This document outlines an assignment to research and propose solutions to the problem of water access in Bonneville, Oregon. It provides background on the water crisis facing the town due to drought. The objective is to inform the Oregon state government of possible actions to address water problems in the area. The deliverables include a written proposal, literature review, recommendations, and presentation of findings. An action plan with weekly milestones is provided, such as approving the topic, analyzing sources, writing the project, and presenting the results. The target audience is the state government, which is responsible for ensuring citizens have clean water.

1. Developing Leadership and Management (6HR510)
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The Task
Section 1:
Critically evaluate the contemporary definitions of leadership
and management examining current perspectives of the roles
and responsibilities of both leaders and managers generally.
This section should account for approximately 60-65% of your
total word count (probable ballpark 2,000 to 2,100 words)
You should be using in the region of 20 – 25 appropriate and
robust academic references to supplement and validate your
evaluation
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Assignment Considerations
Only pick four or five key models or theories and focus your
attention on them (rationale is that if you try to focus on too
many different models or theories you establish no depth of
awareness or understanding in any of them).
Make sure you use multiple academic perspectives when
discussing each key theory.
Think about the evolutionary process of management and
leadership and consider writing your assignment through that

2. mechanism.
Remember to use both leadership and management theories /
models.
Remember also – you are not writing for you but for your
audience (in this case your tutors).
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Structuring Work
Using the information provided in Lecture 4 (week of 22nd
February) build a body of dialogue around each key model or
theory.
Do not use single sentence, or simply use limited, paragraphs
(2-10 lines) to create that awareness and understanding as this
limits insight and awareness of the point you wish to discuss.
Construct good robust paragraphs using at least 3 (ideally 4)
appropriate academic sources to help inform the reader of the
point you are making.
Avoid using the same source multiple times in the same
paragraph, it slightly undermines the credibility of your
evaluation.
Each paragraph is more likely to be in the region of 15 – 20
lines and using multiple academic sources gives the reader a
chance to appreciate the breadth and depth of your research
(which is always a plus).
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The Task
Section 2:

3. Based on your evaluation in section one, propose a minimum of
three critical skills and behaviours required to be a successful
21st century leader. Consider specific methods of leadership
and management development that could develop these critical
skills and recommend how to implement and evaluate these
development interventions effectively. (LO3)
(You may present your recommended interventions and
respective evaluations in a table format for section 2).
This section will account for approximately 35-40% of your
word count
You should be using in the region of 10 – 12 appropriate and
robust academic references to supplement and validate your
proposals
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Assignment Considerations
Pick ONLY three skills and / or behaviours and construct a
rationale outlining the purpose and value of these skills and
why development in these areas would be beneficial for
prospective 21st century leaders.
Construct an implementation (How, Who, Where, When) and
evaluation plan (with distinct mechanisms to measure the
impact and potential success of your implementation).
Point 2 can be constructed using a tabular format:
Skill / BehaviourMethod of ImplementationEvaluation
Measuresxxxxx2. yyyyy3. zzzzz
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Structuring the Work
Section 2 is constructed of two elements:
Element 1 discusses the three skills or behaviours you feel
would be useful to develop in 21st century leaders. Using a
range of academic sources (in the region of 10-12) construct a
rationale that determines the purpose and value of these skills /
behaviours in today’s business environments.
Avoid overusing any one source to construct this rationale (as it
potentially undermines the value proposition of your ideas).
The probable ballpark word count for this element is 1,000 to
1,100 words.
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Structuring the Work
Element 2 is presented in table format (probable ballpark word
count is 400-500 words).
It outlines the implementation methods and the mechanisms by
which you will determine the relative value and success of the
plan.
The implementation methods should address how you plan to
implement these ideas with an indication of who they are
targeted at, whether this is a staged plan (activity 1, activity 2
etc) and when they can occur (there may be necessary time
intervals in the plan to ensure work based learning is captured,
which may be part of your evaluation process).
The evaluation measures is likely to be multiple (meaning there
will be more than one measure for each skill or behaviour being
developed).

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Presenting Your Work
A professional presentation is required. Remember, you are
presenting to an audience, not to yourself. What you present
and how you present it is often considered to be an indication of
you, so be professional.
Use size 12 font (Arial, Verdana, MS Sans Serif tend to be good
choices as they are relatively easy to read).
Use line and half (1.5) spacing. Do not cram things in on top of
each other. A cluttered and ill-considered presentation does not
make good or easy reading so help the reader.
Build good, well informed (from appropriate and robust
academic research) points of discussion. Show the reader you
have an understanding of the subject and not just some vague
acknowledgement of it.
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REMEMBER
IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT ABOUT ANY ASPECT OF THE
WORK, ASK FOR HELP.
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6. A. Use for your final topic to think about how the ecosystem
services framework from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
can help understand your issue.
B. For this assignment, take the diagram on p7 of the MA
Living Beyond Our Means and use it to describe (~1.5 pages)
the direct and indirect drivers of change for your issue, and
make sure to link the ecosystem services with direct and
indirect drivers of change, and constituents of human well -
being. You can use the three different geographic scales or
focus on one. (5 pts)
C. Now, pretend you are a neoclassical (free-market or
environmental economist), new institutional (transaction cost or
ecological), and institutional economist—each in turn. Being
that economist, write up some of the solutions each school of
economic theory might develop (~1.5 pages). If your topic is
water pollution, a neoclassical economist might say “put a tax
on pollution”, a new institutionalist might say “define who’s
responsible for cleaning up the pollution”, and an
institutionalist might say, “we need to focus on changing
consumer behavior to reduce demand for pollution-causing
products.” It may be that each school of thought may select the
same solution, but for different reasons. (5 pts)
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Final Project Work Plan
Objective
The proposed project seeks to research on different ways i n
which the state government can solve the problem of water
access in Bonneville, Oregon. Bonneville residents have for an

7. extended period faced challenges in accessing clean water for
use. Major driving factor for this challenge is drought
experienced in the area which results in drying up of water
bodies and aquifers.
Relevant literature
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/01/792692254/water-crisis-puts-
oregon-community-at-a-crossroads
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-
02/documents/ws-ourwater-oregon-state-fact-sheet.pdf
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/epic-drought-
means-water-crisis-oregon-california-border-rcna688
Target Audience
The primary target audience for the proposed project is the state
government of Oregon. It is the responsibility of the state
government to ensure that every citizen has access to clean and
sufficient water. Therefore, research findings from the project
would inform the government on possible solutions to water
problems in Bonneville.
Problem statement
Bonneville is one of the many areas in Oregon with water crisis
because of the draught experienced in the region. The major
indirect driver of water crisis in the region is the state
government. The Oregon government failed to put in place the
right measures for water storage. In 2015, Oregon faced tough
water shortage crisis and the government had done little in
preparation for the coming encounters. The problem is expected
to occur again if right measures are not put in place.
Project deliverables
Written project proposal detailing the purpose of the project.
Background information to the study topic
Deep analysis of relevant literature
Recommendation of possible solutions to the problem
Compilation and presentation of the final project
Project action plan and timeline
Approval of the research topic by the supervisor (week 5)
Identification and analyzing of relevant literature required for

8. the completion of the project (week 6)
Writing up the final project (week 7-8)
Presentation of research findings (week 9)