In this assessment task you will apply the process of critical thinking to identify a vision for your career development. Your vision will then be used to identify the core competencies you have mastered, that will assist you in your career in the short term (next 5 years).
This assignment is comprised of 4 parts. In the first two parts, you will use the “Superstrong” tool to help you identify your personal inventory of capabilities. You will then apply the critical thinking tools and techniques in this unit to analyse this information and produce a “vision for self” in parts 3 of this assignment. Make sure that what you write for your “vision for self” clearly explains how your capabilities will make you competitive in the career path that you have identified. The last part of the assignment will require you to review and critique the critical thinking tools and techniques that you have used in order to create this vision.
MPM 732 Critical Thinking for Managers Trimester 1, 2020 Critical Analysis DUE DATE AND TIME:Week 6, 20/04/2020, 11.59PM PERCENTAGE OF FINAL GRADE:30% HURDLE DETAILS:No hurdle Learning Outcome Details Unit Learning Outcome (ULO) Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO) ULO 1: Critically examine personal and professional career-related dynamics to inform insight and decision-making GLO 1, GLO 6 ULO 2: Identify, interpret, evaluate and synthesise a diversity of evidence and perspectives to develop a critically robust argument GLO 1, GLO 4 ULO 3: Effectively communicate knowledge, information and opinion to inform and influence audiences GL0 2 Assessment Feedback: Students who submit their work by the due date will receive their marks and feedback on CloudDeakin on 11/05/2020, 11.59PM Description / Requirements In this assessment task you will apply the process of critical thinking to identify a vision for your career development. Your vision will then be used to identify the core competencies you have mastered, that will assist you in your career in the short term (next 5 years). This assignment is comprised of 4 parts. In the first two parts, you will use the “Superstrong” tool to help you identify your personal inventory of capabilities. You will then apply the critical thinking tools and techniques in this unit to analyse this information and produce a “vision for self” in parts 3 of this assignment. Make sure that what you write for your “vision for self” clearly explains how your capabilities will make you competitive in the career path that you have identified. The last part of the assignment will require you to review and critique the critical thinking tools and techniques that you have used in order to create this vision. THE ASSIGNMENT STRUCTURE PROCESS Outcome Report 1. Superstrong assessment Sign up and complete Career Profile Appendix 2. Data description and Interpretation Personal Assessment 700 words (including introduction to the report) 3. Critical Interpretation Vision for Me 650 words 4. Reflection on the Tools and Techniques - Reflection on the Process – What 650 words (including conclusion) 5. Research Resources for Career Development, Career Theory Reference List – min 5 Stage 1: data gathering Complete the SuperStrong activity. Instructions for SuperStrong can be found in this document. To complete the SuperStrong Interest Inventory: 1. Sign up to SuperStrong. Fill in your details using your Deakin email address and a password of choice. 2. Work through the questions. Make sure to take your time and be honest with yourself. The results are only as accurate as the information you put in. 3. Results page will show your personalised SuperStrong Insights and Occupational Themes. 4. Scroll down and ‘like or dislike’ the career areas of interest. Click ‘Save Ratings’. 5. Select ‘Career Pathways’ to explore jobs based on your interests by selecting the ‘Show More’ tab. (You can also search for other jobs using the ‘Open Search’ function). 6. Select careers of interest for more information. Please note that education and salary links are USA based – for Australian specific information refer to the Australian Job Outlook site. It’s important to note: · SuperStrong does not measure abilities. · SuperStrong does not recommend one specific major or career that you “should” follow. · Interests represent only one important component of good academic and career decision making. Factors not measured by the SuperStrong that are also important to consider include your abilities, values, goals, family concerns, and lifestyle needs. See Career Decisions. Review the information provided after you have completed the inventory tool. Use the Print button on the top right hand side of the Insights screen to create a pdf of your results, as shown here. Take a screenshot of the spider graph on the top left hand side of the results screen and include this in your Personal Dashboard. The screen shot should include your Interest code as well as the spider graph, as shown here. Interest code Spider Graph Stage 2: data description and interpretation Complete each section of your Personal Dashboard before starting your self-assessment. Some of the entries for your Personal Dashboard will be addressed in the Study guide. Other entries will require you to think about them now and reflecting. Personal Dashboard Superstrong Result Top 3 skills from Skills Audit – complete the Skills Audit document found on the MPM732 Unit Site Areas of Improvement from Skills Audit / Skills required in aspirational roles Academic Interests – consider study areas where you have done well Personal Interests – consider what you enjoy doing, find fulfilling or do to help you relax Experiences (enter in dot points where you have developed skills other than through your studies) Stage 3: critical interpretation and argument Use the results of the SuperStrong Inventory Tool as a basis to create a critical “Vision for Me” in which you define, communicate and justify: 1. Who am I? (beliefs, values, ethics) 2. Where are my personal strengths and skills? 