Management

Task 1 – Organisation Profile – Based on comprehensive research and analysis students will evaluate a specific organisation in their industry of choice and will decide if it aligns to their skills, attributes and values.  Is it a good organisational fit.

In the analysis students will be required to make a decision on:

–          Does the organisation align to their skills, attributes and values?

–          Is the organisation a suitable one in which to commence/continue their career?

Task 2 – Leader Profile – Students will be required to profile an inspiring leader from a sector of the community.  Students will reflect on the leaders ‘journey’ and will ultimately assess how this person’s experience may impact on their own professional career planning.

Required Assessment Tasks

There are two tasks that you must undertake as part of Assessment 1.

Task 1 – Organisational Profile (15%)

Once you have graduated from your studies what type of organisation would you like to work for? 

If you are currently employed what is your next career move? 

This assessment allows you to briefly describe the industry in which you would like to work and to identify a specific organisation where you would like to commence your career.

Identify one organisation and discuss in detail how the organisations’ mission and goals, leadership style, reporting structure, culture, physical work environment, geographic location, staffing practices and graduate opportunities align to your personal and professional needs and your desired career path.

Reflect on the level of compatibility between your skills, attributes and values and the organisation you identified. Is there a high level of organisational fit? Why or Why not?  Please explain your reasons in detail.

Your Reflective piece must utilise literature and other support materials.  A minimum of five academic references must be used and appropriately referenced.  There is a maximum word limit of 1000 words.

Task 2 – Leader Profile (15%)

World-wide there are a large number of successful and/or inspirational individuals working within a variety of sectors.  These sectors include business, sport, politics, arts and the philanthropic/not-for-profit sector.

Identify one such individual and undertake the following:

• Provide a brief overview of their career to date.  (Please Note: Maximum word count – 250 words.)

It is important to include a discussion of both the highlights and lowlights of their career.

• Discuss why this individual is considered successful and/or inspirational in their life and field of expertise.

At minimum please discuss factors relating to financial prosperity, contribution to their profession, contribution to the community, leadership style/s, business acumen and work-life balance.

• Reflect on how learning more about this leader will impact on your future career planning.  How will you make use of the results of this Leader profiling exercise to further develop your own career? Please be specific.