2018-19 Busi 1360 Module Guide - See Page 33

BUSINESS FACULTY
Module Handbook
2018-19
BUSI 1360 – MBAIB

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
(October 2018 Starts)
Level 7: 60 Credits
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Contents
1. WELCOME.......................................................................................................................................... 4
2. INTRODUCTION TO THE MODULE........................................................................................................ 5

2.1 THE NEED TO RE-REGISTER IN SEPTEMBER 2019...............................................................................5
2.2 INTERNSHIP TUTORS......................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 FINDING AN INTERNSHIP.................................................................................................................... 6
2.5 AIMS.............................................................................................................................................. 8
2.1 LEARNING OUTCOMES.......................................................................................................................... 8
2.3 ENQUIRY BASED LEARNING AND RESEARCH LED TEACHING..............................................................................9
2.4 EMBEDDING EMPLOYABILITY IN THE CURRICULUM......................................................................................... 9
2.5 LEARNING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES....................................................................................................... 10
2.6 EXPECTED STUDY TIME........................................................................................................................ 11
2.7 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................ 11
3. CONTACT DETAILS............................................................................................................................. 12
3.1 EXTERNAL EXAMINING OF YOUR MODULE AND PROGRAMME OF STUDY............................................................12
4. MODULE CONTENT AND DESIGN....................................................................................................... 14
4.1 PLANNED TERM DATES:...................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 SESSION PLAN.................................................................................................................................. 14
4.3 SESSION REQUIRED READING................................................................................................................ 17
5. ASSESSMENT DETAILS....................................................................................................................... 19
5.1 SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT.................................................................................................................. 19
5.2 RULES FOR ANONYMOUS SUBMISSION AND MARKING:..................................................................................19
5.3 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ASSESSMENT................................................................................................... 20
5.3.0 Overall................................................................................................................................... 20
5.3.1 Portfolio 1 – Learning Journal............................................................................................... 20
5.3.2 Job description (weight 4%).................................................................................................. 21
5.3.3 Monthly Learning journal (weight overall 46%)......................................................................23
5.3.4 Correct Choice of Skill on which to base the Learning Journal Entry....................................23
5.3.5 The Learning Journal Template (Maximum 800 words for the ‘Draft’ version (ie LJs 1-4) –
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1200 words for the Final version (ie LJs 5-8).................................................................................24
5.3.6 Marking Criteria for Learning Journal Entries........................................................................27
5.3.8 Marking Rubric for Learning Journal Entries.........................................................................30
5.3.9 Portfolio 2 - Reflective Report............................................................................................... 36
5.3.10 Marking Criteria for Draft and Final Reflective Reports.......................................................39
5.3.11 Marking Rubric for Final Reflective Reports........................................................................41
5.3.12 – Generic Criteria for Marking PG work...............................................................................47
6. OTHER DETAILS................................................................................................................................. 48
Appendix A – Certificate of Completion of Internship –October 2018 Internship Starts...........................49
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1. Welcome
Welcome to the BUSI 1360 Professional Practice course, which supports your learning during your
Internship. This Guide has been prepared to help support students who are starting their Internships in
October 2018. If this does not apply to you, or you are unsure whether or not this is the correct
Course/Moodle site for you, please contact Dr Mike Edmunds at ‘m.d.edmunds@gre.ac.uk’.
Please note that his Guide uses HYPERLINKS which, if you are reading it on a computer screen, should
show as blue, underlined text. If you click on a hyperlink it will take you directly to the appropriate part
of this Guide.
This document outlines the course’s main features and assessments and provides you with the key
information you need during the course. If you have any queries about the running of this course please
don’t hesitate to contact your Internship Tutor (see section 2.2). If they cannot help you then please
contact me including your original email to your Internship tutor.
YOU MUST BE WORKING IN AN INTERNSHIP AUTHORISED BY THE BSEO ON OR BEFORE

15TH NOVEMBER 2018. You can contact the BSEO to arrange an appointment on
busemployability@gre.ac.uk or visit them at the Business School Employability Office, University of
Greenwich, Greenwich Campus, Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, London SE10 9LS. Telephone:
020 8331 9772.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS DATE FOR STARTING WORK IN AN INTENSHIP IS ABSOLUTE
AND UNCHANGEABLE SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN INTERNSHIP BY THAT
DATE BY PLANNING A LONG TIME IN ADVANCE AND STARTING YOUR SEARCH EARLY.
Your first assessment, to submit your Job Description, is due on 15 th NOVEMBER 2018. You must then
submit your first Learning Journal on 15 th DECEMBER 2018 and further Learning journals or other
assessment tasks on the 15th of each month throughout your Internship. (NB This date may vary slightly
if the 15th falls on a weekend or public holiday).
Your ‘attendance’ at the University – a University and UKBA requirement – is registered on the
GREWEB system from the submission of your monthly assessment submission. IF YOU DO NOT
SUBMIT YOUR MONTHLY ASSESSMENT ON TIME YOU WILL BE RECORDED AS
‘ABSENT’ AND THIS FACT REPORTED TO THE UKBA AND THE BUSINESS SCHOOL
OFFICE.
Best wishes for a successful Internship and completion of your MBAIB
Dr Mike Edmunds
Course Leader
m.d.edmunds@gre.ac.uk
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2. Introduction to the Module

You must submit a Job Description (4% weighting) on 15 th November 2018 at the end of your first
month in your Internship. This is the final part of your Internship Authorisation process and is intended
as a check that you are in the Internship job that was authorised. If your role has changed since you
submitted your Authorisation forms you must contact the BSEO and discuss the changes with them.
This course aims to help you explore and practice reflective and experiential learning; and use this
practice during your Internship to develop your managerial skills and maximize your potential. The
main vehicle for doing this is your Learning Journal Assessment which you must complete monthly for
8 months starting on 15th December 2018 (please see Section 5 for details of this Assessment). The
whole Learning Journal– all 8 entries – and the Job Description constitute Portfolio 1. Portfolio 1 is 50
% of your assessment of the Professional Practice Course. The first 4 Learning Journal entries are
weighted at 4% each and the second 4 at 20% each. The first four are intended to be drafts for the
second 4. You must submit a Learning Journal on the 15 th of each month otherwise you will be
considered not to be engaged with your studies. In this case the University will re-consider its support
for your Student Visa – if it withdraws support for your Visa you will have to leave the UK.
The other 50% weighted assessment is your Portfolio 2. This consists of your Draft and Final Reflective
Report which you submit on 30th September 2019 – around the completion of your Internship. (Please
note this date might change slightly when the Faculty Calendar for 2018-19 is set in summer 2018)
Please see Section 5 for details of this assessment – click on the hyperlink above to go directly to that
section of this Guide.
You will also need to submit a ‘Certificate of Completion’ of Internship’ when you have completed 46
weeks of Internship (including normal holidays and bank holidays)
2.1 The need to Re-register in September 2019

You will need to re-register for the MBAIB in September 2019. If you do not, you will find yourself
unable to complete your MBAIB. You will lose your access to your University email; the ability to
submit assessments; and all access to Moodle and Banner. YOU WILL FAIL YOUR MBAIB.
IF YOU DO NOT RE-REGISTER YOU WILL BE UN-ENROLLED. This decision is only

exceptionally reversed so please diarize this action now.
2.2 Internship Tutors

All queries should, in the first instance, be directed to your Internship Tutor. You will find a list of
Internship Tutors and their allocated students in Section 1 of the BUSI 1360 Moodle site. You are
entitled to expect a reply from your Internship Tutor within five working days. If you do not receive a
reply within this timescale then please send a copy of your original email to me, the Course Leader, Dr
Mike Edmunds at ‘m.d.edmunds@gre.ac.uk’ after you have read this Course Guide; the FAQs on the
BUSI1360 Professional Practice Course Moodle site; and the other materials that appear on that Moodle
site. Please remember to give your full name as it appears on your student card, your nine digit student
number, the name of your Internship Tutor, MBAIB start date, and the date you expect to start (or have
started) your Internship in any communication. I am afraid that I cannot answer queries that do not
contain this information in full.
You will be allocated an Internship Course Tutor at the start of your Internship. You should refer to the
list in Section 1 of the BUSI 1360 Moodle site to see who this is, and will find your Internship Tutor’s
contact details later in this Guide.
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2.3 Finding an Internship

