ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET

ASSIGNMENT 1 (INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT)

Course Code : ESSF0014

Course Title : Fundamentals of Lifelong and Personal development
Course Leader : Ahmad Imran bin Kamaruzaman
Learning Outcomes : This assignment is given so that the students can
1. Describe their environments, cultures, societies norms and values.

2. Explain and discuss how lifelong development skills can be integrated into their lives.

Total Marks : 20 Percent

Issue Date/week : Week 1
Submission Date/week : Week 6
Plagiarism Notice :
According to UNITAR International University Academic Regulations, Section 5.10 Plagiarism:

o 5.10.1 Plagiarism is the presentation of another persons thoughts or words as if they were the
students own.
o 5.10.2 Plagiarism is an offence and will be subject to disciplinary action as prescribed in the
Students Disciplinary Rules and Regulations.
o 5.10.3 All work submitted as part of the requirements for any assessment must therefore be
expressed in the students own words and incorporate his own ideas and judgments. Direct
quotations from the published or unpublished work of another must always be clearly identified as
such and a full reference to the source must be provided.
 Details of the Assignment
1. Assignment
For this assignment, please prepare an essay paper of approximately 2000 words (eight full pages), using
a double-spaced format. Your paper should address the four broad areas described below based on
lifelong learning and your planned or possible career. The bulleted items are suggested topics to help you
develop your ideas, but you may add your own ideas as well. Your paper should be written to form a
satisfying whole on the subject of your future career and lifelong learning in your profession, rather than
as a series of separate answers to the required areas. The attached rubrics will be used to evaluate your
paper. Send hardcopy to your lecturer.
Broad topics to be included in your paper:
I. Lifelong learning
Define and discuss the concept of lifelong learning and the need for it. As you
progress through your career, in what ways do you believe that your learning will
continue? How will you make this happen? How will you know learning has occurred,
or whether more learning is needed? Evaluate your current ability to learn
independently in your field. Give an example.
II. Professional societies and organizations
What professional societies or organizations are available in your field or your
community and what are the requirements for membership? What are the advantages
of joining or disadvantages of not joining these organizations? How might you be
involved/participate beyond basic membership?
III. Continuing education
Define and discuss appropriate continuing education in your field, either formal or
informal, how to obtain it, and the need for it.
IV. Short- and long-term career plans.
Describe your career goals after graduation and your long-term career aspirations.
What is your plan to meet these career goals and aspirations?

2. Answer Key
None

3. Rubric
Poor (1) Average (2) Good (3) Excellent (4) Marks

Lifelong Learning Fails to identify the Misses important Defines and Defines and
need for lifelong elements in discusses at discusses various
 learning and/ or discussing lifelong least one concepts of
omits discussion of learning, applying concept of lifelong learning
their own learning concepts to their lifelong learning and the need for
and relevant own learning or and the need it. Applies these
examples. providing a for it. Applies concepts to their
relevant example. concept and own learning now
gives an and in the future.
example related Demonstrate self-
to their own awareness by
learning. accurately
identifying
strengths/
weaknesses in
their own ability to
learn
independently.
Give relevant
example(s).

Professional Fails to discuss an Misses important Identifies and Identifies and

societies and appropriate elements in discusses thoroughly
organizations professional identifying appropriate discusses
society, advantages appropriate professional appropriate
of joining or professional societies or professional
disadvantages of societies or organizations, societies or
not joining, and/ or organizations, the the advantages organizations, the
possible advantages of of joining and advantages of
involvement/ joining and disadvantages joining and
participation. disadvantages of of not joining disadvantages of
not joining, and/ and possible not joining, and
or possible involvement/ possible
involvement/ participation. involvement/
participation. participation.
Demonstrate
detailed
understanding of
relevant
requirements.

Continuing Fails to recognize Misses important Identifies and Identifies and

education the need for elements in discusses thoroughly
continuing identifying appropriate discusses
education (formal or appropriate continuing appropriate
informal) or omits continuing education continuing
information on how education (formal (formal and education (formal
to obtain it. or informal), how informal), how or informal), how
to obtain it, and to obtain it, and to obtain it, and
the need for it. the heed for it. the need for it.
Demonstrate
 detailed
understanding of
relevant
requirements.

Short and long Vaguely describes Career goals after Describes Describes realistic
term career plans career goals and/ or graduation do not realistic career career goals after
omits information include both long goals after graduation and
on how to obtain it. and short term graduation and long-term career
plans and/ or the long-term aspirations.
plan to meet career Includes a
these goals is aspirations. thorough and
missing important Includes a plan thoughtful plan to
details. to meet these meet these goals
goals and and aspirations.
aspirations.

Grammar, Inadequate Some grammar or Essay is Essay is highly

mechanics, discussion; a lot of spelling errors. polished; very polished; no
spelling, and grammar or spelling minimal grammar or
sentence structure errors. grammar or spelling errors.
spelling errors.
TOTAL
 ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION SHEET

Course Code : ESSF0014

Course Title : Fundamentals of Lifelong and Personal development
Course Leader : Ahmad Imran bin Kamaruzaman

Lecturer : Ahmad Imran bin Kamaruzaman

Title of Assignment : Lifelong Development Skills

Submission Date : Week 6

Students Affirmation :

I, Ruttharan A/L Selvam, acknowledge the submission of this assignment. I will be responsible if this

assignment is found plagiarized and will bear the consequences.

Students Signature: Lecturers Signature:

__________________________ ______________________