ASSESSMENT 1 – PROJECT
STUDENT INFORMATION
This information is to be handed to each student to outline the assessment requirements.
Student Instructions
For this assessment you are required todemonstrate how to develop and maintain professional competency.
You are to seriously consider your professional future, and you should take this opportunity to make this project a practical and effective development tool for your future career efforts.
This assessment is to be undertaken infour parts, which should be undertaken consecutively.
TASK 1
1.You will need to nominate a specific career and professional position that you see as a practical career path for yourself. You must discuss that path with your Assessor and have it approved by your Assessor BEFORE you start
2.Research and summarise the relevantcompetency standards for that position
3.Conduct and document an honest and systematic self-analysis on your current skills, qualifications and experience relative to the competency standards for your chosen career.
4.Develop a questionnaire (6 to 10 questions as a guide)that can be used for obtaining feedback from relevant third parties, e.g. your employers, employees, clients, colleagues and your trainer, on how they see your career progression so far and how it relates to the career direction you have nominated. You may wish to include a brief descriptive of the competency standards, as the parties you target may not be familiar with them.
Note that this feedback will be vital to ensure you have a holistic view of your current standing, to assist in your self-assessment against the competency standards. This will help to formulate your professional development needs, priorities and plans.
5.Submit you questionnaire to your Assessor, with a list of parties you will seek feedback from (at least 3) BEFORE proceeding.
TASK 2
1.Make any necessary amendments to your questionnaire
2.Approach the parties and obtain their feedback(each party is to sign the questionnaire)
TASK 3
1.Using the outcomes of Tasks 1 and 2, determine the development needs, priorities and plans necessary to achieve the competency standards for your chosen career goal.
2.Identify, evaluate, select appropriate development opportunities personally suitable to assistyouto develop the desired competencies
3.Identify suitable networks where your participation may enhance personal knowledge, skills and work relationships
4.Identify potential new skills which may achieve and maintain a professional competitive edge
TASK 4
1.Combining all of the outcomes of Tasks 1, 2 and 3,develop a Personal Development Plan which includes career objectives, and addresses each of the requirements under Task 3
2.Prepare an Action Plan to facilitate the implementation of your Personal Development Plan
DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTEDto complete this assessment
1)A summarise of the relevantcompetency standards for your chosen career
2)A documented self-analysis
3)Completed questionnaires (at least 3) of feedback from, and signed by,third parties
4)Your Personal Development Plan
5)Your Action Plan
ASSESSMENT 2 – PROJECT
STUDENT INFORMATION
This information is to be handed to each student to outline the assessment requirements.
Student Instructions
Following from assessment 1, you are now required to ensure that the personal work goals, plans and activities in your Professional Development Plan inreflect the organisation’s plans, and your own responsibilities and accountabilities.
1.Select a prospective and renowned employer whom you consider might offer the career path you have developed in Assessment 1.(If you are unable to choose an appropriate employer your Assessor will nominate one for you).
2.Research andoutline that organisation’s policies, plans and procedures as relevant to your career path(250 to 500 words as a guide).
3.Check whether yourpersonal work goals, plans and activities reflect the organisation’s plans, and what you would envisage would be your own responsibilities and accountabilities within that organisation.
4.Determine if there are any potentially competing demands between your personal and the organisation’s goals and objectives.
5.Prepare a summary report(600 words as a guide)suggesting how you might amend your Personal Development Plan or otherwise facilitate any competing demands
DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTEDto complete this assessment-
1)A brief
outlineof the selected relevant organisation’s policies, plans and procedures(250 to 500 words as a guide).
2)A Summary reporton how you might facilitate any competing demands(600 words as a guide)
ASSESSMENT 3 – PROJECT
STUDENT INFORMATION
This information is to be handed to each student to outline the assessment requirements.
Student Instructions
For this assessment you are required todemonstrate your time management abilities using appropriate available technologies.
1.Select a short- term goal related to your own job, or to your studies. Check with your assessor BEFORE proceeding to ensure the chosen goal is satisfactory for the purposes of this assessment.
2.Briefly draft a plan to achieve the goal, illustrated as a step by step process. If there are interdependent goals, they should be planned and illustrated as well.
3.Research at least three goal management software applications (e.g. GoalPro, Microsoft Outlook Goalscape) and determine one suitable for your goal. (Note you will need to be able to provide printouts of your plan from the application).
