FY026 Preparing for Success at University: Knowledge and Creativity Assignment

Assignment No. and type: CW2: Portfolio and Reflective Summary

Assessment weighting: 60%

Target feedback time and date: 3 weeks after submission deadline

Assignment task

Using materials generated by the project classes and through your independent study, populate a portfolio of evidence of your learning and development during the module. The word count for this portfolio will be around 1,500 words (see instructions below).

Write a 500-word reflective summary to explain how and why these materials have supported the development of your employability. To complete the 500-word reflective summary, write around 50 words of summary under each of your ten (10) pieces of evidence, to explain the reasons for your choice of materials used to populate the Portfolio. The total word count for your summary must therefore be in a range of 450 – 550 words.

This assignment requires you to:

Create a portfolio using Microsoft Word.
Create a minimum of 10 portfolio artefacts.
These artefacts should be materials generated during FY026 classes, or through independent study relevant to this module.
This might include a selection of reading logs, photographs of work completed in class, or examples of academic writing.
Ensure the artefacts are clearly organised and sequenced within the portfolio: use themes to organize and manage the documentation of your portfolio.
There is no specific word count for each portfolio document, although it is anticipated that they should provide a total of around 1,500 words to the whole assignment (meaning an assignment total of around 2,000 words, including your Reflective Summary).
Write the 500-word summary.
Using the Learning Outcomes may help you to choose which documents to include.

Portfolio workshops will be provided to help you to complete these tasks.

This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes:

LO 1 Demonstrate effective communication skills, applicable to academic and professional contexts.
LO 2 Reflect on their individual performance, behaviour and experience in education and/or employment.
LO 3 Locate and evaluate resources for academic and employment-related purposes.
LO 4 Think critically and creatively about graduate employment opportunities in the future.

Task requirements

Written work submitted as part of this assignment should be presented according to the following:

The summary should be 1.5 line spaced
Font must be Arial 12
Follow the reference guidelines
The summary must be within the word count range 450-550 words
Written work for this assignment should be submitted through the appropriate Turnitin submission point through LSST Connect.
Written work for this assignment should be saved and submitted as a Word document (.docx) or as a .pdf file. If other file formats are used, these may not be compatible with Turnitin and the work cannot be marked.

Referencing and research requirements

Please reference your work according to the Harvard referencing style as defined in Cite Them Right Online (http://www.citethemrightonline.com). This information is also available in book form: Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2016) Cite them right: the essential reference guide. 11th edn. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Copies are available via the university library.

How your work will be assessed

Your work will be assessed against the assessment criteria which have been provided at the end of this brief.

These criteria have been designed specifically for this assignment and are intended to measure the extent to which you have demonstrated your achievement of its associated learning outcomes (see above). They have been aligned with the institutional grade descriptor appropriate for your level.

The assessment criteria provide a basis for fair and consistent marking and indicate what is expected of you in this assignment. It is strongly recommended that you engage with them while you are working on the assignment and use them in combination with any feedback you receive once your work has been marked to help you plan for future learning and development.

Assessment Criteria: