Objectives

This assignment is designed to develop a portfolio of resources that you can use during your degree. The compilation of your Portfolio is progressive throughout the term. Please refer to the course profile to see how this assessment item relates to the course learning outcomes.

These objectives will be measured by the ‘closeness of fit’ to meeting the requirements and the marking criteria below.

Submission

Submit each file individually into Moodle using the Portfolio links in the Assessment block for Assessment item 4 on the course website. Please note there should be five (5) files submitted. Be sure to check that the correct file is submitted for each portfolio item.

The due date for this assignment is the Friday of Week 12. It is STRONGLY recommended that students complete the work during the term using the timeframe suggested in the Requirements section below.

Academic Integrity

ALL assignments will be checked for plagiarism (material copied from other students and/or material copied from other sources) using TurnItIn. If you are found to have plagiarised material or if you have used someone else’s words without appropriate referencing, you will be penalised for plagiarism which could result in zero marks for the whole assessment item NOT just the individual submission. In some circumstances a more severe penalty may be imposed.

Useful information about academic integrity (avoiding plagiarism) can be found at:

CQUniversity referencing guides

http://www.cqu.edu.au/student-life/services-and-facilites/referencing

Note: You need to ensure that your portfolio submissions are free of any spelling, grammatical and typographical errors before submission.

Requirements

Week 3 – Portfolio: Critical Thinking (5 marks)

Task

This portfolio item requires you to write about Critical Thinking. The document should have two parts.

Part A – Critical Thinking

Write approximately 200 words describing why you need to be a critical thinker. You should refer to study, work and personal life. You should include your definition of the term critical thinking.

Part B – ICT professionals

Explain why it is important for ICT professionals to be critical thinkers. You need to provide at least three (3) relevant unique points in your discussion. This should be approximately 250 words.

Marking Criteria

Critical Thinking:

·         Your 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 citation and referencing guidelines or APA referencing style (1 mark).

·         Statement about why you need to be a critical thinker - study, work and personal life (1 mark).

ICT professionals:

·         At least three (3) relevant unique points about the importance of ICT professionals being critical thinkers (3 marks).

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