Your Task

• Please write the transcript in powerpoint, so that it is in the same document as your poster. This means you then only have to upload a single document. Write it as continuous text in small font (size 10 or 12), not in big text with bullet points.

“The greater danger for most of us isn’t that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low andwe reach it.” ~ Michelangelo

This subject explores many theories that provide insight into why people do what they do. Goal-settingis one such theory. Being able to understand and apply the various theories underpinning goal-settingis a key outcome of this course.

The purpose of the assessment is for you to show how you can apply coaching skills, in a way thatenables you to think practically about the future you are trying to create for yourself and to enable youto start to move towards your future plans. By doing this, you are learning how to apply the skills ofcoaching others.

Assessment Description

You are required to identify a goal in the form of a job or aspiration you would like to be prepared for in5 year’s time, and to develop a plan to be able to coach yourself to achieve this goal within the timeframe. To set your goal, you may feel a specific job you have identified is the best thing to aim for, butif relevant an ambition to run your own specific business venture would also be appropriate.

Assessment Instructions

You are required to undertake the following assessment in two parts.

Part A – Create a 1-page poster A2 sized poster which can be assembled from 4 A3 sheets) that presents:

• The personal goal for your future, post your MBA studies, including the skill requirements of this goal.

• A summary of the relevant theory underpinning goal setting and how you used it in this case.

A personal coaching plan to reach this objective, with an explanation of how you would use theGROW model to help achieve your goal (clearly stating your goal, where you are at now, options toreach your goal and the actions needed to get there).

Part B – Write a 1,000-word transcript to accompany your poster that explains:

• The goal you have selected and why it is important to you.

• How you selected the goal, that includes the specific elements that make it SMART.

• Identify the academic research that supports goal setting theory and its application andeffectiveness in your case. Explain how the theory helps to make your goal more achievable.

• Your plan to support yourself to achieve the goal, with an outline of some of the questions youwould ask yourself, and some approaches that you can use to help you to achieve your goal.

Further guidance:

Part A – Poster

• A poster is a method of presenting your ideas to an audience in a visual 1-page format.

• As a poster presenter, you will have a unique opportunity to combine your visual poster withyour transcript to provide a well thought through explanation of your coaching goal as presentedin your poster.

• The images, diagrams and text that you choose should be meaningful, appealing and inspiringto yourself and your audience.

• Keep the poster simple and direct. Find ways of summarising the key points in a way thatmakes the poster aesthetically pleasing. The presentation transcript should explain your work tobring the poster to life.

• Include references in the Harvard referencing convention where necessary.

• On the portal and attached are some specific powerpoint templates for creating posters. Youcan either use these or create your own from scratch. Alternatively, you can physically cut andpaste your content and develop a physical poster and take a photo and upload the image forassessment.

Here are some examples of how to prepare a poster:

• Creating poster presentations that tell stories• How to create a poster in powerpoint

Powerpoint poster templates https://templates.office.com/en-us/Posters

Part B – Presentation

You are required to present your poster in class as part of an “expo” session in Week 12. All posterswill be posted on a wall so you can review other’s posters and discuss and orient others to your way ofthinking.

To assist with this and to develop your approach to explaining your ideas, you are to write a 1,000-wordtranscript using the style, tone and language that you would use if you were presenting verbally in frontof others.

• The aim of the written transcript is to bring alive the content in your poster. This means that youshould aim to explain the process you went through and the logic for putting together your goaland your coaching plan, as well as the key features and challenges of the plan.

• The written transcript only needs referencing in the part that you outline goal-setting theory. Forthe rest, you do not need to reference, you just need to write it in a style that inspires andinforms.

• Please write the transcript in powerpoint, so that it is in the same document as your poster. Thismeans you then only have to upload a single document. Write it as continuous text in small font(size 10 or 12), not in big text with bullet points.

• The final task with this component is for you to write a short review of three other posters fromstudents in your class. All three reviews should be uploaded in a separate word document.