London School of Science and

Technology
Level 5 FdA Business

Unit: MN5F08 Employability Skills and Professional Development

Assignment Title: Assessment 3 - Employability Skills and

Professional Development

Module Leader: Priyarajha Goonewardene

Issued on:

Deadline: 14th December 2018

Assignment needs to be submitted through Turn-it-in via the student portal

Student Name:

Student ID:

Campus: Alperton

London Met Registration Number:

Submitted on: (Student to Insert Date)

Instructions & Learner Declaration

 An electronic copy of your assessment must be fully uploaded by the deadline date and time.
 You must submit one single PDF or MS Office Word document. Any relevant images or screenshots must be
included within the same MS Office Word or PDF document.
 The last version you upload will be the one that is marked. Your paper will be marked if you have indicated this
as your final submission.
 Review the mitigating circumstances policy for information relating to extensions.
 The file size must not exceed 20MB.
 Answer the criteria in order, clearly indicating the pass criteria number.
 Ensure that all work has been proof-read and checked prior to submission.
 Ensure that the layout of your documents are in a professional format with font style Arial, font size 12 for the
text, font 14 for sub heading and font 16 for main heading, line spacing 1.5 and justified.
 Use the Harvard referencing system; otherwise it will be considered as plagiarised work.
 Ensure that you back-up your work regularly and apply version control to your documents.
 Ensure that any file you upload is virus-free, not corrupted and not protected by a password otherwise it will be
treated as a non-submission.
 You must NOT submit a paper copy or email of this assessment to any member of staff at LSST.
 Your work must be original with the appropriate Harvard referencing. You will be penalised for none or wrong
referencing.
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 Portfolio (2500 Words)
Assessment 3

Assessment Task
Learning Outcomes: In completion of this assessment, you will demonstrate that you are
able to:
 Implement and critically review own personal and
professional development plan.
 Organise and manage formal business meetings. Plan,
organise and participate in group meetings.
Task Assessment 3 is the creation of an Individual CPD portfolio which will
allow you to document your development using evidence from activity
within workshop sessions, practice weeks, group work and self-
directed learning as well as learning activity away from university/
college (placements, employment experiences, voluntary work etc).
This assessment will allow you to develop your ability to critically
evaluate your development throughout the unit and to discuss the
competences you have gained and how this will impact on your future
performance and behaviour.

Scenario You may use your own employment context, or that of another
organisation with which you are very familiar, to base your
assignment. However, in the case that you are not able to do so,
please use the below scenario

You are a newly appointed manager, leading a department in a

medium sized company. You have responsibility for managing
performance, recruiting and developing the team and individuals,
managing data and information, and meeting stakeholders’ needs.
 Prepare, conduct and record (minute taking) of
formal/business meetings as part of your portfolio.
Word Limit 3000 words approximately

Submission An electronic copy is to be submitted to LSST Connect by the hand-

in date (see front cover).
Your portfolio should be submitted in a format compatible with LSST
Connect. This could be pdf / Word etc. but note you can only upload
 one document to Connect so everything you submit must be included
as one document in the same format.
Assessment Criteria: Assessment will be undertaken using the attached criteria.

Feedback: At two points in the unit there will be an opportunity for portfolios to
be formatively assessed which will guide you in compiling your
portfolio for summative assessment at the end of the unit.
Final feedback and provisional grades will be available
on LSST Connect

Guidance Notes
Section / Title Details / Guidance
Title page Assessment front page should be adopted or Include name, student
ID number, unit title and code, assessment title, date of submission.
Contents Page Include page numbers.
Introduction / analysis Your portfolio will be introduced with an analysis of the relevant areas
of CIPD Profession Map
in CIPD HR Profession Map setting out the areas you will be focusing
on in your portfolio and why. Also include the aims and objectives of
the portfolio here (10 Marks approx. 500 words).
Continuing This is the main part of your portfolio. In your CPD Log you will
Professional
identify key learning experiences during your time at university
Development Log and
Plan explaining their significance to your development. You should
provide evidence of your learning and may want to include
transcripts, photographs or testimonies from others – be creative!
The CPD Plan looks forward to what you want to achieve next (and
how you are going to do it) as you finish your course and move into
the next stage of your professional life. There are different ways of
presenting CPD materials and you will be provided with examples
during the unit learning along with the specimen log. You are
encouraged to include Personal development plan, Preparation,
conducting and recording (minute taking) of formal/business
meetings. You will be provided with the relevant proforma
documents to build portfolio. (80 Marks approx. 2000 words)
The records in portfolio should include:
 Calling meetings
  During the meetings
 After meetings (minutes)
Summary reflection The Portfolio should be concluded with a reflective commentary which
allows you to identify key milestones on your journey so far and to
reflect upon your experiences as you prepare for the future (10 Marks
approx. 500 words).

