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FIT5122 Professional Practice
Assignment 3 – Resolution of a complex professional problem Issue
(Individual)
Deliverables and Submission:
A video recording Presentation submitted on Moodle
Item
Type
Due
Sunday 11:55 pm End of Week 11
Tuesday 11:55 pm Week 14
Scheduled within week 14 and 15 arranged by tutors
Value and Marking guidelines: The assignment is worth 30% of the total marks for the unit.
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Item |
Allocated Mark |
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Analysis of the problem and possible solution |
10 |
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Business Report Executive Summary |
7 |
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Business Report |
5 |
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Interview |
8 |
Aims:
This assignment is an opportunity for you to Showcase your understanding of, and apply the learning of the Professional Practice curriculum. In this assessment you should demonstrate your ability to:
● Identify and address the relevant professional practice issues raised in a given situation● Critically evaluate how to plan and structure a more complex communication and produce an effective communication of professional quality.● Assess the needs of a specific audience and develop a communication which meets those needs.● Be able to explain and justify your recommendations.
Background:
The assignment:
You will then write a formal business report to a senior executive audience in your organisation addressing the request from your Director below.
At the end you will answer any questions that your manager and senior executive may have in a short interview.
You may not use AI tools for this assignment.
Your task:
You will be given a scenario and issue. You will analyse the issue and provide your solutions and recommendations to a senior executive audience in your organisation addressing the request with handing over the following:
● A recording to demonstrate your findings and analysis of the problem/s and possible solution to your manager - 4 to 7 minutes - feel free to choose any means/tools (such as root cause analysis) to assist you in presentation recording● Executive summary - 350 to 550 word (three quarter to one and a half pages)● Business Report - 1700 to 2500 words (five to seven pages)● 10 minute interview with Tutor, in the role as senior executive, asking questions about your report and executive summary.
Considering the material covered over the course of the semester in your analysis and investigate if any of the following can be identified in your given scenario:
● Actual or potential ethical or privacy issues● Actual or potential cultural and team issues● Actual or potential communication issues● Actual or potential quality and reliability issues● Actual or potential presentation and meetings issues
Extensions and late submissions:
Please note, University policy stipulates that no assignments can have a due date during SWOTVAC or the weekend prior. As a result, extensions to the business report due date can only be granted if exceptional circumstances apply. Please refer to the University’s policy on what constitutes special consideration and how to apply. A draft of material prepared up to that point should also be available for your tutor’s consideration if requested.
Late assignments will be penalised 10% per day as per University policy.
Mark allocation:
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Assessment 4: Business Report Rubric |
N
Unacceptable Fails to identify what is required
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P
Basic Reflects the beginnings of understanding what’s required
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C
Expected Obvious understanding and delivery of what is required
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D
Good Reflects a mastery of what is required
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HD
Excellent Reflects the highest level of performance,beyond what is required
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Section |
Grade |
Criteria |
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Recording - [10 marks] |
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Explanation of problem/context |
No demonstration on the problems and issues |
Demonstration of some idea of the problem, findings |
Clear statement about the problem
Clear explanation of the problem
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Clear statement about the problem
Clear and relevant explanation of the problem
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A comprehensive, clear and concise explanation of the problem/context. |
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The major findings of the issues |
No explanation of the analysis of the problem or findings |
Limited explanation of the analysis of the problem or findings |
Satisfactory explanation of the analysis of the problem or findings |
Good explanation of the analysis of the problem or findings |
Insightful analysis of the problem andexcellent findings are extremely well explained. |
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Possible solutions for the identified issues |
No explanation of the analysis of the problem or findings |
Limited explanation of theanalysis of the problem or findings |
Satisfactory explanation of the analysis of the problem or findings |
Good explanation of the analysis of the problem or findings |
Insightful analysis of the problem and excellent findings are extremely well explained. |
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Presentation skills, Proper tools and demonstration suitable to the audience (manager/s) |
Poor |
Fair |
What we expected |
Good |
Outstanding |
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Exec summary - [7 marks] |
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Explanation of problem/context and ability to access information. |
The reader will not understand problems, findings or recommendations without reading the report, this is an introduction not an exec. summary |
The reader will get some idea of the problem, findings and recommendations but will have to read the report |
Clear statement about the problem and context of the report
Clear explanation of the problem
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A clear statement about the context of the report
Clear and relevant explanation of the problem.