YOU MUST HAVE STARTED WORK IN AN AUTHORISED INTERNSHIP BY THE 15 TH
OCTOBER 2018.
It is your responsibility to find an Internship. The earlier you start and the more effort you put in, the
more successful you are likely to be. Students last year on average submitted 50 applications in order to
find an Internship. Do not be discouraged by some early rejections.
You should have prepared your CV as a part of your Foundations of Scholarship Course and had it
‘Authorised’ by the Business School Employability Office by the end of April 2018. If you missed this
date you will need to visit the Business School Employability Office and discuss your options with
them. Remember failure to find a placement that starts on time will normally mean you being awarded
the MA International Business and your studies at the University terminated. The MBAIB Programme
Regulations expect you to normally complete your Academic Programme and your 46 week internship
within 24 months of starting the MBAIB Programme. The only exceptions to this will normally be
formally submitted and accepted Extenuating Circumstances claims (see your Programme Handbook
and this Course’s Moodle site for details as to how to apply).
If you do not pass your MBAIB Academic Programme at your first attempt – normally defined as
passing at least 150 out of 180 credits – then you will be expected to delay the start of your Internship
until you have recovered this failure and have the necessary 150 credits of ‘passed’ courses. Again you
will then normally be expected to complete the Internship within 12 months of achieving passes in 150
credits. If you are an International student, and this means you will not have leave to stay in the UK to
complete your full 12 months of Internship, then you are allowed to split your Internship between the
UK and another country.
If you subsequently find an Internship Placement you may, within the next two years, apply to re-join
the MBAIB Programme. This will involve you ‘trading –in’ your MAIB Certificate as ‘Accredited Prior
Learning’ (APL) and then going on to complete the 46 week Internship year by one of the standard
Assessment Dates. These are roughly each year (exact dates are set each summer for the following
year):-
• 15th February to 31st January the following year.
• 15th October to 30th September the following year.
I hope that you will enjoy this course, and wish you every success as you commence your managerial
career.
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2.4 Working in your Internship (International Students).

You must start your Internship between 1 st September and 15th October 2018. You must work in it for
at least 46 weeks and FINISH WORKING ON OR BEFORE 30 TH September 2019. If you are an
International Student this is a condition of your visa. The start date and duration are defined in the
Terms of your Student Visa and any breach of these dates will be viewed as a very serious matter by
the University and the UK Border Agency.
As your internship is a planned part of your Programme of study you can work 48 hours per week in
your Internship job. Any other type of additional ‘part-time’ employment in, for example, a club,
supermarket or restaurant must be for less than an additional 20 hours per week.
If you require further advice please contact the international advice service at
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2.5 Aims
This course aims to:
 Consolidate, in a practical context, advanced knowledge of organisations, their management and

the changing external context in which they operate;
 Enhance the application of knowledge and understanding of complex international business &
management issues, both systematically and creatively, to improve business and management
practice.
 Increase students’ capacity to reflect on and learn from experience and thus be able to integrate
new knowledge with past experience and apply it to new situations
 Challenge students to question preconceptions and to remove subject and functional boundaries
so as to handle complex situations holistically
 Develop students’ ability to analyse, synthesise and solve complex unstructured business
problems
 Build interpersonal skills so as to be able to interact effectively with a range of specialists and to
implement agreed solutions effectively and efficiently
 Practice leadership potential through critical reflection via self-management, managing others,
and the understanding of business.
 Develop a solid appreciation of lifelong learning skills and personal development so as to be
able to work with self-direction and originality and to contribute to business and society at
large.
2.1 Learning Outcomes

On completing this course successfully you will be able to:
 Understand the impact of practical context on the understanding of organisations, their external
context and of how they are managed;
 The process of reflective practice
 Advanced conceptions of leadership Methods of problem-solving;
 Critically analyse how scientific, practical, social or political contexts of practice can impact on
the advancement of their professional practice;
 Critically evaluate how the purposes and consequences of own acts (or omissions) can constrain
or promote autonomy;
 Collaborate with peers to clarify professional values, key practical and theoretical concerns;
 Show experience of Negotiation skills Leadership skills Problem-solving skills Change

management skills;
 Use reflective skills to critically assess the nature, efficiency and effectiveness of current
knowledge for practice
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 Apply an action inquiry approach to develop strategies for effecting change; Analytical skills;
 Use computer moderated communications as a resource for collaboration, accessing advice and
sharing experiences of reflective practice;
 Communication Skills Presentation skills Debating skills Negotiating and influencing skills
Leadership skills.
2.3 Enquiry Based Learning and Research Led Teaching
Enquiry-Based Learning (EBL)

Defined as ‘an approach based on self-directed enquiry or investigation in which the student is actively
engaged in the process of enquiry facilitated by a teacher. EBL uses real life scenarios (for example,
from case studies, company visits, and project work) and students investigate topics of relevance that
foster the skills of experimental design, data collection, critical analysis and problem-solving’.
Enquiry based learning is at the core of this Module. You as the Internship Student are required to
reflect on your early experiences of exercising your MBAIB Key Skills and your effotrs to improve
your performance of these skills.
Research-Led Teaching (TLD)

An element of EBL which involves faculty introducing students to their own research where it is
relevant to the curriculum being taught as well as drawing on their own knowledge of research
developments in the field, introducing them to the work of other researchers. TLD sees students as
active participants in the research process, not just as an audience. This is achieved by discussing such
developments in lectures and classes, and setting reading lists including recent research publications at
the frontier of the field. The definition of a diverse assessment regime at the programme level
(incorporating an expectation of familiarity with, and use of, such publications in assignments) and the
inclusion of projects at every level of the programme is also fundamental to achieving these objectives.
The Module Leader, Dr Mike Edmunds, is a long established researcher in the fields of reflective
learning and management graduate apprenticeships. He has used experience extensively in designing
and running this Module.
2.4 Embedding Employability in the Curriculum

The Intership is a wonderful structured opportunity for you to improvement your MBAIB Key Skills:-
 Leadership
 Negotiation
 Change Management
 Problem Solving
You will have three opportunities through your formative and final learning Journals and your Final
Reflective Report to engage in written reflection of your (improving) performance of your exercise of
these skill through the year of your Internship. These reflections will provide basic material for use in
your post MBAIB job search activities.
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a. Cognitive Skills
You will be required to reflective on your experience of problem solving and your implementation
of solutions throughout your Internship.
b. Generic Competencies
Your reflective Learning Journals will each require you to develop a model of good practice of
performance of a MBAIB Key skill through a well argued literature review and apply that to your
practice.
c. Personal Capabilities
The BSEO will provide assistance with the job search and application process bot when applying
for Internship positions and later when when applying for post MBAIB career jobs.
d. Technical Ability
Level 6: Introduce an extra niche technology or more advanced skills (practical and/or technology-
based) in previous applications. Further reflection on the value of these skills for the appropriate
subject/discipline.
e. Organisational Awareness
Your assessments will require you to review the relevant literature to familiarize yourself with the
latest developments in management practice and incorporate those in your reflections of your
performance and hence your assessments.
f. Practical and Professional Elements
You will be required to ‘prove’ yourself as a manager during your internship and reflect on your
performance through your assessments. These written reflections may be used later as the basisi of
job applications.
g. Developing Professional Online Identity (partly within PDP where such a module exists
The BSEO will provide assistance with your establishment of a professional online identity on
LinkedIn through relevant posting and contributing to professional discussion on groups. This will
include assistance with actively seeking out new connections including UoG alumni in relevant
geographical or sector specific areas.
2.5 Learning and teaching activities

This course is partly directed, partly self-determined, but the responsibility lies with you to manage your
own learning experience. The more you put into the process the more you will benefit. Your Internship
Course Tutor will be there to facilitate your learning and to guide and support you through the Moodle
site should you need it. This is a 60 credit Course which means that you are expected to put in around
600 hours of study over the 46 weeks of your Internship. This means studying around 13 hours a week
throughout your Internship year IN ADDITION TO the time you spend at work. This is generally the
minimum amount of time a native English speaking student will need to spend reading, note taking and
writing to cover the necessary material and produce the assessment. If English is not your first language
you might take longer to cover the same amount of material. There is a very clear and direct correlation
between the amount of study time you put in ON A WEEKLY BASIS and your marks. Please try to
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work regularly and submit your Learning Journal Entries on time. Please remember the assessments (the
Learning Journal entries and the Final Reflective Report) are compulsory and the submission dates are
not negotiable.
This studying can take a number of forms but the core of it will be self-directed and self-selected
reading of the reflective and experiential learning and managerial literature relevant to your situation in
your Internship. Whenever you want to discuss something that has happened to you at work your first
reaction should be to look at the relevant literature in order to ‘frame’ your discussion in the terms used
in the literature and to develop models of good practice (checklists) which will enable you to ask the
right questions and establish appropriate practice standards. At the start of the Internship stage of your
studies you should already be familiar with a wide variety of literature sources including refereed
journal articles and web based sources. In every case the mark you get for a Professional Practice
assessment will depend largely upon your breadth of reading; your ability to synthesize this into
‘models’ appropriate to your situation; your ability to apply these ‘models’ to learn from and develop
your practice; and your ability to comment intelligently on the appropriateness and efficacy of the
relevant literature.
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4. Module Content and Design
4.2 Session Plan

