Week 3:

Create a Word document called 'Critical Thinking' and write approximately 400 words describing why you need to be a critical thinker. Explain why it is important for ICT professionals to be critical thinkers. Note that you should include your definition of the term critical thinking. You need to provide at least four (4) relevant unique points in your discussion. Upload the document into Moodle. 

(5 marks)

Week 5:

Conduct a Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) analysis of your presentation skills. An example can be found on page 13 of the prescribed textbook. The SWOT analysis should be presented in a square with four (4) quadrants. In addition to the SWOT analysis, you also need to identify two areas of improvement for your presentation skills and outline some strategies you could use to enhance those areas.

(5 marks)

Week 7:

Some people love Social Networking through technology (Facebook and Twitter) whilst others loathe it. Write reflectively about your experiences with the use of a Social networking technology such as Facebook or Twitter. You will need to provide a brief description of the experience and then write three paragraphs (approx. 400 words) of reflective writing where you analyse the experience, what you have learnt from the experience and how you would handle it differently in the future. Your reflective writing should cover the three key points on reflective writing (see below). If you do not use and Social networking technologies you should write a reflection on why you do NOT use Social networking technologies. Call your MS Word document ‘Reflective Writing’ and upload that file into Moodle.

The key points to consider when writing reflectively are:

1. You need to demonstrate what you have learned from a particular experience not just describe what happened.

2. There is no right or wrong answer—reflective writing is about what you learned from the experience.

3. Ask yourself the following questions and give your responses in your writing: Why did X happen? What did I do in X situation? What were the positive and negative outcomes in the situation? How might I do things  differently next time? What have I learnt and how does this knowledge contribute to my development?

(McCulloch & Reid, 2012, p. 104)

Note: You should re-read pages 103-105 of the textbook to ensure you know what is meant by reflective writing.

(5 marks)

Week 11:

In week 9 you learnt about how to develop a personal ethical framework and last week you learnt about work and cultural issues. Understanding who you are and how you relate to others in both your personal and work life can make you aware of the values that are important to you as well as the values that you may need to work on to improve. Create a document called ‘Personal Ethical Framework’ in MS Word and write a 500 word account on how to build a reputation as a good ICT professional and how to work with others from diverse backgrounds. This document should include statements about your work ethic, values that are important to you and how you relate to and communicate with others around you. As you are training to be an ICT professional you should refer to the ACS Code of Ethics and/or ACS Code of Professional Conduct when writing this personal ethical framework. In addition, your response should contain your views on working with diversity in the workplace and how to be sensitive to the people who have been brought up in cultures different to your own. Upload the Personal Ethical Framework document into Moodle.

(5 marks)

Week 12:

Create a document called ‘Successful Completion’ and write a reflective analysis that demonstrates you have satisfied all eight(8) course learning outcomes that are listed in the course profile for COIT20233 Professional Skills for ICT (they are listed below). In no more than two (2) A4 pages justify how the work you have completed this term has satisfied all eight (8) course learning outcomes. Please note it is important that you JUSTIFY that you have satisfied the course objectives do NOT just summarise the course content and/or assessment items. 

Write two things you liked about this course and provide the reason or reasons you liked them. Also describe two suggested improvements to the course and justify why they would improve the course.

Upload the Successful Completion document into Moodle.

From the Course Profile:

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

1 Describe the basic principles and importance of effective interpersonal communication, active listening and reading for meaning.

2 Demonstrate teamwork skills.

3 Communicate ideas effectively both verbally and in written form using appropriate language.

4.Create and deliver effective oral presentations.

5.Argue the importance of ethics, codes of behaviour, and societal, privacy and legal issues within the ICT industry.

6.Demonstrate an understanding of common work practices and values operating in the Australian workplace.

7.Assess how ICT can be used to improve organisational processes.

8 Evaluate the application of emerging technologies to communication and collaboration.

(10 marks)

Week 3:

The Critical Thinking document should include:

1Your definition of the term Critical Thinking. Please note that this is to be your definition; do NOT just quote from other sources. If you do use other sources to support your definition then you should acknowledge the reference using Harvard referencing style (Harvard citation and referencing guidelines) (1 mark).

2.At least four (4) relevant unique points about your need to be a critical thinker (4 marks).

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand or it is too long or too short (less than 350 or greater than 450 words) there will be a penalty of –1 mark.

(5 Marks)

Week 5:

Three marks for the SWOT analysis. You must have reasonable points in each quadrant of the square.

Two marks for the strategies you will use to overcome the two weaknesses you identified. Must identify at least two strategies that are a reasonable way to overcome the weaknesses you identified.

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand there will be a penalty of –1 mark.

(5 Marks)Week 7:

The reflective writing on Social Networking through technology should:

1.Include a brief description of the experience (1 mark).

2.Reflect on why the experience happened and how you contributed to the experience (include both positive and negative contributions) (1 mark).

3.Demonstrate what you have learned from the experience (1 mark).

4.Describe how you would handle the experience differently in the future (1 mark)

5.Explained the positives and negatives of the situation (1 mark).

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand or it is too long or too short (less than 350 or greater than 450 words) there will be a penalty of –1 mark. 

(5 Marks)

Week 11:

The Personal Ethical Framework document should include:

1.Your perception of a good professional. Note this should refer to the ACS Code of Ethics and/or ACS Code of Professional Conduct (1 mark).

2.Statements about:

a.your work ethic (1 mark).

b.values that are important to you (1 mark).

c.how you relate to and communicate with others around you (1 mark).

3Your views on working with diversity in the workplace and how to be sensitive to the people who have been brought up in cultures different to your own (1 mark).

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand or it is too long or too short (less than 450 or greater than 550 words) there will be a penalty of –1 mark. 

5 Marks)

Week 12:

The Successful Completion document should:

1.Justify that you have successfully achieved all eight (8) course learning outcomes (1 mark per successful justification of each course learning outcomes). Please note that a summary of the course content and/or assessment items will receive ONE mark only.

2.Two things you liked about this course plus reasons (1 mark).

3.Two suggested improvements to the course plus justification (1 mark).

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand there will be a penalty of –1 mark. If the submission is larger than two A4 pages you mark will be reduced by –1 mark.

(10 Marks)

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