ITECH 5500 Professional Research and Communication

Question 1
Listed below are aspects of personal and professional development.
Complete the table below by identifying the following:
▪ At least one principle in the management of each aspect of personal and professional development.
Principles refer to a fundamental concept or standard used in the workplace to manage personal and professional development.
Management involves performing, administering, and implementing to meet a goal.
▪ At least one technique in the management of each aspect of personal and professional development.
Techniques refer to a specific action to manage personal and professional development.
Principles involved in management Techniques involved in management
a. Performance measurement
b. Personal behaviour
c. Self-awareness
d. Personality traits identification
e. Personal development plans
f. Personal goal setting
g. Task prioritisation
Question 2
Listed below are aspects of personal and professional development.
Complete the table below by identifying the following:
▪ At least one principle in the organisation of each aspect of personal and professional development.
Principles refer to a fundamental concept or standard used in the workplace to organise personal and professional development.
Organisation refers to planning or preparing to meet a goal.
▪ At least one technique in the organisation of each aspect of personal and professional development.
Techniques refer to a specific action to organise personal and professional development.
Principles Involved in Organisation
Techniques involved in Organisation
a. Performance measurement
b. Personal behaviour
c. Selfawareness
d. Personality traits identification
e. Personal development plans
f. Personal goal setting
g. Task prioritisation
Question 3
Answer the following questions about personal and professional development activities relevant to
your industry.
Personal development activities are activities that aim to better understand an individual’s qualities
and potential.
Professional development activities are activities that aim to improve an individual’s performance in
the workplace through continuous education or trainings.
a. Learner must identify their workplace/organisation.
b. Learner must identify at least common two personal development activities applicable to their workplace or organisation.
c. Learner must identify at least two common professional development activities applicable to
their workplace or organisation
Question 4
Complete the table below about technology to plan and prioritise tasks.
Technology may include cloud-based applications, shared calendars and virtual meeting technology used in completing and streamlining work tasks.
▪ Identify at least two examples of technology used in planning and prioritising work tasks.
Planning and prioritising work tasks refer to delegating, setting time frames, and accomplishing tasks based on their importance and urgency.
▪ For each example identified, explain how each technology identified can be used in planning or prioritising tasks.
Technology to plan and prioritise work tasks
Explanation of how each technology can be used
Work
tasks
Question 5
Complete the table below:
a. Identify at least two techniques for each of the following:
▪ Managing health in the workplace
Health refers to an individual’s physical or mental condition.
▪ Managing wellbeing in the workplace
Wellbeing refers to an individual’s overall health and job satisfaction.
b. For each technique identified, explain how each technique can be used in the workplace
Aspects of the workplace
Technique Explanation of Technique
a. Health in the workplace
b. Wellbeing in the workplace
Question 6
Bounce Fitness is a premiere fitness centre in Australia Access the Personal Development Policy and Procedures and the Remedial Action Policy and Procedure Refer to those documents to answer the questions below.
Learn more about Bounce Fitness in the link below:
Introduction
https://bouncefitness.precisiongroup.com.au/
Access the following Bounce Fitness Personal Development Policy and Procedure document in the
link below:
Personal Development Policy and Procedures
https://bouncefitness.precisiongroup.com.au/policies-and-procedures/human-resource/
Answer the following questions about Bounce Fitness’ human resources policies and procedures
relevant to professional development.
Professional development aims to manage and improve an individual’s work performance through
continuous education or trainings.
a. Learner must explain the aim of the Personal Development Policy.
b. Learner must identify training courses available for staff to attend based on the Personal Development Procedure.
c. Learner must briefly explain Further Education procedures of the Personal Development Policy and Procedures.
d. Learner must outline the five principles of Personal Development.
ASSESSMENT 2 – PROJECT – STUDENT INFORMATION
Student Instructions:
1. You must complete the case study project and provide enough information to demonstrate sufficient understanding of what has been asked to achieve competency
2. Your work on this assessment should be on a separate document using word processing software such as MSWord & or other software (handwritten submissions are only acceptable with prior approval from your Trainer)
3. Your document should be properly formatted and titled with the Unit Code and Assessment number (e.g. BSBPEF501 Assessment 2).