There are no formal teaching sessions for this Module.
TOPIC 1: Learning Journals
LEARNING OUTCOME for this module:

You will be able to:
Reflect monthly on your progress in regard to your learning and improved performance in relation to the
four key MBAIB Managerial skills
 Leadership
 Negotiation
 Problem solving
 Change management.
EVIDENCE:
You will complete 8 monthly Learning Journals of 800-1200 words based on your reflections of your
experience of one of the four MBAIB Key Skills submitted on the 15th of each month from December to July.
ACTIVITY:
This course is partly directed, partly self-determined, but the responsibility lies with you to manage
your own learning experience in your Internship. The main academic activity you will be expected
to engage in is reading of authoritative academic literature relevant to the exhibition of your chosen
skill in your Internship environment. This is a 60 credit Course which means that you are expected
to put in around 600 hours of study over the 46 weeks of your Internship. This means studying
around 13 hours a week throughout your Internship year IN ADDITION TO the time you spend at
work.
RESOURCES:
Course Guide – available on the Moodle site

Your Internship Course Tutor will be there to facilitate your learning and to guide and support you
through the Moodle site should you need it.
Your learning and notes from the taught part of your Programme which you will now attempt to put
into practice.
DISCOURSE:
Contribute to your Tutor Group’s Moodle site as directed by your Internship Tutor
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TOPIC 2: Final Reflective Report

LEARNING OUTCOME for this module:
You will be able to:
Reflect on your overall l learning and improved performance in relation to the four key MBAIB
Managerial skills during the whole of your Internship year.
 Leadership
 Negotiation
 Problem solving
 Change management.
EVIDENCE:
The (Draft) Final Reflective Report of 4,000 words is submitted initially in draft form (20% weighting)
and the final version of 6,000 words (80%)
ACTIVITY:
This course is partly directed, partly self-determined, but the responsibility lies with you to manage
your own learning experience in your Internship. The main academic activity you will be expected
to engage in is reading of authoritative academic literature relevant to the exhibition of your chosen
skill in your Internship environment. This is a 60 credit Course which means that you are expected
to put in around 600 hours of study over the 46 weeks of your Internship. This means studying
around 13 hours a week throughout your Internship year IN ADDITION TO the time you spend at
work.
RESOURCES:
Course Guide – available on the Moodle site

Your Internship Course Tutor will be there to facilitate your learning and to guide and support you
through the Moodle site should you need it.
Your learning and notes from the taught part of your Programme which you will now attempt to put
into practice.
DISCOURSE:
Contribute to your Tutor Group’s Moodle site as directed by your Internship Tutor.
Prepare draft reports for discussion with your Internship Tutor.
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4.3 Session Required Reading
ISBN Number Author Date Title Publisher
Reflective and Experiential Learning

Palgrave MacMillan
978-0-230- Williams, K et
2012 “Reflective Writing” Pocket Study Skills
37725-7 al
Series
“Critical Thinking Skills:

313:978-0- Cottrell, S., Palgrave
2011 developing effective analysis
230-28529-
and argument”
Learning Journals – A Handbook for
978-0-415- Moon.J.A Routledge
2006 Reflective Practice and Professional
40375-7
Development (2nd Edition)
978- Reflective Practice: Writing and

Bolton, G 2010 Sage
1848602120 Professional Development
A Handbook of Reflective and

978- Moon, J.A. 2004 Experiential Learning: Theory and Routledge
0415335164 Practice
978-1-85742- The Reflective Practitioner – How

Schon D.A. 1991 Ashgate Publishing
319-8 Professionals Think in Action
Managerial Skills
Management and Organisational
978-027368876 Mullins L.J 2010 Prentice Hall
Behaviour
Communicating at Work: Principles

978- Adler, R. &
2009 and Practices for Business and the McGraw-Hill
0073385174 Elmhorst, J. M
Professions, 10th ed
978- Pierce, J.L. &

2010 Manager’s Bookshelf, 9th ed Prentice Hall
0136122500 Newstrom, J.
978- Gallos, J. Organization Development: A

2006 Jossey-Bass
0787984267 Schein, H. Jossey-Bass Reader
978- Organization Change: Theory and

Burke, W.W. 2010 Sage Publications
1412978866 Practice, 3rd ed
978- Leading Organizations:

Hickman, G.R. 2009 Sage Publications
1412939089 Perspectives for a New Era
978-
Kouzes, J.M. 2008 The Leadership Challenge, 4th ed Jossey-Bass
0787984922
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5. Assessment Details
5.1 Summary of assessment

Assessment Weight Length Due Date Anonymous Anticipate Header
Title towards Submission d Return Sheet
final Required? Date number
grade
Portfolio 1 – Logbook – 50%
Job Description 4% Maximum 500 15th No 29th
words November November
at 3 –PM
Learning 46% 4 x 800 words 15th of each No 29th of each
Journals (4% weighting month month
each); from
December
4 x 1200 words to July
(20% weighting at 3 –PM
each)
Portfolio 2 – Report – 50%

Final Reflective 50% 4,000 words 15th August No Draft - 29th
Report draft (20% at 3 –PM August
weighting) for ‘draft’ Final 28th
6,000 words and 27th October
final (80% September
weighting) at 3PM for
Final
Version
Certificate of Completion of Internship
Certificate of 0% N/A After 46 No N/A
Completion of weeks of
Internship Internship
but before
30th
September
2019
5.2 Rules for anonymous submission and marking:

This Module is NOT subject to anonymous marking.
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5.3 Detailed description of assessment
5.3.0 Overall
The overall assessment of you Internship consists of two PORTFOLIOS of work.
 Portfolio 1 - Learning Journal (weighted 50%) consists of your Job Description and your eight
Learning Journals.
 Portfolio 2 – Reflective Report (weighted 50%) consists of your Draft and Final Reflective
Reports
5.3.1 Portfolio 1 – Learning Journal

Portfolio 1 consists of your Job Description plus your 8 learning Journals.
Portfolio 1 - Weight Pass Mark Max Length Due Date Return Date
towards (words)
Assessment Title final
grade
Job Description 4% P/F 500 15th November 29th November

@3pm
Learning Journal draft 1– 4% 50% 800 17th December @ 7th January

December 3PM
Learning Journal draft 2- 4% 50% 800 15th January @ 29th January

January 3PM
Learning Journal draft 3- 4% 50% 800 15th February @ 1st March

February 3PM
Learning Journal draft 4- 4% 50% 800 15th March @ 29th March

March 3PM
Learning Journal ‘final’ 5- April 20% 50% 1200 15th April @ 3PM 29th April
Learning Journal ‘final’ 6 - May 20% 50% 1200 15h May @ 3PM 29th May
Learning Journal ‘final’ 7 – 20% 50% 1200 17th June @ 3PM 1st July
June
Learning Journal ‘final’ 8 – 20% 50% 1200 15th July @ 3PM 29th July
July
*Note that while each individual Assessment (Learning Journal Entry) does not have to be ‘passed’ with 50% or
above the overall mark for the Course must be 50% or above for the course to be ‘passed’. The normal University
regulations apply to the way this Course may be ‘Compensated’ or ‘Condoned’ by a PAB for a student who
achieves an overall mark of less than 50 %.
5.3.2 Job description (weight 4%)

In order to formally register the start of your Internship you must submit a Job Description on the 15 th
November which fairly reflects the duties you are expected to undertake.
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The format of this may differ depending on whether or not your employing organization provides such a
document as part of its normal processes. If your Employing Organisation provides a Job Description
then you may submit this with a brief commentary of up to 500 words as to how the reality of your work
matches the Job Description.
If your Employing Organisation does not provide a Job Description then you should create your own
following the pro forma below or similar and provide a commentary of up to 500 words on how you see
yourself developing in your Internship Role over the coming year.
This assessment is marked on a Pass/Fail basis – if you pass you will be credited effectively with a mark
of 100% - late submissions will be ‘capped’ at 50%.
As with all Internship Assessments it is a condition of your membership of the university (and of
your visa if you are an international student) that you show engagement with your studies by
submitting monthly assessments on time. Failure to do this will result in you being referred to the
Business School Retention Unit (and if you are an International student the International Office).
You will be removed from the MBAIB Programme and (if an International student) have support
for your visa withdrawn if you miss more than one assessment without good cause.
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Job Description Pro-forma

