Assignment 1: -There are a variety of skills that are important for today's professional manager. They are too numerous to include in a report. You will be allocated one skill and your assessment is to discuss the role of that skill for today's professional manager in making a positive difference to your career.-
Word Limit — 1500 words. A sample of Table of Contents is listed below;
Introduction —this should be no more than 150 words. Include definitions of your allocated skills and what is a competencies are. Make sure you can distinguish what is a skill and what is a competence. At the end of the paragraph, what do you think they are? There should be a minimum of three references in this section. In addition, introduce to the reader the field or role of the manager you would like to be in.
Literature Review: Why is your allocated skill important for today's managers? You will need to undertake further research to accomplish this section. You have already decided the career you would like undertake, now find peer reviewed journal articles or other credible sources that link your skills to the position you would like to undertake. (For example: If you want to be an accountant, why is your allocated skill important to be a professional accountant?). This is the basis of your literature review. I would expect 8 references in for this section and between 800 words in length. Remember to include headings and subheadings in this section as it will make it easier to write.
The Main body: This is the section where you will explain why you believe your allocated skill or competences are the most important for your desired position. In this section explain why the skill is important to the position you have chosen. For example, one of these could be something about the various types of skills (communication, or managerial, generic or soft skills) that you find. This could be undertaken by citing examples and references. You have been allocated a skill, but this is part of a larger competence (a group of skills). What is the competence that the skill is part of? You need to explain why and use some references to support this. (400 words)
Conclusion: Do you believe you have mastered this skill and why? Do you have any evidence to supports this? How will they help you in your managerial aspirations? It will also include which skills do you need to improve and how will you do this. This paragraph should be about 150-200 words.
You need to include AT LEAST three academic references in the main body as well as one (1) academic reference for each of the skills you have discussed.
Bibliography: All essays require a bibliography at the end in the APA format as shown in the class exercises. These words are not counted in the word limit.