FY028 Inquiry Project Report on Vodafone Management Skills Analysis

This project report presents an inquiry-based investigation into the management skills within Vodafone, focusing on areas needing improvement. The report explores various data collection methods, including primary and secondary sources such as questionnaires, interviews, company websites, and feedback forms, to gather information on employee perceptions and organizational challenges. It highlights the importance of effective communication, problem-solving, and team collaboration in addressing these issues. The project also examines the needs, problems, and opportunities related to inquiry-based learning, emphasizing the development of employability skills and the use of digital technologies. The conclusion summarizes the findings, emphasizing the need for improved management skills and resource accessibility to enhance organizational effectiveness and student learning outcomes. The report highlights methods to improve management skills, data collection, and project success.

In this project you will
undertake an inquiry-
based project on a topic
related to your subject
area and produce a
project report

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Collect, select and use information from a range of sources using different methods,
appropriate to the academic discipline and context.....................................................................1
Needs problems and opportunities of the given situation............................................................2
Plan and undertake a project to address a subject-related problem or answer a subject-related
question........................................................................................................................................3
Communicate effectively, with well-structured verbal and written reports................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Inquiry-based project work involves a group of students investigating a worthy question,
issue, problem, or idea. This is the type of authentic project work that those working in the
disciplines actually undertake to create or build knowledge. These projects involve serious
engagement and investigation. Present report will lay emphasis on the various types of
management skills which will be required for the effective culture in the organization. Study will
lay emphasis on the Collect, select and use information from a range of sources using different
methods, appropriate to the academic discipline and context. It will also lay focus on the
Investigate the needs, problems and opportunities of a given situation.
MAIN BODY
Collect, select and use information from a range of sources using different methods, appropriate
to the academic discipline and context
The present case has provided with the information that there are various management
related problems that has been faced by the Vodafone. The Enquiry based learning has provided
with the various different sources through which this data has been collected. The students were
been engaged in collecting the data from the primary as well as the secondary sources. It has
been analysed that the relevant answer to the problems which has been faced by the organization
are been collected with the help of questionnaire and interview methods. This has helped the
students in knowing about the needs and issues which has been faced by the organization. It has
been analysed from the employees that managers in Vodafone do not possess the adequate
management skills. This has reduced the productivity and operational efficiency of the firm. It
has also reduced the growth of the organization. The primary method of data collection has
assisted them in collecting the more reliable and authentic data which will help students in
completing their inquiry based report. It has also been analysed that the data was also collected
from the company’s website, feedback forms, journals and articles, company log books. This has
helped the students in knowing about the problem and needs which has been faced by the
employees of Vodafone. In order to collect the data it is really necessary that the research
questions are been formed appropriately. This will help researcher in getting through the end
results. The Students have been involved in collecting the qualitative data with the help of
primary and secondary method the data collection. They have also before starting the research as
gone through all the information related to company so that high quality inquiry based project
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can be prepared by them. It has also been analysed that the data collected by students through the
feedback form will also help company in enhancing their management skills so that the growth
can be achieved by them. This will assist them in achieving the goals and objectives. Students
also need to collect authentic and relevant data. It has been analysed that the in order to make the
Inquiry based project, it is really easy to collect the data from the secondary sources. They will
be able to collect the data that already been published (Boss and Castleberry, 2019). This will
help the students in knowing about the management related problems that has been faced by the
company in recent time. They can also be involved in collecting the authentic data through
secondary sources as this has already been provided by the researchers who have mastered in the
subject matter. It has also been analysed that the information can also be collected from the
company’s social media website. Students to identify the problem have been involved in
checking upon the feedback of consumers about the services. The students can also know about
the main reason why the problem exists. This will help them in making their Inquiry based
project a success. The students can also make use of the various technological advancement tools
and techniques such as digital media. This will help them in implementing the new way of
thinking. They will be involved in conducting research, share information, make decisions, and
solve problems,
Needs problems and opportunities of the given situation
The students are been involved in collecting the data about the various management issues
which has been faced by the Vodafone (Lau, Lui and Chu, 2017). There have been various
opportunities while working in the group related inquiry based project like this. It has been
analysed that this will assist the student in learning about the various employability skills such as
team working, problem solving, decision making, and communication. This Inquiry based
project will act as an opportunity to grow professionally and achieve their career goals and
objectives. Students when learn about how to work in team will assist them in building rapport
and it will also help them in completing their work fast and also on time. There will be no delay
in the project or artefact that has been made by them. It has also been analysed that through this
Inquiry based project, and working in group, it will also help the students in enhancing their
problem solving skills. This will assist them in making better decision. It can act as an
opportunity for them. The need for the current situation is that the Inquiry based project is
required so that the various skills can be enhanced of the students who are working in team. It is
