Assessment Information/Brief 2025-26 – SALFORD COHORT
To be used for all types of assessment and provided to students at the start of the module. Information provided should be compatible with the detail contained in the approved module specification.
Module title
Leadership and Management (BN-PAR-LAM1-26)
CRN
59122
59137
59180
59194
59209
59233
59154
61604
61605
61708
Level
6
Assessment title
Leadership and Management Portfolio
Submission/ Assessment Date
The submission deadline is Monday 27th October 2025 by no later than 16:00. Any submission received after 16:00 (even if only by a few seconds will be considered as late).
Module Leader/ Assessment set by
Weighting within module
This assessment is worth 100% of your overall module mark.
Assessment task details and instructions
Background and relevance of this assignment:
Developing the leadership management skills and knowledge essential for your chosen career pathway is likely to be an important contributor for your future career success.
For this assignment you are required to apply your learning in this module to your chosen or aspirational future occupational career pathway.
The intended learning outcomes of the module are assessed by a Portfolio made up of two tasks.
1. Task 1. Structured Essay: Leadership, management, and your future career.
This task requires you to write a structured essay that demonstrates your knowledge of the fundamental concepts that underpin leadership and management in the context of your chosen occupational pathway. (1450 Words)
2. Task 2. Structured Reflection: Better understanding your own leadership and management qualities.
This task requires you to demonstrate an understanding of your own leadership and management qualities. You must use the provided reflective model template to help you systematically analyse how what you have learnt might apply to your future occupational context and help you identify and develop your leadership and management skills. (1400 Words)
Task Briefs:
Task 1. Structured Essay: Leadership, management, and your future career.
This task requires you to write a structured essay that demonstrates your knowledge of the fundamental concepts that underpin leadership and management in the context of your chosen occupational pathway. (1450 Words) (45 Marks)
Instruction:
You should research and identify your chosen/aspirational occupational pathway or specific job that you would like to follow upon leaving university.
Then…
a) Write a brief introduction on your chosen/occupational pathway or job that summarises the key purpose(s) and tasks and explain why the pathway or job interests you as a future career. You are expected to consider issues of ethics, responsibility, and sustainability in relation to personal and vocational motivation, development and outcomes. (150 Words)
b) Critically assess the relationship between leadership and management in the context of your chosen occupation/job. To do this, consider if leadership and management are distinct or interrelated concepts and identify and discuss those leadership and/or management attributes most associated with your chosen occupation. Your assessment must draw from leadership and management theory and academic/research literature to support your findings. (650 Words)
c) Critically assess at least 3 leadership theories and/or styles in the context of your chosen occupation/job. You must, discuss how the theories or styles do or do not apply to your chosen occupation/job and explain why. Your assessment must draw from academic/research literature to support your findings. (650 Words)
Task 2. Structured Reflection: Better understanding your own leadership and management qualities.
This task requires you to demonstrate an understanding of your own leadership and management qualities. You must use the provided reflective model template to help you systematically analyse how what you have learnt might apply to your future occupational context and help you identify and further develop your leadership and management skills. (1400 Words) (45 Marks)
Instruction:
Using the reflective template provided, write a reflective piece that examines any 3 leadership and management models, tools, and activities we have covered in the module that help you to evaluate your personal leadership and management qualities and areas you can identify for future development. You may also draw from wider reading of academic/research literature.
In keeping with a reflective writing style, you may use the first-person narrative for this task but do remember, you must cite and reference your sources.
Presentation of your work:
You should present both tasks using Arial 12-point
1.5 line spacing.
You must present Task 2 using the template provided in the Assessment folder on Blackboard.
You should use the APA 7th Edition for your referencing. Guidance to support this is provided here.
Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools
For this assessment, AI tools can be used in an assistive role only.
Please note the following guidance:
For this assessment you may use tools, software, or features of software which use artificial intelligence to generate content such as text or images, in an assistive and supportive capacity. This means you may use the tool to explore the topic or suggest draft structures and refine the wording of your work. However, the final work you submit must be your own. Use of AI to generate content to misrepresent your own abilities or mislead your assessor is academic misconduct. When using AI tools, you should use University provided tools within the requirements of the University`s ICT Acceptable Use Policy, and do not upload sensitive or personal information.
Word count/ duration (if applicable)
Your assessment should be……
Task 1 Maximum of 1450 words + 10%
Task 2 Maximum of 1400 words + 10%
A guide to the word count in each section is outlined in the task list.
While there is no penalty for exceeding the word count, please note we will stop marking once the upper threshold has been reached.
