Professional Documents
Culture Documents
STUDENT ID:
ASSESSOR NAME:
DATE DUE:
NOTE:
1. This form must be attached on top of the completed Student Assessment Booklet when submitting.
2. The Assessment Receipt Form must be signed and dated.
DECLARATION:
1. I am aware that penalties exist for plagiarism and cheating.
2. I am aware of the requirements set by my assessor.
3. I have retained a copy of my assessment.
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This assessment booklet has been designed for students undertaking face-to-face mode of study to provide
information before they undertake these assessments. It also contains assessment tools to assess the skills and
knowledge required from you to be deemed competent in this unit.
Please read all the information given to you when you receive this assessment booklet. If you do not understand any
part of this booklet, please inform your assessor.
PART 1: Assessment information: This part contains information on the assessment for this unit of competency
and how an assessment will be conducted throughout this unit to achieve the competency. It includes:
Application of the unit of competency
Purpose of assessment
Elements, performance evidence and knowledge evidence requirements of the unit
Conditions, context, required resources and location of the assessment
Assessment tasks
Outline of evidence to be collected
Administration, recording and reporting the requirements including special adjustments, appeals,
reasonable adjustments and assessors’ intervention.
PART 2: Assessment tasks: This part contains the information to undertake the assessment task successfully. In
each assessment task, students will find the following information:
Task instructions
Role play/Practical Demonstration information
Information on resources required, where applicable.
Purpose of assessment:
The purpose of assessment is to determine competency in the unit BSBWRT401- Write Complex Documents
Elements
1. Plan Documents
2. Draft text
3. Prepare final text
4. Produce document
Performance evidence:
Evidence of the ability to:
plan, draft and finalise complex documents that require review and analysis of a range of information sources
use business technology to apply formatting, and incorporate graphics
edit the draft text to ensure accuracy and clarity of information, obtain feedback on the draft and revise the
draft
apply the enterprise style guide/house style.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
Knowledge evidence:
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
identify the enterprise style guide/house style
outline formatting styles and their impact on formatting, readability and appearance of documents
explain rules and conventions for written English, as defined by general and specialist sources.
During the project work, you will undertake simulated case study assessment activities that involve complex
interactions with real time situations where you have to give your suggestions.
Resources required:
The assessor will ensure that assessment is conducted in a safe environment and you have access to the following
resources for the unit:
• Computer with internet connection to refer to various resources
• Student assessment booklet
• Hawk institute Learners’ resources for the unit BSBWRT401- Write Complex Documents
Clustering/holistic assessment:
There is no provision for clustering of assessments in this unit.
Competency requirements:
To be judged competent in this unit, you must satisfactorily complete all assessment tasks to be Competent (C) in
the unit. Students with unsatisfactory completion of any of the assignment tasks will be deemed Not Yet Competent
(NYC).
Assessors will ensure that the evidence collected meets the requirements of the Rules of Evidence (authentic,
current, sufficient and valid) prior to entering results into the competency record sheet.
Students unsuccessful at achieving “Satisfactory” for any assessment at the first attempt will be given two
opportunities for reassessment. If the student is still deemed Not Yet Competent (NYC) after two
reassessments in a unit of competency, student will be required to repeat the unit as per the scheduled
delivery of the course. For further details, refer to Hawk institute Re-Assessment Policy and Hawk institute
Course Progress Policy.
Assessment tasks Assessment description Due date Location of assessment
Assessment tasks:
To achieve competency in this unit, you must satisfactorily complete all the following assessment tasks within the
date and time specified in the session plan. This will demonstrate that you have all the required skills and knowledge
for this unit.
Assessment Task 2 Answer all questions correctly in the Written Knowledge Questions and submit to your
(AT2): assessor.
Written Questions Complete and sign the cover sheet for assessment task.
Submission of assessment:
You must ensure that the completed assessment tasks are submitted along with the assessment cover sheet:
Your assessor will mark the submitted assessment, provide feedback to you and complete the comments
section against each task, where applicable.
ALL tasks must be completed in legible English. It is preferred that the tasks submitted for assessments are
typed and that they are legible and clear, if handwritten.
You must submit all assessments on or before the due date specified by the assessor as per the training plan.
Extensions for individual assessment tasks may be negotiated in specific circumstances with your
assessor/trainer. However, you need to provide genuine evidence documents when seeking an extension to due
date (e.g. extensions due to illness will require a medical certificate). To arrange an extension, you must speak
to your assessor prior to the due date. Extensions must be confirmed by the trainer in writing.
You are permitted to use dictionaries and to seek support (as required) unless it puts in jeopardy the integrity of
the assessment, your assessor will let you know if this is the case.
Unless the assessment task specifically allows pair work or group activities such as brainstorming, you must
submit your own original work and must not copy the work of other students. Plagiarism is unacceptable.
You can submit your assessment tasks as hard copies in the classroom.
