This task requires you to develop an in-depth specialist knowledge of the theoretical and practical components of skill development in ONE area of management skills . Your report will consist of two main components:

PART A. A critical review of THREE recent and relevant research articles for your chosen skill
development area; and

PART B. Implementation of and reflection on, a skill development activity of your choice (I would like to know the activity and I shall do the activity and complete Part B- the practical side of it)

Further information:
This Skill Development Project allows you to choose your own area of skill specialisation. Think about which skill is most critical to YOU right now. See this as an opportunity to develop your own knowledge and skills in an area of relative weakness.

PART A. Article Review

You are required to find THREE recent and relevant articles from scholarly journals relating to your specialisation topic. Each article needs to have been written in the past ten years, although exceptions may be made where the article is considered ground breaking. The articles should relate directly to your topic area and may include articles that are theory building, articles that are case study based and/or articles that are empircally based.

Your review should not just summarise the key points of your articles. Rather it should attempt to compare and contrast the ideas and methodologies adopted in the various articles. For example, discuss the methodologies used in the studies, compare the strengths and weaknesses of each article’s approach, assess any biases or limitations of the studies.

PART B. Skill Development Activity (15 marks)

This section of your project allows you to put your new knowledge on your area of specialisation to the test! You will need to find a sample group of five people to test your skill development activity on. Your sample group might include:-
A group of colleagues who you work with
A group of fellow students in another major or study program (do not choose students enrolled in
this subject)
A group of friends in your football team
A group of cousins and/or brothers and sisters
A group of friends from your local church or youth group

Your task is to choose a development activity designed to increase awareness and/or skills in your area of specialisation and implement this with your sample group. The internet is full of ideas for skill development activities but be careful to choose something that is relevant for your chosen sample. Alternatively you may like to develop your own activity. (I’ll do this activity if I’m told on what to do)

This section of your report needs to include the following information:-
(i) An introduction to your chosen skill development activity, including a description of why you chose it, and a list of OBJECTIVES you intend to achieve

(ii) A description of your chosen sample group, including a PHOTO of your group (I’ll do this part)
(iii) A discussion of how the activity progressed, what worked and what didn’t €“ include any questionnaires that were distributed or any reflections that your sample group wrote as appendices but discuss results in the body of your report (I’ll do this part but please write up the questionnaires)
(iv) A reflection on the activity. What did your sample group gain personally from this activity? What did you learn? How would you do things differently next time? Is this a useful activity for managers to use to increase skill awareness and/or competency in organisations? Why/why not?(I’ll do this part)