Unit_13_Assignment__Personal_and_Professional_Development

Brighton School of Busine ss and Management Limited Brighton Assignment Session: 2011- 2012 Edexcel BTEC Level 5 HND Busine ss and Management Unit 13 Assi gnment: Personal and Professional Development Assignment Introduction This assignment aims to help you become an effective and confident self-directed employee. This helps you become confident in managing own personal and professional skills to achieve personal and career goals Learning outcomes On successful completion of this assignment you will be able to: 1 Understand how self-managed learning can enhance lifelong development 2 Be able to take responsibility for own personal and professional development 3 Be able to implement and continually review own personal and professional development plan 4 Be able to demonstrate acquired interpersonal and trans ferable skills. Assignment Focusing on a work role, previous work experience or a voluntary work position, using examples from your own workplace experiences where possible, and drawing on your studies of this subject, please answer ALL four sections below. Deadline for Submission: Please see your time table Please ans wer A LL four sections: Section 1 Word Length: Approx. 1500 words Demonstrate how self managed learning can enhance lifelong development You will need to:    evaluate approaches to self-managed learning propose ways in which lifelong learning in pers onal and professional contexts could be encouraged evaluate the benefits of self-managed learning to the individual and organisation Brighton School of Busine ss and Management Limited Brighton School of Busine ss and Management Limited Brighton Section 2 Word Length: Approx. 1500 words Demonstrate how you would take responsibility for your own personal and professional development You will need to:      evaluate own current skills and competencies against professional standards and organisational objectives identify own development needs and the activities required to meet them identify development opportunities to meet current and future defined needs devis e a personal and professional development plan based on identified needs Section 3 Word Length: Approx. 1500 words Demonstrate how you would implement and continually review your own personal and profe ssional development plan You will need to:     discuss the processes and activities required to implement the development plan undertake and document development activities as planned reflect critically on own learning against original aims and objectives set in the development plan update the development plan based on feedback and evaluation Section 4 Word Length: Approx. 1500 words Demonstrate how you have acquired interpersonal and transferable skill s You will need to:    select solutions to work-based problems communicate in a variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels evaluate and use effective time management strategies. . Brighton School of Busine ss and Management Limited Brighton School of Busine ss and Management Limited Brighton Delivery Delivery is by self study, online distance learning, with email and telephone support available from your Pers onal Tutor. Guidance and advice on study techniques can be found on Moodle, and can be given by your Personal Tutor. Guidance and advice on unit assignments can be found on Moodle. Your Personal Tut or will also give you advice and guidance on format, structure, content, and give feedback on one draft per assignment. Assignment Completion and Asse ssment The unit assignments are designed to cover the specific unit learning outcomes. Assignments may be focused on actual workplace activity, case studies, or desk - research. All assignments need t o cover the assignment -specific assessment criteria, as shown in each assignment section. The format, structure, and overall present ation of the assignment is expected to be to a professional standard. The assignment word lengt h is approximate and is given on each s ection Word process the report Use 10 point Arial or Times New Roman script Use the Simplified Harvard referencing system Complete an assignment front sheet Save the assignment in one single Word format document or PDF, including the assignment front sheet. Submit the final version of your assignment and assignment front sheet, by the set submission date via Moodle. The basis for assessor grading decisions is explained below. Brighton School of Busine ss and Management Limited Brighton School of Busine ss and Management Limited Brighton Guidance on Grade Awarded The final Unit grade assessment is based on how well you have met the Assignment Criteria / Task Requirements: we look primarily for evidence that you have followed the Assignment “instructions” and have responded to the Assignment in a way that meets the specific outcomes / requirements / criteria. We also look at the depth and breadth of your work: where we look for evidence of supplementary reading and res earc h, appropriate examples, some “original” thought, a professional standard of layout, structure, and overall presentation in order to come to a decision about the actual grade. Below is an overview of the guidelines that our Assessors work to: Grade Descriptors for HNC/ HND Pass Grade A pass grade is ac hieved by meeting all the requirements defined in the assessment criteria for pass for each unit. Merit Grade In order to achieve a merit you must: Identify and apply strategies to find appropriate solutions You need to show evidence of:    effective judgements have been made complex problems with more than one variable have been explored an effective approac h to study and researc h has been applied Select / design and apply appropriate methods/technique s You need to show evidence of:        relevant theories and techniques have been applied a range of methods and techniques have been applied a range of sources of information has been used the selection of methods and techniques/sourc es has been justified the design of methods/techniques has been justified complex information/data has been synthesised and processed appropriate learning methods/techniques have been applied Brighton School of Busine ss and Management Limited Brighton School of Busine ss and Management Limited Brighton Present and communicate appropriate findings You need to show evidence of:      the appropriate structure and approach has been used coherent, logical development of principles/concepts for the intended audience a range of methods of presentation have been used and technic al language has been accurately used communication has taken place in familiar and unfamiliar contexts the communication is appropriate for familiar and unfamiliar audienc es and appropriate media have been us ed. Di stinction Grade In order to achieve a distinction you must: Use critical reflection to evaluate own work and justi fy valid conclusions You need to show evidence of:     conclusions have been arrived at through synthesis of ideas and have been justified the validity of res ults has been evaluat ed using defined criteria self-criticism of approac h has taken place realistic improvements have been proposed against defined characteristics for success Take responsibility for managing and organising activities You need to show evidence of:      autonomy/independence has been demonstrat ed substantial activities, projects or investigations have been planned, managed and organised activities have been managed the unforeseen has been accommodated the importance of interdependence has been recognised and achieved Demonstrate convergent/lateral/creative thinking You need to show evidence of:        ideas have been generated and decisions taken self-evaluation has taken place convergent and lateral thinking have been applied problems have been solved innovation and creative thought have been applied receptiveness to new ideas is evident effective thinking has taken plac e in unfamiliar contexts. 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