Course: COMP1635 Professionalism in the IT Industry Contribution: 40% of course 67: Professionalism in the IT Industry - CW2 - Portfolio - Term 1 - MAC PDF file required Greenwich Course Leader: Dr Georgios Samakovitis Due date: 14th November 2016 This coursework will be marked anonymously YOU MUST NOT PUT ANY INDICATION OF YOUR IDENTITY IN YOUR SUBMISSION This coursework should take an average student who is up-to-date with tutorial work approximately 20 hours Learning Outcomes: A. Apply employability skills to vocational situations; B. Demonstrate appropriate business communication skills; C. Apply critical thinking skills to a workplace situation; D. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the IT professional Plagiarism is presenting somebody else's work as your own. It includes: copying information directly from the Web or books without referencing the material; submitting joint coursework as an individual effort; copying another student's coursework; stealing or buying coursework from someone else and submitting it as your own work. Suspected plagiarism will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt with according to the procedures set down by the University. All material copied or amended from any source (e.g. internet, books) must be referenced correctly according to the reference style you are using. Your work will be submitted for electronic plagiarism checking. Any attempt to bypass our plagiarism detection systems will be treated as a severe Assessment Offence. Coursework Submission Requirements • An electronic copy of your work for this coursework should be fully uploaded by midnight (local time) on the Deadline Date. • The last version you upload will be the one that is marked. • For this coursework you must submit a single Acrobat PDF document. In general, any text in the document must not be an image (ie must not be scanned) and would normally be generated from other documents (eg MS Office using "Save As .. PDF"). • There are limits on the file size. The current limits are displayed on the coursework submission page on the Intranet • Make sure that any files you upload are virus-free and not protected by a password or corrupted otherwise they will be treated as null submissions. • Comments on your work will be available from the Coursework page on the Intranet. The grade will be made available in the portal. • You must NOT submit a paper copy of this coursework. • All coursework must be submitted as above The University website has details of the current Coursework Regulations, including details of penalties for late submission, procedures for Extenuating Circumstances, and penalties for Assessment Offences. See http://www2.gre.ac.uk/current-students/regs for details. ________________________________________ Detailed Specification Logbook (Personal Development Portfolio) You are required to maintain a logbook (portfolio) of specific exercises given to you during term one. You need to submit individual Logbook Exercises as Weekly Submissions each week indicated. Your tutor will provide feedback on how your work can improve (but will not give marks); you can then apply these improvements on your Logbook, which will be assessed and marked in the end when the whole Logbook will be uploaded. This Logbook must be uploaded as a single pdf document to the coursework upload system, by the deadline date, given at the top of this coursework specification. Any additional documents that you have been told to include with your logbook exercises (eg. an annotated CV review form, if applicable) must be scanned and included in your pdf document. You will find each exercise (and accompanying information if relevant) provided by your Tutor in the teaching schedule for this course. If there is a week with no exercise, then this will be made clear to you on the teaching schedule for that week. Deliverables A single compiled document containing all Logbook exercises and any additional evidence (scanned or otherwise appended). Grading Criteria The criteria for assessing your logbook will be based upon: • Evidence of personal development • Level of engagement with the logbook exercises and activities • Presentation – including English, grammar, and spelling • Attention to detail • Attendance and level of participation shown at any review sessions scheduled during term one. First Class To obtain a First class mark you must complete all exercises and participated in any review sessions. Each exercise must demonstrate a strong level of engagement with the topic and the ability to apply techniques/concepts studied in class to a professional standard. Overall, the logbook must demonstrate a high level of personal development during term one. Second Class To obtain a Second class mark you may have missed an exercise. Each exercise must demonstrate good engagement with the topic and a good attempt at applying techniques/concepts studied in class to a professional standard. Overall, the logbook must demonstrate a good level of personal development during term one. Pass To obtain a Pass mark you may have missed an exercise. Your work may show some lack of effort or a lack of understanding of the techniques/concepts studies in class. Overall, the logbook must demonstrate an adequate level of personal development during term one. Fail Work that does not meet the requirements of the exercises, shows little effort and a lack of understanding of the techniques/concepts studied in class will be graded as a Fail. Inability to demonstrate personal development during the year will also be graded as a Fail. The Marking Sheet overleaf provides further assessment details. Professionalism in IT Logbook (coursework no. 1) Name: Banner Id: All logbook entries carry equal marks. 10% of the marks for each logbook entry is awarded for timely weekly uploading (i.e. by 5pm on each designated weekly upload deadline). Assessment 1st class 2nd class 3rd class Fail Logbook Exercise 1: Individual Business Idea This should be written in accessible professional language and include reasonable but brief explanation of the idea, arguments as to why the idea is realistic and indications as to why you believe this will be successful. Logbook Exercise 2: CV and Cover Letter (initial) Generic CV attending to one of the acceptable formats. Emphasis is placed in (1) a solid and succinct Personal Statement; (2) correct use of chronological order; (3) professional and consistent style throughout; (4) linkage of experience to skills. The Cover Letter should be written in formal letter style, using professional language and acting in an introductory role to a generic job application. Logbook Exercise 3: CV and Cover Letter (Job application - specific) The CV should include a personal statement geared to the specific job chosen to apply for and, overall, should be an improved version of the generic version (Exercise 2). Similarly, the Cover Letter should focus on the skills required for the job you are applying for. Logbook Exercise 4: Competency based assessment / Outline Business Plan This should be written in suitable professional language; the competencies and STAR technique should be clearly outlined and a descriptive narrative should be provided. A first draft (outline) of the group business plan should be provided. All sections defined in the Coursework Specification should be outlined at a reasonable level, so that the idea is well-understood. Logbook Exercise 5: Video CV and Reflection A "talking head" video CV of 3-5 minutes (max) should be recorded using any suitable equipment (e.g. a smartphone) and submitted. This should be a brief presentation of yourself and your professional aspirations; it should sound and look formal (including your dress code) and, in the ideal case, should be presentable to an employer. Together with the video CV, you should submit a 200-word reflection on what you have learned from this experience, how you improved your video from beginning to end and what you believe needs further improvement. Logbook Exercise 6: Interview Exercise In this peer-interviewing exercise, emphasis is placed on how you justify the questions you asked as an interviewer as well the reflection on your performance. Similarly, emphasis is placed on your reflection on how you believe you performed as an interviewee. Comments: Final Grade: __%