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A comprehensive, clear and concise explanation of the problem/context. |
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The major findings of the report |
No explanation of the analysis of the problem or findings of the report |
Limited explanation of the analysis of the problem or findings of the report |
Satisfactory explanation of the analysis of the problem or findings of the report |
Good explanation of the analysis of the problem or findings of the report well explained |
Insightful analysis of the problem and excellent findings are extremely well explained. |
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The results and recommendations and conclusions |
No conclusion or relevant recommendations |
Limited or superficial conclusion orrecommendations or not relevant to the problem. |
Satisfactory conclusion and recommendations. |
Good conclusion and relevant recommendations to the problem. |
Clear and concise conclusion and/or relevant recommendations that show greatinsight into the problem. |
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Business Report - [5 marks] |
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Report Content and relevance to topics taught in 5122 |
Fails to describe the issues |
Had missed major point in the case study |
Describes the issues and context well |
A critical understanding of the issues with reference to the unit study |
An insightful understanding of the issues with reference to the unit study and further research |
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Structure and Organisation of Content: addressing the key content and logically arranging the report, including use of headers, titles , audience taken into account |
No structure, no headings, disorganised
Incoherent progression
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Some structure and organisation but overall difficult to follow the flow of the report
Basic coherence and writing style
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Adequate structure and organisation, headings and titles, with some inconsistent flow of report
Adequate coherence and writing style
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Logical structure, organisation, content and flow.
Clear and cohesive report and writing style
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Comprehensive answers of the problem and a logical structure to the response;
A well-linked and balanced report leading to a cohesive and strong piece of writing.
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Interview - [8 Marks] |
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Ability to answer interviewers questions clearly and concisely Professionalism & organisation |
The interviewee shows no understanding of the question asked and does explain the problem, findings or recommendation .
The interviewee's answers to questions are random or not relevant.
The interviewee is unprofessional, reflecting neither effort nor care.
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The intervieweeshows little understanding of the questions asked and is only able to show a basic explanation of the problem, findings and recommendations.
Questions answered are few in number and surface level.
The interviewee is somewhat professional reflecting minimal effort and care.
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The interviewee is able to answer questions and provides a satisfactory explanation of the problem, Findings and recommendations.
The interviewee is professional, reflecting effort and care.
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The interviewee explains the problem, findings and recommendations well and answers are thoughtful and well considered.
The interviewee is professional and engaging, reflecting extra effort and care.
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The interviewee strongly conveys the problem, findings and recommendations and answers questions is a deep and insightful manner and act professionally
The interviewee is professional, engaging, appealing.
Reflecting effort, attention to detail and care
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● Business reports and academic essays are very different. Their objectives, format and the expectation of the reader are different.● Business reports focus on the practical application of the theory - providing insights and recommendations rather than explaining the theory itself. They are concise, very practical, usually worded in the first person (I / we recommend… etc) and focused on identifying and solving a problem rather than discussing the theories behind the problem / recommendations.
Using references:
As a business report is designed to be a short and very succinct document, referring to your sources in-text can be done in an efficient and succinct way. For example, you could summarise the key points as follows: “The December 2021 edition of XYZ reports that multicultural teams are x times more likely to fail than……….”. You can also use footnotes.
Turnitin report, collusion and plagiarism:
Instructions for using an integrated turnitin report can be found here - https://guides.lib.monash.edu/turnitin/using-turnitin
Please note you can generate an immediate turnitin report before the submission due date. After three attempts, the reports will take 24 hours to generate. The Turnitin report will compare your work against other student papers, the internet, periodicals, journals and publications.