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ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This is a group assignment.
No extensions are available for this assessment.
Mitigation: The deadline for submission of mitigation in relation to this assignment
is no later than five working days after the submission date of this work. Please
contact iCentre@lca.anglia.ac.uk See rule 6.103:
http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/academic/public/academic_regs.pdf
Send a copy of your group’s slides to your lecturer at least 24 hours before the
presentation
Ensure that slide 1 includes all the group members’ names and SID numbers.
Use Harvard referencing to acknowledge the sources
Your final slide should provide the Reference List
| Assessment | Group Presentation (Interim) |
| Assessment code: | 010 |
| Academic Year: | 2020/21 |
| Trimester: | 1 |
| Module Title: | Academic and Professional Skills |
| Module Code: | MOD003325 |
| Level: | 4 |
| Module Leader: | Louise Hadley and Ben Reid |
| Weighting: | 30% |
| Time Limit: | 24 minutes (4 minutes per student) |
| Assessed Learning Outcomes |
1-5 |
| Assessment date: | Week 12 – Saturday 5th December to Friday 11th December 2020 |
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PRESENTATION TASK
It takes more than a salary to get the best out of employees. Discuss.
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Suggested Structure
| Group Member |
Section / Goals |
| 1 | Intro/outline – Outline the presentation – Why is motivation important? – Why do some employees become demotivated? – What are the benefits of improved motivation? |
| 2 | Advantages of financial motivation: – What are two main advantages of financial motivation? – Why does financial motivation work? – Example(s) – Why do employers/employees favour this method? |
| 3 | Disadvantages of financial motivation: – What are the two main disadvantages of financial motivation? – Why does financial motivation sometimes fail? – Example(s) – Why do employers/employees reject this method? |
| 4 | Second method of motivation: – What is the method of motivation? – What is the theory behind it? – Example(s)? – Why is it better than financial motivation? |
| 5 | Third method of motivation: – What is the method of motivation? – What is the theory behind it? – Example(s)? – Why is it better than financial motivation? |
| 6 | Conclusion/Summary – Summary of main points – Are some forms of motivation better than others? – Which methods have the worst impact on motivation? – Predicting trends, e.g. What will be the most popular methods of motivation going forward? |
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ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
The core learning aims of this assessment are:
| | Knowledge and understanding of relevant research in order to understand and apply theories relating to motivation in professional settings. (50%) Ability to communicate effectively, manage learning resources, work independently and demonstrate practical/professional skills. (50%) |
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Knowledge and Understanding: 0-50 marks
Marks will be awarded for the overall quality of the content presented. It is therefore
important for each group member to prepare well-researched material. Marks will be
allocated in terms of:
| | Relevance and analysis |
| | Support |
| | Research |
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References Visuals (Slides) |
Communicative, Transferrable and Practical Skills: 0-50 marks
Equally, marks will be awarded for the standard of delivery. It is therefore important
for the group to organise their presentation carefully and for each group member to
practise their part until they reach a high standard. Marks will be allocated in terms
of:
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Engagement Ability to speak without notes Clarity of message Discourse features (Language to make your presentation flow) Academic register (Formality of language) |
Points to consider
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Form a group of 6 students Each member must speak for 4 consecutive minutes o All students will be stopped by the assessor at 4 minutes Although this is a group presentation, marks will be awarded for each individual group member based on their own performance. Each group must create and use ONE PowerPoint file |
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o Individual students are responsible for their own slides
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o Send a copy of your group’s slides to your lecturer at least 24 hours
before the presentation.
As with all academic work, you should support your points with references as
necessary.
All sources (including pictures) must be referenced:
o In-text
o An end-of-text reference slide
The Harvard Referencing Guide can be found at:
o https://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm