ASSIGNMENT BRIEF

QUALIFICATION UNIT NUMBER AND TITLE

PEARSON BTEC HND IN COMPUTING (RQF) 03. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (LEVEL 4)
INTERNAL VERIFIER UNIT TUTOR
MARIAM QASIM
DATE ISSUED SUBMISSION DATE RESUBMISSION DATE
THURSDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2023
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ASSIGNMENT TITLE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN COMPUTING

LEARNING OUTCOME AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

PASS MERIT DISTINCTION
LO1 DEMONSTRATE A RANGE OF INTERPERSONAL AND TRANSFERABLE COMMUNICATION SKILLS
TO A TARGET AUDIENCE.
P1 DEMONSTRATE EFFECTIVE DESIGN AND D1 EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND
DELIVERY OF A TRAINING EVENT FOR A GIVEN M1 DESIGN A PROFESSIONAL SCHEDULE TO APPLICATION OF INTERPERSONAL SKILLS USED
TARGET AUDIENCE, USING DIFFERENT SUPPORT THE PLANNING OF AN EVENT, TO IN THE DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF A TRAINING
COMMUNICATION STYLES AND FORMATS. INCLUDE CONTINGENCIES AND JUSTIFICATIONS EVENT.
P2 DEMONSTRATE EFFECTIVE TIME- OF TIME ALLOCATSED.
MANAGEMENT SKILLS IN PLANNING AN EVENT.
LO2 APPLY CRITICAL REASONING AND THINKING TO A RANGE OF PROBLEM-SOLVING SCENARIOS
P3 DEMONSTRATE THE USE OF DIFFERENT M2 RESEARCH THE USE OF DIFFERENT
D2 EVALUATE THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE
PROBLEM-SOLVING TECHNIQUES IN THE DESIGN PROBLEM-SOLVING TECHNIQUES USED IN THE
EVENT DELIVERED, IN TERMS OF HOW WELL
AND DELIVERY OF AN EVENT. DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF AN EVENT.
CRITICAL REASONING AND THINKING WERE
P4 DEMONSTRATE THAT CRITICAL REASONING M3 JUSTIFY THE USE AND APPLICATION OF A APPLIED TO ACHIEVE THE END GOAL.
HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE DESIGN AND RANGE OF METHODOLOGIES IN THE DESIGN
DELIVERY OF THE EVENT. AND DELIVERY OF AN EVENT.
LO3 DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE AND DYNAMICS OF WORKING WITHIN A TEAM AND THE IMPACT
OF TEAM WORKING IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS
P5 DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAM
M4 ANALYSE TEAM DYNAMICS, IN TERMS OF D3 CRITICALLY EVALUATE YOUR OWN ROLE
DYNAMICS IN THE SUCCESS AND/OR FAILURE
THE ROLES THAT GROUP MEMBERS PLAY IN A AND CONTRIBUTION TO A GROUP SCENARIO.
OF GROUP WORK.
TEAM AND THE EFFECTIVENESS IN TERMS OF
P6 WORK IN A TEAM TO ACHIEVE A DEFINED ACHIEVING SHARED GOALS.
GOAL.
LO4 EXAMINE THE NEED FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) AND ITS ROLE
WITHIN THE WORKPLACE AND FOR HIGHER LEVEL LEARNING
P7 DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF CPD AND
ITS CONTRIBUTION TO OWN LEARNING AND
MOTIVATION.
D4 EVALUATE A RANGE OF EVIDENCE CRITERIA
P8 REVIEW DIFFERENT MOTIVATIONAL
M5 JUSTIFY THE ROLE OF CPD AND THAT IS USED AS A MEASURE FOR EFFECTIVE
THEORIES AND THE IMPACT THEY CAN HAVE ON
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN BUILDING CPD.
PERFORMANCE IN THE WORKPLACE.
MOTIVATION.
P9 PRODUCE A DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT
OUTLINES RESPONSIBILITIES, PERFORMANCE
OBJECTIVES AND REQUIRED SKILLS FOR FUTURE
GOALS.

