COMP1635: Professionalism in the IT Industry - Logbook Portfolio

This document presents a student's completed logbook portfolio for the COMP1635 course, focusing on Professionalism in the IT Industry at the University of Greenwich. The portfolio comprises six exercises designed to develop key employability skills. These include creating an individual business idea, crafting a CV and cover letter (both generic and job-specific), completing a competency-based assessment and outline business plan, producing a video CV with a reflection, and participating in an interview exercise. The logbook emphasizes personal development, application of course concepts, and professional presentation. The assessment criteria focus on the quality of engagement with the exercises, attention to detail, and participation in review sessions. The portfolio serves as a comprehensive record of the student's learning and skill development throughout the term, showcasing their ability to apply theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios relevant to the IT industry.

Z Course: COMP1635 Professionalism in the IT Industry Contribution: 40% of course
67: Professionalism in the IT Industry - CW2 - Portfolio - Term 1
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PDF file required
Greenwich Course Leader: Dr Georgios Samakovitis Due date: 14th November 2016
This coursework will be marked anonymously
YOU MUST NOT PUT ANY INDICATION OF YOUR IDENTITY IN YOUR SUBMISSION
This coursework should take an average student who is up-to-date with tutorial work approximately 20
hours
Learning Outcomes:
A. Apply employability skills to vocational situations;
B. Demonstrate appropriate business communication skills;
C. Apply critical thinking skills to a workplace situation;
D. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the IT professional
Plagiarism is presenting somebody else’s work as your own. It includes:
copying information directly from the Web or books without referencing
the material; submitting joint coursework as an individual effort; copying
another student’s coursework; stealing or buying coursework from
someone else and submitting it as your own work. Suspected plagiarism
will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt with
according to the procedures set down by the University.
All material copied or amended from any source (e.g. internet,
books) must be referenced correctly according to the reference
style you are using.
Your work will be submitted for electronic plagiarism checking.
Any attempt to bypass our plagiarism detection systems will be
treated as a severe Assessment Offence.
Coursework Submission Requirements
 An electronic copy of your work for this coursework should be fully uploaded by
midnight (local time) on the Deadline Date.
 The last version you upload will be the one that is marked.
 For this coursework you must submit a single Acrobat PDF document. In general,
any text in the document must not be an image (ie must not be scanned) and would
normally be generated from other documents (eg MS Office using "Save As .. PDF").
 There are limits on the file size. The current limits are displayed on the coursework
submission page on the Intranet
 Make sure that any files you upload are virus-free and not protected by a password
or corrupted otherwise they will be treated as null submissions.
 Comments on your work will be available from the Coursework page on the Intranet.
The grade will be made available in the portal.
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 You must NOT submit a paper copy of this coursework.
 All coursework must be submitted as above
The University website has details of the current Coursework Regulations, including details
of penalties for late submission, procedures for Extenuating Circumstances, and penalties
for Assessment Offences. See http://www2.gre.ac.uk/current-students/regs for details.
Detailed Specification
Logbook (Personal Development Portfolio)
You are required to maintain a logbook (portfolio) of specific exercises given to you during
term one.
You need to submit individual Logbook Exercises as Weekly Submissions each week
indicated. Your tutor will provide feedback on how your work can improve (but will not give
marks); you can then apply these improvements on your Logbook, which will be assessed
and marked in the end when the whole Logbook will be uploaded.
This Logbook must be uploaded as a single pdf document to the coursework upload
system, by the deadline date, given at the top of this coursework specification.
Any additional documents that you have been told to include with your logbook exercises
(eg. an annotated CV review form, if applicable) must be scanned and included in your pdf
document.
You will find each exercise (and accompanying information if relevant) provided by your
Tutor in the teaching schedule for this course.
If there is a week with no exercise, then this will be made clear to you on the teaching
schedule for that week.
Deliverables
A single compiled document containing all Logbook exercises and any additional evidence
(scanned or otherwise appended).
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Grading Criteria
The criteria for assessing your logbook will be based upon:
 Evidence of personal development
 Level of engagement with the logbook exercises and activities
 Presentation – including English, grammar, and spelling
 Attention to detail
 Attendance and level of participation shown at any review sessions scheduled during
term one.
First Class
To obtain a First class mark you must complete all exercises and participated in any review
sessions. Each exercise must demonstrate a strong level of engagement with the topic and
the ability to apply techniques/concepts studied in class to a professional standard. Overall,
the logbook must demonstrate a high level of personal development during term one.
Second Class
To obtain a Second class mark you may have missed an exercise. Each exercise must
demonstrate good engagement with the topic and a good attempt at applying
techniques/concepts studied in class to a professional standard. Overall, the logbook must
demonstrate a good level of personal development during term one.
Pass
To obtain a Pass mark you may have missed an exercise. Your work may show some lack of
effort or a lack of understanding of the techniques/concepts studies in class. Overall, the
logbook must demonstrate an adequate level of personal development during term one.
Fail
Work that does not meet the requirements of the exercises, shows little effort and a lack of
understanding of the techniques/concepts studied in class will be graded as a Fail. Inability
to demonstrate personal development during the year will also be graded as a Fail.
The Marking Sheet overleaf provides further assessment details.
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Professionalism in IT
Logbook (coursework no. 1)
Name: Banner Id:
All logbook entries carry equal marks. 10% of the marks for each logbook entry is awarded for
timely weekly uploading (i.e. by 5pm on each designated weekly upload deadline).
Assessment 1st
class
2nd
class
3rd
class
Fail
Logbook Exercise 1: Individual Business Idea
This should be written in accessible professional language and
include reasonable but brief explanation of the idea,
arguments as to why the idea is realistic and indications as to
why you believe this will be successful.
Logbook Exercise 2: CV and Cover Letter (initial)
Generic CV attending to one of the acceptable formats.
Emphasis is placed in (1) a solid and succinct Personal
Statement; (2) correct use of chronological order; (3)
professional and consistent style throughout; (4) linkage of
experience to skills. The Cover Letter should be written in
formal letter style, using professional language and acting in
an introductory role to a generic job application.
Logbook Exercise 3: CV and Cover Letter (Job application -
specific)
The CV should include a personal statement geared to the
specific job chosen to apply for and, overall, should be an
improved version of the generic version (Exercise 2). Similarly,
the Cover Letter should focus on the skills required for the job
you are applying for.
Logbook Exercise 4: Competency based assessment / Outline
Business Plan
This should be written in suitable professional language; the
competencies and STAR technique should be clearly outlined
and a descriptive narrative should be provided.
A first draft (outline) of the group business plan should be
provided. All sections defined in the Coursework Specification
should be outlined at a reasonable level, so that the idea is
well-understood.
Logbook Exercise 5: Video CV and Reflection
A “talking head” video CV of 3-5 minutes (max) should be
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recorded using any suitable equipment (e.g. a smartphone)
and submitted. This should be a brief presentation of yourself
and your professional aspirations; it should sound and look
formal (including your dress code) and, in the ideal case,
should be presentable to an employer.
Together with the video CV, you should submit a 200-word
reflection on what you have learned from this experience, how
you improved your video from beginning to end and what you
believe needs further improvement.
Logbook Exercise 6: Interview Exercise
In this peer-interviewing exercise, emphasis is placed on how
you justify the questions you asked as an interviewer as well
the reflection on your performance. Similarly, emphasis is
placed on your reflection on how you believe you performed
as an interviewee.
Comments: Final Grade:
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