Student Assignment Covering Form

Course/Unit Information
Course Pearson BTEC Level 7 – Diploma / Extended Diploma in
Strategic Management & Leadership
Unit No. Unit 2
Unit Name Professional Development for Strategic Managers
Unit code F/602/2061
Batch SFM3-PDSM-Tausif-1909

Instructor Information
Name Tausif Mulla
Phone 052 905 9903
Email tausif@westford.org.uk

Assignment Information
Full/ Part Assignment Full Assignment
Date Assignment Issued 04th October 2019
Date Assignment Due 24th October 2019
Turnitin Class ID 22590360
Turnitin Enrollment key 1909

Student Information
(To be filled by the student prior submitting the assignment)
Name
Email
Date of Submission

Student Assignment covering form is an integral part of the assignment document and
should be submitted along with all submissions.

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 Student Declaration

I, _________________ (Name) hereby confirm that this assignment is my own work and
not copied or plagiarized. It has not previously been submitted as part of any
assessment for this qualification. All the sources, from which information has been
obtained for this assignment, have been referenced as per Harvard Referencing format.
I further confirm that I have read and understood the Westford School of Management
rules and regulations about plagiarism and copying and agree to be bound by them.

Students Signature : _____________________ (signed)

Student Name :

Date :

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 Learning Outcomes and Assessment Feedback

Name of the Assessor Tausif Mulla

Assessor
Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria (AC)
Feedback
LO 1 TASKS
1.1 Use appropriate methods to evaluate personal
1. Be able to assess
skills required to achieve strategic goals
personal and
professional skills
1.2 Apply techniques to assess the professional skills
required to achieve
required to support the strategic direction of the
strategic goals
organization.
LO 2
2.1 Carry out a skills audit to evaluate
the strategic skills needed to meet current and future
2. Be able to conduct a leadership requirements
skills audit to identify
learning style 2.2 Apply appropriate techniques to
identify preferred learning style

LO 3
3.1 Construct a personal development
plan that meets leadership development requirements
identified in the skills audit
3. Be able to implement
3.2 Use suitable methods to assess
a personal
the outcomes of a personal development plan against
development plan
personal work objectives

3.3 Evaluate the impact of own learning against the

achievement of strategic goals

Over All Result/Grade PASS/REDO Date:

Summative Feedback:

Overall Feedback on
current work with
emphasis on how the
student can further
improve in future.

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 Internal Verification Report
Internal Verification Done By Date
Assignment Brief
Assessors Decision

General Guidelines
(Please read the instructions carefully)

1. Complete the title page with all necessary student details and ensure that the
signature of the student is marked in the declaration form.
2. All assignments must be submitted as an electronic document in MS Word to
the LMS (Use 12 Times New Roman script).
3. Assignment that is not submitted to the LMS by the prescribed deadline will
be accepted ONLY under the REDO and RESIT submission policy of
Westford.
4. You will PASS the full assignment task only if you achieve “AC Met” in each
of the Assessment Criteria.
5. The results are declared only if the student has met the mandatory
attendance requirement of 75% and/or a minimum of 50% under extenuating
circumstances approved and ratified by the Academic Director. The student
has to repeat the module (with additional fees applicable) if the attendance is
below 50%.
6. The assignment should not contain any contents including references cited
from websites like www.ukessays.com, www.studymode.com,
www.slideshare.net , www.scribd.com.
7. Students can refer Wikipedia as a source of information, but the references
cited in Wikipedia has to be mentioned.
8. Submit the assignment in a MS Word document with the file name being:
First Name Last Name_ abbreviation of the subject.
Example: John Smith_PDSM.

Quick reference Checklist for the Faculty/Instructor to accept/reject the

assignment before evaluation:

1. Adherence to the deadline of submission date.

2. Original cover sheet and format retained.
3. Student information and signature intact.
4. Font style and size used as instructed.
5. Harvard Referencing System and Citations are strictly followed.

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 Assignment Task

Assessment and Grading:

This assessment is based on achievements in learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3. In order to

pass, all criteria identified in the assignment with reference to learning outcomes of the
module must be met.

Questions to be addressed in completing the Assignment Task:

(Figures in brackets after the question denotes relation with the assessment criteria)

For every individual, it is necessary to possess some personal and professional skills to
enhance their knowledge and to perform well in the organisation and in their daily life. To
identify or justify yourself, and to know where you stand, answer all the questions below
related to your professional development in the organisation where you are currently
working or choose an organisation of your choice where you have worked before/ would
like to work in future.

Answer the following questions:

1. Use appropriate methods to evaluate your personal skills required to achieve the
strategic goals of your organization.

2. Based on opinions / understanding about your own self, apply techniques to

assess the professional skills required to support the strategic direction of your
chosen organisation.

3. Carry out a skills audit to evaluate the strategic skills needed to meet current and
future leadership requirements in your chosen organisation.

4. Identify your current learning styles and apply appropriate techniques to identify
preferred learning styles which will help you in future.

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 5. Construct a personal development plan for the ensuing 6 months at least or
beyond, that meets leadership development requirements identified in the skills
audit done by you while answering Question 2.0.

6. Based on your personal development plan made by you, use suitable methods to
assess the outcomes of this plan against personal work objectives that you
desire to accomplish.

7. Evaluate the impact of own learning against the achievement of strategic goals of
your chosen organisation.

The submission on the LMS is in the form of an individual written report. This should be written in
a concise, formal business style using single spacing and font size 10, using an appropriate font,
Ex. Times New Roman or Tahoma. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and
subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and referenced using
the Harvard referencing system. Caption all figures and tables. Please also provide a bibliography
using the Harvard Referencing System. The minimum recommended word limit is 3000 words,
although you will not be penalized for exceeding the total word limit.