What are the functions of management?
What are the functions of management?
Your electronic portfolio, or e-Portfolio, is a collection of artefacts and reflections that can help you develop new or deeper learning about yourself, as a student and an individual. e-Portfolios can be shared with others and used to highlight your achievements when applying for a job.
What is an artefact
Why do I need to include artefacts?
A good artefact is:
An artefact is something (written, audio, visual) that represents some part of your learning. It should have personal meaning and significance to you. It might be something that you are proud to have achieved, something that challenged your thinking or something that changed your behaviour – for the better.
Artefacts are evidence that you have a range of experiences that are relevant to the job market, or that you have a range of skills necessary for understanding how you manage and get things done!.
Artefacts might include (but are not limited to):
· Peer feedback (given as part of your class, or informally by a friend)
· Feedback from your teachers
· Course resources, readings and activities
· RMIT Creds (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.(credentials or learning aligned with your studies)
· Images / Audio
· Journal articles that you have read
· Online videos (e.g. TEDtalks)
· Photographs of environments related to your learning
· Selected case studies that illustrate theory
· carefully selected
· a representative of the standard of your learning at university
· presented professionally
· personally meaningful
and is paired with a relevant and insightful reflection.
Think about what this artefact represents to you, how it connects to your study at this moment, and how might it inspire your future studies, your personal life or your career. Each of your artefacts should be accompanied by a reflective statement which explains why it is important to you and how it contributes to your future.
2. Reflective Report (part 2 of 2)
WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO DO.(1) You must create an e-portfolio which includes a minimum of 3 artefacts supporting your learning.
(2) Once the e-portfolio has been created, you must write a report reflecting on why the artefacts were chosen. Reflect on what each artefact represents to you, how it connects to your study at this moment, and how might it inspire your future studies, your personal life or your career.MARKING RUBRICYou will receive 10% of the grade for this assignment by completing two artefacts:1. Emotional Intelligence micro-credential (5%)2. Creating/updating your LinkedIn profile to include in your report (5%)The written reflection will be graded on Canvas (30%). Refer to the marking rubric for the written reflection under the Assignment Task 3 tab on Canvas. Note: the e-portfolio will not be graded.
COMPOSING YOUR WRITTEN REFLECTIONStep 1: Provide a short personal statement of yourselfStart the reflection by providing a short bio of yourself. Highlight what you are currently doing, any work or other professional experiences, your values, and what you hope to do in the future.
Example 1:A life-long data enthusiast: from analysing cricket statistics as a child, to ‘living the dream’, getting paid to maintain data in my part-time work along with demonstrating my knowledge of this at the university. I have the somewhat rare ability to understand both the technical and business side of company requirements, and therefore am more than capable of tying the two together to achieve optimal outcomes. A key aspiration is to further strengthen…..Include your statement of purpose in your introduction. This should align with your bio and the artefacts you have included.
Example 2:I believe in making the complex simple… giving business users an experience whereby they need never know the work that has gone into producing their requirements. I will always ask ‘why’ a customer wants a piece produced, rather than just ‘what’, as this gives me the information I need to produce the best possible result, leveraging my knowledge of both business and technology.?Step 2: Each of the three artefacts you have included in your e-portfolio relate to the three learning modules in ITM.MODULE 1. What is Management?Briefly describe the artefact you chose for this module. Reflect on how the artefact relates to managers’ work and how it will help/assist you as a future manager. If you chose the results of the values test as an artefact, you can reflect on how this test will help you as a future manager and also develop a statement of purpose based on your core values,For example, The author aspires to be an effective communicator who considers cultural identities when working with others.
MODULE 2. What is involved in management in organisations?Briefly describe the artefact you chose for this module. Reflect on how this artefact shows how the context of managers’ work has changed and how this artefact can help/assist you as a future manager. Consider how you can answer the question: what is involved in management in organisations?For example, you may discuss your Myer Brigg’s style and how this preference may influence your understanding of what is involved in management but also what you perceive as important in managers’ work.
MODULE 3. What are the key functions a manager needs to address in order to be effective?Briefly describe the Emotional Intelligence micro-credential. Reflect on how this artefact relates to the main functions that managers need to engage in to be effective. For example, when you include the badge of the Emotional Intelligence test done in Week 9 or 10 as your artefact, you can reflect on how managers use emotions to motivate employees. You must also reflect on your potential to use emotions to motivate employees and yourself.
SUPPORT YOUR WORK WITH ACADEMIC REFERENCES:For each reflection, include findings from relevant and current (i.e., within the past 10 years) credible and scholarly work. This could include material you covered in class, from course readings, research from your assignments, or additional research based on the three modules.These works need to be referenced within the body of the reflection as in-text references as well as at the end, in your reference list. You must use the RMIT Harvard referencing style for formatting all references used in the reflection. See RMIT Easycite.
STEP 3: WRITE A CONCLUSIONWrite a Conclusion to your report by briefly summarising the artefacts chosen and how each relates to the three modules in ITM and what you have learnt from the course that helps you achieve your statement of purpose.
STEP 4: INCLUDE THE REFERENCE LISTAll references cited within the body of the reflection need to be referenced according to the Harvard style in the reference list. Ensure that you include relevant references in this reflection. A minimum of 3 should be included.
Formatting requirements for the reflection: The word count for the refection is 1500 words (+/- 10%) typed in Times New Roman font size 12 with 1.5 spacing.
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Design and create an e-portfolio which clearly and creatively communicates your understanding of the work skills you will need in the future and the marketplace where these may be situated. Your e-Portfolio should include:
· an orientation/landing page for your e-portfolio website
· at least 3artefacts / evidence-based examples corresponding to three modules of course
· a copy of the badge from the Emotional Intelligence micro credential using the following instructions: Claiming Your Badge And Copying The URL For Submission.pdf
Actions
· the URL for your LinkedIn profile
· Instructions on how to create an ePortfolio are here: ePortfolios
2. Write a report summarising (1) your understanding of management theory presented in the course combined with (2) self-reflection illustrated by your e-portfolio. Include:
· a link to your e-portfolio, Emotional intelligence Micro credential badge and LinkedIn profile
· clearly explain how you would function as a manager and why
· suggest strategies for how you could demonstrate empathy to people that you manage
· demonstrate awareness of possible factors that might prevent you from managing effectively
· comment on artefacts in your e-portfolio which illustrate \\\’what does it mean for me to be work-life ready?\\\’
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Rationale: Why is this important?
The contemporary workplace requires managers and leaders who are strong communicators, effective networkers, and reflective learners. When you apply for jobs while studying, or at the completion of your studies, you will need to talk about the skills you have, highlight your strengths, and demonstrate awareness of growth areas.
Managers need to organise and manage information, to lead and motivate others while developing positive relationships. Reflective managers and leaders also understand their strengths and actively look for opportunities to develop their skills and knowledge, through understanding how they like to be managed themselves.