Marking Criteria
Explore and synthesise ideas about nursing career development based on an interview process.
Identify areas of needed change in your professional context and link to personal career aspirations to identify career development plans.
Communicate a personal five-year plan for innovation and leadership that: 1) Identifies significant but manageable goals and specific outcomes. 2) Details strategies and
measure for achievement of the goals.
Presentation, organisation and referencing of assessment piece are appropriate.
Criteria High Distinction (HD) Distinction (DN) Credit (CR) Pass (PP) Fail (NN)
Explore and synthesise
ideas about nursing
career development
based on an interview
process.
You have presented and
explored clear ideas
about your career
development in nursing
at a sophisticated level.
You have provided
comprehensive evidence
that you have undertaken
an interview with an RN
leader. You have
provided distinct details
on the career/goal
orientated questions
asked and the discourse
that transpired. You have
rationalised and justified
your line of inquiry and
your choice of
interviewee at an expert
level.
You have presented and
explored clear ideas
about your career
development in nursing
at an advanced level.
You have provided sound
evidence that you have
undertaken an interview
with an RN leader,
providing distinct details
on the career/goal
orientated questions
asked and the discourse
that transpired. You have
rationalised and justified
your line of inquiry and
your choice of
interviewee.
You have satisfactorily
presented and explored
clear ideas about your
career development in
nursing.
You have provided good
evidence that you have
undertaken an interview
with an RN leader,
providing suitable details
on the questions asked
and the discourse that
transpired.
You have sufficiently
presented and explored
ideas about your career
development in nursing,
at a beginning level.
You have provided some
evidence that an
interview has transpired
but more details would
have been advantageous.
You have not sufficiently
explored or synthesised
ideas about your career
development in nursing.
You have not provided
sufficient evidence that
an interview transpired
or the interview notes
and/or transcript are
lacking detail.
Identify areas of needed
change in your
professional context and
link to personal career
aspirations to identify
You have confidently
identified strategic areas
of personal change,
aspirations and/or career
development.
You have positively
identified key areas of
personal change,
aspirations and/or career
development.
You have clearly
identified some areas of
personal change,
aspirations and/or career
You have identified some
areas of personal change,
aspiration and/or career
development in your
professional context.
You have provided
limited or no
identification of areas of
change, aspiration or
and/or development incareer development
plans.
You have made
exemplary links to how
these will underpin your
career plan through
comprehensive
justification and clear
explanation.
You have made distinct
links to how these will
feature within your
career plan through
justification and clear
explanation.
development in your
professional context.
You have made clear links
to how these will
motivate your career
plan.
You have briefly linked to
how these will motivate
your career plan.
your professional
context.
You have not provided a
link to your career plan.
Communicate a personal
five-year plan for
innovation and
leadership that: 1)
Identifies significant but
manageable goals and
specific outcomes. 2)
Details strategies and
measure for achievement
of the goals.
You have precisely
communicated your
innovative five-year
personal career plan
which is underpinned by
your leadership values
and nursing philosophy.
Your commitment to lifelong learning is evident
through comprehensive
discussion of your
pathway to career
advancement.
Meticulous consideration
is given to formal and
informal professional
development modes.
1) You have
identified
significant goals
which are
manageable
with specific
outcomes.
2) You have
provided
rigorous detail
on strategies
You have communicated
your innovative five-year
personal career plan
which is underpinned by
your leadership values.
Your commitment to lifelong learning is evident
through discussion of
your pathway to career
advancement and
consideration is given to
formal and informal
professional
development modes.
1) You have
identified
significant goals
which are
manageable
with specific
outcomes.
2) You have
provided sound
detail on
strategies and
measurement of
achievements.
You have
You have adequately
communicated your fiveyear career plan and
made links to how
innovation and
leadership will underpin
your plan. Your
commitment to life-long
learning is evident
through discussion of
your pathway to career
advancement.
1) You have
identified
significant goals
which are
manageable
with specific
outcomes.
2) You have
provided good
detail on
strategies and
measurement of
achievements.
You have communicated
most of your five-year
plan, but some detail may
be lacking.
You have provided a
vague link to how
innovation and
leadership will underpin
your plan.
1) You have
identified some
goals and
potential
outcomes.
2) You have
provided some
detail on
strategies and
measurement of
achievements.
You have not adequately
communicated your fiveyear plan.
You have not drawn links
to how innovation and
leadership will underpin
your plan.
1) You have not
identified goals
or goals are not
manageable,
realistic or
relevant. You
have not drawn
adequate links
to specific
outcomes.
2) You have not
provided
sufficient details
of the strategies
and/or
measurement of
achievementsand
measurement of
achievements.
You have firmly
identified
considerations
of resources
needed and
potential
barriers.
identified
considerations
of resources
needed and
potential
barriers.
Presentation,
organisation and
referencing of
assessment piece are
appropriate.
You have provided
thorough evidence of
engagement with the
scholarly literature and
are able to link this to
practice at an advanced
level.
Your academic writing Is
excellent with no issues
relating to syntax,
spelling and expression.
You have formatted*
your work in a logical
manner through the use
of subheadings and
planning is meticulous.
Your editing and
referencing** is seamless
and aligned perfectly to
the style used.
You have provided
thorough evidence of
engagement with the
scholarly literature and
are able to link this to
practice at a proficient
level.
Your academic writing is
skilful but contains a few
issues relating to syntax,
spelling and expression.
You have formatted*
your work in a logical
manner through the use
of subheadings and
planning is meticulous.
You have edited your
work with effort.
Your referencing** skills
are sound and the
referencing style used is
clear.
You have provided sound
evidence of engagement
with the scholarly
literature and mostly able
to link this to practice
beyond a beginning level.
Your academic writing is
good with few issues
relating to syntax,
spelling and expression.
You have formatted*
your work in a logical
manner through the use
of subheadings and
planning is obvious.
You have satisfactorily
edited your work.
Your referencing** skills
are mostly well
developed and the
referencing style used is
clear.
You have provided some
evidence of engagement
with the scholarly
literature with some
linkage to practice.
Your academic writing is
acceptable but there are
a few issues with syntax,
spelling and expression.
You have formatted*
your work in a mostly
logical manner through
the use of subheadings
and some planning is
obvious.
You have satisfactorily
edited your work for the
most part.
Your referencing** skills
need some work and the
style used is mostly clear.
You have given limited or
no evidence of
engagement with the
scholarly literature with
minimal or no linkage to
practice.
Your academic writing is
poor and there are issues
with syntax, spelling and
expression.
You have not formatted*
your work in a logical
manner and planning is
not obvious.
You have not
satisfactorily edited your
work.
Your referencing** skills
need work and the style
used may not be clear.
*UTAS ‘Presentation of Assignments’ **Harvard preferred