ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE_________________________________________________
Subject Title Career Development Strategies
Subject Code HRM220
Lecturer/Tutor Sarah Keast
Trimester One
Assessment Title Career Development Plan (CDP)
Learning Outcome/s 2, 3. and 4.
Assessment Type Individual
Weighting 45%
Word Count N/A
Due Date Week Ten, Monday 24th April 2017 11:59pm (23:59)
Class Submission Lecture Tutorial ý
Submission Type Paper Copy ý Turnitin ý
Format / Layout of Assessment Career Development Plan:
ICMS Cover Page
Table Content
Introduction
CDP Sections (see topics below)
Reference List
Appendices
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Panel Interview:
Professional attire
Hard copy of CDP
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Assessment instructions Career Development Plan:
• Write a Career Development Plan (CDP) including the
topics outlined below
• The CDP must cover all topics below
• Submit the CDP through Tunitin before the time and date
specified above.
• Hand in the hard copy during the tutorial on Wednesday 3rd
August 2016.
Topics:
1. Short & Long Term Goals
2. Personal SWOT Analysis
3. Career Trend Assessment
4. Job Search Strategy
• 9 Steps
Panel Interview:
Prepare for a 5 minute panel interview. During the interview
you will be asked questions relating to your job application
from Assessment 2.
To prepare for the interview, it is recommended that you
review the list of Fifty Standard Interview Questions available
at College Grad.
https://collegegrad.com/jobsearch/mastering-theinterview/fifty-standard-interview-questions
Readings for the assessment ICMS Style Guide (2016), Lecture Notes, Textbook and Fifty
Standard Interview Questions available at College Grad
website https://collegegrad.com/jobsearch/mastering-theinterview/fifty-standard-interview-questions
Grading Rubric Students will be marked using the rubric below.ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE_________________________________________________
Grading Rubric:
Criteria
Mark
HD D C P F
Content
All required PDP
topics included
1. Goals
2. SWOT
3. Career Trends
4. Job Search
5. Per. Branding
10
¨ An exemplary
understanding
of how each
element
contributes to
the CDP:
¨ All elements
¨ Exemplary
comparison of
course material
to other
research
¨ Clear SMART
action plan
provided for
each CDP
element
¨ An thorough
understandin
g of how
each
element
contributes
to the CDP:
¨ All elements
¨ Thorough
comparison
of course
material to
other
research
¨ Clear action
plan
provided for
each CDP
element
¨ An good
understanding
of how each
element
contributes to
the CDP:
¨ All elements
¨ Evidence of
other research
¨ Action plan
provided for
each CDP
element
¨ A basic
understanding
of how each
element
contributes to
the CDP:
¨ All elements
¨ Repetition of
lecture slides
¨ Attempt at
action plan for
a couple of
CDP elements
¨ No
understanding
of how each
element
contributes to
the CDP:
¨ Elements
missing
¨ Repetition of
lecture slides
¨ No action plan
Demonstrate
understanding of
topics in relations
to personal career.
10
¨ Exemplary
understanding
of importance
of CDP
elements to
future career
¨ Thorough
understandin
g of
importance
of CDP
elements to
future career
¨ Good
understanding
of importance
of CDP
elements to
future career
¨ Basic
understanding
of importance
of CDP
elements to
future career
¨ No
understanding
of importance
of CDP
elements to
future career
Provide a clear
road map for the
next 3 years (or
alternative
appropriate
timeline).
10
¨ Clear career
road map.
¨ Clear career
milestones
identified.
¨ Specific due
dates for
milestones
¨ Evidence for
heading
towards these
goals already
demonstrated.
¨ Clear career
road map.
¨ Clear career
milestones
identified.
¨ Specific due
dates for
milestones
¨ Basic career
road map.
¨ Clear career
milestones
identified.
¨ First step post
university
identified but
nothing beyond
(or unclear).
¨ No career road
map.
¨ Direction post
University is
unclear.
