Course Title: Manage personal work priorities and professional development

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2019

Course Code: EMPL7076C

Course Title: Manage personal work priorities and professional development

School: 650T Vocational Business Education

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6164 - Advanced Diploma of Conveyancing

Course Contact: Callie Harvey

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5772

Course Contact Email: callie.harvey@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

 Sukant Arora

sukant.arora@rmite.edu.au

 

 

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to create systems and process to organise information and prioritise tasks. It applies to individuals working in managerial positions who have excellent organisational skills. The work ethic of individuals in this role has a significant impact on the work culture and patterns of behaviour of others as managers at this level are role models in their work environment. 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

BSBWOR501 Manage personal work priorities and professional development

Element:

1. Establish personal work goals

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Serve as a positive role model in the workplace through personal work planning

1.2 Ensure personal work goals, plans and activities reflect the organisation's plans, and own responsibilities and accountabilities

1.3 Measure and maintain personal performance in varying work conditions, work contexts and when contingencies occur

Element:

2. Set and meet own work priorities

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Take initiative to prioritise and facilitate competing demands to achieve personal, team and organisational goals and objectives

2.2 Use technology efficiently and effectively to manage work priorities and commitments

2.3 Maintain appropriate work-life balance, and ensure stress is effectively managed and health is attended to

Element:

3. Develop and maintain professional competence

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Assess personal knowledge and skills against competency standards to determine development needs, priorities and plans

3.2 Seek feedback from employees, clients and colleagues and use this feedback to identify and develop ways to improve competence

3.3 Identify, evaluate, select and use development opportunities suitable to personal learning style/s to develop competence

3.4 Participate in networks to enhance personal knowledge, skills and work relationships

3.5 Identify and develop new skills to achieve and maintain a competitive edge

Learning Outcomes


Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

  • use business technology to create and use systems and processes to organise and prioritise tasks and commitments
  • measure and maintain personal work performance including assessing competency against competency standards and seeking feedback
  • maintain an appropriate work-life balance to manage personal health and stress
  • participate in networks
  • develop a personal development plan which includes career objectives and an action plan
  • develop new skills.

Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

  • explain principles and techniques involved in the management and organisation of:
  • performance measurement
  • personal behaviour, self-awareness and personality traits identification
  • a personal development plan
  • personal goal setting
  • time
  • discuss management development opportunities and options for self
  • describe methods for achieving a healthy work-life balance
  • outline organisation s policies, plans and procedures
  • explain types of learning style/s and how they relate to the individual
  • describe types of work methods and practices that can improve personal performance.

 


Details of Learning Activities

A range of learning activities are planned for this course including self-paced and collaborative classroom based activities.

The self-paced activities will be delivered thought various technology platforms and include your contribution to wikis and discussion threads, reflective journals, quizzes and interactive sessions.

The collaborative classroom based activities will include group discussion, group problem solving activities and opportunities to practice your skills in a simulated/real workplace environment.

We expect you to participate and contribute in all scheduled learning activities.
 


Teaching Schedule

 

 The Teaching Schedule for this course is as follows

Induction Session


Prior to training commencement a program level induction session will be conducted that comprises the following:

  • Program overview and requirements
  • Canvas Learning Hub
  • Overview of assessment requirements
  • Pre-Training Review including:
    • Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfers
    • Assessment of current skills and knowledge
  • Competency/Grading Criteria
  • Plagiarism
  • Appeals
  • Extensions
  • Feedback
  • Privacy
  • Submission requirements
  • Resubmission policy
  • Where to get support
  • Student responsibilities.                                               

Course Schedule:  Manage Personal Work Priorities and Professional Development Semester 2, 2019                                          

Week

Topic

Collaborate Sessions / Workshop

Assessment

Week 1

08 July 2019

 

Introduction to the course, schedules, Program Orientation 

Workshop-1

(Tuesday 9 July 19:30-21:30 PM)

 

Week 2

15 July 2019

 

Establish personal work goals

 

Collaborate Session-1

(Monday 15 July 19:30-21:00 PM)

 

Week 3

22 July 2019

Establish personal work goals

Collaborate Session-2

(Monday 22 July 19:30-21:00 PM)

 

Week 4

29 July 2019

Establish personal work goals

Collaborate Session-3

(Monday 29 July 19:30-21:00 PM)

 

Week 5

05 Aug 2019

Set and meet own work priorities

Collaborate Session-4

(Monday 05 Aug 19:30-21:00 PM)

 

Week 6

12 Aug 2019

Set and meet own work priorities

Collaborate Session-5

(Monday 12 Aug 19:30-21:00 PM)

 

Week 7

19 Aug 2019

Set and meet own work priorities         

Collaborate Session-6

(Monday 19 Aug 19:30-21:00 PM)

 

Week 8

26 Aug 2019

Preparing for success on AT1

Workshop-2

(Wednesday 17:30-19:00 PM)

 

Mid-Semester Break: 2-8 September

Week 9

09 Sep 2019

AT1 Clarifications

Collaborate Session-7

(Monday 09 Sep 19:30-21:00 PM)

