Assignment Brief 2 (RQF)

Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Business

Student Name/ID Number:

Unit Number and Title: Unit 4: Leadership and Management (5036)

Academic Year: 2021

Unit Assessor:

Assignment Title: ASSIGNMENT 2 – Performance management plan

Issue Date:

Submission Date:

Internal Verifier Name:

Date:

Submission Format:

Format:

• This is an individual assignment.

• You must use font Calibri size 12, set number of the pages and use multiple line
spacing at 1.5. Margins must be: left: 1.25 cm; right: 1 cm; top: 1 cm and bottom: 1
cm.
• You should use in text references and a list of all cited sources at the end of the essay
by applying Harvard referencing style.
• The recommended word limit is 2500-3000 words (+/-10%), excluding the tables,
graphs, diagrams, appendixes and references. You will not be penalized for
exceeding the total word limit.
• The cover page of the report has to be the Assignment front sheet 2 (to be attached
with this assignment brief).
Submission

• The form of submission will be a soft copy posted on http://cms.btec.edu.vn/.

• Remember to convert the word file into PDF file before the submission on CMS.
Note:

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 • The individual Assignment must be your own work, and not copied by or from another
student(s).
• If you use ideas, quotes or data (such as diagrams) from books, journals or other
sources, you must reference your sources, using the Harvard style.
• Make sure that you understand and follow the guidelines to avoid plagiarism. Failure to
comply this requirement will result in a failed assignment.

Unit Learning Outcomes:

This assignment satisfies the following learning outcomes:

LO3. Develop a motivational strategy to optimise organisational performance.
LO4. Apply leadership and management approaches to managing performance to ensure
continuous improvement.
Assignment Brief and Guidance:

*This assignment guidance is for reference only and can be customized by the tutor to meet specific needs

Assignment scenario.
After analysing leadership and management theories and styles, as a Director, you need to think
about how to optimise organisational performance and ensure continuous improvement. You
have carried out a plan to improve performance management as follows:
Structure of the plan:

General introduction: main purposes and structure of the work.

Main contents of the plan:

1. Produce a motivational strategy for your organisation that supports optimal achievement
of organisational objectives.
The strategy should effectively address intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and all
variables of motivation to enhance organisational performance.
2. Apply to a range of business situations, appropriate leadership and management
approaches for managing performance and continuous improvement.
For further understanding, you should assess how these approaches supports continuous
improvement.

Finally, make recommendations to improve performance management that will ensure

continuous improvement.

A conclusion to summarize all the key findings and analysis must be presented. Plus, you can
carry out a self-criticism on your own work (in terms of strengths and weaknesses).

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Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:
Pass Merit Distinction
LO3. Develop a motivational strategy to optimise organisational D2. Produce a
performance comprehensive
motivational strategy
P5. Produce a motivational strategy for M4. Produce a detailed
that effectively
an organisation that supports optimal motivational strategy for an
addresses all variables
achievement of organisational organisation that addresses
of motivation to
objectives. intrinsic and extrinsic
enhance organisational
motivation
performance.
LO4. Apply leadership and management approaches to managing D3. Make
performance to ensure continuous improvement recommendations to
improve performance
P6. Apply to a range of business M5. Assess how leadership
management that will
situations, appropriate leadership and and management
ensure continuous
management approaches for managing approaches for managing
improvement
performance and continuous performance supports
improvement continuous improvement.

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