Date: September, 27, 2013

BTEC
ASSIGNMENT

LEVEL 7

ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA

ACCOUNTING (PGD)

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Assignment Front Sheet

Qualification

Unit number and title

Unit 1: Developing Strategic Management and Leadership

Pearson BTEC Level 7 Advanced Professional
Skills
Diploma in Accounting (PGD)
Unit code: F/602/2058
Credit value: 10 credits
Student name

Assessor name
Asad Nadeem

Date issued

Completion date

27th Sep 2013

25th Oct 2013

Submitted on

Validity
1st OCT 2013 to 31st Jan2014

Assignment Title

Being Apple: Steve Jobs

Assignment No

01- F/602/2058-07PKLHR7001

Hand-in Policy
You must complete this assignment on time. If you experience difficulties, you must inform your tutor
accordingly.
Late Work Policy
Consideration will be given to students who have valid reasons for late submission (eg, illness).
Plagiarism
In cases of plagiarism, college regulations will be applied. You must declare that this assessment is your own
work by signing the following statement:

Learner declaration
I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully
acknowledged.
Student signature:

Date:

Learning outcome, Assessment Criteria and Contextualisation of the assignment which gives learners the opportunity to submit evidence in
order to achieve PASS
Contextualisation
Learning Outcomes
LO1
Understand the relationship
between strategic
and leadership

Task no

Assessment Criteria

management AC 1.1 Explain the link between strategic

management and leadership
AC 1.2 Analyse the impact of
management and leadership styles on
strategic decisions
AC 1.3 Evaluate how leadership styles
can be adapted to different situations

LO2
Be able to apply management and AC 2.1 Review the impact that selected
leadership theory to support
theories of management and leadership
organisational direction
have on organizational strategy
AC 2.2 Create a leadership strategy that
supports organisational direction

To Achieve AC1.1, learners need to explain the link

between strategic management and leadership. Learners
need to use examples to explain the links between
functions, with particular emphasis on meeting strategic
objectives.
To Achieve AC1.2, learners can draw on their own practices 1
as managers/leaders, using examples from their
organisations or a suitable case study to analyse the
impact of different management and leadership styles on
strategic decisions. This can be developed to evaluate how
these styles have been adapted to meet challenges in at
least two different situations and organisational contexts
for AC1.3.
To Achieve AC 2.1and 2.2, learners need to apply theory to
specific situations and create a realistic leadership
strategy. They need to review a range of management and
leadership theories and models, with the emphasis on
current thinking. Learners do not need to use lots of
different theories to demonstrate wide-ranging knowledge,
but should draw on two or three relevant theories to
illustrate understanding in the context of the selected
organisation.

LO3
Be able to assess leadership
Requirements

AC 3.1 use appropriate methods to

review current leadership requirements
AC 3.2 plan for the development of
future situations requiring leadership
Learning outcomes 3 and 4 relate to the assessment of
current and future leadership requirements to meet the
challenges for a specific situation. Learners need to plan for
the development of leadership skills and report on the
usefulness of the planning methods used to meet the
requirements of AC 3.1, 3.2, 4.1 and 4.2.

LO4
Be able to plan the development
of leadership skills

AC 4.1 Plan the development of

leadership skills for a specific requirement
AC 4.2 Report on the usefulness of
methods used to plan the development of
leadership skills

Assignment brief
Unit Name number and
title

Unit 1: Developing Strategic Management and Leadership Skills

Unit code: F/602/2058
Credit value: 10 credits

Qualification

Pearson BTEC Level 7 Advanced Professional Diploma in Accounting

(PGD)

Start date

27th September 2013

Deadline/hand-in

25th October 2013

Assessor

Asad Nadeem

Assignment title

Being Apple: Steve Jobs

Scenario
Read the attached case study Being Apple: Steve Jobs and attempt the following tasks below.

Task 1 (LO1: AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)

Describe how and to what extent does Steve Jobs career illuminate the difference between
management and leadership?
Task 2 (LO2: AC 2.1, 2.2)
A) Explain how can Steve Jobs leadership style be analysed? To what extent does the evidence so
far conform to the Burns model of transformational leadership?
B) Jobs career has been in two industries that are characterised by rapid market change, fast
technological development and considerable turbulence. Critically examine the extent to which
these situational factors bear upon the leadership style that Jobs has shown over the years.
C) Define what are the new changes that took place because of Steve Jobs contribution to Apple?
Task 3 (LO3, LO4: 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2)
A) Demonstrate how much is the contribution of planning in the development of a leader and how
can you apply that in your daily life to improve your personal abilities and competencies level?
B) Write a detail report on the developments throughout Apple and the outline the contribution of
Steve in the rapid changing industry?
C) Just like Steve Jobs contribution in the development of the organisation in the rapidly changing
industry you are required to produce a short presentation assessing the likely future leadership
requirements and identify the challenges faced by the leader for example like the e-leadership
principle in the following industries.
1. Local charity
2. A new business start up
3. And select any one public sector organisation

Evidence
checklist

Summary of evidence required

by student

Task Title

Evidence
presented

Task 1

Produce a report according to the

Jobs Case which analyse the impact
of management and leadership
styles on different work situations,
evaluating how styles can be
adapted.

Management and
Leadership

Report

Task 2

Present a theoretical review related

to the case study when creating a
leadership strategy.

Leadership
Strategy

Theoretical review

Task 3

Demonstration and detailed report

on planning the recruitment and
future development for a specific
leadership role.

Planning for
Leadership

Material for
planning the
recruitment and
development of a
leadership role

Check
/

Submission guidelines
You must:
Complete all tasks
Present your work in one business report-style document which should include a table of contents,
references list, foot or end notes if any and appendices if any.
Complete, sign and submit the usual statement of authenticity.
Submit your work in a single word processed document of 4000-5000 approx. words. This word limit is
only for guidance and is not applied on grading.
Produce clear specific reasoning and arguments in support of your answers.
Make appropriate reference to the relevant concepts, techniques and theories.
Appropriately cite all information success (in the text and bibliography) as per references guidelines
given to you before.
Due to late submission the maximum grade will be Pass.
Declaration sheet must be signed if not then the assignment will not be accepted
You are required to clearly write down your Edexcel I.D Number, ISG number and you complete name
as per the registration form.