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UGB 260 Personal & Professional DevelopmentModule Assignment 2020/2021Canvas & JIRA Deadline: Tuesday 22 June 2021 by 2pmModule Leader: Pavan TheallaLearning OutcomesKnowledgeK1 Identification and appraisal of work-based skills, competencies and values and the impactthat they have on behaviours.K2 Investigation of conceptual underpinnings of behaviour in a business context.SkillsS1 The ability to appraise and evaluate individual personal and professional qualities in abusiness environment.S2 Application of concepts of self-reflection to explain personal and professionalbehaviour and effectiveness.AssessmentHand out:Student Assignment Submission:The assessment is a critical reflective essay which must be supported by evidence of modulerelated activities undertaken throughout the year, covering all learning outcomes. Theevidence will include a record of your reflections on your experiences and achievementsduring the module, including skill and attribute diagnostics, workshop and extra-curricularactivities.Reflective EssayYou must write and submit a reflective essay which should identify what you consider tobe your most important and significant personal quality and your reflection should befocused on this. The essay should identify the key personal quality that emerges from thevarious workshop exercises and module experiences and examine how this personalquality is demonstrated across a range of those activities and experiences. This meansthat you should choose one personal quality that you consider to be your key strengthand explore this in depth. You are advised to write approximately 2500 words for theessay but there is no formal word limit.Things to include:• Define and describe this quality – use a theory• Explain, evaluate this quality – use theory. In what ways is this quality a strength for you?Provide specific examples of where this quality has been displayed.• What attributes, behavioural preferences and values underpin this strength?• What did you find difficult or particularly challenging in the workshop exercises and theexperiences and why might this be? Can the theory help explain this?• Are there any contradictions evident from experiences and how might these beexplained? For example, your strength may be your communication skills but are therecertain contexts where you communicate more or less effectively than others – whymight this be?• How might this quality benefit you in the future? You should reflect upon what are yougoing to do todevelop and exploit this strength as part of the conclusion and summary ofthe work.The assessment will be made not on the quantity of experiences but rather the quality ofreflection uponthose experiences. This quality will be measured by the extent to which youcan demonstrate and explain increased self-awareness in a professional or employmentcontext through a process of reflection.Remember you MUST use appropriate concepts and theories to explain and evaluateyour personalqualities. For example:• How have you used concepts of reflection and reflexivity?• How might concepts of happenstance, efficacy and locus of control explain yourapproach to challenges, your behaviour in different situations and your relative success?• To what extent do you possess attributes which enable you to successfully exploithappenstanceevents?Supporting EvidenceDuring the course of the module, you will be asked to complete a number of exercises.You will also berequired to engage with employability related activities and experiencesduring the course of the year. These workshop exercises together with the employabilityactivities and experiences will form the basis of your evidence. The discussion of yourstrength in your essay should be supported by evidence from the module andextracurricular experiences. The quality and completeness of this evidence will influencethe marks you receive.The following activities and tasks will be completed during the course of the module andevidence of these activities should be included as appendices to your reflective essay.Evidence which must be included part of the Assignment1. Value Added ElementAs part of the module, you are required to engage in and complete a “Value Added” taughtelement, Critical Thinking, Computing Technologies/Remote Learning, which will be as partof the learning. Due to remote learning and time factor, it is not possible to engage in apractical enterprise activity or voluntary work.2. Experiential ElementIt is a requirement of the module that you will explain a professional related experience duringthe course of study or outside your study which will be evidenced as part of your assignmentsuch as voluntary work or any activity you were involved with at secondary school, or at workor during your foundation degree, voluntary etc. The experience will comprise either voluntarywork or internship. If you have not been involved in any of these, then you can evidence anygroup activity that you have been involved in your previous learning.The point of this experience is for you to test and to gain insight into your personal qualitiesincluding strengths, weaknesses and preferences in the context of your professionalaspirations.The experience will provide tangible evidence for the personal qualities and attributes that youchoose to discuss in your reflective essay.3. Workshop Activities EvidenceDuring the module you will be introduced to concepts and diagnostics which are designedto facilitate understanding of your personal qualities and you will be expected to use theseconcepts to help to explain those strengths. You should provide evidence of the completionof these diagnostics as appendices to the essay to underpin reflection upon your personalqualities.Guidance for Presentation of evidenceValue Added ElementYou should present the assessment submitted for this element as evidence to support youressay.Experiential Element• Description of the professional experience.• A short reflection upon what you have learned about yourself from engagement in thisactivity. The reflection section of this piece of evidence will normally be between 250and 300 words and shouldlink to the substance of the essay.Workshop activities element• Completion and presentation of the workshop-based diagnostic.