3. What primary career pathway am I best suited to and why? 4. What skills, knowledge, core competencies and qualities do I manifest that make me an asset to an employer in my chosen field? Stage 4: Reflection on tools and techniques In this section you are required to identify and justify the critical thinking tools and techniques employed in the development, critical interpretation and justification / defence of your personal vision across the preceding 3 stages. Word limit: 2000 (with 10% variance). Suggested report format: 1. Introduction 2. Stage 2: data description and interpretation 3. Stage 3: critical interpretation and argument 4. Stage 4: Reflection on tools and techniques 5. Conclusion 6. References 1. Appendix: Stage 1: data gathering – complete SUPERSTRONG and append results Mark: 30% Criteria for marking: 1. Data analysis, interpretation critical argument – 10% 2. Critical reflection on tools and techniques used for the first three parts of the assignment – 10% 3. Overall flow of paper, style, within word limits and appropriate use of external references – 10% Submission Instructions Assignments are to be submitted via the dropbox on the cloud site for the Unit You must keep a backup copy of every assignment you submit, until the marked assignment has been returned to you. In the unlikely event that one of your assignments is misplaced, you will need to submit your backup copy. Any work you submit may be checked by electronic or other means for the purposes of detecting collusion and/or plagiarism. When you are required to submit an assignment through your CloudDeakin unit site, you will receive an email to your Deakin email address confirming that it has been submitted. You should check that you can see your assignment in the Submissions view of the Assignment dropbox folder after upload, and check for, and keep, the email receipt for the submission. Notes · Penalties for late submission: The following marking penalties will apply if you submit an assessment task after the due date without an approved extension: 5% will be deducted from available marks for each day up to five days, and work that is submitted more than five days after the due date will not be marked. You will receive 0% for the task. 'Day' means working day for paper submissions and calendar day for electronic submissions. The Unit Chair may refuse to accept a late submission where it is unreasonable or impracticable to assess the task after the due date. · For more information about academic misconduct, special consideration, extensions, and assessment feedback, please refer to the document Your rights and responsibilities as a student in this Unit in the first folder next to the Unit Guide of the Resources area in the CloudDeakin unit site. · Building evidence of your experiences, skills and knowledge (Portfolio) - Building a portfolio that evidences your skills, knowledge and experience will provide you with a valuable tool to help you prepare for interviews and to showcase to potential employers. There are a number of tools that you can use to build a portfolio. You are provided with cloud space through OneDrive, or through the Portfolio tool in the Cloud Unit Site, but you can use any storage repository system that you like. Remember that a Portfolio is YOUR tool. You should be able to store your assessment work, reflections, achievements and artefacts in YOUR Portfolio. Once you have completed this assessment piece, add it to your personal Portfolio to use and showcase your learning later, when applying for jobs, or further studies. Curate your work by adding meaningful tags to your artefacts that describe what the artefact represents. Skills Audit Your skills describe your ability to do something well. In addition, it’s also important to consider what you like to do. Most jobs require both technical skills (such as those related to a specific profession or industry) and soft skills which are generic and of broader value (such as communication and team work). You can develop skills through a wide variety of experiences, but only you can decide if you will enjoy using that skill. The below skills audit will help you assess your level of ability in a range of skills and identify those you enjoy. It will also help identify any skills gaps you have for you to work on in the future. I enjoy I don’t enjoy Skill (see below for definitions) I have no ability I have some ability I have strong ability Adaptability Agility Analysis Attention to detail Building relationships Communication Conflict resolution Continuous improvement Creativity/Innovation Critical thinking Customer service Decision making Delegation Digital literacy Emotional Intelligence Entrepreneurial Facilitation Flexibility Initiative Interpersonal skills Interpret complex data Leadership Mentoring Negotiating Networking Planning and Organising Presentations skills Problem solving Project management Questioning/Investigating Research Resilience Self–management Teamwork Teaching/Training others Technical skills Thinking on your feet Time management Verbal Communication Working under pressure