Unit 505 Assessment- Team Formation, Challenges & Performance Evaluation

Assessment Tasks And Word Count

Assessment brief 505 features the following assessment tasks.  Further detail is provided against each assessment task within the brief.

Learning outcomes (LO1)

•  Understand the purpose and characteristics of successful teams.

Assessment criteria

• Examine the factors to consider when forming a team
• Analyse the characteristics of successful teams using theoretical models

Write an account which examines the purpose and characteristics of successful teams

Approx. 700 words

Learning outcomes (LO2)

•  Understand the purpose and characteristics of successful teams

Assessment criteria

• Specify the purpose of different types of teams within organisations

Write an account specifying the purpose of different types of teams within organisations

Approx. 300 words

Learning outcomes (LO3)

• Understand approaches to team formation
• Know how to evaluate the performance of a newly formed team

Assessment criteria

• Evaluate theoretical models used for team formation
• Assess practical approaches to team formation
• Recommend approaches for measuring the performance of a newly formed team against organisational objectives

Write a good practice guide entitled: Approaches to forming a new team

Approx. 1500 words

Learning outcomes (LO4)

• Know how to analyse and respond to challenges in team formation

Assessment criteria

• Analyse challenges which occur in team formation
• Recommend approaches for responding to challenges when forming teams

Write a report entitled: Approaches to identifying and managing challenges when forming teams

Approx. 1500 words