Research Depth
Adequate number
of references used 2 ¨ 13+ ¨ 10-12 ¨ 7-9 ¨ 4-6 ¨ 0-3
Relevance of
references cited 3
¨ Supports both
the theory and
the examples
used from
many angles
¨ Supports
both the
theory and
the examples
used from 1
or 2 angles
¨ Relevant to
both the theory
and the
examples
used.
¨ Relevant to
either the
theory or the
examples
used.
¨ No relation to
either theory or
the examples
used.
Quality of
references cited
with the prime
source being
academic journals
3
¨ The course
text book
and/or lecture
notes plus
¨ Other books on
the subject.
¨ Additional
books are used
¨ Academic and
business
journals are
used illustrate
examples.
¨ The course
text book
and/or
lecture notes
plus
¨ Other books
on the
subject.
And;
¨ Additional
books are
used OR
¨ Academic
and/or
business
journals used
to illustrate
examples.
¨ The course
text book
and/or lecture
notes Or
¨ Other books on
the subject
And
¨ Academic
and/or
business
journals used
sparingly.
¨ The course text
book and/or
lecture notes
plus
¨ Business and
educational
blogs.
¨ Definitions
taken from
reliable
sources eg
Oxford or
Macquarie
dictionaries.
¨ No use of
course text
book or lecture
notes.
¨ Primary
sources used
are Wikipedia,
personal blogs,
Yahoo
answers and
¨ Other sources
based on
personal
opinion and
belief.
Correctly
referenced using
APA referencing
2
¨ Includes a
reference list
and
¨ Includes an
alphabetical
reference list
¨ Includes an
alphabetical
reference list
¨ Occasional
mistakes;
reference list
¨ Does not
include a
reference listASSESSMENT TEMPLATE_________________________________________________
as per ICMS style
guide
¨ In-text citations
with no
mistakes.
and
¨ In-text
citations with
minimal
mistakes.
and
¨ In-text citations
with occasional
mistakes.
not
alphabetical
AND in-text
citations errors
etc.
and/or does
not include intext citations.
Presentation
10
¨ Could be used
in a corporate
setting.
¨ No grammar,
spelling and/or
punctuation
mistakes.
¨ Can be used
as an example
of a HD to
future students
¨ Professionall
y presented.
¨ No grammar,
spelling
and/or
punctuation
mistakes.
¨ Can be used
as an
example of
an D to
future
students
¨ Coherently
presented.
¨ <5% contains
grammar,
spelling and/or
punctuation
mistakes.
¨ Can be used
as an example
of a C to future
students
¨ Basic attempt
at structuring a
CDP.
¨ 5% - 10%
contains
grammar,
spelling and/or
punctuation.
¨ No structure,
logic and an
incoherent
presentation.
¨ > 10% contains
grammar,
spelling and/or
punctuation.
¨ I would not
recruit this
person based
on their
physical
presentation of
work
Panel Interview
Personal
Professional
Presentation
5
¨ Early,
prepared,
confident, eye
contact, dress
code:
impeccable.
¨ On time,
prepared,
confident,
eye contact,
dress code:
very smart.
¨ On time,
prepared,
confident, eye
contact, dress
code: smart.
¨ On time,
prepared,
nervous, eye
contact, dress
code: ok.
¨ Late,
unprepared,
untidy
Preparation 15
¨ Research is
extensive
¨ Person
interviewed is
extremely
prepared
¨ Research is
suitable
¨ Person is
well
prepared
¨ Research is
suitable
¨ Person is
appropriately
prepared
¨ Research not
suitable but
shows some
knowledge
¨ Person
adequately
prepared
¨ Research
shows no
knowledge of
topic
¨ Person is not
prepared
Response to
Questions 20
¨Responds to
open ended
questions
without pause
¨Expands on
questions and
links concepts
¨Uses recent/
personal
examples
¨ Responds
well to open
ended
questions
¨ Uses recent/
personal
examples
¨ Responds to
open ended
questions, may
require
prompting
¨ Struggles with
open ended
questions
¨ Requires lots of
prompting and
re-phrasing of
questions
¨ Cannot answer
open ended
questions
¨ Struggles with
yes/no
questions.