Company Name:
Job Title:
Reporting To:
Responsible for:
Location:
Main purpose of the Job: (General statement of job to be done)
Key Duties: (list the main duties that the job holder is expected to undertake)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Any other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time by your employer.
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5.3.3 Monthly Learning journal (weight overall 46%)

You must submit a Learning Journal entry each month on the 15 th of each month – (or where the 15th
falls on a Weekend the following Monday) starting on the 15th December 2018. This Assessment must
be submitted in the normal way through the BUSI 1360 Professional Practice Moodle site. It will be
marked on-line, subject to Turnitin checks; and feedback will be provided on-line.
Each entry MUST:--
- Provide all the information required by the Template below.
- 4 x Draft Learning Journals – ie December to March – must each reflect on one of the four
MBAIB Key Skills ie Leadership, Negotiation, Problem solving and Change management.
Reflections on other skills are not acceptable for this assessment and will be marked as ‘Fails –
0%’.
- 4 x Final Learning Journals – ie April to July - must each develop your earlier (draft)
reflections on one of the four MBAIB Key Skills ie Leadership, Negotiation, Problem Solving
and Change Management. Reflections on other skills are not acceptable for this assessment and
will be marked as ‘Fails – 0%’.
If you have any queries please address them to your Internship Tutor in the first instance.
Late submissions will be accepted provided they are submitted within 10 working days of the original
date. THE MARK FOR LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE CAPPED AT 50% unless you have formally
applied, and been accepted for, Extenuating Circumstances by the Business School Extenuating
Circumstances Panel. If you do decide to make such an Application for ECs please e-mail your
Internship Tutor and the Course Leader, Dr Mike Edmunds at m.d.edmunds@gre.ac.uk to make them
aware that you have submitted an ECs application.
Assessments will not be accepted for submission more than 10 working days late in any circumstances.
5.3.4 Correct Choice of Skill on which to base the Learning Journal Entry
Each month you must complete the ‘Table’ at the start of the Learning Journal Template to show the
skills you have reviewed in your Journal Entries to date. Failure to do this will result in a deduction of
10% points from your mark for that Journal Entry.
The first 4 ‘draft’ Learning Journal Entries (5% weighting each) must each deal with one of the four
MBAIB Key Skills. The second ‘final’ 4 Entries (20% weighting each) will then develop your
reflections on each of the skills discussed in the first 4 entries. It is allowed to use the text from the first
‘draft’ entries in the second entries but it is expected that the second ‘final’ entries will be a development
of the first. It is up to you to judge the appropriateness of the choice of a particular MBAIB key skill for
a particular month.
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5.3.5 The Learning Journal Template (Maximum 800 words for the ‘Draft’ version (ie LJs 1-
4) – 1200 words for the Final version (ie LJs 5-8)
(Please see Marking Criteria and Marking Rubric below for further guidance)
Please provide the information in the two ‘boxes below’ by copying and pasting the boxes into the start
of your Learning Journal submission. These boxes are not included in your 500 word count.
Box 1
Student Name (as it appears on your student ID card)

………………………………………………………….
Your nine digit student number………………………………………………………..
This is my Learning Journal Entry for the month of ……………….. This is the (first; second; third;
etc..make an entry as appropriate) Learning journal entry that I have submitted during this Internship.
Name of Employing Company/Organisation

……………………………………………………………………….
My Internship Job title……………………………………………………………………
Location of your workplace.
Street……………………………………………………………….
Town…………………………………………………………………
Country…………………………………………………………….
Supervisors Name and Contact Details (company email and company landline telephone number and
extension)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………….
Your current home address
The address at which you are living this month while working in your
Internship………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………..
NB The above information must be provided each month and must be correct on the 15 th of that month.
Failure to provide this information will mean that your assessment will not be marked and a ‘0’ entered
for the month in question. A false entry may mean you being exited from the MBAIB and reported to
the UKBA.
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Box 2
List the Skills on which each LJ Entry is based. You must update this table each month. If the
table is out of date or incorrect you will be penalised 10% points of your mark for this assessment.
MONTH April May June July August September October November
SKILL
Please do NOT copy and paste the text below. This text is offered as guidance for you to follow and
while you may have a paragraph or more that corresponds to each ‘box’ you should use normal
academic prose English to write your Learning Journal entry. 10% will be deducted from your mark if
you include the text below in your Learning journal submission.
1. Which Skill are you reflecting on in this entry? Please choose ONE from:-
Leadership;
Problem Solving;
Negotiation;
Change Management.
2. Describe your experience of exercising this skill in your Internship. Give a concrete example and
show how you approached a particular management issue.
3. Summarise the literature you have reviewed that provided you with insight into the way you
exhibited this skill. In this section you should identify the key elements of the skill and set the
standards of performance that should be expected for each element of the skill. This commentary
should be supported by authoritative sources that must be cited in accordance with the Harvard
system. You should put the full references in Section 6 below.
You will be asked later, in Section 5, to identify the things that you did well and the things you might
improve on if you had the opportunity to repeat the experience.
4. Use the literature you have reviewed in ‘3’ above to develop a framework or checklist by which you
can reflect on and/or judge your performance on this skill. This Section should only contain the
framework or checklist – your reflections and judgments should be made in Section 5 below.
5. Use the framework you have developed in ‘4’ above to reflect on and judge your own performance.
You should identify the things that you did well and the things you might improve on if you had the
opportunity to repeat the experience later on in your Internship. Remember to use the terminology and
standards you have developed in Sections 3 and 4 to voice your comments in this section.
6. References
These should be put in the normal Harvard form including page numbers of relevant sections where
appropriate.
(not included in word count)

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Any notes or other issues you wish to bring to the attention of your Internship Tutor.
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5.3.6 Marking Criteria for Learning Journal Entries

1. Which Skill are you Learning Journal Entries 1 to 4 must each deal with one of the four
reflecting on in this entry? MBAIB Key Skills.
Please choose ONE from:-
Learning Journal Entries 5 to 8 must also each deal with one of the
Leadership; four MBAIB Key Skills – but adopt a more developed approach to
reflection than that used in LJs 1 to 4.
Problem Solving;
Negotiation;
Change Management.
(not included in word count).
2. Describe your experience 20% weighting.

of exercising this skill in
your Internship. Give a  Is the description of the skill clear and concise?
concrete example and show
 Is the language and terminology developed in Sections 3 and
how you approached a
4 below used in the description?
particular management issue.
 Is the experience described an appropriate example of the skill
concerned?
(Max 150 words)
 If this is the second Learning Journal entry concerning this
skill is it a clearly distinct event in time from the event(s)
described in earlier entries concerning this skill.
NB a particular ‘event’ might allow you to exhibit several skills which

might be reflected on in different Learning Journal entries. While this
is perfectly acceptable, using the same experience as the source of two
journal entries about the same skill is not.
3. Summarise the literature 30% weighting

you have reviewed that
provided you with insight  Is an appropriate range of literature used – at least 4
into the way you exhibited authoritative sources including one recent refereed journal
this skill. In this section you article should be used in the first (draft) Learning Journal
should identify the key entry concerning a particular skill.
elements of the skill and set
 Has a further set of 4 or more references (including at least
the standards of performance
one more refereed journal article) been added to the literature
that should be expected for
review if this is the second (final) journal entry concerning a
for each element of the skill.
particular skill?
This commentary should be
supported by authoritative  Is the relative authority, including the possible weakness of
sources that must be cited in any internet sources, reflected in the choice of literature and
accordance with the Harvard the development of the text?
system. You should put the
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full references in Section 6  Is the literature reviewed holistically or sequentially?

