Work-Based Experience Report: Mobile App Development Placement

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WORK BASED EXPERIENCE
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Student Name:

Contents
Introduction-...............................................................................................................................4
LO1 Be able to negotiate industry experience...........................................................................6
1.1 Research and evaluate suitable organizations that could provide industry experience
6
1.2 Negotiate with work and academic supervisors a proposal for the work experience. 9
1.3 The business constraints on the work experience offered.........................................14
LO2 Understand the specific requirements of the placement..................................................16
2.1 agree and prioritize the tasks and responsibilities involved in the work experience.....16
2.2 produce a plan for the work experience.........................................................................18
2.3 Analyze the benefits of the proposed activities to the business and the learner............22
LO3 Be able to undertake work experience as identified........................................................24
3.1 fulfill specified requirements of placement conforming to all related codes of practice
..............................................................................................................................................24
3.2 produce systematic records of work undertaken............................................................25
3.3 revise the initial plan as required....................................................................................29
3.4 make suggestions for improvement and review these with the appropriate supervisor.31
LO4 Be able to monitor and evaluate own performance and learning.....................................33
4.1 monitor progress against the original proposal..............................................................33
4.2 evaluate the quality of own performance.......................................................................36
4.3 analyze the learning which has taken place during the work experience using suitable
reflections.............................................................................................................................38
4.4 make recommendations on how the experience could have been enhanced..................40
Conclusion-..............................................................................................................................42
Reference-................................................................................................................................43

List of tables-
Table 1: Evaluation of the company...........................................................................................4
Table 2: Rating of the company.................................................................................................5
Table 3: software developer proposal........................................................................................7
Table 4: mobile app developer proposal....................................................................................7
Table 5: Assistant manager proposal..........................................................................................8
Table 6: business constraint of the company............................................................................11
Table 7: MoSCoW task............................................................................................................12
Table 8: weekly plan................................................................................................................14
Table 9: business benefits and learning....................................................................................18
Table 10: specified requirement of the company.....................................................................20
Table 11: working records........................................................................................................21
Table 12: initial planning.........................................................................................................25
Table 13: improvement review.................................................................................................26
Table 14: progress monitor.......................................................................................................28
Table 15: performance evaluation............................................................................................31
Table 16: working experience..................................................................................................35

Introduction-
This assignment is about the candidate receiving the various proposals from the company and
then he has to decide which job profiles suits him the best. After joining the company he will
be provided with well training and guidance. The best part of the company is that after
receiving each work from the employee proper feedback of the work is being provided.

LO1 Be able to negotiate industry experience
1.1 Research and evaluate suitable organizations that could provide industry experience
Table 1: evaluation of the company
Criteria Avecto Deloitte Geomerics Raspberry Software The whitebrook restaurant
Travel UK UK Cambridge, U
K
Ipswich in Suffolk, Englan
d
Monmouth NP25 4TX, UK
Salary $23452 per
annum
$135,234 per
annum
$123,875 per
annum
$321,230 per annum $67001 per annum
Flexible NO YES YES YES YES
Type of job Mobile app
development
IT consultant Software
developer
Software developer Assistant manager
Technical skills
expected
Good
knowledge of
the Android
and IOS.
Excellent
knowledge of
C and C++.
Python gives
an extra
advantage.
Basic
knowledge of
front-end
development.
Excellent
communicatio
n skills and
instinct for
software
architecture.
Good
understanding
of database,
excellent in
algorithms.
Hands-on
experience in
PHP, Python,
and Node.js.
Good knowledge of Java
and dotnet. Basic
knowledge of back-end
development.
No technical skills required.

Soft skills expected Excellent
interpersonal
skills and
communicatio
n skills require
strong problem
solving and
writing skills
needed
Better
analytical
skills and the
communicatio
n skills
required.
Great
understanding
of the quality
and how to
improve the
quality process.
Ability to work
independently. Good
problem-solving skills
required.
Outstanding presentation skills and
good speaking skills required.
Capacity to analyze the problem.
Benefits Experience to
work in the top
company and
gaining
excellent
knowledge
about the
development
Get the
experience of
working at the
top It
consultant
company and
also work from
home available
on every
Saturday.
It will enhance
technical skills
and make a
better software
developer.
The company is good for
teaching new technologies
to their employees.
Learn how to manage the thing and
solve the problem.
Table 2: Rating of the company

Rating of the company Rating Reason
Avecto 4.4 It is one of the top MNC of UK, and best
software development and the environment of
the company is very user-friendly and the
employees enjoy working in this company.
Deloitte 4.5 Deloitte is one of the best IT consulting
company and works flexibility is provided to the
employees.
Geomerics 3.7 It is both gaming as well as a software
development company. It also taught their
employees how the games are developed. So the
employees working here are very
knowledgeable.
Raspberry Software 4.0 It is the mobile application development
company and also provides a mobile application
for the rail industry. The company also provide
health insurance for the employees working in
the company.
The whitebrook restaurant 4 Working in this restaurant as an assistant
manager will improve the interpersonal skills
and communication skills.

