Unit 3 Professional Practice Assignment

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF
MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
KATHMANDU, NEPAL
Qualification Unit Number & Title
BTEC HND IN COMPUTING Y/615/1620 – Unit 3: Professional Practice
Student Name Assessor Name
Ramchandra Giri
Assignment Launch DateDue Date Completion Date
18/05/2021 Part 1: 12/06/2021
Part 2: 5/07/2021
Session/Year 2020 Assignment Number 1/1
Assignment Title Enhancing Professional Practices
Assignment submission format
Each student has to submit their assignment as guided in the assignment brief. The stud
are guided what sort of information is to produce to meet the criteria targeted. You are
required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all w
must be supported with research and referenced using the APA referencing system.
Learning outcomes covered
LO1 Demonstrate a range of interpersonal and transferable communication skills to a
target audience.
LO2 Apply critical reasoning and thinking to a range of problem-solving scenarios.
LO3 Discuss the importance and dynamics of working within a team and the impact of te
working in different environments.
LO4 Examine the need for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and its role
within the workplace and for higher level learning.

Purpose of this assignment
This assignment will help students to demonstrate their employability skills required for
effective employment and to manage their own personal and professional development.
The assignment provides an opportunity to the learners to assess and develop an
understanding of their own responsibilities and performance in or when entering the
workplace.
Completing this assignment you will demonstrate a range of interpersonal and transferab
communication skills to a given target audience, apply critical reasoning and thinking to
range of problem scenarios, be able to discuss on the importance and dynamics of work
within a team and the impact of team working in different environments and most
importantly examine the need for Continued Professional Development (CPD) and its rol
within the workplace and for higher level learning.
Other requirements

Part 1:
● Training schedule (using project management software) for the two-day event and a
training pack to include a range of activities, seminars, workshops, team-building
activities and break-out sessions.
● Ten-minute Microsoft® PowerPoint® style presentation with interactive links to
suitable sites and an activity sheet. The presentation slides for the findings should b
submitted with speaker notes. You are required to make effective use of headings,
bullet points and subsections as appropriate. Your research should be referenced u
the APA referencing system. The recommended word limit is 600 words, including
speaker notes, although you will not be penalized for exceeding the total word limit
Part 2:
● A written evaluation of your performance in this task and your contribution to the
team. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs,subsections and
illustrations as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and
referenced using the APA referencing system. The recommended word limit is 1,00
words, although you will not be penalized for exceeding the total word limit.
● A report discussing problem-solving techniques.
● A report examining the need for CPD (continuing Professional needs)
Scenario
Assume that you have been working as an intern in an IT company. Your key task is to
support your training and development manager with the planning and implementation o
professional development event to targeted audiences.
The training event is scheduled over a two-day period at a mutually agreed venue, and w
include a number of activities such as workshops, pair works, presentation and discussion
The centre requires a schedule of the types of activities proposed so that plans can be
finalized. You have also been asked to design and deliver a workshop as part of the train
event based on the dynamics of team working.
To effectively complete the tasks below you need to be able to apply a range of skills suc
effective communicative skills, interpersonal skills, and time management skills. You nee
be able to develop a specification of an identified problem, identify the tools and method
solve the problems, plan and implement the solutions and finally be able to evaluate the
problem.

Assignment Task
Based on the context above, complete the followings.
Part 1: (work in a small group of 3 or 4 but each has to produce individual repo
1. Produce a professional schedule for a two-day event (using project
management software) that identifies planning and resourcing prior to the
event.
2. Design a training pack including a range of activities, seminars, workshops, team
building activities and break-out sessions. It is expected that 30 employees will atte
the event. There is a large auditorium that will seat 60, and the outdoor center can
accommodate 15 at any one time for activities. In addition, there are three break-o
rooms, one with computers for up to 20 and two other seminar rooms that seat up
3. Design a two-hour workshop session based on ‘time management’. The workshop w
include a presentation which will discuss the importance of team dynamic in the
success and/or failure of a group work. You will also provide interactive links to
suitable sites and prepare an activity sheet that will require delegates (trainees/
participants) to take part in some form of task.