Assessors will check that you have completed the signed student declaration prior to filling out the assessment sheet.
Assessment outcomes: -
There are two outcomes for assessments: C = Competent and NYC = Not Yet Competent (requires more training
and experience).
You will be awarded C = Competent on completion of the unit when the assessor is satisfied that you have
completed all assessments and have provided the appropriate evidence required to meet all criteria in line with the
Rules of Evidence. If you fail to meet this requirement, you will receive the result NYC = Not Yet Competent and
will be eligible to be re-assessed in accordance with the Hawk institute Re-Assessment Policy and Hawk institute
Course Progress Policy.
Re-assessment:
If you are unsuccessful at achieving competency at the first attempt, you will be given two further opportunities for
re-assessment at a mutually agreed time and date. For further details, refer to the Hawk institute Re-Assessment
Policy and Hawk institute Course Progress Policy. As this is a competency-based program, the assessment continues
throughout the program until you either achieve Competency in the assessment tasks or a further training need is
identified and addressed.
Support:
You may seek clarification about the assessment information and the instructions and tasks at any time from the
assessor.
Where pre-training interviews and assessments reveal that a student may require special support or where, after
enrolment, it is made apparent that the student requires special support, reasonable adjustments will be made to the
learning environment, training delivery, learning resources and/or assessment tasks to accommodate the particular
needs of the student. An adjustment is reasonable if it can accommodate the student’s particular needs, while also
taking into account factors such as the student’s views, the potential effect of the adjustment on the student and
others and the costs and benefits of making the adjustment.
Any adjustments made must:
be discussed, agreed and documented in the assessment record
benefit the student
maintain the integrity of the competency standards and course requirements as stipulated in the training
package
be reasonable to expect in a workplace.
providing additional time for students to complete learning and assessment tasks
presenting questions orally for students with literacy issues
asking questions in a relevant practical context
using large print material
extending the course duration
Presenting work instructions in diagrammatic or pictorial form instead of words and sentences.
Assessor intervention:
Assessors will check if you are ready for the assessment, and defer the assessment if you are not. Feedback will be
given to you at the completion of the assessment.During role play, the assessor may act as a client or employer,
where required, but the assessor will not interfere with the assessment. If the assessment activities might impact on
your safety or that of others, the assessor will stop the assessment immediately.
Note: To avoid plagiarism, you must quote the source where information was gathered from, using, preferably, an
APA style. For further clarification of referencing style, please consult with your trainer.
Assessor feedback:
Assessors will provide feedback on the assessment that you have submitted. This can identify your strengths and
weaknesses or be an overall comment on your submission. A copy of the feedback along with your submission
will be given to you and you must keep a copy of it throughout the completion of the course.
Student Declaration:
Student details
Student Name: Student ID:
Assessment details
Date of Submission:
Assessor Signature:
Assessor Name:
Feedback:
Student Plagiarism Declaration: By submitting this assessment to the college, I declare that this assessment task is
original and has not been copied or taken from another source except where this work has been correctly
acknowledged. I have made a photocopy or electronic copy or photograph of my assessment task, which I can
produce if the original is lost.
Assessor: I declare that I have conducted a fair, valid, reliable and flexible
assessment of this student, and I have provided appropriate feedback. I also
declare that I have undertaken the indicated assessment integrity checks Student: I have received, discussed
Google check for plagiarism Yes No and accepted my result as above for
Check for copying/collusion Yes No this assessment and I am aware of
my appeal rights.
Check for authenticity (own work) Yes No
Cheating or use of model answers Yes No
You are required to read the task overview given and complete the project in due timelines.
You must satisfactorily perform all tasks to be deemed Satisfactory for this assessment.
Evidence specifications:
At the end of this assessment, you will be required to submit following evidence before due date specified by
the assessor:
Evidence or review of the DRAFT documents (comments made by the Assessor and signed)
A list of file names that has been used for each document
Evidence submission:
Documentation can be submitted electronically or paper-based.
Assessor will record the assessment outcome on the assessment cover sheet.
Overview:
The Hawk Café and company is a newly opened café at 100, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC 3000. The
café serves different types of coffees, teas and various other cold drinks. They also have a range of
savouries, cakes and sandwiches.
Their contact number is 04111111 and their email address is hawkcafe@gmail.com (not an actual email
id). They also have a website where customers can order online food and drinks www.hawkcafe.com.au
(not an actual website)
Hawk Café and company wants their documents to be vibrant and colourful while having their logo on
top left-hand side of each document and their company details on bottom right hand side of the document
(refer to style guide provided).
They prefer Century Gothic (11) as font and font size respectively on all their documents and as all
documents needs to be stored electronically, the preferred format is: HCC/folder/document/title/creation
or revision date.
Your document should be complex in nature and should include at least 4 functions e.g.
Student will directly report to the Assessor (manager) for any queries and to confirm any requirements
while preparing the documents.
