Audit of Personal Fitness for a Business Environment

1.Demonstrate knowledge of and understanding in a defined range of skills needed to function in both academic and business practice along with self-awareness of your own abilities.

2.Provide a creative and soundly based solution to a predictable business context that requires the use of a specified range of techniques and information sources. Communicate in a manner appropriate to the business context.

What am I required to do in this assignment?

You are required to audit your personal fitness for a business environment, your knowledge, abilities and skills and your plans for improvement.  

In your personal reflection, you are required to evidence how you have developed and used key skills needed to function in both the academic and business contexts, as well as your strengths and where you need to focus your efforts.

In your personal reflection, you may want to consider the following:

 Communication skills (both verbal and written)

 Teamworking skills

 Interpersonal skills

 Numeracy skills

 Information and Communications (ICT) skills

 Problem Solving

 Time management

The list of skills mentioned above is not exhaustive and it is important to remember that such skills underpin your learning and are highly valued by employers.

What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)

In order to pass Assignment 1 you will need to:

·Demonstrate the ability to critically self-appraise and to set sensible personal measurable goals for improvement

How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?

We will be filling this section in together in class on Click or tap to enter a date. make sure you have downloaded/printed out the Assignment Brief and bring it to the session with you.

How does assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?

The scheduled lessons aim to provide a sound basis to the topic that is being assessed in the assignment. Thus, there is a direct link between the assignment and the content covered in scheduled sessions.

How will my assignment be marked?

Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectations and the criteria on the following page.

You can use them to evaluate your own work and consider your grade before you submit.

Evaluation of key skills developed that are needed to function in the academic and business contexts

Some effort made in identifying key strengths and weaknesses. Plans for improvement are proposed but may be unrealistic

Reasonable effort made in identifying key strengths and weaknesses. Plans for improvement suggest some understanding of how personal development can be enhanced but are incomplete

Good effort made in identifying key strengths and weaknesses. There is a sound attempt at creating plans for improvement in order to assist personal development

Excellent effort made in identifying key strengths and weaknesses. The plans for improvement clearly indicate what skills can be developed in the future and how these may be achieved

Some inconsistencies in presentation of material. Good style. Satisfactorily expressed but several mistakes in grammar and spelling. Most references are correct in text, with appropriate page numbers and listed in the Reference section