Faculty of Business and Law

ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/23

ASSESSMENT BRIEF

Module Code: UMPDM5-15-2/UMPDM6-15-2/UMPDND-15-2/UMPDNC-15-2

Module Title:
Submission Deadline:
Assessment Component
Assessment Weighting:
Marking and feedback
deadline (20 working days)
Management Skills
Task 1: 10/11/2022
Task 2,3& 4: 10/1/2023
Both are due by 2pm via blackboard
B
75 per cent of total module mark
TBA

Assessment Instructions

An individual Management Skills Portfolio will consist of four tasks (equal weighting) undertaken in
preparation for, and reflective exercises subsequent to, the weekly skills workshops, as follows:

Task 1: Interviewing Skills reflection

600-word self-reflection of your experience as a manager in the interviewing skills practical

roleplay. You will need to pick two areas from the relevant feedback form that will be handed over
during the activity and reflect critically on what transpired during the session, also considering
areas for improvement and how these could be realised. It is essential to draw on academic
literature to develop and support your reflection (minimum 6-7 sources). This task will be submitted
on the …and the intention is to provide feedback that you will use to complete Tasks 2&3.

Task 2: Reviewing Performance reflection

600-word self-reflection of your experience as a manager in the performance review practical

roleplay. Again, you need to focus on two main skills/areas but should be different from the two you
explored as part of your interviewing skills reflection. You will need to also consider areas for
improvement and examine how these could be realised. Drawing on academic literature will be
pivotal to inform and develop your reflection again (min 6-7 sources).

Task 3: Negotiation Skills Reflection

600-word self-reflection, drawing on your experience as a manager in the negotiation skills practical
roleplay and the relevant literature to inform your approach. Again, you should choose two different
areas/skills to look at from the ones already covered in Tasks 1&2. Alongside drawing on academic
literature (min 6-7 sources) to inform and support your reflection, you should also consider areas
for improvement and concrete ideas on how these could be achieved.

Task 4: Training Plan

Your training plan will be based on your delivery of a training session (on a topic of your choice)
during the relevant skills workshops. The training plan should include the aims and objectives of
your session, a description and justification of the training activities, and analysis of any challenges
experienced during the delivery of the session. The training plan must be completed using the
format shown below (electronic copy available on Blackboard) and should not be longer than 2 x
A4 pages and 600-words. You are required to draw on relevant theory in order to support and

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develop your plan.

Portfolio structure:

Task 1: This will be submitted as a stand-alone assignment

Tasks 2,3 & 4 will need to be submitted altogether in a single word document.

Include the relevant Task as heading i.e Task 2: Reviewing performance self-reflection

Please place the reference list at the end of each task.

For Task 4, you will need to use the relevant template on blackboard and should be no more than 2
pages.

Reference Sources

These are given in the Reading list within the Blackboard site. There are lots of materials to support
the development of your portfolio in the lecture and workshop skills study units including relevant
references.

Please follow the links below to full learning outcomes and module specification:

 Management Skills (Business & Management)

http://info.uwe.ac.uk/modules/displayentry.asp?code=UMPDM5-15-2&rp=listEntry.asp 
 
 Management Skills (Marketing & Events) http://info.uwe.ac.uk/modules/displayentry.asp?
code=UMPDM6-15-2&rp=listEntry.asp 
 
 Management Skills (Business & Law) http://info.uwe.ac.uk/modules/displayentry.asp?
code=UMPDND-15-2&rp=listEntry.asp 
 
 Global Management Skills 
http://info.uwe.ac.uk/modules/displayentry.asp?code=UMPDNC-15-2&rp=listEntry.asp 

Marking Criteria

The following criteria will be used in evaluating this assessment:

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Component B: Management Skills Portfolio assessment criteria
Criteria 70 + 69 - 60 59 - 50 49 - 40 39 - 0
TASK 1 Thoughtful, Some thoughtful, Some attempt Only a weak Lacks critical
Interview Self critical and critical and has been made attempt to insight into
Reflection perceptive perceptive to reflect reflect strengths and
insights insights into critically on critically on limitations of
Critical analysis throughout into strengths and strengths and strengths student’s
into strengths and strengths and limitations of limitations of and own
limitations of limitations of students own student’s own limitations of performance.
students own student’s own performance. performance, student’s
performance performance. but its scope own Insufficient
Examples from and depth are performance. integration of
The analysis is student’s limited. theory with
Integration of clearly performance are The self- analysis of
theory with informed by analysed by Some attempt reflection performance.
analysis of theory. reference to has been made includes
performance relevant theories to integrate examples from Little or no
Excellent links but would have theory with students’s steps for self-
Identification and are made benefitted from analysis of performance, improvement
justification of steps between theory more detailed student’s but these are identified.
for self- and student’s analysis and performance, insufficiently
improvement performance. integration. but further linked to
development theory.
Ideas for self- A serious needed.
improvement attempt is made Or the self-
are to specify steps Steps for self - reflection
challenging for self- improvement includes some
and improvement, plan needs theory, but it
well justified. but they could further is insufficiently
be more development linked to
challenging, or and/or analysis of
better justified. justification. performance.

