Professional Practice Report - Unit 3, HND Computing, ESOFT

This document is a comprehensive 'Work Related Learning Report' submitted as part of the Professional Practice module for a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing and Systems Development/Business Management program at ESOFT Metro Campus. The report details the design and delivery of a training program, focusing on soft skills and IT development for a non-profit organization. It covers various aspects, including planning, resourcing, activity design, evaluation of interpersonal skills, team working dynamics, problem-solving techniques, and the application of critical reasoning. The report also includes a section on Continuing Professional Development (CPD), outlining personal and career goals, a development plan, research into motivational theories, and the importance of CPD in the workplace. The assignment adheres to specific formatting guidelines, including Harvard referencing, and emphasizes the demonstration of communication skills, critical thinking, team collaboration, and professional development planning.

Higher National Diploma in Computing & Systems Development / Business Management
Assignment Submission Form
Name H. D. S. Enura Indula Name of Group Members (If Applicable)
ESOFT Reg. No COL/A-060329
Edexcel No
Module Name Professional Practice
Name of the Lecturer Dr. Dilina Herath
Date Due
Date Submitted 13/07/2018
Fine
Email-Address [e-mail]
Contact No 0765464362
Check List ( ) CD Assignment Brief Formatting Sheet Harvard Referencing
Signature on Coversheet Signature on Student Declaration
Herewith I agree for the given terms and conditions on plagiarism & Academic dishonesty also I declare the work submitted
doesn’t breach these regulation.
Note: Keep the softcopy of the assignment with you until the official results released by ESOFT. ESOFT has all rights to request the softcopy again at any
time.
[e-mail] ___ ___13/07/2018____
Signature Date
Higher National Diploma in Computing & Systems Development / Business Management
Assignment Submission Form
Name H. D. S. Enura Indula
Student Reg. No COL/A-060329
Edexcel No
Module Name Professional Practice
Name of the Lecturer Dr. Dilina Herath
Date Due
Date Submitted 13/07/2018
Fine
Email-Address [e-mail]
Contact No 0765464362
Check List ( ) CD Assignment Brief Formatting Sheet Harvard Referencing
Signature on Coversheet Signature on Student Declaration
I will keep the copy of this sheet until I receive the Results of my Submitted work
[e-mail]______ _____13/07/2018_____
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Higher Nationals
Internal verification of assessment decisions – BTEC (RQF)
INTERNAL VERIFICATION – ASSESSMENT DECISIONS
Programme title High National Diploma in Computing
Assessor Internal Verifier
Unit(s)
Unit 03: Professional Practice
Assignment title
Professional Practice
Student’s name
H. D. S. Enura Indula
List which assessment criteria
the Assessor has awarded.
Pass Merit Distinction
INTERNAL VERIFIER CHECKLIST
Do the assessment criteria awarded match
those shown in the assignment brief? Y/N
Is the Pass/Merit/Distinction grade awarded
justified by the assessor’s comments on the
student work?
Y/N
Has the work been assessed
accurately? Y/N
Is the feedback to the student:
Give details:
• Constructive?
• Linked to relevant assessment criteria?
• Identifying opportunities for
improved performance?
• Agreeing actions?
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Does the assessment decision need
amending? Y/N
Assessor signature Date
Internal Verifier signature Date
Programme Leader signature (if required) Date
Confirm action completed
Remedial action taken
Give details:
Assessor signature Date
Internal Verifier
signature
Date

Programme Leader
signature (if required)
Date

Higher Nationals - Summative Assignment Feedback Form
Student Name/ID H.D. S. Enura Indula
Unit Title Unit 03: Professional Practice
Assignment Number 1 Assessor
Submission Date
13/07/18 Date Received
1st submission
Re-submission Date Date Received 2nd
submission
Assessor Feedback:
LO1 Demonstrate a range of interpersonal and transferable communication skills to a target audience
Pass, Merit & Distinction
Descripts
P1 M1 D1
LO2 Apply critical reasoning and thinking to a range of problem-solving scenarios
Pass, Merit & Distinction
Descripts
P2 M2 D2
LO3 Discuss the importance and dynamics of working within a team and the impact of team working in
different environments
Pass, Merit & Distinction
Descripts
P3 M3 D3
LO4 Examine the need for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and its role within the workplace
and for higher level learning
Pass, Merit & Distinction
Descripts
P4 P5 M4 D4
Grade: Assessor Signature: Date:
Resubmission Feedback:
Grade: Assessor Signature: Date:
Internal Verifier’s Comments:
Signature & Date:
* Please note that grade decisions are provisional. They are only confirmed once internal and external moderation has taken place and grades
decisions have been agreed at the assessment board.

Pearson Higher Nationals in
Computing
Unit 03: Professional Practice
Assignment 01

General Guidelines
1. A cover page or title page should be attached to your assignment. Use page 1 of this assignment
brief as your cover page and make sure all details are accurately filled.
2. The entire assignment brief should be attached as the first section of your assignment.
3. The assignment should be prepared using a word processing software.
4. The assignment should be word processing in an A4 sized paper.
5. Allow 1” margin on top, bottom and right sides of the paper and 1.25” on the left side (for
binding).
Word Processing Rules
1. The font size should be 12 point, and should be in the style of Time New Roman.
2. Set line spacing to 1.5. Justify all paragraphs.
3. Ensure that all headings are consistent in terms of size and font style.
4. Use footer function on the word processor to insert your name, unit, assignment no, and page
number on each page. This is useful if individual sheets get detached from the submission.
5. Use the spell check and grammar check function of the word processing application to review
the use of language on your assignment.