below. (Holistically means that a text has been developed which
describes the skill with appropriate sources cited in the body
You will be asked later, in of the text. This attracts the highest marks. Reporting on each
Section 5, to identify the text in sequence will not attract high marks)
things that you did well and
the things you might  Is the literature review comparative and evaluative (high
improve on if you had the marks or merely descriptive (low marks).
opportunity to repeat the
experience.  If this is the second or third Learning Journal entry
concerning this skill is there appropriate development in the
(Between 100 and 150 student’s learning between the entries (Turnitin will show the
words) text repeated from the previous entry and this text will not be
taken into account when awarding marks)
4. Use the literature you 15% weighting

have reviewed in ‘3’ above
to develop a framework or  Does the framework or checklist set clear standards or criteria
checklist by which you can by which the performance of the skill can be judged?
reflect on and/or judge your
 Are these based on a suitable range of authoritative literature?
performance on this skill.
This Section should only
contain the framework or
checklist – your reflections
and judgments should be
Section 5 below.
(between 100 and 150

words)
5. Use the framework you 20% weighting

have developed in ‘4’ above
to reflect on and judge your  Do the reflections and/or judgments clearly follow from the
own performance. You description in ‘2’ and the framework or checklist developed in
should identify the things ‘4’ above?
that you did well and the
 Are they logical?
things you might improve on
if you had the opportunity to  Are they clear?
repeat the experience later
on in your Internship.  Are there clear recommendations for improving performance
Remember to use the that are based in ‘3’ and ‘4’ above?
terminology and standards
you have developed in  If this is the second or third journal entry concerning this
Sections 3 and 4 to voice particular skill is there evidence of development i.e. have
your comments in this previous recommendations and discussions been taken into
section. account in the way the skill was exhibited in this case?
(between 100 and 150

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words)
6. References 5% Weighting.
These should be put in the  Are the references set out in the prescribed manner?
normal Harvard form
including page numbers of  Are all references cited in the text?
relevant sections where
 Are all the references cited in the text included here?
appropriate.
(not included in word count)
7. Quality of text 10% weighting
 Is the text grammatically correct?
 Has the text been spellchecked?
 Is the text logically structured?
 Is the text clear to read?
 Is the text interesting?

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5.3.8 Marking Rubric for Learning Journal Entries

Guidance to Student Distinction Merit Pass Marginal Fail Fail
70% + (85%) 60-70% (65%) 50-60% (55%) 40-50% (45%) Less than 40% (35%)
1. Skill. TOP MARKS if
List the skill you are the Skill chosen is 0% FOR THE WHOLE LEARNING JOURNAL
going to reflect on this one of MBAIB
month.
5% weighting.
Key Skills;
Leadership;
ENTRY IF THE SKILL IS CHOSEN IS NOT
Negotiation;
Problem Solving;
ONE OF THE MABIB KEY SKILLS
Change
Management.
2. Description of Your example of Your example of the skill Your example of the skill Your example of the skill Your example of the skill
Skill Event. the skill used is used is well chosen and used is well chosen and used could have been better used was poorly l
Describe your well chosen. The relevant. The description relevant. The description chosen. The description of chosen. The description
experience of exercising description of the of the skill is clear and of the skill is clear and the skill is vague and makes of the skill is voiced in
this skill in your skill is clear and concise and uses concise but uses insufficient use of colloquial terms and
Internship. Give a concise and uses terminology from an terminology from a terminology derived from shows little or no
concrete example and advanced and acceptable range of limited range of the literature. understanding of the
show how you sophisticated relevant literature. literature. literature.
approached a particular terminology from a In order to improve your
management issue. wide range of You need to use a wider You need to use a wider mark you need to think In order to improve your
15% weighting. relevant literature. range of more range of more more carefully about the mark you need to think
(Max 150 words) authoritative literature in authoritative literature in example of the skill you MUCH more carefully
Added for later your description in order order to improve your choose. about the example of the
Journal Entries to improve your mark. mark. skill you choose
Your entry draws
on and shows Added for later Journal Added for later Journal Added for later Journal Added for later Journal
excellent Entries Entries Entries Entries
development from Your entry draws on and Your entry draws on and Your entry makes little Your entry makes little or
earlier Journal shows good development shows some reference to and shows little no reference to or shows
entries. from earlier Journal development from earlier development from earlier little or no development
entries. Journal entries. Journal entries. from earlier Journal
entries.
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Guidance to Student 70% + (85%) 60-70% (65%) 50-60% (55%) 40-50% (45%) Less than 40%
(35%)
3. Literature Review. You have reviewed You have reviewed a You have reviewed a You have made limited You have made little or
Summarise the literature you a very wide range wide range of literature range of literature and use of the literature no use of the relevant
have reviewed that provided of literature and and developed a developed a relevant which you have literature.
you with insight into the way developed a comprehensive, and interesting literature summarised in
you exhibited this skill. In comprehensive, relevant, authoritative, review that sequence. You have In order to improve your
this section you should holistic, relevant, and interesting literature demonstrates a made little or no attempt mark and pass this
identify the key elements of authoritative, and review that reasonable to take a critical view on Course you need to
the skill and set the standards interesting literature demonstrates a good understanding of your the literature yourself. review a wide range of
of performance that should review that understanding of your chosen skill. authoritative literature
be expected for each element demonstrates an chosen skill. In order to improve your develop a more holistic
of the skill. This excellent In order to improve your mark you need to review style of reviewing the
commentary should be understanding of In order to improve your mark you need to review a much wider range of literature; and take a
supported by authoritative your chosen skill. mark you need to review a much wider range of authoritative literature; critical view on the
sources that must be cited in a wider range of authoritative literature, develop a more holistic literature you have
accordance with the Harvard authoritative literature, and develop a more style of reviewing the reviewed.
system. You should put the and develop a more holistic style of literature; and take a
full references in Section 6 holistic style of reviewing the literature critical view on the
below. reviewing the literature, and take a more literature you have
You will be asked later, in and take a more definitive and critical reviewed.
Section 5, to identify the definitive and critical position in your
things that you did well and position in your summary
the things you might summary.
improve on if you had the
opportunity to repeat the
experience.
(Between 100 and 150
words) 30% weighting
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Guidance to Student 70% + (85%) 60-70% (65%) 50-60% (55%) 40-50% (45%) Less than 40% (35%)
4. Reflective You have used the You have used the You have used the You have tried but not You have not set up an
Framework. literature you reviewed literature you reviewed literature you reviewed managed to set up a adequate framework for
Use the literature you above to excellent effect above to good effect in above to set up the framework for reflection reflection on your
have reviewed above to in setting up the setting up the framework framework for your on your performance of performance of your
develop a framework or framework for your for your analysis of and analysis of your chosen your chosen skill. chosen skill.
checklist by which you analysis of and reflection on your skill. Your framework,
can reflect on and/or reflection on your chosen skill. however, lacks authority In order to improve your In order to improve your
judge your performance chosen skill. and/or clarity. mark and pass this mark and pass this
on this skill. This In order to improve your Course you need to set Course you need to set
Section should only mark you need to set up In order to improve your up an authoritative, up an authoritative,
contain the framework a more authoritative mark your framework clear, framework to clear, framework to
or checklist – your analytical framework. needs to be clearer and enable you to reflect and enable you to reflect and
reflections and voiced so as to make make judgments on your make judgments on your
judgments should be judgments on your performance of your chosen skill.
Section 5 below. performance of your chosen skill.
(between 100 and 150 chosen skill clearer and
words) more objective.
15% weighting
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(35%)
5. Reflective Analysis. Your commentary is Your commentary is Your commentary is Your commentary is Your commentary is
Use the framework you clearly based in and based in and developed largely based in and only partly based on the made in colloquial terms
have developed in ‘4’ developed from the from the framework and developed from the framework you have and is not based on a
above to reflect on and framework you have terminology you have framework and developed from the framework developed
judge your own developed earlier. Your developed earlier. Your terminology you have literature. Your analysis from the literature. Your
performance. You analysis of your own analysis of your own developed earlier. Your of your own analysis of your own
should identify the performance and the performance and the analysis of your own performance and the performance and the
things that you did well judgments you have judgments you have performance and the judgments you have judgments you have
and the things you might made are logical, clear, made are clear and judgments you have made are not always made are not always
improve on if you had honest and insightful. insightful. You have made are clear and clear and meaningful. clear and meaningful.
the opportunity to repeat You have made made good use of useful. You have made You have made some You have made little or
the experience later on excellent use of sources sources of evidence some use of sources of limited use of sources of no use of sources of
in your Internship. of evidence such as such as appraisal evidence such as evidence such as evidence such as
Remember to use the appraisal reports, reports, reviews, and appraisal reports, appraisal reports, appraisal reports,
terminology and performance and other comments from reviews, comments from reviews, comments from reviews, comments from
standards you have reviews, comments from colleagues, managers colleagues, managers colleagues, managers colleagues, managers
developed in Sections 3 colleagues, managers clients and important clients and important clients and important clients and important
and 4 to voice your clients and important others. The others. The others. The others. The
comments in this others. The recommendations you recommendations you recommendations you recommendations you
section. recommendations you have made are realistic have made are generally have made are limited have made are limited
(between 100 and 150 have made are realistic and clear and should realistic and should help and generally of little and of very little use in
words) and clear (SMART) and help you improve your you improve your use in helping you helping you improve
20% weighting should help you performance in work. performance in work. improve your your performance in
improve your performance in work. work.
performance in work. In order to improve your In order to improve your
mark you need to mark you need to In order to improve your In order to improve your
develop both the range develop both the range mark you need to mark you need to base
of literature you use and and authority of the develop the evidence your review in evidence
the evidence base for literature you use and base for your review and derived from your
your review of your the evidence base for relate it clearly to a workplace and relate it
performance. your review of your more comprehensive clearly to an
performance. and authoritative model authoritative model of
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of performance of your performance of your