Task 1: You will start the task by planning and determining the purpose of each document. Each document will
be of a different format, maintain logical sequences of data, information and knowledge and also serve a
particular purpose to achieve documents objective. You are required to design a logo (considering the style
guide mentioned above in the case study) and produce 5 different complex documents in a draft format. You
will read the overview and determine the requirements of each document and communicate with the Manager if
necessary.
Invoice
Brochure
Public notices
Manuals
Business Plan
- You are required to use software packages such as MS word, MS excel, MS PowerPoint or any other
recognised software program.
- You are required to consider the purpose of each document created. Purpose may include but are not limited
to:
Recording transactions
Obtaining feedback
- You need to ensure that the documents created demonstrate clear understanding of the following concepts:
Headings
Page size
Fonts
Page shape
Templates
Plain English
Task 2: After you have completed 5 different drafts, you will review each draft document for compliance and
ensure document purpose is achieved according to the data, information and knowledge provided. Each
document will be reviewed for the following elements:
Tone- which refers to the language and the choice of words to express; that can be formal or informal.
Format- Includes the format for storing documents which can be text or binary file format.
Style- A set of formatting instructions such as font size, colour, paragraph spacing, headers, footers,
etc.
Grammar- Ensuring the grammar is correct and keeping the sentences short and crisp.
Readability- It is the easiness with which the reader can read the document. It depends on the content,
the vocabulary used and its presentation.
Identify any gaps from all the 5 draft versions that have been created, ask Assessor (Manager) for any additional
material required, you must clearly mark as DRAFT versions and each draft must be proofread and signed by
the Assessor (Manager).
Assessor (Manager) will write comments on the draft versions to remove the gap (if any) that will be
incorporated in the final version of the documents.
Task 3: Considering policies and procedure mentioned in the case study you are now required to create a report
that clearly outlines and justifies as to why a particular logo has been chosen, the layout, the colours used, font
style, font size and any other markings or highlighting used in the documents created for the overview provided
above.
Task 4: Each document that has been completed will have a reference to the file name as below:
Task 5: In this task, you are required to produce a final document with reference to the drafts prepared. All the
improvements must be made in the final document before submitting it to the Assessor. You are required to
submit both the draft versions and the final versions of the documents.
You use word processing software to apply basic design elements to text
Choose an appropriate format for documents Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No No No
Determine how the message would be communicated Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No No No
Determine any specific documentation requirements Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No No No
Determine categories and logical sequences of data, information and Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
knowledge to achieve document objectives No No No No No
Develop overview of structure and content of documents Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No No No
Produce an appropriate document lay-out and considering the style guide Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
according to Hawk’s cafe requirements
No No No No No
Ensure all information to be included is sourced Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No No No
Review each draft text to ensure the document presents as planned Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No No No
Identify any gaps in the document Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No No No
Update all text or document amendments in final version Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No No No
Use word processing software accurately Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No No No
Perform a final proof read of the final version to ensure it is free from Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
errors No No No No No
Assessor to review.
Student will also ensure that the comments are taken into consideration
while making the final copy of the document.
Assessor Feedback:
Date:
You must answer all knowledge questions as part of this assessment and can submit answers in either electronic or
paper-based.The assessor will verify the authenticity of the work by asking questions regarding the answers provided.
You must satisfactorily answer all questions to be deemed Satisfactory for this assessment.
You must answer all questions in the written knowledge question assessment.
Time allocated to complete this assessment is 2 hours.
Complete and submit the assessment on the same day of the assessment.
Assessor will set a time to provide feedback.
Evidence specifications:
At the end of the assessment, student will be required to submit the following evidence on the same day of the
assessment.
Completed assessment task with all questions answered.
Completed and signed cover sheet for the assessment.
Assessor will record the assessment outcome on the assessment cover sheet.
Evidence submission:
Documentation can be submitted paper-based.
Assessor will record the assessment outcome on the assessment cover sheet.
List any 5 different document formats used in an organisation and explain the purpose Satisfactory
Question 1: of the documents in an organisation? (50-100 words)
Yes No
Answer
Satisfactory
Question 2: What would you do with each of your documents once you had completed it?
Yes No
Answer
Satisfactory
Question 3: Why is it important to understand your audience while drafting the document?
Answer
Satisfactory
Question 4: Explain how ergonomic requirements for rest periods during working time can impact
on productivity. (50-100 words) Yes No
Answer
Satisfactory
Question 5: What is a house style/style manual?
Yes No
Answer
Satisfactory
Question 6: What things would you review while finalising your documents?
Yes No
Answer
Satisfactory
Question7: Explain any 3 formatting styles and their effects on formatting, readability and
appearance of documents. (50-100 words) Yes No
Answer
Satisfactory
Question8: List any 4 basic design elements for business documents.
Yes No
Answer
Question9: Satisfactory
What are the rules and conventions for written English? Explain the same in terms of
general and specialist sources. (50-100 words) Yes No
Answer
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