4. Ask your trainer/assessor if you do not understand what is required in this assessment.
Whist your trainer/assessor cannot tell you the answer, he/she will be able to offer you guidance in the requirements of the task or provide further assistance based on the Institute’s “Reasonable Adjustment Policy”
5. The document you produce should primarily be your own words and not plagiarised, nor copied
6. Material taken directly from other sources must be presented in quotation marks (“ “) and be suitably referenced
In this assessment you will be required to demonstrate evidence of your ability to:
a. Develop and implement a plan for own personal and professional development.
b. Manage personal and professional development of at least two other professionals.
This assessment is divided into FOUR (4) Assessment Tasks:
Assessment Task A: Conduct a session with a team member to establish work goals
– Complete and submit the EMPLOYEE CAREER PLAN MEETING RECORD
Assessment Task B: Review personal and professional development opportunities –
Complete and submit the PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
Assessment Task C: Techniques to manage team health and wellbeing – Complete and submit the HEALTH & WELLBEING MANAGEMENT PLAN
Assessment Task D: Identify development needs & participate in personal and professional development activities – Complete and submit the PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
This project requires you to complete the assessment tasks in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.
Each task comes with a set of instructions. You are to follow and perform these instructions while being observed by the assessor and/or submit any required documentation as evidence of task completion.
Before starting this assessment, your assessor will discuss with you these tasks, including instructions, resources, and guidance for satisfactorily completing them.
You are required to:
• Complete the tasks within the time allowed, as scheduled in-class roll.
• Assist team members development of work goals.
• Facilitate access to personal and professional development opportunities.
• Use technology to prioritise work tasks.
• Identify techniques to manage team health and wellbeing.
• Identify development needs.
• Participate in personal and professional development activities.
Resources Required for Assessment
Resources you need to access to complete the project assessment are outlined in this document. Generic forms and templates are provided in the project tasks sections, unless otherwise specified.
Review these forms and templates with your assessor before starting the task.
TASK A: CONDUCT A SESSION WITH A TEAM MEMBER TO ESTABLISH WORK GOALS
You will be placed in groups of THREE nominated by your trainer and you are to conduct a role play meeting during class time to assist in developing work goals, plans and activities.
You will take turns on playing three roles: one of a HR Manager, another as an IT Support Officer and a Mobile Phone Sales Assistant of a Mobile Phone company. As the HR Manager you will conduct 2 (TWO) performance development reviews for both roles in IT.
You will only be assessed on your practical skills as the HR Manager, you will need to complete TWO records using the EMPLOYEE CAREER PLAN MEETING RECORD template provided below, you must record the following information:
1. Discuss and agree on the main objectives of the IT Support Officer and the Mobile Phone Sales Assistant. Please see below list of responsibilities as an example to help select the work goals:
IT SUPPORT OFFICER DUTIES/FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:
o maintaining records of software licences
o managing stocks of equipment, consumables, and other supplies
o talking to clients and computer users to determine the nature of problems
o responding to breakdowns
o installing and configuring computer hardware, software, systems, networks, printers, scanners and more
o planning and undertaking scheduled maintenance upgrades
o investigating, diagnosing and solving computer software and hardware faults
o agreeing call-out timescales
o obtaining replacement or specialist components, fixtures or fittings
o repairing equipment and replacing parts
o supervising junior engineering and technical staff
o ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation
o checking computer equipment for electrical safety
MOBILE PHONE SALES ASSISTANT DUTIES/FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:
o Provide sales support to customers and increase Mobile Phone sales by 5%
o Perform cold call to potential clients/customers
o Develop personal book of business by preparing sales plan
o Generate significant number of phone leads from various sources
o Utilize regional call centre in performing outbound calls
o Create and sustain cordial relationship with new customers
o Achieve minimum standards for sales quotas, quotes, and calls
o Improve revenue by penetrating to existing customer base
o Produce price and credit term quotes
o Utilise knowledge of company’s production and execute schedules in scheduling product installation date for customers
o Coordinate phone sales related training on customer acquisition, retention, etc. to new associates
o Apply computer database in logging different sales data for current customers, as well as for saving new customer information
o Ensure the development and maintenance of professional and mutually beneficial relationship with customers
o Perform investigation on conformance issues and resolve them promptly.