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also been required to know about the answer to research questions or the problems which has
been faced by the company. It will help the students in enhancing their career and also they will
be involved in making use of various different methods for the data collection (Selje-Aßmann,
and et.al., 2019). The problems which can be faced by the students for this Inquiry based project
can include that there can be situation that students are not able to access the adequate resources
for the collection of data. This can reduce the quality of the project that has been made up by
them. It has also been analysed that there can also be other problem like communication. In this
the students’ needs to be involved in making use of effective communication so that the no miss-
understanding and also they can be engaged in making use of effective verbal and nonverbal
mode of communication. There are various opportunities like students can also enhance their
presentation skills. In this they will be able to make better representation of their Enquiry based
project. This will assist them in achieving the objectives related to project that has been set up by
the students. They will also be able to develop the various management skills while doing this
project, this can act as an opportunity for the students and also they will be able to achieve their
goals and objectives. This will also help the students in completing their Inquiry based project
report successfully.
Plan and undertake a project to address a subject-related problem or answer a subject-related
question
The subject related problem is that the company is facing various issues related to the
management of the staff; they do not contain the appropriate skills (Amundsen and D’Amico,
2019). The answer to this problem can only be found out with the help of doing an Inquiry based
research. It has been analysed that students in order to find out this will be involved in
connecting with the expertise. They will be engaged in communicating with the expertise so that
the solution to this problem can be finding out by them. This will also assist them in enhancing
their networking skills which will be really beneficial for the successful completion of the
Inquiry based learning project. They will work with the expertise and will also analyse their
pattern while observing them. This will asssit them in finding answer to all the research related
problems that has been faced by them. Students also need to be involved with one another and
provide assistance to one another so that the research can be completed successfully. They are
also been required to communicate with the various audiences about what they are learning
through the company’s blog, websites and many other journals. This will assist them in finding
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the answer related to the research problems and questions. It will also support them in
completing the Inquiry based project on time and also providing assistance will enhance the
quality of their project. It has also been analysed that the various digital technology can also be
used in order to find the answers related to the problems that has been faced by during the
Inquiry based project.
Communicate effectively, with well-structured verbal and written reports
In order to successfully complete the Inquiry based project report it is really required that
students are been involved in following the flow of conversation. They need to make sure that
the effective communication has been used by sharing their information with the variety of
audience. They can also be engaged in making use of various forms of verbal and nonverbal
communication such as they can email about the information that has been collected by them
while doing the Inquiry based project. This will assist them in building better bond with the
target audience. They also have the opportunity to provide assistance to each other’s idea so that
the objective can be achieved by them. Effective communication will also help the students in
enhancing the team working abilities as there will be no chaos and miss-understanding that will
exist in the firm. A student on the problems that has been analysed by them also needs to express
their views and opinion on it (Hammock and et.al., 2017). They can also choose the forms of
communication for their understanding about the Inquiry based project. They can communicate
face to face or even can use various type of digitalised mode. It has also been analysed that the
inquiry provides opportunities for students to communicate what they are learning with a variety
of audiences. This will assist the students in growing and also achieving
the goals and objectives. It has also been analysed that the effective communication will also
help them in increasing their understanding. This will also help them in growing professionally
and their career will develop. It has been analysed that students needs to be expertise in various
verbal and nonverbal form of communication so that the Inquiry based learning project can
become successful.
CONCLUSION
From the above study it has been summarised that analysed that students in order to find out
this will be involved in connecting with the expertise. They will be engaged in communicating
with the expertise so that the solution to this problem can be finding out by them. They have also
been engaged in making use of the various modes of verbal and nonverbal form of
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communication. This has assisted the students in building a better bond with the target audience.
It has also been analysed that problems which can be faced by the students for this Inquiry based
project can include that there can be situation that students are not able to access the adequate
resources for the collection of data. The students must be provided with the adequate resources
so that they can be engaged in driving success. This will also help them in achieving their goals
and objectives. This project has also assisted the students in enhancing their problem solving,
team working, communication and technological skills. It has been analysed that in order to
collect the data they have been involved in making use of various digitalised technology so that
the goals and objectives can be achieved by them. This has assisted them in developing
professionally. This has also helped the Inquiry based project to be completed in time.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Hammock, J. and et.al., 2017. Towards citizen inquiry: From class-based environmental projects
to citizen science. In Citizen Inquiry (pp. 143-167). Routledge.
Lau, W.W., Lui, V. and Chu, S.K., 2017. The use of wikis in a science inquiry-based project in a
primary school. Educational Technology Research and Development, 65(3), pp.533-553.
Amundsen, C. and D’Amico, L., 2019. Using Theory of Change to evaluate socially-situated,
inquiry-based academic professional development. Studies in Educational
Evaluation, 61, pp.196-208.
Selje-Aßmann, N. and et.al., 2019. Inquiry-Based Learning in the Life Sciences. In Inquiry-
Based Learning–Undergraduate Research (pp. 171-180). Springer, Cham.
Boss, S. and Castleberry, K.J., 2019. No Zombies Here!: An Inquiry-Based Learning Approach
to an Embedded Librarian Project.
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