SUBMISSION FORMAT
THE SUBMISSION IS IN THE FORM OF AN INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN REPORT CONSISTING OF MULTIPLE SECTIONS, A PRESENTATION, PROJECT PLAN,
TRAINING PLAN AND REQUEST LETTER.
THE REPORT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN A CONCISE, FORMAL BUSINESS STYLE USING SINGLE SPACING AND FONT STYLE TIMES NEW ROMAN AND SIZE 11.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO USE HEADINGS, PARAGRAPHS, AND SUBSECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE, AND ALL WORK MUST BE SUPPORTED WITH RESEARCH
AND REFERENCED USING THE HARVARD REFERENCING SYSTEM. PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE A BIBLIOGRAPHY USING THE HARVARD REFERENCING SYSTEM
AT THE END OF THE REPORT AND POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. YOUR REPORT SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO MULTIPLE SECTIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING
SUBMISSION FORMATS:
SECTION 1:
THE SUBMISSION IS IN THE FORM OF A FORMAL REPORT, A FORMAL REQUEST LETTER TO THE HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS ENGAGEMENT TEAM OF IVY
COLLEGE, A TRAINING SCHEDULE USING A PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL, AND A TRAINING OUTLINE COVERING THE TRAINING CONTENTS AND
TIMELINES AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO USE HEADINGS, PARAGRAPHS, AND SUBSECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE, AND ALL WORK
MUST BE SUPPORTED WITH RESEARCH AND REFERENCED USING THE HARVARD REFERENCING SYSTEM.
SECTION 2:
THE SUBMISSION IS IN THE FORM OF A REPORT DISCUSSING PROBLEM-SOLVING TECHNIQUES, WHICH SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN A CONCISE, FORMAL
BUSINESS STYLE USING SINGLE SPACING AND FONT STYLE TIMES NEW ROMAN AND SIZE 11. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO USE HEADINGS, PARAGRAPHS,
AND SUBSECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE, AND ALL WORK MUST BE SUPPORTED WITH RESEARCH AND REFERENCED USING THE HARVARD REFERENCING
SYSTEM.
SECTION 3:
THE SUBMISSION IS A WRITTEN EVALUATION OF YOUR PERFORMANCE IN THIS TASK AND YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE TEAM. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO
USE HEADINGS, PARAGRAPHS, AND SUBSECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE, AND ALL WORK MUST BE SUPPORTED WITH RESEARCH AND REFERENCED USING
THE HARVARD REFERENCING SYSTEM.
SECTION 4:
THE SUBMISSION IS IN THE FORM OF AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND A FINAL PRESENTATION COVERING THE COMPLETE TRAINING EVENT.
THE REPORT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN A CONCISE, FORMAL BUSINESS STYLE USING SINGLE SPACING AND FONT STYLE TIMES NEW ROMAN AND SIZE 11.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO USE HEADINGS, PARAGRAPHS, AND SUBSECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE, AND ALL WORK MUST BE SUPPORTED WITH RESEARCH
AND REFERENCED USING THE HARVARD REFERENCING SYSTEM.

NOTE: ALL THESE SECTIONS SHOULD BE 1000 – 1500 WORDS IN LENGTH; HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE NO PENALTY ON EXCEEDING THIS LIMIT.

ASSIGNMENT SCENARIO AND GUIDANCE

SCENARIO
THE EDHI FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION BASED IN PAKISTAN. IT WAS FOUNDED BY ABDUL SATTAR EDHI IN 1951,
WHO SERVED AS THE HEAD OF THE ORGANIZATION UNTIL HIS DEATH ON 8 JULY 2016. THE EDHI FOUNDATION PROVIDES 24-HOUR EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE ACROSS THE ENTIRETY OF PAKISTAN AND INTERNATIONALLY. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES, AMONG MANY OTHER SERVICES, SHELTER FOR
THE DESTITUTE, HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE, DRUG REHABILITATION SERVICES, AND NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELIEF EFFORTS.

THE FOUNDATION HAS APPROACHED IVY COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES WITH A REQUEST TO CONDUCT AN EVENT FACILITATING PHILANTHROPIC
TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES FOR 15 EMPLOYEES. THEY HAVE REQUESTED THE EVENT TO BE PLANNED, ORGANIZED, AND EXECUTED WITHIN TWO
WEEKS. STAYING TRUE TO OUR UNIVERSITY’S PROMISE OF DELIVERING “EDUCATION BEYOND BORDERS” THE HEAD OF THE INSTITUTE HAS ASKED THE

UNIVERSITY’S PARTNERSHIPS ENGAGEMENT TEAM TO HEAD THIS EVENT AND FORMULATE AN INTERNAL TEAM TO START PLANNING FOR THE EVENT.
YOU HAVE TO DECIDE THE VENUE FOR THE EVENT WHICH WILL BE SPANNED ON TWO DAYS WITH 5 WORKING HOURS IN EACH DAY. AS AN HND
COMPUTING STUDENT, YOU WILL BE ONE OF THE TRAINERS DESIGNING AND DELIVERING THE TRAINING SESSIONS.