chosen skill derived chosen skill derived
from the literature. from the literature.
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(35%)
6. References Your use of the Harvard Your use of the Harvard Your use of the Harvard Your use of the Harvard You need to develop the
These should be put in system is exemplary system is good but system is acceptable but system needs to improve proper use of the
the normal Harvard including the use of needs to include the use needs to improve in in both your use of Harvard referencing
form including page page numbers in your of page numbers in your either/both your use of citations in the text and system in both in text
numbers of relevant citations in the text citations in the text citations in the text and the layout of your citations and the layout
sections where when appropriate. The when appropriate. The the layout of your Bibliography. of your Bibliography.
appropriate. layout of your layout of your Bibliography
(not included in word Bibliography is Bibliography is very
count) excellent. good.
5% Weighting.
7. Quality of text Your text is Your text is Your text is correctly Your text needs Your text does not reach
10% weighting grammatically correct, grammatically correct, spelt and grammatically checking for spelling an adequate standard for
interesting, logically logically structured and correct. and grammar. the use of English in a
structured and reads reads well. Postgraduate
well. However, you should try In order to improve your assessment.
Your mark would be and structure your mark you need to carry
increased if it held the writing more logically out the above checks, In order to improve your
readers interest more. and try and make it structure your text mark you need to check
more interesting. logically and make it spelling and grammar,
interesting. structure your text
logically and make it
interesting.
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5.3.9 Portfolio 2 - Reflective Report

Your 4,000 word ‘Draft’ Final Reflective Report (20% weighting) and 6,000 word ‘Final’ Final
Reflective Report (80% weighting) are a summary of your learning from your Internship. They should
initially reflect and build on your 8 monthly Learning Journal entries.
Your Final Reflective Report should be structured around the four MBAIB Key Managerial skills.
MBAIB Key Managerial Skills
 Negotiating skills
 Leadership skills
 Problem solving skills
 Change management skills
In order to prepare your Final Reflective Report (see below) you will need to develop, summarise and
add to your Learning Journal entries (remember Turnitin will show your tutor where you have
repeated earlier content). The structure of each section is for you to decide – this is Postgraduate
study – but students in the past have found the following template helpful. Remember to focus on your
learning in relation to a particular skill – which might have developed through several different but
related experiences. Do NOT try and catalogue all, or even the most important, experiences you have
had during your Internship – this usually results in a ‘fail’.
Structure of a Reflective Report
(Word length ‘guides are indicative only of the maximum length that each section should
NORMALLY be. The first figure in each case is intended for the Draft Reflective Report and the
second for the Final Reflective Report. You may vary these at your own discretion but remember that
marks are earned for analytical work rather than description)
Introduction (guide 400/600 words)
Who you are; what are the key skills and abilities you bring to the Internship post; any relevant past
experiences?
What does your Internship job involve? Your Job description and person specification (if available)
will be key documents here. They may be included as Appendices and should not be included in the
Word Count.
Are you on a management training scheme?
Does your organisation have an Appraisal system? Describe it; is it a good one? (What does the
literature suggest a ‘good’ appraisal system should look like for an organisation like the one you work
for? How does yours compare? Do you agree with the literature or not?) Have you had an Appraisal?
What did you learn from the exercise?
What opportunities does the Internship offer for you to develop and demonstrate:-
 Leadership skills
 Negotiating skills
 Problem solving skills
 Change management skills
Your internship should allow you to develop and demonstrate the four key managerial skills listed
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above in order to achieve the learning outcomes of the Professional Practice Course.
Each of the skills is open to wide interpretation and your analysis below should relate to your
experience of each of the skills in the context of your Internship. Marks will be awarded for depth of
understanding (breadth of reading); ability to synthesize models of good practice; ability to analyse
your own performance in relation to your model of good practice; ability to draw valid conclusions
from your analysis; and make appropriate recommendations for your own and your organisations
development. Description should be kept to the minimum necessary to support your analysis.
Leadership (guide 1000/1500 words)
In this and the following four sections you must:-
1. Develop a model of Leadership appropriate to your position in your organisation.
This will involve you in the use of a wide range of sources from the literature. It is usually
best to start with the ‘classics’ (usually books) which cover the skill generally and then work
through recently published books, refereed journals and web sources to look for literature
which discusses the latest developments; particularly in relation to the circumstances and/or
industry you are working in.
Your mark (see marking criteria below) will depend on the breadth of reading covered and
your ability to work logically, critically and demonstrate originality in deriving a model to
analyse your own leadership skills – or lack of them – in your internship.
2. Analyse your performance in comparison to that suggested by the model you have derived
from the literature.
Use whatever evidence you have – your own perceptions of your performance, Appraisal
Reports, comments from colleagues, managers, and clients etc to work out your strengths and
weaknesses; how you have developed; and what you still need to work on. It is the quality of
your analysis (your ability to be a reflective learner) rather than evidence of ‘good’
performance that will earn you marks!
3. Comment on the usefulness of the model and its appropriateness for you and your
organization’s circumstances.
Demonstrate originality and insight by suggesting possible improvements and/or

developments for you, your organisation and the model i.e. what research needs to be done to
further improve our understanding of this area of managerial practice in this type of
organisation.
Negotiating skills (guide 1000/1500 words)
As for ‘leadership’ above but with reference to Negotiating Skills.
Problem solving skills (guide 1000/1500 words)
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Change management skills (guide 1000/1500 words)
As for ‘leadership’ above but with reference to Change Management Skills.
Reflective Practice (guide 700/1000 words)
What does reflective learning mean to you? Look at the literature on Reflective Learning and derive a
model of ‘good practice’ that you (should) have followed through your Internship. Did you follow it?
Did it work for you? Did some features of the ‘model’ work better than others? If so comment on
those that worked well and those that you think did not? (You should aim to look at at least three
authors’ writings on Reflective Learning; their supporters and their critics. All should be properly
cited and included in your bibliography. Obviously the more sources you look at the better your work
is likely to be. You should aim to do this reading early in your Internship so that you can put your
‘model’ into practice. Cross refer to your Blog assessment on reflective learning.)
Evaluate the model of reflective learning you have produced in the light of your own experience. How
would you improve it?
Conclusion (guide 400/500 words)
Summarize your reflections on your learning and development through your internship.
Recommendations (guide 400/500 words)
Make between 2 and 5 practical and implementable recommendations that derive from and link to
your previous text.
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5.3.10 Marking Criteria for Draft and Final Reflective Reports

