summative assessment

Student Name: Student ID:
Group: Date:
Type of Assessment
This summative assessment will enable your Assessor to make a judgement of competency based on the submission of your completed assignments against the requirements of this unit of competency.

Assessor Instructions
The Assessment Benchmark developed for each unit of competency is the evidence criteria used to judge the quality of performance (i.e. the assessment decision-making rules). Assessors must use these benchmarks to make judgement on whether competency has been achieved and to determine if the participant has performed to the standard expected to meet unit requirement and learning outcomes. Competency results for each unit are recorded in the Record of Assessment Form.

Reasonable Adjustment
Careers Australia will allow flexibility in relation to the way in which each unit is delivered and assessed based on the student’s requirement. The following are the reasonable adjustments for this unit:
Reasonable Adjustment for this unit College Based On Line Delivery
assistance of a Learning Support Teacher for LLN issues Yes
Yes
modifications to physical environment, eg wheelchair access Yes
Yes
changes to course design, eg instead of written assessment task – change to verbal questioning & assessor to write the answers Yes
Not Applicable

Assessment Coding
Assessment of this program of study is based on competency based principles.
S = Satisfactory
NS = Not Satisfactory
Students who fail to perform satisfactorily for the assessment in the prescribed date may be assessed as ‘not satisfactory’. You are required to be assessed as ‘Satisfactory’ on completion of Assessments assigned by your assessor for this unit of competency.

Re-assessment
Any re-assessment is conducted as soon as practicable after you have been informed of the requirement to be re-assessed and have been given the opportunity to be re-trained and assimilate the training. You are re-assessed in only the areas assessed NS. It is at the assessor/s discretion to re-assess the entire assessment should it be demonstrated an overall understanding of this unit has not been achieved. Students that are assessed “satisfactory” after re-assessment of areas deemed NS will achieve competency for this assignment.

I acknowledge the assessment process has been explained and agree to undertake assessment. I am aware of Careers Australia’s appeals process, should the need arise. I also understand that I must be assessed as ‘satisfactory’ in all parts of the assessment to gain a competent result for this unit of competency. I declare that the work contained in this assessment is my own, except where acknowledgement of sources is made. I understand that a person found responsible for academic misconduct will be subject to disciplinary action (refer to student handbook).

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Assessor Name: ____________________________ Assessor Signature: _______________________________

Date: _________________ Result: Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory
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Results entered by: Date: Skills Centre:

Students must complete all tasks as outlined in the following pages.
Hints: – The following hints will assist when preparing reports for submission
Report format:
Executive summary
An executive summary is a very useful tool in communicating your information to busy people. It is essentially a short summary (often no more than a page) of the report objectives, findings, and conclusions.

Contents
Any report over three pages in length should have a list of contents. A list of contents not only helps people find their way around the report but it also gives an indication of what is in the report and the structure.

Introduction
The introduction should set the scene for the report by concisely describing the reason for the report and the background or history relevant to the report.

Body
The body should address the main information including:
• objectives of the review;
• how the review was conducted, who was consulted, etc; and
• results of the review and key issues identified.

Summary/Conclusions/Recommendations
Your conclusions should be clearly justified with reference to the results of the review. Your recommendations should be made twice, briefly in the opening summary or Executive Summary and then in more detail in the recommendations section.

Useful links to assist with assigned tasks.

www.training.gov.au
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/stuserv/workshops/onlinematerials/Web%20Effective%20Study%20Skills_files/1VAK%20assessment.pdf
http://www.businessballs.com/vaklearningstylestest.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/excel-help/present-your-data-in-a-gantt-chart-in-excel-HA010238253.aspx
This information is to be handed to each student to outline the assessment requirements.
Assessment due date: This will be aligned to Session Plan

Instructions
Personal work goals, plans and activities reflect organisation’s plans and their own responsibilities and accountabilities.

Use the scenario below or your own organisational scenario to answer the questions that follow. If you choose to use your own scenario you will still need to create goals based on the areas of management within the simulated scenario. Every question must be answered using full sentences. Any separate templates or documents created must be submitted with clear and relevant file names in addition to this completed assignment document.

