Self-Study Guide

BSBWOR501 Manage personal work priorities and

professional development

Student name: Wai Man LEE

Student number: 5645
 BSBWOR501 Manage personal work priorities and professional development

About this document

This document is to be used as a self-study guide at home in your own time to complement the
learning that you are doing in class time. It is a requirement of your course that you complete the
activities in this guide and you need to take your notes / completed activities to class.
If you are unsure about anything, talk to your trainer / assessor.

Self-Study Guide

Unit code and title BSBWOR501 Manage personal work priorities and professional
development

Instructions You are to complete each of the self-study tasks below. Each activity is a
mandatory part of your study. After completing each of the tasks, tick the
box below to show that you have completed the activity.
Complete the work into a Word document and then save your work for
submission to your trainer and assessor or for discussion during class time.

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Topic 1: Establish personal work goals

Type of Task Expected Completed

activity time

Video Watch the following video: 1 hour 

https://www.ted.com/talks/john_doerr_why_the_secret
_to_success_is_setting_the_right_goals (11:15)
Write notes for class:
 What are your key takeaways from the video?
- The two key phrases of the management by
objective systems are the objectives and the
key results, and they match the two purposes
 What did you find inspiring?
- Why can be the launched pad for our
objectives.
 What did you agree with?
- Passionate is important
 Is there anything you disagree with? Explain.
- Communication skills and team work also
importance to the management.
 Has this video prompted you to think differently?
- yes

Further Read the following article: https://pakwired.com/5- 1 hour 

reading personal-development-goals-need-workplace/
 What five personal development goals do you
need in the workplace?
- Improve time management
- Develop emotional intelligence
- Cultivate resilience
- Listen actively
- Develop a growth mindset
 What are the benefits of time consciousness?
- Increase self-awareness
 Why is it important to get along with people in your
workplace?
- Being able to get along with the people you
work with can have several benefits both in
and out of the workplace. One primary benefit
of good coworker relationships is that it can
increase your overall job satisfaction. 
 What is Emotional Intelligence (EI)?
- EI is the capability of individuals to recognize
their own emptions and those of others.

Research Research the importance of personal work goals. 2 hours 

Research the different ways to track your personal
work goals. Research what networking is and why it is
useful in the workplace.

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- Goals setting provides a number of benefits to

the working professional
- Useful at an organizational level in areas such
as quotas, objectives, deadlines and budgets.
- Improve working performance
 ability to focus on priorities
 guides decision making
 responsibility for own actions
 helps in using time effectively
 ability to measure and evaluate

Reflection Reflect on the following: 2 hours 

 Information learned in class this week
 Areas you find enjoyable
Doing research
 Areas you find challenging (must be at least one
challenge)
Analysize data
 For at least one challenge identify a resource
(reading or video) to help you to overcome the
challenge
video
 Discuss your main learnings from the resource and
how it has benefited you / helped you to overcome
that challenge
The importance of personal work goals
 The assessments that you need to complete for
this unit. Start thinking about how you will prepare
for this and the time management skills needed.
Complete planning as necessary.
Set up the time table.
Divide the time into five parts.
Finished at least on task in one week
Review the whole assessment the day before due

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Topic 2: Set and meet own work priorities

Type of Task Expected Completed

activity time

Video Watch the following video: 1 hour 

https://www.ted.com/talks/nadjia_yousif_why_you_shoul
d_treat_the_tech_you_use_at_work_like_a_colleague#t-
9936 (11:32)
Write notes for class:
 What are your key takeaways from the video?
- The exoectation from the top management is
high but not unreasonable about the benefits
from the technology.
- Technology will create time savings, and people
will become genuinely better at their jobs
 What did you find inspiring?
How can we utilise technology in our work
 What did you agree with?
Technology is important
 Is there anything you disagree with? Explain.
no
 Has this video prompted you to think differently?
yes

Further Read the following article: 1 hour 

reading https://blog.proofhub.com/how-to-prioritize-tasks-and-
work-in-workplace-plan-your-work-and-meet-deadlines-
ded5eb9d1102
 Name at least four techniques to set and meet
your work priorities.
- Ranking tasks on a To-do list
- Grouping
- ABCDE method
- Eisenhower Matrix
- Bubble Sort Technique
 Which technique suggests that you should start
with the most important task first?
Ranking task on a To-do list
 Which two techniques would you use in order to
set and meet your work priorities?
ABCDE method and grouping

Research Research what barriers there are to use technology. 2 hours 

Research the different methods that can help you to
manage with stress at work. Make a list of stress
symptoms and how to overcome them.
- Stress is one of the most daunting obstacle to
employee engagement in the modern

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workplace.
- There are ways to address the stress:
 encourage workplace wellness
 revamp the habitat
 allow for flexible hours and remote working
 encourage social activity
 create quiet time

Reflection Reflect on the following: 2 hours 

 Information learned in class this week
 Areas you find enjoyable
research
 Areas you find challenging (must be at least one
challenge)
Analize data
 For at least one challenge identify a resource
(reading or video) to help you to overcome the
challenge
video
 Discuss your main learnings from the resource and
how it has benefited you / helped you to overcome
that challenge
How to manage stress from workplace
 The assessments that you need to complete for this
unit. Start thinking about how you will prepare for
this and the time management skills needed.
Complete planning as necessary.

Topic 3: Develop and maintain professional competence

Type of Task Expected Completed

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activity time

Video Watch the following video: 1 hour 

https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_colantuono_the_care
er_advice_you_probably_didn_t_get
Write notes for class:
 What are your key takeaways from the video?
The potential to go to the top of organizations, the
skills and competencies that relate to that green
box are rated twice as heavily as those in the other
two elements of leadership. These skills and
competencies can be summarized as business,
strategic, and financial acumen.
 What did you find inspiring?
How to develop and maintain professional
competence
 What did you agree with?
Team work is important
 Is there anything you disagree with? Explain.
no
 Has this video prompted you to think differently?
yes

Further Read the following article: 1 hour 

reading https://www.feani.org/services/employability-
toolkit/developing-your-competence
 Name four other skills that are also important
in the workplace.
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Negotiation
- Organizing
 Name 2 ways to develop your competence.
- On the job learning and training is an important
way of developing competence
- Participate in new projects/ working groups in
your workplace
- Pursue doctoral studies
- Study for another complementary degree
 What are required when learning?
Time management.
Write down the action plan

Research Research how to create a professional profile on social 2 hours 

media and why it is important. Research what is the
most effective ways to develop skills and knowledge at
work.
- Social media is now a critical part of the way
people in most walks of life communicate and

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a key part of how work gets done—from

corporations to government. Reflecting how
important social media can be.

Reflection Reflect on the following: 2 hours 

 Information learned in class this week
 Areas you find enjoyable
research
 Areas you find challenging (must be at least one
challenge)
Analize data
 For at least one challenge identify a resource
(reading or video) to help you to overcome the
challenge
 video
 Discuss your main learnings from the resource and
how it has benefited you / helped you to overcome
that challenge
There are different job requirements for the same
job position in different business. And we need to
think how to identify the position in that specific
business
 The assessments that you need to complete for
this unit. Start thinking about how you will prepare
for this and the time management skills needed.
Complete planning as necessary.

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