NB (The % given to the marks under each criteria are a rough guide only as to the relative importance
of each criteria. Tutors will not give marks for each ‘section’ but will mark the assessment overall
with appropriate reference to the generic Post Graduate Marking Criteria repeated below.)
Literature Review 30%
Have you demonstrated a deep understanding of each skill and the way it is best used in your
Internship Organisation? Have you covered all the relevant literature sources – classics; recent
literature including refereed journal articles particularly those relating to using the skill in the
industry/type of organisation/circumstances you experienced? Web sources (with some reference to
their provenance)
This is the key part of this assessment as the depth of understanding of the literature you demonstrate
will obviously affect your ability to demonstrate the other following criteria. Put simply, if the you
have a limited view of the literature then your ability to synthesize an appropriate model, analyse your
own performance and draw conclusions and recommendations will also be adversely affected.
Ability to develop and authoritative checklist for the performance of the four MBAIB Key Skills
10%
Have you critically appraised the reading on each of the four skills and used reasoned argument and
worked in a lucid way to derive an appropriate and useful model of the way each skill should be
exercised in your Organisation?
Ability to analyse your own performance in relation to your model of good practice 30%
Have you demonstrated originality and confidence in analysing and criticising your own
performance? Do you make appropriate use of sources of evidence – appraisal reports, reviews,
comments from colleagues, managers clients and important others? Is your analysis voiced in the
terms used in the literature; related to the model you have derived from the literature; and does it add
new insights to the topic and/or suggest support for or improvements to the ‘synthesized’ model.
Ability to draw valid conclusions from your analysis 10%
Have you demonstrated original, critical thinking based on insight, knowledge and understanding of
the material used? Are your conclusions derived as a result of reasoned argument from the main text?
Is the relationship with the main text clear?
Ability to make appropriate recommendations for your own and your organisations development
10%
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Have you demonstrated original, critical thinking based on insight, knowledge and understanding of
your organisation? Are the recommendations derived as a result of reasoned argument from the main
text? Is the relationship with the main text clear? Are the recommendations practical and capable of
implementation?
Clarity of Structure 5%
Are your writings well organized and logically constructed to achieve synthesis while being mindful
of the needs of the reader? Is the piece interesting and easily read? Does it present a reasoned
argument that the reader can easily follow?
Mechanical Soundness 5%
Are the writings clear, spell checked, grammatically sound and referenced appropriately?
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5.3.11 Marking Rubric for Final Reflective Reports
Marking 70% + (85%) 60-70% (65%) 50-60% (55%) 40-50% (45%) Less than 40% (35%)
Criteria
1. Literature You have reviewed a very You have reviewed a wide You have reviewed a range You have made limited use Little or no use has been
Review. 30% wide range of literature range of literature and of literature and developed of the literature which you made of the relevant
and developed a developed a a relevant and interesting have summarised in literature. You make no
comprehensive, holistic, comprehensive, relevant, literature review that sequence. You make little or attempt to take a view on
relevant, authoritative, authoritative, and demonstrates a reasonable no attempt to take a critical the literature yourself.
and interesting literature interesting literature understanding of your view on the literature
review that demonstrates review that demonstrates subject. yourself. In order to improve your
an excellent a good understanding of mark and pass this
understanding of your your subject. In order to improve your In order to improve your Course you need to
subject. mark you need to review a mark you need to review a review a wide range of
In order to improve your much wider range of much wider range of authoritative literature
mark you need to review authoritative literature, and authoritative literature; develop a more holistic
a wider range of develop a more holistic develop a more holistic style style of reviewing the
authoritative literature, style of reviewing the of reviewing the literature; literature; and take a
and develop a more literature and take a more and take a critical view on critical view on the
holistic style of reviewing definitive and critical the literature you have literature you have
the literature, and take a position in your summary. reviewed. reviewed.
more definitive and
critical position in your
summary.
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Criteria
2. Framework You have used the You have used the You have used the literature You have tried but not You have not set up an
literature you reviewed literature you reviewed you reviewed above to set managed to set up an adequate framework for
10% above to excellent effect above to good effect in up a framework for your effective framework for reflection on your
in setting up a clear and setting up a framework analysis of each of the four reflection on your performance of the four
authoritative framework for your analysis of and MBAIB Key Skills. performance of the four skills.
for your analysis of and reflection on each of the skills.
reflection on all four four MBAIB Key Skills. In order to improve your In order to improve your
MBAIB Key Skills. mark your framework In order to improve your mark and pass this
In order to improve your needs to be clearer and mark and pass this Course Course you need to set
mark you need to set up a voiced so as to make you need to set up a clearer, up a clear, framework to
clearer and more judgments on your framework to enable you to enable you to reflect and
authoritative analytical performance of each skill reflect and make judgments make judgments on each
framework. clearer and more objective. on each of the four skills. of the four skills.
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Criteria
3. Analysis You have demonstrated a You have demonstrated You have demonstrated You have demonstrated little You have demonstrated
30% significant degree of much originality and some originality and originality and confidence in little or no originality
originality and confidence confidence in analysing confidence in analysing and analysing and criticising and confidence in
in analysing and and criticising your own criticising your own your own performance. You analysing and criticising
criticising your own performance. You have performance. You have have made some limited use your own performance.
performance. You have made good use of sources made some use of sources of sources of evidence such You have made little or
made excellent use of of evidence such as of evidence such as as appraisal reports, reviews, no use of sources of
sources of evidence such appraisal reports, reviews, appraisal reports, reviews, comments from colleagues, evidence such as
as appraisal reports, comments from comments from colleagues, managers clients and appraisal reports,
performance and other colleagues, managers managers clients and important others. Your reviews, comments from
reviews, comments from clients and important important others. Your analysis is only infrequently colleagues, managers
colleagues, managers others. Your analysis is analysis is only partially voiced in the terms used in clients and important
clients and important largely voiced in the voiced in the terms used in the literature and contains others. Your analysis is
others. Your analysis is terms used in the the literature and contains much colloquial voiced in colloquial
voiced in the terms used literature and is clearly much colloquial commentary that is not terms
in the literature and is and logically related to commentary that is not related to your framework.
clearly related to the the model you have related to your framework. In order to improve your
analytical framework you derived from the In order to improve your mark you need to base
have derived from the literature. In order to improve your mark you need to develop your review in evidence
literature. Your mark you need to develop the evidence base for your derived from your
‘framework’ adds new In order to improve your both the range and review and relate it clearly workplace and relate it
insights to the topic. mark you need to develop authority of the literature to a more comprehensive clearly to an authoritative
both the range of you use and the evidence and authoritative model of model of the four skills
literature you use and the base for your review. the four skills derived from derived from the
evidence base for your the literature. literature.
review.
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Criteria
4. Conclusion You have demonstrated You have demonstrated You have demonstrated You have demonstrated little You have demonstrated
10% original, critical thinking some original, critical some original, critical original, critical thinking little or no original,
based on insight, thinking based on thinking based on based on knowledge and critical thinking based on
knowledge and knowledge and knowledge and understanding of the knowledge and
understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the material used. Your understanding of the
material used. Your material used. Your material used. Your conclusions do not clearly material used. Your
conclusions are clearly conclusions relate clearly conclusions relate loosely relate to your main text. conclusions do not relate
derived through reasoned to your main text. to your main text. to your main text.
argument from your main In order to improve your
text. In order to improve your In order to improve your mark you need to develop In order to improve your
mark you need to show mark you need to develop your conclusions and show mark you need to
more clearly, through the volume and critical more clearly, through develop your conclusions
reasoned argument, how content of your conclusions reasoned argument, how and show more clearly,
your conclusions relate to and show more clearly, your conclusions relate to through reasoned
your main text. through reasoned argument, your main text. argument, how your
how your conclusions relate conclusions relate to
to your main text. your main text.
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Criteria
5. You have demonstrated You have demonstrated You have demonstrated You have not demonstrated You have demonstrated
Recommendat original, critical thinking some original, critical some critical thinking based sufficient critical thinking little or no critical
ion 10% based on insight, thinking based on on knowledge and based on knowledge and thinking based on
knowledge and knowledge and understanding of your understanding of your knowledge and
understanding of your understanding of your organisation. Your organisation. Your understanding of your
organisation. Your organisation. Your recommendations bear recommendations do not organisation. Your
recommendations are recommendations appear some relation to your main clearly relate to your main recommendations do not
clearly derived as a result to be derived from your text. Your text. Your recommendations appear to relate to your
of reasoned argument main text. Your recommendations are are impractical and stand main text. Your
from your main text. recommendations are practical. little chance of recommendations are
Your recommendations practical and capable of implementation. impractical are unlikely
are practical and capable implementation. to be implemented.
of implementation.
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Criteria
6. Structure Your text is Your text is Your text is correctly spelt Your text needs checking for Your text does not reach
5% grammatically correct, grammatically correct, and grammatically correct. spelling and grammar. an adequate standard for
interesting, logically logically structured and the use of English in a
structured and reads well reads well. However, you should try In order to improve your Postgraduate assessment.
and structure your writing mark you need to carry out In order to improve your
Your mark would be more logically and try and the above checks, structure mark you need to check
increased if it held the make it more interesting. your text logically and make spelling and grammar,
readers interest more. it interesting. structure your text
logically and make it
interesting.
7. Soundness Your use of the Harvard Your use of the Harvard Your use of the Harvard Your use of the Harvard You need to develop the
5% system is exemplary system is good but needs system is acceptable but system needs to improve in proper use of the
including the use of page to include the use of page needs to improve in both your use of citations in Harvard referencing
numbers in your citations numbers in your citations either/both your use of the text and the layout of system in both in text
in the text when in the text when citations in the text and the your Bibliography. citations and the layout
appropriate. The layout of appropriate. The layout of layout of your of your Bibliography
your Bibliography is your Bibliography is very Bibliography.
excellent good
5.3.12 – Generic Criteria for Marking PG work
All marks – for both Learning Journals and Final Reflecticve Reports - will then be moderated
overall by reference to the Generic criteria for Postgraduate Assessment in the Business School
shown below.
Note these criteria are general guidelines for essay, reports, projects & dissertations. Where the
emphasis given to various, e.g. the importance of research, varies with the nature of the work, this will
be explained in assessment specific criteria.
Marking
Scale 0- Interpretation Criteria
100
As below plus:
Work of Able to express an original reasoned argument in a lucid manner by reviewing
exceptional and critiquing a wide range of material. Original, critical thinking based on
80+ quality outstanding insight, knowledge and understanding of material. Material
(Excellent contributes to current understanding and is of potentially publishable quality in
work) terms of presentation and content
Wide reaching research showing breadth and depth of sources.
As below plus:
Contains accurate, relevant material, demonstrates understanding of complex
Work of subject matter and is able to view it in a wider context. Shows originality and
exceptional confidence in analysing and criticising assumptions, is aware of the limits of
70-79 quality knowledge. Likely to add new insights to the topic and approaches the quality of
(Outstanding published material.
work) Evidence of extensive research, uses and presents references effectively
Outstanding quality in terms of organisation, structure, use and flow of language,
grammar, spelling, format, presentation, diagrams, tables etc.
As below plus:
Clear, balanced coherent critical & rigorous analysis of the subject matter.
Work of very Detailed understanding of knowledge and theory expressed with clarity.
65-69
good quality Extensive use of relevant and current literature to view topic in perspective,
analyse context and develop new explanations and theories.
As below plus:
Detailed review and grasp of pertinent issues & a critical contextual overview of
Work of good the literature. Thorough knowledge of theory and methods and uses this to
55-65
quality underpin arguments and conclusions.
Confidence in understanding and using literature.
Demonstrates grasp of key concepts & an ability to develop & support an

