Leadership & Management Made Easy

Students enrolled for the International Qualification in Diploma in Leadership and Management sometimes find it challenging to understand what is expected as they attempt to complete various work based assignments. Sometimes the questions are not straight forward and one is never sure whether they are on the right track. As a result some students give up, others get stuck and demotivated and for many more, it takes longer to finish the course than anticipated. For that reason, this guide was developed as a support tool to guide you by simplifying the questions and giving the needed suggestions to get you moving ahead. To help you get the most out of this guide, here are a few things you need to know and pay attention to: General Expectations: The nature of ILM Qualifications: The ILM Diploma in Leadership and Management is a vocational qualification. As such it is different from many other exams you have taken in other schools and colleges. While many examinations test your ability to memorize and reproduce what you were taught, this diploma tests your ability to apply your learning in your workplace. For this reason, the emphasis is not on the right or wrong answer but more so on the relevance of your argument to your situation. The Length of each assignment has been given below the unit purpose. This will range between 800 and 2500 words depending on the number of questions given in the particular assignment Pass mark for each question or Assessment Criteria (AC) is 50% .That means if a question has been allocated 10 marks, then you need to score a minimum of 5 out of the 10 marks. Scoring less than half the total mark allocation will mean the assignment will be returned to you for necessary improvement Evidence of workplace application. All ILM assignments are work-based meaning, your response should be based on leadership and management practice in your work place. Therefore, the examiner of your work will be looking for evidence that you were able to apply your learning in your work place context. Plagiarism is considered the worst crime one can commit in academic circles. It involves using other people's ideas without acknowledging the source. The punishment for plagiarism is a zero score for that paper and in extreme cases you may be discontinued from the study program [...].

Benson Katulwa is a senior lecturer in the School of Professional Studies at Scott Christian University. Prior to this, he served as the director of the Master of Arts in Leadership Program at Pan Africa Christian University (2008-2014). Benson earned his first degree (BA) from the University of Nairobi (1989), his second degree (MAL) from Pan Africa Christian University (2005), a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) in 2012 from the Swiss Management Centre University (Switzerland) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (PhD) from University of Central Nicaragua. In addition, he holds a Certificate in 'Excellence in Teaching Online' from Washington State University Global Campus. Dr. Katulwa has a wide experience in teaching, training and advising graduate students in leadership and business field; a founding member of the Global Lead Alliance (GLA), which promotes networking of organizations involved in leadership development around the world. Through GLA he has been involved in the training of church leaders in Kenya, India and Malawi. He is currently involved in research and training in the field of business leadership and management.