Assessment 1 -Logbook  (Due by 15 Sep, 23:59 PM)

Week 10

16 Sep 2019

Develop and maintain professional competence

Collaborate Session-8

(Monday 16 Sep 19:30-21:00 PM)

AT1 Feedback (Due by 22 Sep, 23:59 PM)

Week 11

23 Sep 2019

Preparing for success on AT2

Workshop-3

(Wednesday 17:30-19:00 PM)

AT1 re-submissions (Due by 29 Sep 2019, 23:59 PM)

Week 12

30 Sep 2019

 Develop and maintain professional competence

Collaborate Session-9

(Monday 30 Sep 19:30-21:00 PM)

 

Week 13

07 Oct 2019

 Develop and maintain professional competence

Collaborate Session-10

(Monday 07 Oct 19:30-21:00 PM)

  

Week 14:

14 Oct 2019

 Develop and maintain professional competence

Collaborate Session-11

(Monday 14 Oct 19:30-21:00 PM)

 

Week 15

21 Oct 2019

 

AT2 Clarifications

Collaborate Session-12

(Monday 21 Oct 19:30-21:00 PM)

Assessment 2 - Journal (Due by 27 Oct, 23:59 PM)

Week 16

28 Oct 2019

Feedback and review

 

AT2 Feedback (Due by 03 Nov, 23:59 PM)

Week 17

4 Nov 2019

 Re-submissions if required  

AT2 re-submissions

(Due by 10 Nov, 23:59 PM)

The nominal hours associated with this are a guide only and represent the total teaching time and student effort required to successfully complete this course.  This may include not only scheduled classes but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

 

This overall semester schedule  is subject to changes.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

 Online learning materials can be accessed by going into the RMIT web sites Online Learning Hub.

The online learning materials listed include:

  • Course outlines
  • Supporting Reading material
  • Industry relevant articles
  • Activities.


Overview of Assessment

  

Assessment Conditions

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in the industry capability - workplace effectiveness field of work and include access to:

  • workplace equipment and resources
  • case studies and, where possible, real situations
  • interaction with others.

 

Feedback


Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions. You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed.

You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.


Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1 – Logbook

Written Questions

Due Week 9 Sunday, 15 September 23:59pm AEST

BSBWOR501 Maintain Personal Work Priorities & Professional Development

Purpose: The purpose of this assessment is for you to show how you can manage your work position by displaying your organisational skills. There is a work ethic required of you in your workplace and your role will have a significant impact on the work culture and patterns of behaviour of others. This assessment provides you with the opportunity to explore those skills necessary to work within a modern-day organisation.

 

Assessment Task 2 – WIL Journal

1500 Work Integrated Learning Journal in DIEP format + Written Questions

Due Week 15 Sunday, 27 October 23:59 pm AEST (Not available until 09 September)

BSBWOR501 Maintain Personal Work Priorities & Professional Development

Purpose: The journal is about your learning experience. The purpose of this assessment is for you to explore how you can manage your work position by showing your organisational skills. You are expected to write a 1500 word reflective journal using the DIEP writing style as explained in RMIT learning lab instructions.  

 You must complete all assessments to be deemed competent


Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix that maps all the assessments is available on Canvas.

Other Information

Submission Requirements

You should:

  • Ensure that you submit assessments on or before the due date.
  • Always retain a copy of your assessment tasks. (hard copy and soft copy)
  • When you submit work for assessment at RMIT University you need to use the Assessment task document that includes a declaration and statement of authorship.
  • Each page of your assessment should include footer with your name, student number, the title of the assessment, unit code and title and page numbers.

 

Late Submission Procedures  You are required to submit assessment items and/or ensure performance based assessment is completed by the due dates.  If you are prevented from submitting an assessment item on time, by circumstances outside your control, you may apply in advance to your teacher for an extension to the due date of up to seven calendar days.   More Information:  https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/extensions-of-time-for-submission-of-assessable-work   Where an extension of greater than seven days is needed, you must apply for Special Consideration.  Applications for special consideration must be submitted no later than two working days after the assessment task deadline or scheduled examination.   More Information: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/special-consideration   Resubmissions: If you are found to be unsuccessful (Not satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) in a particular Course Assessment Task you will be allowed one resubmission.  Your teacher will provide feedback regarding what you need to do to improve and will set a new deadline for the resubmission.     If you are still not meeting the assessment requirements you must apply to your Program Manager in writing outlining the steps you will take to demonstrate competence in your course. Your submission will be considered by the Program Team and you will be advised of the outcome as soon as possible.     Adjustments to Assessment  In certain circumstances students may be eligible for an assessment adjustment. For more information about the circumstances under which the assessment arrangements might be granted please access the following website:  https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/adjustments-to-assessment     Marking Guide (Competency):  You must demonstrate that you have all the required skills/knowledge/elements in the unit of competency you are studying.   You will receive feedback on each assessment task that will inform you about your progress and how you are performing.    The following grades are available for this course:
CA Competency Achieved
NYC  Not Yet Competent
DNS  Did Not Submit for Assessment

 

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