How to submit
For coursework assessments only: students with a Reasonable Adjustment Plan (RAP) or Carer Support Plan should check your plan to see if an extension to this submission date has been agreed.
You submit your assessment via the designated assessment submission area which is in the Assessment folder on Blackboard.
As the University will mark assessments anonymously where possible, include your student roll number and not your name on your assessment. Do not upload links in the submission area, as we cannot access them and therefore cannot mark your work. If you have saved your files on your University of Salford OneDrive, dragging files to the submission area may attach a link instead of the file.
Always attach files using the paperclip icon.
Feedback
You can expect to receive feedback by 4pm on Monday 17th November 2025. Your feedback will be located in the comments section on Blackboard.
You will have the opportunity to receive formative feedback on your work, by presenting a plan for your work during your seminar in Week 4 of the module.
Assessment criteriaYou should look at the assessment criteria to find out what you need to do to complete this assessment.
The total marks available for the assessment = 100, with marks split according to the following grading percentage criteria:
Assessed Task
Marks
Task 1 Quality and depth of analysis including range and quality of academic/ research references used to support your arguments. Evidence of a wide range and depth of reading around the topic and application to the chosen occupational/job career pathway is required.
45
Task 2 Depth of reflection and evidence of your engagement with your chosen 3 leadership and management tools/models and activities on the module. Evidence of reflective application to the chosen occupational/job career pathway and personal development needs is required. Use of the reflective template provided is required and the SMART framework used to structure your goals is required.
45
Overall presentation skills, this includes the use of the required format given in the brief and the accuracy and presentation of references. Your work should be presented using Arial 12 1.5 line spacing.
10
TOTAL MARKS AVAILABLE
100
Please note that the pass mark for this assessment is 40% and the standard University of Salford L6 grade descriptors will also be used when determining the level of your assessment.
L6 Assessment Grade Scale:
Percentage Mark
Level of Performance
90-100
Outstanding
80-89
Excellent
70-79
Very Good
60-69
Good
50-59
Fair
40-49
Adequate
30-39
Needs improvement
20-29
Needs significant revision
0-19
Needs substantial work
Assessed intended learning outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
For Apprentices Only
Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSB)
On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:
Understand the role of leadership styles and traits in your own personal leadership journey
Critically analyse a range of tools which enable leaders to reflect on their own leadership styles and preferences.
Conceptualise the role of leadership practices, from different theoretical perspectives, which enhance the performance of a contemporary organisation.
Practical, Professional or Subject Specific Skills
Explore the relationship between management and leadership and the application of vision.
Propose suitable leadership solutions to achieve results within a complex organisational setting and provide supporting rationale.
Develop learning and reflection skills in leadership to enhance personal employability.
Apply critical leadership skills and activities based on creativity, innovation, and the environment.
This assessment prepares apprentices for the End Point Assessment by assessing progress towards the following KSBs: NOT RELEVANT
Employability skills developed / demonstrated
You will develop a range of employability skills sought by employers through each assessment.
Through this assessment will have an opportunity to develop and demonstrate the following employability skills:
Skill
I
U
A
D
Communication
x
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
x
Data Literacy
x
Digital Literacy
x
Industry Awareness
x
Innovation and
x
Creativity
Proactive Leadership
x
Reflection and Life- Long Learning
x
Self-management and Organisation
x
Team Working
I = You will have been introduced to this skill
U = You will have developed an understanding of this skill in the context of your subject
A = You will be able to apply this skill in the context of your subject
D = You will have demonstrated an enhanced understanding and application of this skill in a wider context
Support for this Assessment
You can obtain support for this assessment by ….
Attending your lectures and seminars, by attending the ML and your seminar Tutor drop-in hours. If you have a general question, please post it on the Module discussion portal on Blackboard.
Other sources of support
Understanding your assessment brief/assessment tips for success
Develop your academic and digital skills
Assessment rules and processes
Support services
Issues affecting your assessment
If exceptional circumstances have affected your ability to complete this assessment, you can find more information about the Exceptional Circumstances Procedure (previously Personal Mitigating Circumstances) here.
Independent advice is available from the Students’ Union Advice Centre.
Academic Integrity and Academic Misconduct
You must learn and demonstrate good academic conduct (academic integrity). Good academic conduct includes the use of clear and correct referencing of source materials.
Academic integrity & referencing Referencing
Academic misconduct is an action which may give you an unfair advantage in your academic work. Some examples are plagiarism, asking someone else to write your assessment for you, unauthorised use of AI or taking notes into an exam. The University takes all forms of academic misconduct seriously.
In year retrieval scheme
Your assessment is/is not (please delete as appropriate) eligible for in year retrieval. If you are eligible for this scheme, you will be contacted shortly after the feedback deadline.