4.Use your preferred application to plan how you will achieve your goal, (and provide printouts as evidence).
You will need to ensure that your plan facilitates and realistically prioritises any competing demands, whilst allowing you to achieve the goals as efficiently as practical and possible.
5.Prepare a summary report to explain your plan, including-
i.A brief explanation how the goal relates to your current work role, accountabilities and responsibilities, or how it relates to your studies.
ii.A brief discussion on how you intend to manage the stress in your life and how you can achieve a positive work-life balance
DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTEDto complete this assessment-
1)A Summary reportof available goal management applications(100 to 250 words as a guide)
2) A Report explaining your plan, including
i.Your original draft step by step plan
ii.Printouts of your final plan from the application used
iii.how the goal relates to your work role or studies
iv.discussion on how you intend to manage stress and achieve a positive work-life balance
(This report should be 250 to 500 words as a guide plus the printouts)
ASSESSMENT 4- WRITTEN ASSESSMENT
Student Name: ______________________________Student ID No: _____________
Student Instructions:
·This is an open book assessment to be conducted in the classroomunder Trainer’s supervision.
·You are to provide answers to each of the questions in a separate documentusing MSWord or similar word processing tools. Your document should be professionally formatted, with questions retyped and numbered
·You must answer all questionssatisfactorily to achieve competency in the unit. The extent of responses required will vary by question – an approximate word count is provided at each question as a guide
·Your answers should be in your own words, not copied or plagiarisedfrom any person or source except where appropriate such as a definition, in which cases you should reference the source
·Ask your assessor if you do not understand a question.Whist your assessor cannot tell you the answer, he/she may be able to re-word the question for you
·Reasonable adjustment: If you require any adjustments to accommodate a need in order to complete this assessment, please talk to your assessor.Arrangements will be put in place to ensure a fair and flexible approach is undertaken for this assessment.Please note that the range or nature of the adjustment will ensure that the outcomes of the unit are not compromised
·Re-assessment: If you do not achieve the required standard, you will be given the opportunity to be re-assessed by our Assessor. Arrangements will be made on an individual basis. If you are deemed to be NS (Not Satisfactory) , your assessor will either ask specific questions orallyand record them with you or you will be asked to resubmit your responses
·Feedback:Your assessor will provide feedback to students after the completion of the assessment. The assessor will explain the appeals process when required.
QUESTIONS
1.Describe how you can serve as a positive role model in your workplace
2.Describe six (6) different samples of technology, and how they can be used to efficiently and effectively manage your work priorities
3.Discuss three (3) main benefits of business networking(50 to 100 words for each as a guide)
4.Discuss the term SWOT Analysis and why is this analysis useful in relation op professional development(100 to 200 words as a guide)
5.In your own words, describe the principles and techniques involved in performance measurement(250 to 500 words as a guide)
6.Describe Honey & Mumford’s Activist, Pragmatist, Reflector, and Theorist.(100 to 150 words for eachas a guide)
7.Describe the benefits of goal setting, along with how you can apply this process(100 to 150 words for eachas a guide)
8.Describe the three (3) different learning styles(50 words for each as a guide)
9.Describe 3 techniques for effective time management(100 to 200 words in total as aguide)
10.List at least six (6) personal factors might affect you managing your personal work priorities and professional development?
11.Describe at least six (6) methods for achieving a healthy work-life balance(50 to 100 words for each as a guide)
12.Read the scenario below, and describe how you would manage your time to achieve the tasks
Be sure to develop any paper-based systems required to manage your time / work.
It is after lunch and Vicki is stressed!She has so many things she needs to accomplish before the end of the day and she doesn’t know where to start.She needs to
•Finish the minutes of yesterday’s meeting;
•prepare the banking and reconcile the end of day takings;
•prepare the mail for dispatch;
•respond to 6 customer enquiries
•arrange for the staff break-up for next month
•finish the filing
•bind reports for the sales department
•order the weekly stationary supplies
•as well as answer the incoming telephone calls and deal with walk-in customers
i.List at least five (5) things Vicki can do to relieve her stress
ii.Create a to-do list for Vicki to use for the rest of the day:
iii.In a sentence for each explain your reasons for ordering tasks as you have in the previous question