1.2 Negotiate with work and academic supervisors a proposal for the work experience
Proposal for Software developer-
Table 3: software developer proposal
Name Avecto
Job Title Software developer
Duties To develop software on the requirement of
the client. Test the software and develop a
user-friendly application with high security.
Soft skills Ability to work self-reliantly. Good skills
required for facing the problem.
Technical skills Good knowledge of Java and dotnet. Basic
knowledge of back-end development.
The brief introduction to your self Have a good knowledge of the JAVA and
also have experience of working on python.
Reason for the work experience Working in this company will increase the
analytical skill and also provide an
experience of working in various
programming languages.
Future plan In the future, I want to become excellent
coder by developing various software using
different techniques and languages.
Supervisors: roles and responsibilities of
academic and industrial mentors
The supervisor or the training manager will
guide and conduct various programs for
developing the skills which are required for
working in this company.

Proposal for Mobile application development-
Table 4: Mobile app developer proposal
Name Raspberry Software
Job Title Mobile app development
Duties To build various mobile application,
interface of the mobile and to test and debug
the code.
Soft skills Excellent interpersonal skills and
communication skills require strong
problem solving and writing skills needed
Technical skills Good knowledge of the Android and IOS.
Excellent knowledge of C and C++. Python
gives an extra advantage.
The brief introduction to your self I have done training on android and have
experience of working on IOS platform.
Reason for the work experience It is one of the best company which provide
and developed applications for the rail
industry.
Future plan I want to build my career on a mobile app
developer and become a good developer.
Supervisors: roles and responsibilities of
academic and industrial mentors
The trainer will first give 10days training
before working on the client’s project in the
company. The training will develop all the
skills and techniques.

Proposal for assistance manager in a restaurant-
Table 5: Assistant manager proposal
Name The whitebrook restaurant
Job Title Assistant Manager
Duties To manager the waiter and look after the
customer requirement and also handle the
reservation of the customer.
Soft skills Outstanding presentation skills and good
speaking skills required. Capacity to analyze
the problem.
Technical skills No technical skills required.
The brief introduction to your self I have learned various management courses
and know how to manage the customer.
Reason for the work experience It develops the presentation as well as
interpersonal skills.
Future plan I want to open my own restaurant so for that
I want to gain good experience while
working in this restaurant.
Supervisors: roles and responsibilities of
academic and industrial mentors
The trainer will explain my work in the
restaurant.

Select a proposal for email to employers / Communicate with employers
I have received three proposals from three different profile. As I am a technical person so I
will definitely reject the management profile. Now among the two technical profile, I will
choose the mobile app developer in the Raspberry software as it is one of the best platforms
for increasing my technical skills and also I will gain good experience of the corporate life.
Your final agreed proposal
Date: dd / mm / yy
College name:
Industry name: IT and development
Organization name: Raspberry Software
Specification of Job: Mobile application developer
Dear Mr. XYZ,
This is to inform you that I have seen an Advertisement in the newspaper, regarding the job
profile of mobile app developer in your company named Raspberry software. Therefore in
response to that, I want to share my resume for the profile.
In my previous work experience, I have good knowledge of android and have working
experience in ISO. I also know a various programming language such as JAVA, python,
dotnet etc. I am also comfortable working in any shift in the company. I also have good
communication skills and will give my best performance in performing any kind of task and
never say no to ant work.
Therefore, I think that your company suits my profile better and also matchup with my skills.
Hereby, I will be waiting for your response.
Thank you,
Sincerely yours,
Name:
Phone number:
Email Id:
Signature:

1.3 The business constraints on the work experience offered
Table 6: business constraint of the company
Business constraints Explanations ( Citations and
reference required )
How I will manage?
Need to be fully trained, Need to work on the training
program which has been
conducted by the training
manager of the company.
I will take the help of the
video lecture and the
courses available on the
udemy for completing
my training task. Also
will take guidance from
the training manager.
Adherence to quality systems The company provides the
best infrastructure to the
employees and various tools
are available for developing
the application.
I have to learn the tools
required and also need to
work on the cloud
platform as the company
uses the cloud services to
test and build the code.
Health and safety
considerations
The company is very concern
about the employees’ health
and safety, therefore, the
company provide the health
insurance to each employee
and also the medical leave has
been provided.
I have been approved for
the one week leave when
I was suffering from
typhoid.
Supervision time The training manager is
available all the time to guide
the candidate.
I have learned a lot from
my training manager as
he was very helpful in
solving my various
problems.
The workload of the company The company is working on
the client’s project as well as
for the rail industry. The
workload of the company is a
little more but the employees
enjoy working in the workload
as the environment of the
company is great.
I have increased my
under-pressure working
skills and now can work
in any situation.
Customer satisfaction The company provides 24x7 It has enhanced my