Group Assignment MPU3373 Semester Aug 2022

Group Assignment: Career Plan Assignment (40%) Due on: 21st October 2022, 5pm

This assignment is to be completed in a group up to six (6) members. You have the option to form a
group with students who have the same career interest as you.

You will have to submit ONE (1) career plan of a chosen career together with supporting documents.
As part of your career plan assignment, you are required to identify an individual of the same career
option and interview them. This interview should be focused on obtaining information about your
chosen career. You may audio tape/ video tape the interview session for your personal review and
submit it as an appendix. Together with this Career Plan you will need to submit:

1. The Audio tape/ Video tape of the recording session. Guided questions for the interview will
be given to you, however, if you have further questions regarding the career, you may add in
your questions that will help you with your career plan assignment.
2. ONE (1) customized Resume for the chosen job together with a Job Advertisement
(local/international)
3. Brief profile on the Interviewed individual

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

Submission:

1. Submit to Turnitin (soft copies only)

2. Audio/Video Tape should be submitted in a folder in e-learning
3. Take note that the upload size is 1GB, if your video or audio is larger than 1GB, kindly type
the link and make sure the link is assessable.
4. You are required to submit a Peer Assessment form in a separate submission box.

Format:

Font: Times New Roman, Size 12, 1.5 Spacing

 CAREER PLAN : Exploring Possibilities
A) Career Option:

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

The reason you chose this job. (Include Aspects)

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) Key Experience
(This is not a qualification. Describe with sufficient details)

H) Prospects of this career in 2030

(Describe with sufficient details, reference appropriately)

I) Action Plan

(You would need to detail out at least FOUR (4) 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 1 = Detail a specific task/action that you will need to complete
Network for Action 1: Who would be able to assist/contribute to your completing the task
successfully?
Learning for Action 1: What do you need to learn/develop
Duration of Action 1: 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 2:
Network 2:
Learning 2 :
Duration 2:
Etc for Action 3 and 4
 CAREER PLAN MARKING RUBRICS
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 /6
3–4 = Sufficient description, prerequisites and requirements of the
career option with elaborated reasons of the chosen job.
5–6 = Detailed description of the career option, prerequisites and
requirements of the career option with elaborated reasons
related to at least one aspect (aspects are: personal goals,
values, interest, personality, skills)*.
C Skills

0–1 = Less than five skills indicated /3

2–3 = Five relevant skills indicated
D Life Goals Synergy

0–1 = Answer just states what the life goals are

2–3 = Answer has a connection between the life goal and the
chosen career /8
4–5 = Answer has good connection between the life goal and the
chosen career with details relating to author’s life.
6–8 = Answer displays clarity of thought and articulation of life
goal with details and examples relating to author’s life.
E Life Values Synergy

0–1 = Answer just states what the life/work values are.

2–3 = Answer has a connection between the life/work value and
the chosen career.
4–5 = Answer has good connection between the life/work value /8
and the chosen career but not clear enough to articulate
how the chosen career would enable the life/work values.
6–8 = 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: stated in number of years = 1m ; is realistic = 1m /2
G Key Experience
(Not a qualification, but Key Experience necessary to prepare for this position)
0 = No key experience provided
1–3 = Indicates key experience, but it is not pertinent to the /10
industry
4–6 = Indicates key experience, and able to connect to the
industry, but lacks some details.
7 - 10 = Indicates key experience, able to connect to the industry and
displays full understanding of the industry
H 2030 PROSPECT
 0 = No prospect provided
1–5 = Described future prospects, but lacks a clear connection to
the industry and no references provided.
6 – 10 = Described future prospects with mentions of complexities it /15
has on the industry, but lacks details; references are
provided.
11 – 15 = Described future prospects, which details the complexities it
has on the industry and relevant and current references are
provided.
I Action Plan
i) Action:
Indicating a specific action related to preparing/equipping author towards /8
chosen job = 1m + describing with further details = 1m
Total 2m (per action plan)

ii) Network:
Indicate sources with clear indication of the type of people = 2m /8
Total 2m (per action plan)

iii) Learning
0 = no learnings indicated
1 = at least 1 learning indicated
2 = learning indicated with sufficient information
3 = learnings indicated with detailed description /12
Total 3m (per action plan)

iv) Duration
Indicate one time frame = 1m + indicating when/which period this will take
place = 1m /8
Total 2m (per action plan)
J Supporting Documents

i) Résumé = 5m /5
(Personal Particulars, Career Objective, Qualification Summary, Education
History, Working/Volunteering Experiences, ECA, Skills (Computer,
Language and Others) References)
ii) Cover letter = 1m /1
iii) Peer Review = 5m /5
iv) Other supporting Documents =
(Job Advertisement, Speakers Profile, Recording) /1
TOTAL /100