Manager personal work priorities and Professional Development

 Assessment Information

The assessment tasks for BSBWOR501 Manage personal work priorities and professional developmentare included in this Student Assessment Tasks booklet and outlined in the assessment plan below.

To be assessed as competent for this unit, you must complete all of the assessment tasks satisfactorily. 

Assessment Preparation

Please read through this assessment thoroughly before beginning any tasks. Ask your assessor for clarification if you have any questions at all.

When you have read and understood this unit’s assessment tasks, print out the Student Assessment Agreement.Fill it out, sign it, and hand it to your assessor, who will countersign it and then keep it on file.

Keep a copy of all of your work, as the work submitted to your assessor will not be returned to you.

Assessment appeals

If you do not agree with an assessment decision, you can make an assessment appeal as per your RTO’s assessment appeals process.

You have the right to appeal the outcome of assessment decisions if they feel they have been dealt with unfairly or have other appropriate grounds for an appeal.

Naming electronic documents

It is important that you name the documents that you create for this Assessment Task in a logical manner.

Each should include:

·         Course identification code

·         Assessment Task number

·         Document title (if appropriate)

·         Student name

·         Date it was created

For example, BSBWOR501 AT2 Personal Work Goals Report Joan Smith 20/10/18

Assessment Instructions

Each assessment task in this booklet consists of the following:

Assessment Task Cover Sheet

This must be filled out, signed and submitted together with your assessment responses.

If you are submitting hardcopy, the Cover Sheet should be the first page of each task’s submission.

If you are submitting electronically, print out the cover sheet, fill it out and sign it, then scan this and submit the file.

The Assessment Task Cover Sheet will be returned to you with the outcome of the assessment, which will be satisfactory (S) or unsatisfactory (U). If your work has been assessed as being not satisfactory, your assessor will include written feedback in the Assessment Task Cover Sheet giving reasons why. Your assessor will also discuss this verbally with you and provide advice on re-assessment opportunities as per

your RTO’s re-assessment policy.

Depending on the task, this may include

·         resubmitting incorrect answers to questions (such as short answer questions and case studies)

·         resubmitting part or all of a project, depending on how the error impacts on the total outcome of the task

·         redoing a role play after being provided with appropriate feedback about your performance

·         being observed a second (or third time) undertaking any tasks/activities that were not satisfactorily completed the first time, after being provided with appropriate feedback.

Assessment Task Information

This gives you:

·         a summary of the assessment task

·         information on the resources to be used

·         submission requirements

·         re-submission opportunities if required

Assessment Task Instructions

These give questions to answer or tasks which are to be completed.

Your answers need to be typed up using software as indicated in the Assessment Task Instructions.

Copy and paste each task’s instructions into a new document and use this as the basis for your assessment task submission. Include this document’s header and footer.

If you are submitting electronically, give the document a file name that includes the unit identification number, the task number, your name and the date.

Checklist

This will be used by your assessor to mark your assessment. Read through this as part of your preparation before beginning the assessment task. It will give you a good idea of what your assessor will be looking for when marking your responses.

Student Assessment Agreement

Make sure you read through the assessments in this booklet before you fill out and sign the agreement below.

If there is anything that you are unsure of, consult your assessor prior to signing this agreement.

Have you read the assessment requirements for this unit?                        ¨  Yes      ¨  No

Do you understand the requirements of the assessments for this unit?     ¨  Yes      ¨  No

Do you agree to the way in which you are being assessed?                     ¨  Yes      ¨  No

Do you have any specific needs that should be considered?                   ¨  Yes      ¨  No

If so, explain these in the space below.

Do you understand your rights to re-assessment?                                               ¨  Yes    ¨  No

Do you understand your right to appeal the decisions made in an assessment?    ¨  Yes    ¨  No 

Assessment Task 2: Plan personal work goals project 

Task summary

This assessment task requires you to plan personal work goals based on a job role of your choice, and to discuss these personal work goals at a meeting with your assessor. 

This assessment will be completed in the classroom as part of a simulated work environment. 

Required

·         Computer and Microsoft Office

·         Access to the internet for research

·         Space for a meeting 

Timing

Your assessor will advise you of the due date of these submissions. 

