Posted: November 16th, 2014

Expectations;

Expectations;

Task

Assignment 1 – Expectations (20 marks)
All Streams
This assignment is designed to discuss your expectations of your work placement (if you are Stream 3 and not undertaking a placement, answer this assignment as if you

were starting a placement of your choosing). You may like to answer in dot points under headings and sub-headings or in any other appropriate format.
Step instructions
You must answer ALL of the following questions:

1. Work Placement Overall (1 mark)
o How useful are you expecting work placement to be for you personally? Why or why not?
2. Responsibilities (3 marks)
o How will you choose a host organisation? If you need help choosing an organisation, what help is available?
o What are your obligations and responsibilities to the host?
o What are the host organisations obligations and responsibilities towards you?
3. Attitudes (2 marks)
o Describe what guidance and teaching approach you expect your supervisor to offer you during your placement (induction, instructions, general approach, ability to

answer questions and give guidance)?
o Discuss your role in this learning process and what you can do to ensure you get the most out of your placement experience.
4. Duties (4 marks)
o What duties is your supervisor expecting you to perform?
o Have you discussed your expectations of your duties and learning with the host organisation and your supervisor? What questions did/should you ask your supervisor to

ensure you are clear about your role?
o Why is it important to have this discussion and what problems can arise if you don’t?
5. Learning approach (5 marks)
o How are you expecting to learn? Observation? Taking notes? Undertaking a project? Shadowing a manager? Some other way? Why do you think your chosen learning approach

will be an effective?
o How are you going to take charge of your own learning?
o How will you monitor and record your learning progress?
o What should you do if you feel you are not learning anything during your placement?
6. Potential issues (5 marks)
o Discuss at least three potential issues could arise at your placement. (For example, attendance? Finding time to fit in other study? Young children at home?

Personality clashes? Boring work? Finding somewhere to stay if the placement is not local?) Discuss why you think these issues could arise.
o What can you do about each of these issues if they do occur?
o Who could you discuss these issues with?

Rationale

The purpose of this assignment is to create a platform to evaluate the following learning objectives:

• Be able to identify personal examples of key employability skills, evaluate where personal skills require development and create a plan of action to show how skills

will be developed.
• Be able to discuss the relationship between learning and career and life development; apply this personally.
• Be able to identify personal career and life choices, go on to develop a strategy to achieve these, begin to apply them and appraise their efficacy.
• Be able to modify personal career and life choices according to changes in personal and environmental influences.

Marking criteria

Work placement Expectation    Fail    Pass    Credit    Distinction    High Distinction
Skills to be assessed    0-49.5    50-64.5    65-74.5    75-84.5    85-100
Communication
Presentation of the work including: structure, grammar and format
Poor grammar, spelling, punctuation, concepts were not clear, no paragraphing or formatting
Some grammatical errors, sentences were clear and complete clear structure and formatting using headings
Minor grammatical errors, sentences were clear and complete, structure and format were used to aid the reader
Free of grammatical errors, Structure and format were clear, Sentences were well constructed, Language was concise.
Free of grammatical errors, Structure and format were clear, logical and consistent, Sentences were well constructed, Language was concise
(if appropriate)
Content
Answering, describing and evaluating your expectations for the work placement
Categories not answered, described or evaluated, mainly listed without explanation. Limited to no understanding of student role.
Some questions were not answered leaving categories incomplete. Minimal attempt to provide descriptions with few examples to explain. Limited understanding of student

role.
Relevant answers to all questions in each category with some examples. Some understanding of student role.
Clear answers and descriptions of questions in each category with useful examples. Honest and useful appraisal of the student role.
Clear answers, descriptions and discussion of all answers in each category with relevant and well applied examples. Honest and accurate appraisal of the student role.
Analysis, insight & engagement
Demonstrating deep thinking about the work placement, the subject and the students own role
There is very limited to no analysis. No attempt to engage with the subject objectives. The concept and potential value of work placement has not been considered.

There is limited analysis with an attempt to engage with the subject objectives. The concept and potential value of work placement has received shallow treatment.

Some evidence of analysis and thought and engagement with the subject objectives. The concept and potential value of work placement has been moderately explored.

Analysis of concepts with clear evaluations and conclusions. Clear engagement with the subject objectives. The concept and potential value of work placement has been

thoughtfully explored.
Analysis which is highly insightful. Perceptive comparisons, evaluations and conclusions. Clear and deliberate engagement with the subject objectives. The concept and

potential value of work placement has been thoughtfully explored with the purpose well understood.

Requirements
The written component of this need to be submitted in a word format. If submitting a physical poster a snap shot of this needs to be included in your EASTS submission.
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT PDF’S – THEY CANNOT BE MARKED AND WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT FEEDBACK

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