• A short reflection upon what you have learned about yourself from engagement ineach workshop activity. The reflection section of each piece of evidence willnormally be between 250 and 300 words. This word count is for guidance only.Remember:The main point of the assignment is for you to demonstrate that you have a deeper andclearer understanding of the personal qualities that underpin your effectiveness. Thefocus of the assignment is the essay reflecting upon a key strength and you need topresent and use the theories, diagnostics and experiences to achieve this.Assessment RegulationsFor further information regarding Assessment Regulations, extenuating circumstances orextensions and academic integrity, please refer to your Programme Handbook on the Universityof Sunderland in London information page on Canvas.Reading ListPlease access your reading list from the library website. To access it, please go tohttps://moduleresources.sunderland.ac.uk and search for your module.Submission guidelinesThere are currently two steps that you need to follow to ensure that you successfully submit your workfor marking. Your submission links will become available approximately 3 weeks prior to yoursubmission deadline, along with detailed instructions on how to submit your assignment, but in themeantime please feel free to also watch this Assignment Submission Instructions video.GradingYou will be marked in accordance with the University of Sunderland assessment criteria attachedbelow. The assessment criteria covers: Relevance, Knowledge, Analysis, Argument and Structure,Critical Evaluation, Presentation, Reference to Literature.Assessment Criteria CategoriesGradeRelevanceKnowledgeAnalysisArgument andStructureCritical EvaluationPresentationReference to Literature86 –100%The work examined is exemplary and provides clear evidence of a complete grasp of the knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Levelof the qualification. There is also ample excellent evidence showing that all the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that Level arefully satisfied. At this level it is expected that the work will be exemplary in all the categories cited above. It will demonstrate a particularly compellingevaluation, originality, and elegance of argument, interpretation or discourse.76-85%The work examined is outstanding and demonstrates comprehensive knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Level of the qualification.There is also excellent evidence showing that all the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that level are fully satisfied. At this level it isexpected that the work will be outstanding in the majority of the category as cited above or by demonstrating particularly compelling evaluation andelegance of argument, interpretation or discourse.70 –75%The work examined is excellent and is evidence of comprehensive knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Level of the qualification.There is also excellent evidence showing that all the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that level are satisfied. At this level it isexpected that the work will be excellent in the majority of the categories cited above or by demonstrating particularly compelling evaluation andelegance of argument, interpretation or discourse. 60 –69%Directly relevantto therequirements ofthe assessmentA substantialknowledge ofrelevant material,showing a cleargrasp of themes,Good analysis,clear andorderlyGenerally coherent andlogically structured,using an appropriatemode of argumentand/or theoreticalmode(s)May contain somedistinctive orindependentthinking; may beginto formulate anindependentWell written, withstandard spellingand grammar, in areadable styleCritical appraisal of upto-date and/orappropriate literature.Recognition of differentperspectives.Very good use of questions andissues thereinposition in relationto theory and/orpractice.with acceptableformatsource material. Uses arange of sources50 –59%Some attempt toaddress therequirements ofthe assessment:may drift awayfrom this in lessfocused passagesAdequateknowledge of afair range ofrelevant material,with intermittentevidence of anappreciation of itssignificanceSome analyticaltreatment, butmay be prone todescription, orto narrative,which lacks clearanalyticalpurposeSome attempt toconstruct a coherentargument, but maysuffer loss of focus andconsistency, with issuesat stake stated onlyvaguely, or theoreticalmode(s) couched insimplistic termsSound work whichexpresses acoherent positiononly in broad termsand in uncriticalconformity to one ormore standardviews of the topicCompetentlywritten, withonly minor lapsesfrom standardgrammar,with acceptableformatUses a variety ofliterature which includessome recent textsand/or appropriateliterature, though notnecessarily including asubstantive amountbeyond library texts.Competent use ofsource material. 40 –49%Some correlationwith therequirements ofthe assessmentbut there is asignificant degreeof irrelevanceBasicunderstanding ofthe subject butaddressing alimited range ofmaterialLargelydescriptive ornarrative, withlittle evidence ofanalysisA basic argument isevident, but mainlysupported by assertionand there may be a lackof clarity and coherenceSome evidence of aview starting to beformed but mainlyderivative.A simple basic stylebut with significantdeficiencies inexpression orformat that maypose obstacles forthe readerSome up-to-date and/orappropriate literatureused. Goes beyond thematerial tutor hasprovided. Limited use ofsources to support apoint. Weak use of sourcematerial. 35 –39%Relevance to therequirements ofthe assessmentmay be veryintermittent, andmay be reducedto its vaguest andleast challengingtermsA limitedunderstanding ofa narrow range ofmaterialHeavydependence ondescription,and/or onparaphrase, iscommonLittle evidence ofcoherent argument:lacks development andmay be repetitive or thinAlmost whollyderivative: thewriter’scontribution rarelygoes beyondsimplifyingparaphraseNumerousdeficiencies inexpression andpresentation; thewriter mayachieve clarity (ifat all) only byusing a simplisticor repetitiousstyleBarely adequate use ofliterature. Over relianceon material provided bythe tutor. The evidence provided shows that the majority of the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that Level are satisfied.30 –34%The work examined provides insufficient evidence of the knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Level of the qualification. Theevidence provided shows that some of the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that Level are satisfied. The work will be weak insome of the indicators.15-29%The work examined is unacceptable and provides little evidence of the knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Level of thequalification. The evidence shows that few of the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that Level are satisfied. The work will be weakin several of the indicators.0-14%The work examined is unacceptable and provides almost no evidence of the knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Level of thequalification. The evidence fails to show that any of the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that Level are satisfied. The work will beweak in the majority or all of the indicators.