Very limited
steps for
self-
improvement
identified.
TASK 2
Performance Thoughtful, Some Some attempt has Only a weak Lacks critical
Review self- critical and thoughtful, been made to attempt to insight into
reflection perceptive critical and reflect critically on reflect strengths and
insights perceptive strengths and critically on limitations of
throughout into insights into limitations of strengths student’s own
strengths and strengths and student’s own and performance.
limitations of limitations of performance, but limitations of
student’s own students own its scope and student’s Insufficient
performance. performance. depth are limited. own integration of
performance. theory with
The analysis is Examples from Some attempt has analysis of
clearly informed student’s been made to The self- performance.
by theory. performance are integrate theory reflection
analysed by with analysis of includes Little or no
Excellent links reference to student’s examples steps for self-
are made relevant theories performance, but from improvement
between theory but would have further students’s identified
and student’s benefitted from development performance,
performance. more detailed needed. but these are
analysis and insufficiently
Ideas for self- integration. Steps for self - linked to
improvement improvement plan theory.
are challenging A serious needs further
and attempt is made development Or the self-
well justified to specify steps and/or reflection
for self- justification includes
improvement, some theory,

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 but they could but it is
be more insufficiently
challenging, or linked to
better justified analysis of
performance.

Very limited
steps for self-
improvement
identified.
TASK 3:
Negotiation self- Thoughtful, Some Some attempt has Only a weak Lacks critical
reflection critical and thoughtful, been made to attempt to insight into
perceptive critical and reflect critically on reflect strengths and
insights perceptive strengths and critically on limitations of
throughout into insights into limitations of strengths student’s own
strengths and strengths and student’s own and performance.
limitations of limitations of performance, but limitations of
student’s own students own its scope and student’s Insufficient
performance. performance. depth are limited. own integration of
performance. theory with
The analysis is Examples from Some attempt has analysis of
clearly informed student’s been made to The self- performance.
by theory. performance are integrate theory reflection
analysed by with analysis of includes Little or no steps
Excellent links reference to student’s examples for self-
are made relevant theories performance, but from improvement
between theory but would have further students’s identified
and student’s benefitted from development performance,
performance. more detailed needed. but these are
analysis and insufficiently
Ideas for self- integration. Steps for self - linked to
improvement improvement plan theory.
are challenging A serious needs further
and attempt is made development Or the self-
well justified to specify steps and/or justification reflection
for self- includes
improvement, some theory,
but they could but it is
be more insufficiently
challenging, or linked to
better justified analysis of
performance.

Very limited
steps for self-
improvement
identified.

TASK 4:
Training Plan Excellent Very good Training aim and Inadequate Very weak or
identification identification of objectives identified identification of insufficient
Identificati of clear aim and but could be training aim and attempt to
on of training aim objectives of developed further. session objectives. identify
training and session training session. training aim
aim and objectives. Some training and session
objectives activities are Weak explanation objectives.
Clear explanation described but and lack of
Explanation for Outstanding of variety of further detail and justification for
selecting training explanation training activities justification for choice of training Poor or no
activities and although this their choice is activities. explanation
justification for could have been needed. and/or
Analysis of training developed further justification
challenges in activities. or better for the
delivery of justified. Some attempt has Only a weak choice of
training, Thoughtful been made to attempt to critically training
drawing on and critical Some thoughtful analyse the analyse the activities.
relevant analysis of and perceptive challenges in challenges in
academic challenges in analysis of the training delivery, training delivery.
literature delivery of the challenges in but its scope and Limited effort to Lacks
training, delivery of the depth are limited. integrate academic critical

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 including ideas training. Very Competent effort literature analysis
for good integration to integrate of
improvement. of the academic academic literature challeng
Excellent literature es in
integration of delivery
academic of the
literature
training.
No
evidence
of
integrati
ng
academi
c
literature
.
OVERALL: The writing Writing style is Writing style is Writing style is The work is
style is fluent clear with few generally clear unclear in places poorly
Quality of and persuasive grammatical/spelli although there may and this detracts written
writing and and no major ng errors. The be grammatical from the content. and /or
good grammatical/sp referencing is /spelling errors that Referencing does unclear.
academic elli ng errors. accurate and detract from the not follow Harvard Major errors
practice Referencing is complete for the meaning in places. style and/or there in
complete, most part and Referencing does are major referencing
accurate and follows the not always follow inaccuracies/omissi or a
follows the Harvard protocol. Harvard style ons complete
Harvard and/or lack of
protocol. there are some reference to
inaccuracies/omissi source
ons material.

Formative feedback and support

Formative feedback provides opportunities to reflect on your ongoing work and preparation for your
assignment. This is provided by both your tutor and peers during your weekly two-hour skills
workshops; all students are timetabled to be able to attend one of these. Each workshop will
include some practical activities, preparatory or reflective work for the relevant portfolio task.
Additional support will be provided by the module leaders through dedicated Q&A sessions which
will be both face to face and online.