Submit

Email with to your Assessor with:

·         Personal work goals report attached.

·         Work/life balance report attached.

·         Weekly schedule screen shot attached.

Assessment criteria

For your performance to be deemed satisfactory in this assessment task, you must satisfactorily address all of the assessment criteria. If part of this task is not satisfactorily completed,you will be asked to complete further assessment to demonstrate competence. 

Re-submission opportunities

You will be provided feedback on their performance by the Assessor. The feedback will indicate if you have satisfactorily addressed the requirements of each part of this task. 

If any parts of the task are not satisfactorily completed, the assessor will explain why, and provide you written feedback along with guidance on what you must undertake to demonstrate satisfactory performance. Re-assessment attempt(s) will be arranged at a later time and date. 

You have the right to appeal the outcome of assessment decisions if you feel that you have been dealt with unfairly or have other appropriate grounds for an appeal. 

You are encouraged to consult with the assessor prior to attempting this task if you do not understand any part of this task or if you have any learning issues or needs that may hinder you when attempting any part of the assessment.

Assessment Task 2 Instructions 

Complete the following activities: 

1.             Prepare for a meeting with your assessor.

Using the Internet, research and choose a company that you would be interested in working for, as well as a job role within that company. 

The role you choose should be at a managerial level, such as a Marketing Manager or Human Resources Manager. You will need to be able to access a position description and the company’s web site. Your assessor can provide you with assistance in identifying this information if you are having difficulty accessing such information. 

Review the company’s web site and position descriptions.

Consider what your work goals for 12 months would be if you were in that position. One of the work goals should be in relation to your own professional development. 

List at least five personal work goals for the job role.

Your goals must be SMART goals, so that your achievement of the goals can be measured. 

2.             Meet with your assessor to discuss your personal work goals.

At the meeting, you will need to:

·         Provide an overview of the business that you have chosen, including the purpose of the business and where it is located. Review the company web site with your assessor.

·         Discuss the company’s goals or objectives as evidenced by your review of their web site and position description.

·         Discuss the position description for the job role you are interested in. Explain why you are interested in the job role and describe the key responsibilities of the job role.

·         Discuss the five personal work goals that you have identified for the position, including why these goals are relevant to the company’s strategic goals and plans, as well as to the job role and how these are suitable goals for a 12-month period. 

During the meeting, demonstrate effective communication skills including:

·         Speaking clearly and concisely

·         Using non-verbal communication to assist with understanding

·         Asking questions to identify required information

·         Responding to questions as required

·         Using active listening techniques to confirm understanding

3.             Write a report on your personal work goals

Your assessor will have provided you with feedback on your personal work goals at the meeting, and you will need to ensure that this is incorporated into your report.

Your report should be about one page, and should include the following:

·         An overview of the business that you have chosen, including the purpose of the business and where it is located.

·         Discuss the company’s goals or objectives.

·         Discuss the position description for the job role you are interested in. Explain why you are interested in the job role

·         Describe the key responsibilities of the job role.

·         Discuss the five personal work goals that you have identified for the position, including why these goals are relevant to the company’s strategic goals and plans and the job role

·         Discuss how these are suitable goals for a 12-month period.

4.     Write a report on your current work-life balance.

Think about your current work/life balance and your health. Take notes on how you currently maintain these and whether you want to make changes to the way you manage them.

Write a short (about one page) report on your work/life balance over your last two days.

For each day, start with the time you woke up, how long you took over breakfast and your morning routine, how you spent the morning, your lunch break, the afternoon and your evening. Describe what you did in your free time and what stress-reduction techniques you used while working. Calculate how much time you spent working and how long you spent doing activities that benefit your health and well-being.

Save this document as Work/life Balance Report.

5. Write a weekly schedule.

Using one of the tools you have researched, take the list of typical tasks set out in Communications Manager Tasks, and prepare a schedule for a typical week incorporating all of tasks included in the list.

Factor in at least 30 minutes a day for relaxation to ensure a work-life balance. This can be any activity you choose.

Take a screen shot of the weekly plan.

6.   Send an email to your assessor.

The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite, business-like) style.

It should introduce and summarise the contents of the attachment.

Attach your personal work goals, Work-life balance and weekly schedule to the email.