Reassessment arrangements
If you fail your assessment, and are eligible for reassessment, you will need to resubmit on or before Summer 2027 date TBC. You will be able to find the date for resubmission on your module site in Blackboard when published. There is no resubmission if you are on a retake attempt.
For students with accepted exceptional circumstances for absence/non submission, this will be your replacement assessment attempt.
Your Assessment will be the same as the original submission. You will be advised regarding reassessment support sessions following your results.
We know that having to undergo a reassessment can be challenging however support is available. Have a look at all the sources of support outlined earlier in this brief.
ASSURANCE OF LEARNING
The purpose of this section is to help students to identify the professional skills which they will have gained or developed through completing this assessment.
These are the relevant skills and attributes aligned to the AACSB Assurance of Learning (AOLs).
Competency/Performance Indicators
Traits
The assessment covers the following traits:
Competency 1: Our graduates will apply critical thinking to practical and theoretical problems
Performance Indicator 1.1: Identify and apply information critically in relation to context
Trait 1.1.1: Identify and interrogate relevant data and literature sources using methods appropriate to level of study and to discussion
Yes – Able to Assess
Trait 1.1.2: Apply theory to discussion and analysis
Yes – Able to Assess
Competency 2: Our graduates will be effective communicators using a range of media
Performance Indicator 2.1: Demonstrate communication skills at the appropriate level and using appropriate media
Trait 2.1.1: Organise work in a logical structure in order to draw conclusions that follow from line of argument
Yes – Able to Assess
Trait 2.1.2: Apply appropriate and consistent referencing and in-text citations
Yes – Able to Assess
Trait 2.1.3: Apply digital skills appropriate to level and to discipline
Yes – Able to Assess
Competency 3: Our graduates will demonstrate an awareness of ethical, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability issues appropriate to the level of study and the discipline context
Performance Indicator 3.1: Identify and interrogate issues of ethics, responsibility, and sustainability
Trait 3.1.1: Recognise, explore, and reflect on key ethical issues as they affect own, and others, practice
No
Trait 3.1.2: Recognise, explore, and reflect upon corporate social responsibility and sustainability issues as they affect different stakeholders
No
Competency 4: Our graduates will demonstrate professional and commercial/ corporate awareness
Performance Indicator 4.1: Demonstrate critical professional and commercial/ corporate awareness in their discipline
Trait 4.1.1: Identify and explain professional and commercial/ corporate issues
Yes – Able to Assess
Trait 4.1.2: Critical evaluate professional and commercial/ corporate issues
Yes – Able to Assess
Trait 4.1.3: Critically reflect on own development as current or future professional
Yes – Able to Assess
Performance Indicator 4.2: Demonstrate global and/ or international awareness of business practice
Trait 4.2.1: Identify and explain debates in their global and/ or international context
No
Trait 4.2.2: Critically discuss the global and/or international context
No
Competency 1: Our graduates will apply critical thinking to practical and theoretical problems
Performance Indicator 1.1: Identify and apply information critically in relation to context
Trait 1.1.1: Identify and interrogate relevant data and literature sources using methods appropriate to level of study and to discussion
Trait 1.1.2: Apply theory to discussion and analysis
Competency 2: Our graduates will be effective communicators using a range of media
Performance Indicator 2.1: Demonstrate communication skills at the appropriate level and using appropriate media
Trait 2.1.1: Organise work in a logical structure in order to draw conclusions that follow from line of argument
Trait 2.1.2: Apply appropriate and consistent referencing and in-text citations
Trait 2.1.3: Apply digital skills appropriate to level and to discipline
Competency 3: Our graduates will demonstrate an awareness of ethical, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability issues appropriate to the level of study and the discipline context
Performance Indicator 3.1: Identify and interrogate issues of ethics, responsibility, and sustainability
Trait 3.1.1: Recognise, explore, and reflect on key ethical issues as they affect own, and others, practice
Trait 3.1.2: Recognise, explore, and reflect upon corporate social responsibility and sustainability issues as they affect different stakeholders
Competency 4: Our graduates will demonstrate professional and commercial/ corporate awareness
Performance Indicator 4.1: Demonstrate critical professional and commercial/ corporate awareness in their discipline
Trait 4.1.1: Identify and explain professional and commercial/ corporate issues
Trait 4.1.2: Critical evaluate professional and commercial/ corporate issues
Trait 4.1.3: Critically reflect on own development as current or future professional
Performance Indicator 4.2: Demonstrate global and/ or international awareness of business practice
Trait 4.2.1: Identify and explain debates in their global and/ or international context