Formatting

Please use the following file format(s): .doc/.docx (please note that files submitted in formats
associated with Apple Mac computers are not able to be opened and thus, not able to be marked).
It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit your coursework in the appropriate format
and as a single document/file.

All work should be word processed in 12-point font Calibri, Times New Roman or Arial and use 1.5
spacing

The first page of your coursework must include:

 Your student number
 The module name and number
 Title ‘Component B: Management Skills Portfolio’

Word Limit

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Each task is 600 words.

 This word count includes everything in the main body of the text (including headings,
tables, citations, quotes, lists, etc.).
 The references, bibliography and footnotes (provided footnotes only include references)
are NOT included in this word count.
 There is no direct penalty for exceeding the word count, but the marker WILL stop reading
once the maximum word limit has been reached and nothing further will be taken into
account in the allocation of marks.

You can view the UWE word count policy here: http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/aboutus/policies

Referencing:

Please adhere to the principles of good academic practice and ensure you reference all sources
used when developing your assessment, using the UWE Harvard system. Failure to properly
reference your work to original source material can be grounds for the assessment offence of
plagiarism and may result in failure of the assessment or have more serious implications.

For further guidance on correct referencing go to:

http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/students/studysupport/studyskills/referencing.aspx

Details of what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it can be found here:
http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/students/studysupport/studyskills/readingandwriting/plagiarism.aspx

For general guidance on how to avoid assessment offences see:

http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/students/academicadvice/assessments/assessmentoffences.aspx

Instructions for submission

You must submit your assignment before the stated deadline by electronic submission
through Blackboard. Notification that the electronic submission port al is open for your assignment
is displayed (usually two weeks before the submission date) in the Coursework tab in myUWE, the
Coursework tab in Blackboard and via an announcement in the Blackboard course.

Please allow sufficient time to upload your assignment, noting that the system becomes busier and
slower as the deadline approaches. Only your final upload will be counted. Ensure all your
information is submitted at one attempt to avoid ‘overwriting’ your intended submission. Always
check and retain your receipts.

Information regarding late submissions will be available in due course as the University regulations
have very recently been updated. For full guidance on online submission through Blackboard, see:
http://info.uwe.ac.uk/online/Blackboard/students/guides/assignments/default.asp

Submissions of coursework by any other method (including a paper copy, on disk or by email) are
NOT permissible for this module unless specifically agreed in advance of the submission date.

Before submitting your work, please ensure that:

 You have proof read you work thoroughly to ensure your work is presented appropriately
 You have addressed all the required elements of the assessment
 You have referenced in accordance with the guidance provided
 You have addressed each of the marking criterion
 The submission is a single document and is in the correct format

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Safe Assign
Make sure you submit your own work and do not plagiarise from other sources or students. All
modules within FBL have the option to use Safe Assign software. Safe Assign will compare your
work to that of other students, current and past, as well as other materials available on the internet.
UWE will act if Safe Assign suggests your work includes material that is ‘copied’ from other
sources.

This assessment has a five day late submission window in which students can submit their work
without penalty. While students are expected to plan their work so that they are not impacted by
minor illness or delay, if you are experiencing difficulties which will affect your ability to submit your
work by the published deadline the University allows a five late submission window in which
students can submit their work without penalty for this type of assessment. Please note that the
submission deadline at the conclusion of the five day late submission window is absolute and
based on UWE server time, therefore you are strongly advised to submit work well ahead of the
deadline dates to avoid your work not being accepted for marking.

Final feedback and marks release

Students will normally receive marks and feedback on their submission within 20 working days of
the submission deadline (not including any public holidays or university closure days). Any delay in
returning students’ work will be communicated by the module leader via Blackboard.

Feedback on this module is not limited to the written comments you will receive on individual
written assessment submissions.

Further Guidance and Support

There are a number of sources of support to improve your study skills, including:
 The UWE Library Study Skills pages – for online support and bookable workshops

 The Faculty of Business and Law’s Academic Success Centre for bookable
workshops

 Guidance on using UWE’s Library.

Specific study skills pages relating to this module include:

Please list the specific study skills pages related to the format or content of this assignment
(delete as required)
 How to plan and structure your writing

 Presentation skills

 Working in a group

 Writing skills

 Research skills / techniques

 Report writing

 Reflective writing

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  How to write critically

 Literature reviews

 English language support

For further guidance on UWE assessment regulations and terminology see UWE’s Academic
Advice pages.

Personal Circumstances

If you are experiencing difficulties in completing a piece of assessment on time due to unexpected
circumstances (for example illness, accident, bereavement), you should seek advice from a
Student Support Adviser at the earliest opportunity. Please note the module leader cannot grant
personal circumstances or extensions.

Appointments with a student adviser can be made via an Information Point or online at:
http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/students/academicadvice/studentadvisers.aspx

The Student Support Adviser will advise as to whether you should submit an application for
‘Personal Circumstances (PCs)’, how to do so and what evidence is required to support the
application.

Further details on PCs can be found here:

http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/students/academicadvice/assessments/personalcircumstances.aspx