Scenario
You have just been promoted to the role of Store Manager for a new CA City Retail Department Store. You will be reporting to an Area Manager, you have six staff, they all have different roles and hours. With so much to complete, the best way to get things in order is to set some goals. Access the CA City Intranet for details regarding organisational plans and any other information you need. Good luck!

In order to fulfil the requirements for this unit you will need to use these areas of management to complete questions 1-8.
• Hire employees
• Organise training and development programs (inductions)
• Network with local businesses
• Create marketing materials
• Stay on top of deadlines
• Provide updates to management team on a weekly basis
• Establish departmental goals

It is expected that you will demonstrate management of your personal work priorities and professional development (including how you will monitor the plan) using technology.

1. Set at least one “SMART” goal for any four of the organisation’s areas of management as listed above, that’s four (4) “SMART” goals in total. Make sure that the goals are fully explained and detail how you would plan to achieve them.

2. Create two “SMART” personal work goals to ensure you are able to fit in with the organisations’ goals. Consider the demands on your time and energy when creating personal goals. Think about the principles you need to apply when planning personal goals.

3. Prioritise both your work and personal goals – ranking 1 being the most important and 6 being the least. Justify your choices by using the prioritisation tools on in section 2.1.3 of your eBook.

4. Create a plan of action, based on your prioritisations to ensure you’ll meet these goals. Set milestones throughout the year that will enable you to measure your performance. For example, one task may take five months to complete.
Tip –Use the personal development plan template provided in Appendix B.

5. You may decide that you need to fill in some gaps in order to meet your goals. This could be achieved through formal and informal training.
a. Using http://training.gov.au (see Appendix A for assistance on how to use this site) find a unit of competency that you could complete to help assist you in the achievement of your “SMART” goals.
b. As a Manager you will also learn from other Managers. Research three possible networking opportunities in your area. One of these may be an online forum.
c. Explain how the unit of competency and the networks you have identified will help you achieve your goals? How would you fit the training and networking into your working week?

6. Now that you know which unit of competency you would like to undertake, find two registered training organisations (RTO’s) that offer these courses. Select a training organisation that offers training styles that most suit your style of learning.
Tip – you will need to complete the ‘VAK Learning Styles Self–Assessment Questionnaire’ provided as an Appendix in the eBook or internet search an online VAK questionnaire, use the section in your eBook relating to development opportunities to help you, section 3.3.
7. Outline two strategies, one personal and one professional, which you can use to make sure your new team gets off to a good start with you as their Manager.
Tip – refer to section 1 in your eBook, Manager as a role model

8. Explain how you would revisit your plans from question four, six months after developing your plan.

a. What type of technology have you used to track your progress?
Remember, it is expected that you will demonstrate management of your personal work priorities and professional development (including how you will monitor the plan) using technology. Explain this using a minimum of 100 words.
b. Which personnel would you need to consult in order to evaluate your plans?
c. Send an email to one of the personnel mentioned in ‘b’ seeking feedback on your plans.
d. How would you use the information you receive from them?
e. You’ve received feedback from your Manager. He is happy with your results so far, so has asked you to take on the responsibility of purchasing for the next six months. What new skills will you need and how will they help you to maintain your competency as a Manager?
Submission Checklist
Completed responses to all questions
Personal Development Plan: including any reviews and other documents as needed
Training.gov.au Unit of competence

Appendix A
1. Go to www.training.gov.au
2. Click on National Register of VET

3. Click on Search – on blue bar along top of page

4. Click on Search for Training Components – bottom of page

5. In the Title or code box, type in your topic. For example ‘Time management’

6. Click on Search

7. There will be a list of Accredited courses (with a number of results) and Units of competency.

8. Expand either of these lists (by clicking on the Arrow) to see your results.

Appendix B
Personal Development Plan – use more than one of these forms if needed for your own development.
Name
Give details of an organisational goal you have identified in your business plan and job description

Describe the ‘Personal Work Goal’ you wish to set for yourself so you can achieve the above organisational goal-

TASKS ACTIVITIES TIMEFRAME KPI
What needs to be done? What action is to be taken? How long will this take? How will you measure success?
Use S.M.A.R.T. formula.

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