BUSM1282: Project Management Leadership
Master of Project Management, RMIT University
Assignment 3: Project Management Leadership Self-Reflection
Individual assignment
Weighting: 30%
Length: 2,500 words (plus or minus 10%)
References: At least 8 recent references (10 years and newer)
Due date: See Canvas
Topic
1. Define and discuss what leadership in the context of project management means to you and your own professional practice. Ensure in your discussion you frame your response using the weekly themes of the course as well as the self-assessment tasks you completed to relate to your future professional practice in project management.
2. In addition, in light of the Project Management leadership concepts covered in the course, create a table that identifies your own strengths and areas you would like to develop.
3. Select two (2) of the areas you would like to develop further. Create a personal action plan for the development of these two areas, listing specific immediate actions you could take (over next month) and a longer term plan (over the next 6 months – 1 year).
4. Appendix: Attach copies of all completed set Leadership self-assessment tasks (and their results) for each topic we covered in class e.g. Myers Briggs Personality test; Big 5 Personality test; Resilience survey; Emotional Intelligence assessment; Cultural Intelligence survey. *NB. Make sure you have discussed your self-assessment results in the body of your report to help you identify your strengths and areas for further development.
Aim XXXXXXXXXXThe aim of this assessment is to conduct a self-reflection of your own personal project management leadership style based on the topics and self-assessments covered in this course.
Assessment objectives
“We do not learn from experience...we learn from reflecting on experience.” (John Dewey)
Reflective practice (identifying and considering your own professional attitudes, behaviours and practice) is an important professional competency which assists project professionals to perform in complex environments. Reflective capability enables you as a project professional to move from a trained technician to a successful project professional (Crawford, Mo
is, Thomas and Winter, 2006).
Course learning outcomes
Assignment Three covers Course Learning Outcome 5: XXXXXXXXXXCLO5: Identify the competencies, drivers, and inhibitors of effective project management leadership practices.
On completion of this assignment you should be able to:
· analyse the development of your ideas and insights and their implications for your practice as a formal or informal leader in project teams.
· reflect on the content of the Project Management Leadership course, the leadership self-assessment tasks you completed and on your own learning process.
· analyse and discuss your own responses to the key concepts/issues from course work and readings which were most relevant to your own leadership practice.
· identify
· your cu
ent leadership strengths
· areas for further development
· a specific and detailed action plan (short- and medium-term) to further develop your project management leadership skills
Assignment Specifications
Format: Word file
Style: Report
Writer’s voice: You may use “I”, “me” “my” as the analysis refers to yourself
Footer: Insert page numbers
Word count: State your word count at the start of the report. Do not include the reference list in your word count.
Referencing style: Harvard Guide: http:
www1.rmit.edu.au
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Appendix: Attach all assigned self-assessment tasks, complete with your answers and the results
Marking Criteria
· Content supported by academic sources (30%)
· Analysis, synthesis, reflection, evidence and limitations (40%)
· Presentation and writing mechanics (15%)
· Reflections and Conclusion (15%)
For more detail, please refer to the detailed grading ru
ic on Canvas.
Assignment Submission XXXXXXXXXXSubmit as an electronic submission on Canvas.
Helpful guide on reflective writing
http:
www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support/academic-skills
eflective-writing
Help with assignment preparation and writing
RMIT offers a free service to help you with your writing, will proofread your draft assignments, and more. Visit the RMIT Study and Learning Centre. Online and face-to-face help is available. Go to: http:
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Plagiarism
Plagiarism is very serious and will result in automatic fail. Please become familiar with the University Policy. Instances of plagiarism will be refe
ed to the Head of School, who will instigate a formal investigation.
Applying for an extension
Application for extension of time must be submitted to the Lecturer no later than one day before the submission is due. Refer to http:
www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension XXXXXXXXXXNOTE: There is no capacity at any time to seek an extension outside of the university’s process for applying for an extension. For all other cases you need to apply for Special Consideration online.
Late submission
In instances where an extension has not been requested by the student and approved by the Lecturer, the assessment will be given 0%. This is the policy of the School of Property, Construction and Project Management. Lecturers do not have the authority to deviate from policy.
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Study Tips: Reflective writing process 1 May 2015
WRITING AN ACADEMIC
REFLECTION
Reflective writing aims to help you focus on significant new insights you have gained through
course work, practical placement (WIL), academic reading, etc. A reflective assignment may
equire a series of individual reflections, or focus on one. This outline presents an approach to
writing a reflection, using the ‘DIEP’ strategy. *
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− locate possible course material and other sources of information that support/explain your insight/s
− give you the beginnings of a plan.
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topic sentences. Make connections with course work and other learning, and with the literature.
− Draft some points for the final paragraph: indicate how this new learning will transfer to your future
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