SECTION 1 – GUIDANCE

THE HEAD OF IVY COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT TEAM HAS ASKED YOU TO SUBMIT AND PRESENT A FORMAL
PLAN AND TRAINING COLLATERAL THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE EVENT. YOUR PLAN SHOULD BE COMPREHENSIVE AND SHOULD INCLUDE PROPER TIME
MANAGEMENT FOR TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND CONTINGENCIES, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, AND A FORMAL TRAINING OUTLINE FOR THE TOPICS TO BE
COVERED, ALONG WITH THEIR TIMELINES AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE FOR SECTION 1:

RESEARCH ON THE BACKGROUND OF THE TARGET AUDIENCE I.E. EDHI FOUNDATION

A LIST OF TOPICS TO BE COVERED AND A TRAINING OUTLINE CLEARLY STATING THE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES THAT ARE BEST SUITED TO THE TRAINING
EVENT FOR THE TARGET AUDIENCE. YOU SHOULD PROVIDE A PROPER JUSTIFICATION FOR YOUR CHOICE OF TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE TRAINEES
OF EDHI FOUNDATION AND WHY YOU FIND THESE BEST SUITABLE FOR YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE.

TRAINING COLLATERAL FOR YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE MAY INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO A DOCUMENT STATING THE KEYWORDS AND THEIR
MEANING THAT WILL BE USED THROUGHOUT THE TRAINING EVENT, SHOWING THAT YOU CAN DELIVER A TRAINING EVENT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE EDHI
FOUNDATION.

A FORMAL REQUEST LETTER TO YOUR MANAGER FOR THE FORMATION OF A TEAM, INCLUDING THE TEAM MEMBERS’ DETAILS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND
BRIEF PROJECT DETAILS.

A PROFESSIONAL PROJECT PLAN (SCHEDULE) USING AN APPROPRIATE FORMAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL WITH THE USE OF TIMELINES. THIS WILL
INCLUDE CONTINGENCIES AND JUSTIFICATION OF THE TIME ALLOCATED FOR THE PROJECT.

A TRAINING OUTLINE IS COVERING THE TRAINING CONTENTS WITH ALLOCATED TIMELINES AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES, WHICH CAN EVALUATE THE
EFFECTIVENESS AND APPLICATION OF INTERPERSONAL SKILLS WHICH ARE NEEDED FOR THE DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF THE TRAINING EVENT FOR THE
EDHI FOUNDATION.
YOU SHOULD REVIEW THE DIFFERENT INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND INCLUDE A SECTION IN YOUR REPORT THAT EVALUATES THE USE AND EFFECTIVENESS
OF ALL INTERPERSONAL SKILLS USED DURING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINING EVENT AND WHICH SET OF INTERPERSONAL SKILLS DO
YOU FIND BEST SUITABLE FOR YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, HARD SKILLS OR SOFT SKILLS ETC. AND A JUSTIFICATION OF WHY YOU FIND THE
CHOSEN SET OF SKILLS IMPORTANT FOR THE CHILDREN WHEN USING IT SKILLS.

SECTION 2 – GUIDANCE
YOU MUST RESEARCH AND DEVELOP YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENT PROBLEM-SOLVING TECHNIQUES AND THEIR IMPORTANCE IN PLANNING
AND RUNNING AN EVENT.
YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME ISSUES AND CONCERNS WHILE EXECUTING THE EVENT AS PER PLAN, WHICH MAY INCLUDE RUNNING OUT OF TIME AND
RESOURCES ALLOTTED TO THE TRAINING SESSION. YOU SHOULD DOCUMENT EACH PROBLEM CONCERNING ITS OCCURRENCE AND HOW YOU WILL
ANALYSE THEM, COME UP WITH A SOLUTION USING DIFFERENT PROBLEM-SOLVING TECHNIQUES THAT YOU HAVE RESEARCHED WITH AN EXPLANATION
OF YOUR CHOSEN PROBLEM-SOLVING TECHNIQUE. YOU SHOULD JUSTIFY THE SOLUTION METHODOLOGIES USED DURING YOUR EVENT AND INCLUDE A
CRITIQUE OF THE APPLICATION OF CRITICAL REASONING AND YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH THESE METHODOLOGIES.