Important Points:
1. Carefully check carefully the hand in date and the instructions given with the assignment. Late
submissions will not be accepted.
2. Ensure that sufficient time is spent to complete the assignment by the due date.
3. Do not wait till the last minute to get feedback on the assignment. Such excuses will not be
accepted for late submissions.
4. You must be responsible for efficient management of your time.
5. If you are unable to hand in your assignment on time and have valid reasons such as illness, you
may apply (in writing) for an extension.
6. Failure to achieve at least a PASS grade will result in a REFERRAL grade.
7. Non-submission of work without valid reasons will lead to an automatic REFERRAL. You will then
be asked to complete an alternative assignment.
8. If you use other people’s work or ideas in your assignment, it must be properly referenced, using
the HARVARD referencing system, in your text or any bibliography. Otherwise, you’ll be found
guilty of committing plagiarism.
9. If you are caught plagiarising, your grade will be reduced to a REFERRAL or at worst, you could
be excluded from the course.

Student Declaration
I hereby, declare that I know what plagiarism entails, namely to use another’s work and to present it as
my own without attributing the sources in the correct form. I further understand what it means to copy
another’s work.
1. I know that plagiarism is a punishable offence because it constitutes theft.
2. I understand the plagiarism and copying policy of Edexcel UK.
3. I know what the consequences will be if I plagiarise or copy another’s work in any of the
assignments for this program.
4. I declare therefore that all work presented by me for every aspect of my program, will be my
own, and where I have made use of another’s work, I will attribute the source in the correct way.
5. I acknowledge that the attachment of this document signed or not, constitutes a binding
agreement between myself and Edexcel UK.
6. I understand that my assignment will not be considered as submitted if this document is not
attached to the assignment.
[e-mail] 13/07/18
Student’s Signature: Date:
(Provide E-mail ID) (Provide Submission Date)

Higher National Diploma in Business
Assignment Brief
Student Name /ID Number H. D. S. Enura Indula
Unit Number and Title Unit 3: Professional Practice
Academic Year 2017/18
Unit Tutor
Assignment Title Work Related Learning Report: Design and Deliver
Training Programme
Issue Date
Submission Date 13/07/18
IV Name & Date
Submission format
The submission is in the form of an individual written report about. This should be written in a
concise, formal business style using single spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use of
headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research
and referenced using the Harvard referencing system. Please also provide an end list of references
using the Harvard referencing system. Please note that this is an activity-based assessment where
your document submission should include evidences of activities carried out and of team working.
To carry out activities given on the brief, you are required to form groups, comprising not exceeding
15 individuals.
The recommended word count is 4,000–4,500 words for the report excluding annexures. Note that
word counts are indicative only and you would not be penalised for exceeding the word count.
Unit Learning Outcomes:
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 team working in different environments.
LO4 Examine the need for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and its role
within the workplace and for higher-level learning.
Assignment Brief and Guidance:

Follow the guidelines given below assuming that you have recently joined as a management
trainee at a non-for-profit organization, which is specializing in Soft Skills and Information
Technology development in the local community.
Scenario:
Note on assumptions to be made: Organisation’s management trainees will be assigned to
project groups, to be placed under a training and development executive and are required to
produce documentation in the form of reports of their activities. Management trainees are
required to provide evidence to the top management that they have been able to
demonstrate interpersonal skills and have identified the need for continuous professional
development (CPD) on a report titled “Work Related Learning Report”.
Take following in to consideration when developing the “Work Related Learning Report”:
 You have been asked to support your training and development manager
with the planning and implementation of a professional development event
targeted at a suitable audience to develop their soft skills and/or
Information Technology related skills. Assume that you have to complete
the design and delivery within a period of three months.
 The training event you are to design can be scheduled to be delivered over a
single or multiple session based on the requirements given by the target
audience at a location agreeable to the target audience.
 The training programme you develop can include a number of workshops,
coaching sessions and team-building activities. The institution/audience you
are planning to conduct the programme for would require a schedule of the
types of activities proposed so that plans can be finalized.
Working in small groups (Not exceeding 15 individuals per group):
Produce a professional schedule (preferably using a project management software) that
identifies planning and resourcing prior to the event. In addition, design a training pack to
include a range of activities, and breakout sessions. It is expected that you will be having
considerable number of individuals attending. Please make sure that the location has
necessary facilities.
Working individually:

 Following the event, your training and development manager has asked you
to provide some feedback and include it in your “Work Related Learning
Report”. In the report, produce a written evaluation of the effectiveness and
application of interpersonal skills during the design and delivery process.
You should also include an evaluation of your performance in this project
and evaluate your contribution to the team you worked in and you have
been asked by the managers to produce evidence in the report that you
have designed and delivered the training event based on the dynamics of
team working.
 The report you produce also should have section allocated to discussing
problem solving and its importance in planning and running the event you
have conducted. Your report should include a discussion of various problem-
solving techniques and justify the solution methodologies used during your
project. You should also include a critique of the application of critical
reasoning and your experiences of it.
 Having completed the Training Event Management project, you now need to
reflect on your experience and consider your Continuous Professional
Development (CPD) needs add a section on the to your “Work Related
Learning Report” containing following subsections.
a. 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 your future goals and
identifying how these can be realized.
b. Conduct some research into motivational theories and how they can
be used to improve employee performance. Compare a number of
theories and report on them.
c. Write a section on the usage of CPD within organizations and what
evidence would be required to measure how effective this CPD is in
helping employees achieve their goals while using their time and
resources effectively.