MPU3373 A* Gen Careers in Malaysia and Beyond

Career Plan Guidelines

Due date: 12th April by 5:00 pm

Value: 20%

Late Submission Penalty: *Please refer to the departmental policies.

Rationale
This assignment assesses the following learning outcomes:
CLO 2: develop a long-term personal career plan to meet personal, national and global
goals (C6, PLO9)

Requirements

You are to submit a career plan at the end of the semester. While developing your career plan, you are
to keep in mind of the changing landscape of the world of work due to the 4 th Industrial Revolution.

If your plan is to be an entrepreneur/ business owner, kindly indicate the industry in your plan.

Submission:

1. Submit your final career plan on Turnitin.

2. You do NOT need to attach the Marking Rubrics in your submission.

Format:
1. Font Calibri, size 12
2. Cover page
3. Reference page (following the APA 7th Edition Referencing Style) should be at the last page.
References are needed for certain parts in the Career Plan.
Grading: Refer to Career Plan Marking Scheme
 CAREER PLAN

Exploring Possibilities
A) Career Option:

B) Explanation of the Job Characteristics, Prerequisites and Requirements.

The reason you chose this job.

C) Skills Required for this Career

(List 5 skills)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
D) Life Goal Synergy
(Describe how this Job synergizes with one (1) of your life goal or would eventually
lead you towards your life goal)

E) Life Value Synergy

(Describe how this Job synergizes with ONE(1) of your life/work value)

F) When do I want to obtain this Job?

(Indicate the number of years)

G) Prospect of this career in 2030

(Describe with sufficient details, reference appropriately)

H) Action Plan
(You would need to detail out at least FIVE (5) action plans to be completed within the
timeframe indicated in Section (F). These action plans should aid in equipping you to
achieve the job.)
Action = Detail a specific task/action that you will need to complete
Network: Who would be able to assist/contribute to your completing the task successfully?
Learning: What do you need to learn/develop
Duration: Time based. How long would you take to complete this action successfully, AND
during which period of your life would you be doing this? Be specific.

Action:
Network:
Learning:
Duration:
 MPU 3373: Career Plan Assignment
Section Marking Criteria Marks
A Career Option
B Explanation of the Job Characteristics & Reason
0 = No description and no explanation of the career option
1 – 2 = Limited description and reasons for career option
3 – 5 = Sufficient description, prerequisites and requirements of the
career option with elaborated reasons.
6 – 8 = Detailed description of the career option, prerequisites and
requirements of the career option with elaborated reasons related /8
to at least one aspect*.

*Aspects which may include, but not limited to values, skills, personalities,
interest, environment and economic.

C Skills
0 = No skills indicated
1 – 2 = Less than five skills indicated /5
3 – 5 = Five relevant skills indicated

D Life Goals Synergy

0 – 2 = Answer just states what the life goals are
3 – 5 = Answer has a connection between the life goal and the chosen
career
6 – 8 = Answer has good connection between the life goal and the /10
chosen career with details relating to author’s life.
9 – 10 = Answer displays clarity of thought and articulation of life goal
with details and examples relating to author’s life.

E Life Values Synergy

0 – 2 = Answer just states what the life/work values are
3 – 5 = Answer has a connection between the life/work value and the
chosen career
6 – 8 = Answer has good connection between the life/work value and the
chosen career but not clear enough to articulate how the chosen /10
career would enable the life/work values.
9 – 10 = Answer displays clarity of thought and articulation of life/work
values and how the chosen career enables the written life/work
 values.

F When do I want to obtain this Job?

Answer: number of years = 1m ; realistic = 1m
/2
G Prospect of this career in 2030
0 = No prospect provided
1 – 6 = Described a future prospect, but lacks a clear connection to the
industry and no reference provided.
7 – 13 = Described a future prospect with mentions of complexities it has /20
on the industry, but lacks details; References are provided.
14 – 20 = Described future prospects, which details the complexities it has
on the industry and references are provided.
H Action Plan
i) Action:
Indicating a specific action related to preparing/equipping author /10
towards chosen job = 1m + describing with further details = 1m
Total 2m (per action plan)
/10
ii) Network:
Indicate sources with clear indication of the type of people = 2m
Total 2m (per action plan) /15

iii) Learning
1 = no learnings indicated /10
2 = at least 1 learning indicated
3 = learning indicated with sufficient information
4 = learnings indicated with detailed description
Total 3m (per action plan)

iv) Duration
Indicate one time frame = 1m + indicating when/which period this
will take place = 1m
Total 2m (per action plan)
TOTAL 100