SECTION 3- GUIDANCE

SINCE YOU WILL BE WORKING IN A TEAM, THEREFORE, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTAND THE DEFINED ROLE OF TEAM DYNAMICS WITHIN THE TEAM. YOU
ARE REQUIRED TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAMWORK AND ITS DYNAMICS, THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WHILE WORKING
WITHIN A TEAM. YOU SHOULD DETAIL YOUR TEAM AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH ACTIVITY OF THE EVENT DISCUSSING THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF
EACH TEAM MEMBER AND HOW EACH ROLE CONTRIBUTES TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SUCCESS /FAILURE AS A SHARED GOAL FOR THE TEAM.
FOLLOWING THE EVENT, YOUR MANAGER HAS ASKED FOR FEEDBACK. YOU SHOULD PROVIDE A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF YOUR PERFORMANCE IN THE
EVENT/PROJECT AND YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE TEAM YOU HAVE WORKED ABOUT THE SCENARIO. YOU SHOULD ELABORATE AND CRITICALLY EVALUATE
YOUR EFFORTS IN DELIVERING YOUR ROLE IN THE TEAM.

SECTION 4- GUIDANCE
YOU HAVE PLAYED AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS EVENT. HENCE, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO EVALUATE YOUR POSITION AND PERSONALITY
IN THAT ROLE TO IDENTIFY YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES THAT HAVE EITHER FACILITATED YOU IN THIS EVENT OR CHALLENGED YOU WHILE
EXECUTING THE TRAINING SESSIONS. KEEPING IN MIND YOUR PERSONAL AND CAREER GOALS IN THE FUTURE, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DISCUSS THE
IMPORTANCE OF CPD, LEADING TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF YOUR CPD NEEDS AND THE ACTIONS THAT WILL HELP YOU TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS. YOU
SHOULD PROVIDE AN EVALUATION OF YOURSELF IN THE ROLE THAT WAS ASSIGNED TO YOU, STATING HOW YOU PERFORMED IT AND HOW YOU CAN
IMPROVE IT IN THE FUTURE. AFTER ANALYSING YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES, YOU SHOULD SUBMIT A PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
OUTLINING THE IDENTIFIES PERSONAL AND CAREER GOALS AND HOW THEY CAN BE ACHIEVED, OUTLINING THE RESPONSIBILITIES, OBJECTIVES, SKILLS, AND
KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THEM WHILE CONSIDERING THE IDENTIFIED CPD NEEDS. YOU SHOULD INCLUDE AN EXPLANATION OF WHETHER YOU
WOULD LIKE TO STICK TO THE ROLE ASSIGNED TO YOU IN THE EVENT OR CHANGE IT IN THE FUTURE. JUSTIFY YOUR DECISION USING YOUR DEVELOPMENT
PLAN.
AS THE TRAINING IS CARRIED OUT IN GROUPS AND MANY OTHER STUDENTS FROM IVY SCHOOL OF COMPUTING ARE ALSO TAKING AN ACTIVE PART, YOU
ARE REQUIRED TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OF YOUR COLLEAGUES.
YOU SHOULD COMPARE ALL RESEARCHED THEORIES AND PRESENT YOUR FINDINGS TO YOUR COLLEAGUES.
MOREOVER, YOU SHOULD INCLUDE A SECTION IN YOUR REPORT ON THE USAGE OF CPD WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS AND WHAT EVIDENCE WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CPD IN HELPING EMPLOYEES/COLLEAGUES TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS WHILE USING THE AVAILABLE
RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY.

EVIDENCE CHECKLIST SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE REQUIRED BY THE STUDENT

SECTION 1 REPORT SECTION WITH 1000-1500 WORDS
SECTION 2 FORMAL REQUEST LETTER, TRAINING EVENT OUTLINE, REPORT SECTION (1000 – 1500 WORDS)
SECTION 3 REPORT SECTION WITH 1000-1500 WORDS
 REPORT SECTION WITH 1000-1500 WORDS AND A PRESENTATION PITCHING THE FULL TRAINING EVENT. THIS
SECTION 4 PRESENTATION SHOULD BE OF 20 TO 25 SLIDES HAVING A COVER SLIDE AND CONCLUSION SLIDE. YOU WILL ALSO
MAINTAIN SPEAKER NOTES.