Part 2
1. Following the event, your training and development manager has asked you to prov
some feedback. Produce a written evaluation of the effectiveness and application o
interpersonal skills during the design and delivery process. You should also include
an evaluation of your performance in this project and your contribution to the team
you worked in.
2. Produce a report discussing problem-solving and its importance in planning and run
an event.Your reportshouldincludea discussion ofvariousproblem-solving
techniquesand justify the solution methodologies used during yourproject.You
should also includea critique ofthe application ofcriticalreasoning and your
experiences of it.
3. Having completed the Training Event Management project, you now need to reflect
your experience and consider your Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
needs.
Section 1
Consider your personal and/or career goals and identify your CPD needs and what actions
would put you in a position to achieve these goals. Produce a development plan outlining
future goals and identifying how these can be realized.
Section 2
Conduct some research into motivational theories and illustrate how they can be used to
improve employee performance. Compare a number of theories and present your finding
Section 3
Write a report on the usage of CPD within organizations and what evidence would be requ
to measure how effective this CPD is in helping employees achieve their goals while usin
their time and resources effectively.
Pass Merit Distinction
LO1 Demonstrate a range of interpersonal and
transferable communication skills to a target audience
LO1
D1 Evaluate the
effectiveness and
application of
interpersonal skills
during the design
and delivery of a
training

eventP1 Demonstrate, using
different communication
styles and formats, that you
can effectively design and
deliver a training event for a
given target audience.
P2 Demonstrate that you
have used effective time
management skills in
planning an event.
M1 Design a professional
schedule to support the
planning of an event, to
include contingencies and
justifications of time
allocated.
LO2 Apply critical reasoning and thinking to a range
of problem-solving scenarios
LO2
D2 Critique the process
of applying critical
reasoning to a given
task/activity or event.
P3 Demonstrate the use of
different problem-solving
techniques in the design
and delivery of an event.
P4 Demonstrate that critical
reasoning has been applied to
a given solution.
M2 Research the use of
different problem-solving
techniques used in the
design and delivery of an
event.
M3 Justify the use and
application of a range of
solution methodologies.
LO3 Discuss the importance and dynamics of working within
a team and the impact of team working in different
environments
LO3
D3 Provide a critical
evaluation of your own
role and contribution
to a group scenario.
P5 Discussthe importance
of team dynamicsin the
success and/orfailureof
group work.
P6 Work within a team
to achieve a defined
goal.
M4 Analyse team dynamics,
in terms of the roles group
membersplay in a team
and the effectivenessin
terms of achieving shared
goals.
LO4 Examine the need for Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) and its role within the workplace and
for higher level learning
LO4

P7 Discuss the importance
of CPD and its contribution
to own learning.
P8 Produce a
development plan that
outlines
responsibilities,
M5 Compare and
contrast different
motivational theories and
the impact they can have on
performance within the
workplace.
D4 Evaluate a range
of evidence criteria
that is used as a
measure for effective
CPD.
Grades Achieved
Note: Refer the unit details provided in your handbook when responding all the tasks abo
Make sure that you have understood and developed your response that matches the highl
key words in each task.
Plagiarism Notice
You are remined that there exist Academic Misconduct Policy and Regulation concer
Cheating and Plagiarism.
Extracts from the Policy:
Section 3.4.1: Allowing others to do assignments / Copying others assignment is an offen
Section 3.4.2: Plagiarism, using the views, opinion or insights / paraphrasing of another
original phraseology without acknowledgement
Requirements
∙It should be the student’s own work – Plagiarism is unacceptable.
∙Clarity of expression and structure are important features.
∙Your work should be submitted as a well presented, word-processed document with
headers and footers, and headings and subheadings, both in hard and soft copies.∙You are
expected to undertake research on this subject using books from the Library, and reso
available on the Internet.
∙Any sources of information should be listed as references at the end of your docum
and these sources should be referenced within the text of your document using APA
Referencing style
∙Your report should be illustrated with screen-prints, images, tables, charts and/or

graphics.
∙All assignments must be typed in Times New Roman, font size 12, 11/2spacing.
The center policy is that you must submit your work within due date to achieve
and “Distinction”. Late submission automatically eliminates your chance of ach
“Merit and Distinction”. Also, 80% attendance is required to validate this assign
I declare that all the work submitted for this assignment is my own work and I understand
any part of the work submitted for this assignment is found to be plagiarised, none of the
submitted will be allowed to count towards the assessment of the assignment.
Assignment Prepared
By Saurav Lamsal
Signature Date
March 05, 2021
Brief Checked By
Dhruba Babu Joshi
Signature Date
March 15, 2021