MOD004453 Leadership and Change L7 Assessment Brief | ARU
MOD004453 Unit learning outcomes
- Critically evaluate classical and contemporary leadership theories and assess their relevance for leadership within C21st organisations
- Demonstrate a critical awareness of the principles of change and the change process
- Analyse and evaluate the roles of the change agent, change management roles and techniques
- Critically reflect on their own personal effectiveness anddevelopment as a leader in preparation for a more senior role within the organisation
Part 1 – Case study analysis (3000 words)
NHS of England Is one of the largest sectors of the countery with tremendous number of challenges that the require continuous change models application to adapt with it ever chanining environment.
For this part of the assignment, you are required to critically review a change process within National Health Sector (NHS) in England. Specifically, outline the main causes/drivers of change within the sector, critically review current practices and models of change, and propose a way forward plan/recommendations.
You are required in your critical revie/discussion to:
- Outline the background to the current change needs (what drives these changes? e.g., enhancing service processing time, service accessibility, quality, staff wellbeing etc).
- Appraise/critically review the organisation’s approach/strategy/model to the management of these changes.
- Produce a justified recommendation as to the lessons learned from the change process which will enable change to be more effectively planned in the future.
Throughout your work you advised to use relevant theories, models and concepts reviewed during the course of the module as a focus for your analysis.
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Introduction (400words) This part should provide a complete picture of your report in terms of its objectives? why they worth a research? how you researched them? what your main findings?
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· An explanation to what your report is aiming to, why it is important/valuable, how you will achieve them, and what are the main findings. |
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Drivers of NHS needs to change: using literature (1000 words) In this part you are reviewing the causes that led to NHS changes, such as service processing tiem, acccessability, quality, staff wellbeing etc. |
· This should include critical discussion of the drivers of the NHS changes. · You should use appropriate models, concepts and evidence to help appraise the change needs. · Your discussion should be based on literature review using mainly academic sources and/or supported by NHS official reports · Appropriate referencing approach, structure, format, readability |
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Change Management in the NHS: critical analysis using literatures (1000 words) Appraise and critically analyse the NHS approach to implement change iniatives. What strategies/ models do they adopt? Are they affective? How and why?
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· You should analyse and critically review/discuss the current practices/ applied models/strategies for implementing change initiatives. · Your work here should be focused on critical discussion of the applied model/s using literature · Appropriate referencing approach, structure, format, readability |
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Recommendation & Conclusion (600 words) Based on your analysis of the causes of change and the applied strategies, you will be able to provide a recommendation as to: identified gaps in the current services provision that could lead to a future opportunity for change. & or a recommendation to revise the current practices and adopted change strategies. |
Produce a justified recommendation as to the lessons learned from the change process which will enable change to be more effectively enabled in the future. This could imply ü A recommendation of future change opportunities distilled from your analysis in previous sections. ü A recoomenation of the different/enhanced models/strategies of application. • Where appropriate, you should apply the roles of the change agent, change management roles and techniques within your recommendations • Your work here should be supported by use of appropriate models of leadership and change management to help justify your recommendations • Appropriate referencing approach, structure, format, readability |
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Referencing |
Here you are assessed on your academic writing and referencing skills. Good grades here rely on – in-text references and reference lists, – Harvard referencing style – a clear, logical (TEEL) structure to paragraphs and your overall argument, – clear and appropriate writing (academic English), – staying within the word count. |
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Part 2 – Reflection (500-words)
For this part of the assignment, you are required to critically reflect on your own leadership skills and approach and use this reflection to produce justified recommendations for your own personal leadership development.
The reflection and recommendations should focus on one or two broad aspects of leadership (see the content list for the module as a guide to the various possibilities). Your reflection should link clearly to models and concepts within the module, be focused specifically on your own personal needs and development as well as link to evidence from contemporary work environments.
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Reflection of your own leadership approach/skills (150-250 words)
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· This should outline your current leadership skillset and approach · Identifying and justifying areas for development. What skills do you need to dvelope? Why? · Appropriate use of reading, theories and evidence to justify the reflection · Appropriate referencing approach, structure, format, readability |
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Recommendations for future leadership skills development (150-250 words)
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· You should outline how you plan to develop your leadership skills / areas for development · What values do you think will achieve when your plan is complete? · Appropriate use of reading, theories and evidence to justify the reflection · Appropriate referencing approach, structure, format, readability |
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