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Working in Teams - Level 3 Diploma in Business and Management
Assignment
Scenario
Your teacher has set the class a challenge: to organise an event that raises money for a charity. You will have to work as a team to complete the challenge, with each of you taking a different role.
The teacher tells you that last year the challenge was not very successful because the teams did not work well together. So before you start planning the charity event your teacher wants all students to research in detail how teams and their leaders work best together.
To complete this assignment, you will produce a multipage leaflet for other members of the class, write a report and prepare a presentation, with accompanying notes. In addition, you will keep a reflective journal, describing and evaluating your preferred ways of working.
(NB for the purposes of this assignment, you do not have to actually organise a charity event.)
Task 1 - Working in teams and effective leaders
You must prepare a multipage leaflet that will be given to others in the class. The leaflet should contain 4 sections. Sections 1 and 2 will cover:
• A definition and description of the qualities that make an effective team.
• A description of different styles of teams
Extension activities:
To gain a Merit grade you must also:
• Begin your reflective journal and discuss YOUR preferred team style and the reasons for this. To do this you may refer to a team you know well, or you can use a team in which you currently work or a team that you have been a part of previously.
To gain a Distinction grade you must also:
• Use the journal to explain YOUR approach to building a team
Task 2 - Effective leadership
In sections 3 and 4 of the leaflet you must provide:
• An outline of the role of a team leader and the skills and qualities needed to be an effective leader.
• A description of different leadership styles.
Extension activities:
To gain a Merit grade you must also:
• Use your journal to explain YOUR preferred leadership style
To gain a Distinction grade you must also use your journal to:
• Complete an evaluation of a specific, individual's team leadership skills
Task 3 - Motivating People
You are to prepare a presentation, with accompanying notes, for other students in your group. The presentation should cover:
• An explanation of major theories of motivation
• Key factors that motivate and demotivate individuals in work situations
Extension activities:
To gain a Merit grade you must also:
• Use your journal to assess the factors that motivate and demotivate YOU.
Task 4 - Effective Delegation
You are to write a report that:
• Explains what delegation is and the difference between delegation and the abdication of responsibility
• Describes the benefits and risks of delegation for both the manager and the team.
Extension activities:
To gain a Merit grade you must also:
• Describe and assess the Eight steps used to achieve successful delegation
Task 5 - Influencing skills
Use your journal to:
• Explain what influencing is and how it operates in your working life.
• Describe the actions and behaviours you need to demonstrate when you attempt to influence others.
• Explain the negotiation process.
Task 6 - Building and maintaining interpersonal relationships
Use your journal to:
• Explain the importance of creating good interpersonal relationships at work
• Explain the differences between positive, negative and constructive feedback.
• Describe the common causes and indications of disagreements within work teams
• Explain different approaches to conflict resolution within the workplace.
Extension activities:
To gain a Merit grade you must also:
• Use your journal to analyse the characteristics of good interpersonal relationships with work colleagues.
• Describe the six step approach to conflict management.
To gain a Distinction grade you must also:
• Use your journal to analyse the characteristics of effective feedback
• Evaluate feedback you have received and assess its effectiveness.
Attachment:- Working in Teams.rar