Assessment Description of Item % Week If not pass on aggregate,

Method weighting Due explain what is required to
pass the module
Coursework Individual essay (3000 30 07
words)
Coursework Individual portfolio of 30 29
evidence (3000 words)
Coursework Coursework/Report 40 20
(4000 words)
 Employability Skills and Professional Development

MN5F08

Assessment Information

Note:

The specific assignment details and the tasks can be found on LSST Connect site.

Cross-Referencing of Module Outcomes to Module Assessment

Type of Assessment

Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Assignment 3

Module Learning Outcomes Individual essay Coursework/Report Individual Portfolio

3000 Word (30%) of Evidence
4000 word
3000 word
(40%)

(30%)

1. Analyse, evaluate, organise

and take ownership of own ✓
learning and development
for work.
2. Use a range of tools and
techniques to identify, ✓
analyse and enhance
interpersonal and
transferable skills.
3. Implement and critically
review own personal and ✓
professional development
plan.
4. Organise and manage
formal business meetings. ✓
Plan, organise and
participate in group
meetings.

Note: All assessments would need to be successfully completed in order to pass the module.
Assessment Criteria for All Assessments

% Grade Criteria

Excellent. Outstanding output with only minor errors. Required knowledge and
understanding of appropriate theoretical concepts and their associated analytical techniques
are comprehensive in terms of breadth and depth. Ability to employ, contextualise, and
70-100 interrelate, appropriate theoretical concepts is significant. Analysis, interpretation of research
data and application are outstanding as is the ability to use research findings to develop
% objectives and strategies on the face of challenges and opportunities. Answers are
A characterised by independent thought, reflection and clarity. Overall output is highly literate,
focused, evaluative with sustained arguments, and fluent. Excellent set of references to
relevant bibliography.

Very Good. Above the average standard output but with some errors. Required
knowledge and understanding of appropriate theoretical concepts and their associated
analytical techniques is evident and overall work is of a very good level. Ability to employ,
contextualise and link relevant theoretical concepts between them is very good but
sometimes broad in nature. Analysis, interpretation of data and application abilities are
effective and answers are clear indicating independent thought and reflection. Overall
output is literate, focused, evaluative and coherent, but arguments are not consistent at
the same level all of the times. Good overall ability of using research findings to develop
60-69 B future objectives and appropriate strategies on the face of identified challenges and
opportunities. Appropriate range of references to relevant bibliography.
%

Good. Generally sound work but with a number of notable errors. Required knowledge and
understanding of appropriate theoretical concepts and their associated analytical
50-59 techniques are reasonable but research, analysis and application abilities are restricted as
are linkages between theory and practice. There is a tendency for assertion rather than
% valid arguments based on analysis but interpretative and evaluative abilities are indicated in
C a somewhat good context. Relatively good references to relevant bibliography.

43-49 Satisfactory. Although fair, work has significant shortcomings. Required knowledge and
understanding of appropriate theoretical concepts and their associated analytical techniques
% D are limited. Some degree of accuracy and adequate research abilities are indicated. Analysis
and application are superficial as is the ability to interpret data and contextualise. Adequate
references to relevant bibliography.

40-42 Sufficient. Overall output is weak and is characterised by lack of focus, poor grammar and
spelling mistakes. However, despite limitations work meets the minimum criteria for a basic
% pass since it indicates adequate research abilities, adequate understanding of appropriate
E theoretical concepts and their associated analytical techniques and has basic references to
relevant bibliography.
31-39

FX/R Referral. Some more work is required before the credit can be awarded. Little evidence of
%
required knowledge, understanding or appreciation of relevant theoretical concepts. Analysis
is absent and application abilities are non-existent. Work has little accuracy in relation to the
brief -if any, and overall output is bellow requirements.
0-30

% F Fail. Considerable further work is required. Output is unacceptable. Overall work does not
meet the requirements of the brief and is insufficient to achieve a pass.