Final Project: Presentation – Future Leader’s Self-Reflection This assignment is your final project for this course, a substitute for the final exam. It holds a value of 25% of your final mark. It will help you refresh and structure ideas and concepts from the course as you apply them to real-life situations. You will create a (PowerPoint) presentation consisting of two parts: Part 1 – SELF-REFLECTION

Final Project: Presentation – Future Leader’s Self-Reflection

This assignment is your final project for this course, a substitute for the final exam. It holds a value of 25% of your final mark. It will help you refresh and structure ideas and concepts from the course as you apply them to real-life situations.

You will create a (PowerPoint) presentation consisting of two parts:

Part 1 – SELF-REFLECTION

Part 2 – PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

SELF-REFLECTION

This part is designed for you to demonstrate what you have learned from the course and how you can apply this knowledge to your life and career. In each class, we discuss many different ideas, concepts, and frameworks. You must choose TWO of them, which you find particularly relevant to you from each class and develop them, reflecting on your experience and creating action points. You should not re-write theoretical concepts, but rather customize them and provide your audience with thorough and thoughtful analysis.

• First slide must justify your choice of these two concepts. What made these concepts/ideas meaningful – their overall relevance?; some situations from your past?; some new perspective you discovered?.

• Second and third slides should focus on each of the chosen concepts respectively: reflect on your experience and formulate specific action points relevant to you. Avoid generalizations and one-size-fits-all ideas. If you target A grades, you must provide some relevant statistical data and relevant research findings beyond the content of the textbook.

• Recommended structure: three slides for each of class (30 slides altogether).

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PART

– This part should tell the audience about your own development plans. You must present short-term (1 year), medium-term (3-5 years) and long-term (10-20 years) plans separately.

• Recommended structure: one slide with list of goals for each plan and 1-2 more slides with

some extra information: quantitative and qualitative KPIs, enablers, obstacles, measures, time frames, etc. (6-8 slides altogether).

• Try to be as specific as possible, making your plans tailor-made and relevant to you.

In order to succeed in this assignment, ensure that:

1. You’ve demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of the course and ability to apply course concepts to your personal settings and future career

2. You’ve demonstrated a decent level of self-awareness and critical thinking

3. You’ve provided thorough in-depth analysis, supporting it with data and personal examples

4. Frameworks, ideas, concept and terminology from each class are used in your presentation

5. Your ideas are clear and logically structured, each part of your reflection ends with a solid conclusion.

6. Consistent terminology (terms of art) is incorporated naturally and used appropriately

7. Your slides employ grammar, punctuation and vocabulary appropriate for MBA level

8. Your slides are engaging for the audience: do not overwhelm them with text, use a variety of PowerPoint tools available

9. Your future plans are connected with the results of your reflection

10. You’ve properly acknowledged all sources you used, it is recommended to allocate 1-2 slides at the end of the presentation for references

11. In order to get A grades for the Final Project you must go beyond the content of the textbook and in-class explanations in your presentation, self-studying some concepts and using them in your slides.

Additional Requirements:

In general terms, when I read and assess your work, I also consider the following;

• How well you supported your assertions, did you provide examples, how well did you contextualize the content, how well did you employ ‘terms of art’.

• How well did you use examples from the textbook – highlighted boxes, profiles and tables

• Organization & critical thinking: how well did you contextualize your analysis, to what extent are your opinions informed, how well did you organize your thoughts.

• Style: how well did you adhere to APA standards, did you follow a consistent and logical style throughout your assignment.

• Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling: to what is extent is your assignment readable, to what extent did you pay attention to your grammar, punctuation and spelling, to what extent have you demonstrated clarity of thought, have you fully supported your conclusion.

If you experience some extraordinary circumstances which affect your ability to complete the assignment on time, e.g., medical emergency, you should request an extension before the due date, providing supporting documentation.

Before you start working on your assignment, ensure that you have paid attention to the rubric below, listened to the in-class explanations.

Design

❏	Slides are engaging for the audience
❏	Various PowerPoint tools are used naturally	0	4	5

• Informational and engagement components are well balanced