Assessment 1 Information

Subject Code: MBA502

Subject Name: Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence and Diversity
Assessment Title: Emotional Intelligence Self-Reflective Essay
Assessment Type: Reflective Essay
Assessment Length: 1500 Words (+/-10%)
Weighting: 30 %
Total Marks: 30
Submission: MyKBS
Due Date: Week 4

Your Task
Using the two of six Genos (2018) Emotional Intelligence (EI) domains of self- awareness and self-
management, students are to write an EI Self-Reflective Essay. Students are to use a variety of EI
development tools and strategies provided during classes (Weeks 1-4) to assist in their reflections

Assessment Description

In Weeks 1-5, students were familiarised with the six Genos Model (2008, 2019) components of
Emotional Intelligence (EI): Self-Awareness, Awareness of Others, Authenticity, Emotional
Reasoning, Self-Management, and Positive Influence which expanded on Goleman’s model.
Furthermore, Self-Awareness, Self-Management, and Awareness of Others, were studied in more
detail.

In this EI Self-Reflective Essay, students will demonstrate how, and what they have learned in the
first four weeks of the trimester has improved their understanding of EI, focusing on their levels of
self-awareness and skills in self-management (Weeks 1-4).

Students are to refer to the outcomes of the Genos EI Workplace Behaviour Self Report
Assessment and one other of the EI tools (chosen from: mindfulness, journaling, gratitude,
strength spotting or meditation app) to demonstrate their increased knowledge and understanding.
Finally, students are to reflect on any implications of their increased EI in their future career as a
professional.

The link to the Genos EI Workplace Behaviour Self Report Assessment will be sent out in
Week 2 via Announcements.

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Assessment Instructions

Students should follow the essay format as identified below:

• Introduction (150 words)

• Evidence of the growth of Self-Awareness and engagement with Genos and Goleman’s
models (400 words)
• Evidence of the growth of Self-Management and engagement with Genos and Goleman’s
models (400 words)
• Implications for your future career (400 words)
• Conclusion (150 words)
• Reference List (using the Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style throughout your essay and
the reference list at the end)
• References:
• Your Genos and Goleman references
• Goleman reference with 1 more academic reference
• 1 or more business references, such as business articles, news items,
and/or comparison websites.

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Important Study Information

Academic Integrity and Conduct Policy

https://www.kbs.edu.au/admissions/forms-and-policies

KBS values academic integrity. All students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating,
plagiarism and other academic offences under the Academic Integrity and Conduct Policy.

Please read the policy to learn the answers to these questions:

• What is academic integrity and misconduct?

• What are the penalties for academic misconduct?
• How can I appeal my grade?

Late submission of assignments (within the Assessment Policy)

https://www.kbs.edu.au/admissions/forms-and-policies

Length Limits for Assessments

Penalties may be applied for assessment submissions that exceed prescribed limits.

Study Assistance
Students may seek study assistance from their local Academic Learning Advisor or refer to the resources on
the MyKBS Academic Success Centre page. Further details can be accessed at
https://elearning.kbs.edu.au/course/view.php?id=1481

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Generative AI Traffic Lights

Please see the level of Generative AI that this assessment has been designed to accept:

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Amount of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) usage Evidence Required assessment
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This assessment fully integrates Generative AI, Your collaboration

encouraging you to harness the technology's full with AI must be
potential in collaboration with your own expertise. clearly referenced
and documented in
Level 1 It will highlight your ability to demonstrate how effectively the appendix of your
you can work alongside AI to achieve sophisticated submission, including
outcomes, blending human intellect and artificial all prompts and
intelligence. responses used for
the assessment.

This assessment invites you to engage with Your collaboration

Generative AI as a means of expanding your with AI must be
creativity and idea generation. clearly referenced
and documented in This
Level 2 It will highlight your ability to complement your original the appendix of your assessment
thinking with the capabilities of AI. For example, through submission, including is Level 2
brainstorming and preliminary concept development. all prompts and
responses used for
the assessment.

This assessment showcases your individual Use of generative AI

knowledge and skills in the absence of Generative AI is prohibited and may
support. potentially result in
penalties for
Level 3 It will highlight your personal abilities. For example, to academic
analyse, synthesise, and create based on your own misconduct, including
understanding and learning. but not limited to a
mark of zero for the
assessment.