argument in a predominately descriptive way with valid conclusions draw from
the research.
Work of
Familiarity with key literature which is cited and presented according to
50-55 satisfactory
convention.
standard
Logical and clear structure, well organized with good use of language and
supporting material.
40-49 Compensatabl Some knowledge of relevant concepts & literature but significant gaps in
e fail understanding and/or knowledge. Little attempt at evaluation, conclusions vague,
ambiguous and not based on researched material. Limited or inappropriate
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research. Deficits in length, structure, presentation and/or prose.
No serious attempt to address the question or problem, and/or manifests a serious
misunderstanding of the requirements of the assignment. Acutely deficient in all
0-39 Failure
aspects.
6. Other Details
The majority of information relevant to you while you study at the University has been brought together
into your programme handbook. Please refer to your programme handbook for any further information
you might require including:
 How to submit assignments,
 Deadlines and extenuating circumstances,
 Plagiarism and referencing,
 Who to go to for advice or if you are concerned,
 How to provide us with feedback,
 Key administrative procedures.
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Appendix A – Certificate of Completion of Internship –October 2018
Internship Starts
Dear Internship Student
When you have completed 46 weeks of Internship with an employer you should get the most
Senior Manager available to you to print out the form below on Company Headed paper.
She/he should then sign it and return it to you so that you can scan the signed, completed form
and submit it electronically to the ‘CERTIFICATE of COMPLETION OF INTERNSHIP’
SUBMISSION POINT on the BUSI 1360 Moodle site by 30th September 2019.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND HARD COPY TO GREENWICH UNLESS SPECIFICALLY

REQUESTED TO DO SO.
If you have had more than one Internship position then you need to submit a form from each of
your Internship Employers. The total length of employment must add up to at least 46 weeks of
Internship.
You might wish to print off the text below to request the Certification from your employer. If
you have any queries please address those to your Internship Tutor first.
Dr Mike Edmunds Professional Practice – BUSI 1360 – Course Leader.
====================================================================
=======
Dear Internship Student’s manager.
Thank you for proving our University of Greenwich MBAIB student with an interesting and
rewarding Internship year. I apologise in advance for asking for one last favour from you – to
provide us with ‘certification’ that our student has completed the required period of Internship
with you.
We ask that you print out the form below on Company Headed Notepaper and give our student
a copy or scan of the form so that they can submit the same electronically to us by 30 th
September 2019.
Many thanks for your co-operation and the invaluable experience you have provided for our
student. If you have any queries or comments please contact me on m.d.edmunds@gre.ac.uk’.
Dr Mike Edmunds – Internship course Leader.
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Certificate of Completion of Internship
(Please type or print in capital letters unless a signature is requested)
Name of Internship student……………………………… Student

Number……………………………………………..
Name of Company……………………………………………………………………
Address of
workplace…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………….
Registered company address if different from that above

…………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………….
Company main switchboard number………………………… Web site

address…………………………………………..
Job title of Internship……………………………………………………………….
Brief description of main duties (or attach a job description if available)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………
Dates of Internship – From ………………………………To ………………………..………
Average days worked per week………………………………….
Average hours worked per week…………………………….
Name of senior manager certifying period of Internship

……………………………………………………………….
Position in
Company/organisation……………………………………………………………………………………
……..
Work Landline Telephone number…………………………
Work email address……………………………………………
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Signature of manager to certify details of Internship correct as stated above.
Signature ………………………………………………………………………
Date……………………………………………………….
Thank you for completing this form.
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BUSINESS FACULTY

BUSI 1360 – MBAIB

2. INTRODUCTION TO THE MODULE........................................................................................................ 5

2.2 INTERNSHIP TUTORS......................................................................................................................... 5

2.3 FINDING AN INTERNSHIP.................................................................................................................... 6

2.1 LEARNING OUTCOMES.......................................................................................................................... 8

2.3 ENQUIRY BASED LEARNING AND RESEARCH LED TEACHING..............................................................................9

2.4 EMBEDDING EMPLOYABILITY IN THE CURRICULUM......................................................................................... 9

2.5 LEARNING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES....................................................................................................... 10

2.6 EXPECTED STUDY TIME........................................................................................................................ 11

2.7 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................ 11

3.1 EXTERNAL EXAMINING OF YOUR MODULE AND PROGRAMME OF STUDY............................................................12

4. MODULE CONTENT AND DESIGN....................................................................................................... 14

4.1 PLANNED TERM DATES:...................................................................................................................... 14

4.2 SESSION PLAN.................................................................................................................................. 14

4.3 SESSION REQUIRED READING................................................................................................................ 17

5.1 SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT.................................................................................................................. 19

5.2 RULES FOR ANONYMOUS SUBMISSION AND MARKING:..................................................................................19

5.3 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ASSESSMENT................................................................................................... 20

5.3.1 Portfolio 1 – Learning Journal............................................................................................... 20

5.3.2 Job description (weight 4%).................................................................................................. 21

5.3.3 Monthly Learning journal (weight overall 46%)......................................................................23

1200 words for the Final version (ie LJs 5-8).................................................................................24

5.3.6 Marking Criteria for Learning Journal Entries........................................................................27

5.3.8 Marking Rubric for Learning Journal Entries.........................................................................30

5.3.9 Portfolio 2 - Reflective Report............................................................................................... 36

5.3.10 Marking Criteria for Draft and Final Reflective Reports.......................................................39

5.3.11 Marking Rubric for Final Reflective Reports........................................................................41

5.3.12 – Generic Criteria for Marking PG work...............................................................................47

YOU MUST BE WORKING IN AN INTERNSHIP AUTHORISED BY THE BSEO ON OR BEFORE

Best wishes for a successful Internship and completion of your MBAIB

2. Introduction to the Module

2.1 The need to Re-register in September 2019

IF YOU DO NOT RE-REGISTER YOU WILL BE UN-ENROLLED. This decision is only

2.2 Internship Tutors

2.3 Finding an Internship

• 15th February to 31st January the following year.

• 15th October to 30th September the following year.

2.4 Working in your Internship (International Students).

 Consolidate, in a practical context, advanced knowledge of organisations, their management and

2.1 Learning Outcomes

 The process of reflective practice

 Advanced conceptions of leadership Methods of problem-solving;

 Show experience of Negotiation skills Leadership skills Problem-solving skills Change

2.3 Enquiry Based Learning and Research Led Teaching

Enquiry-Based Learning (EBL)

Research-Led Teaching (TLD)

2.4 Embedding Employability in the Curriculum

f. Practical and Professional Elements

2.5 Learning and teaching activities

4. Module Content and Design

4.2 Session Plan

TOPIC 1: Learning Journals

LEARNING OUTCOME for this module:

Course Guide – available on the Moodle site

TOPIC 2: Final Reflective Report

Course Guide – available on the Moodle site

4.3 Session Required Reading

ISBN Number Author Date Title Publisher