BSBWOR501 Manage Personal Work Priorities and Professional Development

BSBWOR501 Manage personal work
priorities and professional

development
Student Assessment Task 2

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BSBWOR501 Manage personal work priorities and professional development | SALISBURY COLLEGE AUSTRALIA
2020 | SCA No.:45062 | CRICOS:03565E | L3, L4 & L5, 14 Railway Parade, BURWOOD, NSW 2134 Page 1 of 12
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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.
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assessment?
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 I declare that this task is all my own work and I have not cheated or plagiarised the work or colluded
with any other student(s).
 I understand that if I am found to have plagiarised, cheated or colluded, action will be taken against
me according to the process explained to me.
 I have correctly referenced all resources and reference texts throughout these assessment tasks.
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ASSESSMENT TASK 2: PLAN PERSONAL WORK GOALS AND

WORK PRIORITIES 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.
You are also required to research technology and tools that Managers can use to manage your
work priorities. You will then create a weekly schedule for a Communications Manager using a
technology or tool that you have researched.
In addition to the above, you are also required to discuss the impact of workplace stress, and
strategies to address this that you have applied to your weekly schedule.
This assessment is to be completed in the simulated work environment at SCA.
Required
 Access to textbooks and other learning materials
 Computer with Microsoft Office and internet access
 Space for a meeting
 Personal Work Goals Report Template.
Timing
Your assessor will advise you of the due date of these submissions.
Submit
 Personal work goals report.
 Work/life balance report
 Work priorities planning report
 Weekly schedule screen shot
 Draft an email to your assessor with the following report attached:

o Personal work goals report.
o Work/life balance report
o Work priorities planning report
o Weekly schedule screen shot
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Roleplay
 Roleplay 1- Meet with your assessor to discuss your personal work goals
 Roleplay 2- Meet with your assessor to discuss the following:

o Work/life balance report
o Work priorities planning report
o Weekly schedule screen shot
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.
Resubmission opportunities
You will be provided feedback on your 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 with written feedback along with guidance on what you must undertake to
demonstrate satisfactory performance. Reassessment 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.
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Assessment Task 2 Instructions as provided to students

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.
Identify 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.
Develop notes for your meeting based on your review and research that
includes:
 The name of the company and a short description of the company
 A summary of the job role
 A list of five personal work goals (SMART goals) for 12 months if you
were in that position.
1. Meet with your assessor to discuss your personal work goals.
At the meeting (and using the notes you have prepared), 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
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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
2. 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.
Use Personal Work Goals Report Template to guide you. 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.
Submit your Personal Work Goals Report to your assessor.
3. Write a work priorities planning report.
 Research technology and tools that managers can use to manage their
work priorities. You should research at least three of these.
 Research the impact of workplace stress, as well as strategies to
address this. Make notes on at least 5 impacts of workplace stress and
five strategies to address them.
 Using the information that you found conducting research, write a short
report on personal and work planning.
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Use the Work Priorities Planning Report Template to guide your work.
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 attachments and ask
for a time and date of their meeting.
Attach the following to your email:
 Personal Work Goals Report
 Work/life balance report
 Work priorities planning report
 Weekly schedule screen shot
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7. Meet with your assessor.
This meeting will be held at your workstation.

Ensure that your workstation has been set up ergonomically.
Before the meeting begins, ensure that the weekly schedule that you have
prepared is ready to show to your assessor.
At the meeting, you will be required to:
 Discuss the research you conducted and technologies you have
identified to assist managers in planning and prioritizing work tasks.
Describe each of the technologies and their usefulness.
 Discuss the 5 impacts of workplace stress and five strategies to
address them that you have researched
 Use your Work/life Balance Report to demonstrate to your assessor
that are maintaining a healthy work-life balance, ensuring that your
stress is effectively managed, and your health is attended to on a daily
basis.
 Discuss the impacts of workplace stress and the strategies to address
these that you recorded in your work priorities planning report.
 Provide a weekly schedule using one of the technologies that you have
researched and that incorporates all of the tasks in the list provided by
your assessor and show how you have organized the week to reflect
the priority of each job.
 Show how at least 30 minutes of relaxation time has been included in
each day
During the meeting, your assessor will ask you to respond to some
unexpected information that will mean you need to adjust your weekly
schedule. This work will involve you prioritising the urgent tasks but showing
how you will still be able to achieve all of the tasks included in your weekly
schedule, noting that some may need to be carried forward to the following
week.
When you have completed re-scheduling, discuss your revised schedule
with your assessor.
Tell your assessor how you have prioritized and rescheduled tasks to
ensure that you can still complete all required tasks.
You will be assessed on your skills in prioritizing, as well as rescheduling
tasks.
During the meeting, your assessor will also be assessing you on your ability
to be a positive role model to others through the development of an
organised and clear schedule, and your ability to make changes to it
effectively.
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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

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Student Assessment Task 2

STUDENT ASSESSMENT AGREEMENT

Do you understand your rights to reassessment?  Yes  No

ASSESSMENT TASK COVER SHEET

Assessment S NS DNS Resubmission Y N

Student result response

ASSESSMENT TASK 2: PLAN PERSONAL WORK GOALS AND

 Computer with Microsoft Office and internet access

 Space for a meeting

 Personal Work Goals Report Template.

 Work/life balance report

 Work priorities planning report

 Weekly schedule screen shot

 Draft an email to your assessor with the following report attached:

o Work/life balance report

o Work priorities planning report

o Weekly schedule screen shot

 Roleplay 2- Meet with your assessor to discuss the following:

o Work priorities planning report

o Weekly schedule screen shot

Assessment Task 2 Instructions as provided to students

1. Prepare for a meeting with your assessor.

 A summary of the job role

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

suitable goals for a 12-month period.

During the meeting, demonstrate effective communication skills including:

 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

2. Write a report on your personal work goals.

3. Write a work priorities planning report.

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

Think about your current work/life balance and your health.

5. Write a weekly schedule.

6. Send an email to your assessor.

The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an

 Work/life balance report

 Work priorities planning report

 Weekly schedule screen shot

7. Meet with your assessor.

This meeting will be held at your workstation.

During the meeting, demonstrate effective communication skills including:

 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

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