2. Provide information of the following according to their role and responsibilities:
a) What is their career goal?
b) What is their career plan?
c) What activities have they taken or plan to take to meet their career goal?
3. Provide feedback to the IT Support Officer and Mobile Phone Sales Assistant based on your knowledge as a HR Manager and show support by advising them on how to progress their career and achieve their career goals.
After you have completed the HR Manager 1:1 role play session for both roles, you will be swapping roles going into the IT Support Officer role or the Mobile Phone Sales Assistant, so that the other student has a turn to conduct a 1:1 session as the HR Manager. (Please note, this task does not require an observation and you will be assessed based on the information you provide in the ‘Employee career plan meeting record’ form below). EMPLOYEE CAREER PLAN MEETING RECORD (Please complete and submit TWO records)
1. Please discuss and at least FIVE (5) main work objectives of their specific role.
2. Information of the following according to their role and responsibilities:
a) What is their career goal?
b) What is their career plan?
c) What activities have they taken or plan to take to meet their career goal?
3. Provide feedback to the IT Support Officer or Mobile Phones Sales Assistant based on your
knowledge as a HR Manager by advising them on how to progress their career and achieve their
career goals.
TASK B: REVIEW PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
INSTRUCTIONS
You must conduct an audit of your own personal development and identify the areas of your skills and experience that require improvement and areas where they are your strength.
Please fill out the PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW below table and list at least 10 skills and experience you need to consider and provide a rating too.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
List at least 10 knowledge and skills which I consider to be important for my current work
My ability rating (1–5), ‘1’ being ‘unskilled’ and ‘5’ being ‘extremely skilled’ or strong/weak/somewhere in between
TASK C: TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE TEAM HEALTH AND WELLBEING CASE SCENARIO: MATRIX HOMES
A building and construction company called Matrix Homes is a medium sized business with 92 workers. The workforce comprises 70 per cent blue collar labourers and tradesmen and 30 per cent white collar professionals and administration staff. Consultation with management identified that a key priority was to:
– address the rising rates of unscheduled work absences
– address the rising rates of injury claims associated with physical disorders.
An audit of the work environment found that while Matrix Homes had a system for managing the risk of hazardous manual tasks, there were no supportive policies or facilities in place that sought to improve the health and wellbeing of workers which could assist in proactively preventing injuries and reducing the amount of work absences by their employees.
With an overarching long-term goal to decrease absenteeism and increase productivity, the health and safety committee decided to get the advice of a WHS Consultant on identifying techniques to manage team health and wellbeing in the workplace. You are to act as the WHS Consultant and complete the table below identifying strategies to assist Matrix Homes with their health and wellbeing issues.
Please complete the HEALTH & WELLBEING MANAGEMENT PLAN table below:
a. List and describe at least two strategies of each of the following:
i. Techniques to manage team physical health at Matrix Homes.
ii. Techniques to manage team wellbeing at Matrix Homes.
b. Cite at least three sources of information accessed to identify techniques to manage team health and team wellbeing in the workplace.
HEALTH & WELLBEING MANAGEMENT PLAN
Workplace/Organisation
Your Work/Job Role
Date Completed
a. Technique for managing the following Identified Technique
i. Team Physical Health
ii. Team Wellbeing
b. Citations of sources accessed
1)
2)
3)
TASK D: IDENTIFY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS & PARTICIPATE IN PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Using the PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN below develop a timeline for achieving your career objectives and prioritise your goals in the order of most important to least important.
Ensure you include an explanation of what your personal development plan has been designed to help you achieve and how you propose to manage and organise the implementation of the plan.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
1. What are your career objectives?
Please be specific with your answer, providing details of which industry, which company, or organisation you would like to work in and the reason why it is important to you.
2. How will it be achieved?
Describe what skills and training you may need to achieve your career goals.
3. Who will you need to engage to achieve the career objective?
4. When will you be completing your objective?
5. How will you measure your success after?