission due date. You are
strongly encouraged however to make posts and replies each week.

3. Critical Discussion Report

You are required to submit an individually written critical discussion report of 750 words in MS
Word (.doc or .docx) format, addressing the following questions:

• How are the topics covered in Modules 1.1, 1.2, and 2.1 relevant to you? You should
discuss a minimum of 2 topics from each of the modules 1.1, 1.2 and 2.1. Their relevance
may relate to your work or study
• With respect to the three (3) group discussion activities, How and why did your
perceptions and experiences differ from those of the other group members?
• What have you learnt and how will you apply this in the future? If you are currently
working or have previous work experience, you may discuss how you would manage
situations differently based on your learnings.

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 4. Report Structure

Please structure your report as follows:

• Cover sheet: With student details (student name, ID number, subject code & name,
assessment number and title)
• Introduction: Outline the context, purpose, and structure of your report (5–10% of word
count)
• Main discussion section: Answer each of the questions above (80–90% of word count)
• Conclusion: Provide a summary of the report (5–10% of word count)
• Reference list
• Appendices: You MUST include a copy of your posts and replies to your group
discussion activities

Please note that this is a short report with a word limit of 750. Therefore, it is important that
you make use of tables, figures, and diagrams as these are not part of your word count.

5. You will be assessed against the assessment rubric below and your level of insight and
application of knowledge from Modules 1.1, 1.2, and 2.1.

You are strongly advised to read the rubric, which is an evaluation guide with criteria for grading
your assignment—this will give you a clear picture of what a successful critical discussion report
looks like.

Referencing
It is essential that you use appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research. Please see more
information on referencing here: Academic Skills webpage

Submission Instructions
Submit your individual critical discussion report via the Assessment 1 link in the main navigation
menu in MGT600 / MGMT6009 Management, People, and Teams. The Learning Facilitator will
provide feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal. Feedback can be viewed in My Grades.

All submissions must be in MS Word (.doc or .docx) format.

Academic Integrity
All students are responsible for ensuring that all work submitted is their own and is appropriately
referenced and academically written according to the Academic Writing Guide. Students also need
to have read and be aware of Torrens University Australia Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
and subsequent penalties for academic misconduct. These are viewable online.
Students also must keep a copy of all submitted material and any assessment drafts.

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Assessment Rubric
Fail
Pass Credit Distinction High Distinction
(Yet to achieve minimum
Assessment Attributes (Functional) (Proficient) (Advanced) (Exceptional)
standard)
50-64% 65-74% 75-84% 85-100%
0-49%
Contribution to the Never posted any Demonstrates little/limited Demonstrates a basic Demonstrates a good Demonstrates a thorough
discussion forum messages or rarely posts understanding of the topics. understanding of the topics. understanding of the understanding of the
with occasional activity. discussion topics. discussion topics.
Provides thoughtful and Entries are simple/short and Entries are typically short,
relevant contributions to are mostly irrelevant to the provide some insight/depth, Insightful entries with depth Insightful entries connected
discussion topics and events. Lacks insight, depth, or and are connected to the are connected to the events, to the events, topic, or
activities is superficial. events, topic, or activity. topic, or activity, and activity. Relates events,
May contain some related to the task. learning activities, and
Percentage for this Does not express opinion irrelevant material. processes to the purpose of
clearly. Personal opinion is the activity and outcomes.
criterion = 40%
Some personal opinion is expressed in an appropriate
expressed and is generally style. Personal opinion is
relevant to the task. expressed in an appropriate
style and is clearly related
to the topic, activity, or
process.

Provides links to supporting

material.

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 Knowledge and Limited understanding of Passable knowledge or Thorough knowledge or Highly developed A sophisticated
understanding the relevance of models, understanding of the relevance understanding of the models, understanding of the models, understanding of the models,
concepts and theories. of models, concepts and concepts and theories. concepts and theories. concepts and theories.
Understands the theories. Systematically and critically
relevance of models, Supports personal opinion Discriminates between discriminates between
concepts, and theories Often confuses assertion of and information assertion of personal opinion assertion of personal opinion
presented in Module 1.1 personal opinion with substantiated by evidence and information and information
– Module 2.1 information substantiated by from the research/course substantiated by robust substantiated by robust
evidence from the materials. evidence from the evidence from the
Percentage for this research/course materials. research/course materials and research/course materials and
criterion = 20% Demonstrates a capacity to extended reading. extended reading.
explain and discuss relevant
concepts. Well demonstrated capacity to Expertly explain and discuss
explain and discuss relevant relevant concepts.
concepts.

Reflection and Limited reflection and Rudimentary reflection and Sufficient level of reflection Well written reflection and Highly sophisticated reflection
Evaluation evaluation on how own evaluation on how own and evaluation on how own evaluation on how own and evaluation on how own
perceptions and experiences perceptions and experiences perceptions and experiences perceptions and experiences perceptions and experiences
Reflect and evaluate how differ from the group differ from the group members. differ from the group differ from the group differ from the group
own perceptions and members. members. members. members.
experiences differ from the Limited discussion on how these
group Lack of discussion on how learnings will be applied manage Discussion on how these In depth discussion on how Strong discussion on how
members these learnings will be different situations in the future. learnings will be applied these learnings will be applied learnings will be applied
applied manage different manage different situations in manage different situations in manage different situations in
Discuss the application of situations in the future. the future provided. the future. the future.
learnings to manage
different situations in the Justified recommendations Clearly justified
future linked to the analysis. recommendations based on
the analysis, applying
Percentage for this knowledge to new situations.
criterion = 20%

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Use of academic and Poorly written. Does not Written according to the Written according to the Well-written and adheres to Expertly written and adheres
discipline conventions adhere to the assignment academic genre. academic genre. the academic genre. to the academic genre.
brief.
Critical discussion report Information, arguments, and Information, arguments, and Information, arguments, and Expertly presented; the
meets the requirements Difficult to understand for evidence are presented in a evidence are well presented, evidence are very well presentation is logical,
outlined in the audience; no logical/clear way that is not always clear and mostly clear flow of ideas and presented; the presentation persuasive, and well
assignment brief structure, poor flow of ideas; logical. Line of reasoning is arguments. Line of reasoning is logical, clear and well supported by evidence,
argument lacks supporting often difficult to follow. is easy to follow. supported by evidence. demonstrating a clear flow of
Well-structured report evidence. ideas and arguments.
with clear flow of ideas
Audience cannot follow Consistent use of credible and Good use of in-text Very good use of in-text
Appropriate use of the line of reasoning. relevant research sources to referencing and appropriate referencing. All in-text Engages and sustains
credible resources support and develop ideas, number of references used references match with audience’s interest in the
Inconsistent and but these are not always and listed in the reference references listed. topic.
Correct citation of key inadequate use of good explicit or well developed. list.
resources using APA quality, credible, and No mistakes in using the Excellent and meticulous
referencing relevant resources to Little use of in-text Minor errors in using the APA style. use of in-text referencing.
support and develop ideas. referencing, or inadequate APA style. All in-text references match
Percentage for this references consulted and added with references listed in the
criterion = 20% No use of in-text to references. Some mistakes in reference list.
references, or no using APA style.
reference list. Many No mistakes in using the
mistakes in using the APA APA style.
style.

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