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 Assessment Marking Guide
Criteria HD (High Distinction) DN (Distinction) CR (Credit) P (Pass) F (Fail)
(100-85%) (84-75%) (74-65%) (64-50%) (49-0%)
Introduction and The introduction provides a The introduction provides a clear The introduction provides The introduction provides a The introduction does not
Conclusion comprehensive overview of the overview of the essay however an adequate overview of basic overview of the provide a clear overview of
(6 marks) essay, highlights all relevant key does not include key points in the the essay. It does not essay. It includes one or the essay. It does not
points and provides a very clear essay. The conclusion include relevant key points two key points in the essay. include any key points in
outline of what is to come in the summarises the key learnings in the essay. The The conclusion provide a the essay. The conclusion
essay. The conclusion quite well however is missing conclusion summarises the brief summary of the essay does not summarise the
summarises all key learnings one or two key points. key learnings moderately. that is not detailed enough. essay.
drawn from the essay.
Self-Awareness The essay provides an excellent The essay provides a good The essay provides The essay provides a The essay does not
(8 marks) understanding of self-awareness understanding of self- adequate understanding basic understanding of provide any
using Genos’s model along with awareness using Genos’s of self-awareness using self- awareness using understanding of self-
Goleman reference with 1 more model along with Goleman Genos’s model along with Genos model with no awareness. Genos’s
academic reference. The reference with 1 more one reference. The additional references. model with additional
references cited are at an academic reference. The references cited This lack of minimal reference is missing.
advanced level adding validity to references cited do not somewhat increase the references does not Lack of references do
the arguments. Personal insights clearly validate the validity of the adequately support the not support the validity
provided by the student arguments. Personal insights arguments. Some validity of the of arguments. No
demonstrate an excellent level of have been provided to personal insights have arguments. Personal personal insights
understanding. Excellent details demonstrate a very good been provided to insights are broad and provided that
have been provided on how the level of understanding of demonstrate an does not demonstrate a demonstrates the
tools used in the class have self- awareness. Very good adequate level of basic understanding of understanding of self-
developed students’ self- details have been provided understanding of self- self- awareness. Use of awareness. Tools learnt in
awareness. Academic language is on how the tools used in the awareness. Adequate tools learnt in the the class is not reflected.
excellent and conveys a very clear class have developed self- details are provided on classroom are not Academic language
meaning to the reader. awareness. Academic how the tools used in the clearly reflected. needs major improvement
language could improve to class have developed Academic language and does not provide
good meaning to the reader. personal self-awareness. needs improvement and meaning to the reader.
Academic language is does not provide Student needs support from
good and conveys a meaning to the reader. Academic Success Centre.
moderately good
meaning to the reader.

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Self-Management The essay provides an excellent The essay provides a very The essay provides The essay provides basic The essay does not
(8 marks) understanding of self- good understanding of self- adequate understanding of self- provide any understanding
management. Comprehensive management. Detailed insight understanding of self- management. The student of self-management. The
information about the strategies about the strategies and management. provides basic details student does not provide
and approaches within the self- approaches within the self- Adequate details about about the strategies and any details about the
management field have been management field have been the strategies and approaches within the strategies and approaches
provided. The essay provides very provided. The essay provides approaches within the self-management field. within the self-
detailed information on the good information on the self-management field The essay provides basic management field. The
effectiveness of the strategies effectiveness of the strategies have been provided. information on the essay does not provide
used with detailed approaches to used with very good details on The essay provides effectiveness of the any information on the
self-management. The approaches to self- adequate information strategies with minimum effectiveness of the
references cited are at an management. The references on the effectiveness of details on the approaches strategies with no details
advanced level providing validity cited are at an enhanced level the strategies used with to self- management. The on the approaches to self-
and the context they are used in. with very good use of adequate details on the references is minimal, with management. The are
Academic language is advanced vocabulary and grammar. The approaches to self- basic grammar and no relevant references
with excellent use of vocabulary essay’s scope could be management. The vocabulary. The essay’s with lot of grammar
and grammar. somewhat improved to better references cited are scope needs to be greatly mistakes and
essay performance. good and academic improved to enhance vocabulary not in
language grammar and essay performance. context. There is no
vocabulary is at an essay scope and
improved level. The student must seek help
essay’s scope needs to from ASC to improve
be improved to overall performance of
enhance essay the essay.
performance.

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Future Career as a The essay provides an advanced- The essay provides a very The essay provides The essay provides a The essay does not
Professional level of connection made between good level of a connection an adequate level of basic level of a clearly make a
(8 marks) EI and its implications for made between EI and its a connection made connection made connection between EI
professional or career decisions implications for professional or between EI and its between EI and its and its implications for
demonstrating a deep knowledge career decisions implications for implications for professional or career
of the subject area. A demonstrating a deep professional or professional or career decisions, demonstrating
comprehensive discussion about knowledge of the subject area. A career decisions, decisions, demonstrating no knowledge of the
future career has been provided detailed discussion about future demonstrating a basic knowledge of the subject area. The
with excellent understanding of EI career has been provided with deep knowledge of subject area. student’s discussion
and examples drawn from personal good understanding of EI and the subject area. An A basic understanding of provides little
reflection. Supporting references examples drawn from personal adequate discission EI has been provided with or no understanding of EI
have been included to add excellent reflection. Supporting references about future careers a minimal examples drawn with no examples drawn
value to the essay. have been provided to add very has been provided from personal reflection. from personal reflection
good value to the essay. with an adequate Minimal references have and no references to
understanding of EI been provided with little support the discussions.
with examples support to the discussion. This adds no value to the
drawn from This adds minimal value to essay.
personal reflection. the essay.
Some supporting
references have
been used however
they add adequate
value to the essay.

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