Assignment EPD
Assignment EPD
Qualification
Assignment due
14-12-2015
Assignment submitted
23-01-2016
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I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged.
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Grading grid
P1.1 P1.2 P1.3 P1.4 P2.1 P2.2 P3.1 P3.2 P4.1 P4.2 P4.3
M1
M2
M3
D1
D2
D3
Assignment title
In this assignment, you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria.
Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found.
Assessment criteria
Expected evidence
Task
no.
Assessors Feedback
LO1. Be able to take responsibility for own personal and professional development
A written document which:
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
- A presentation about:
a. the importance of
communication
b. effective time management
strategies.
- Presentation slides attached in the
report.
2.1
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
Assessment criteria
M1 Identify and apply
strategies to find
appropriate solutions
M3 Present and
communicate appropriate
findings
Expected Evidence
1. Effective judgements have
been made.
2. An effective approach to
study and research has been
applied
1. Relevant theories and
techniques have been applied
2. The design of
methods/techniques has
been justified
1. An appropriate structure and
method has been used and
technical language has been
accurately used to present
the findings.
2. Communication has taken
place in familiar and
unfamiliar contexts
1. Conclusions have been
arrived at through synthesis
of ideas and have been
justified
2. The validity of results has
been evaluated using defined
Feedback
(note on Merit/Distinction if applicable)
criteria
D2 Take responsibility for
managing and organising
activities
Summative feedback
D3 Demonstrate
convergent/lateral/ creative
thinking
Assessors Signature
IV Grading Check:
Date
Comments if any:
Agree
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Date
TASK 1
1.1 Reflect on own current skills and competencies against professional standards and organisational objectives
.SWOT analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
-Information Technology sector is on the rise, so will utilize and -Are under too much pressure in school, so the learning is declining
absorb all the knowledge are there to cater for future work
-Difficult to grow in future work
-There are many good relationship for future work
-Need to hone specialized vocabulary
-The future will be working in a professional environment
-Competition in the harsh, prone to rejection
.By the standards of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). I have to evaluate yourself the following:
As an ACM computing professional I will ....
-Strive to achieve the highest quality, effectiveness and dignity in both the process and products of professional work.
Excellence is perhaps the most important obligation of a professional. The computing professional must strive to achieve quality and to
be cognizant of the serious negative consequences that may result from poor quality in a system.
-Respect
1.2 Evaluate own development needs and the activities required to meet them
As a student of information technology industry. The future will become a professional programmer. Should the tools needed to support
the personal growth I am. I'm pretty bad at reading E-book, so I need to hone English capital, searching in libraries, bookstores, internet and
many books in English, from which poor vocabulary will become rich to me can read well the specialized books. Must learn special vocabulary of
specialized, to be able to easily analyze the problem in an E-book.
To become an IT professional I should be fluent in all programming languages. Nowadays companies often recruit very high demand for
qualified manpower, requires newly graduated students should have qualifications and solid expertise. So is the university environment, I need
to try, practice more, the study found many different programming direction.
After cultivating enough knowledge, I also need to train themselves, through the soft skills. Students today often have graduated
concept is to get the "degree" is enough, but I think the concept is so wrong. Qualification is only a tool, what is important is that we can do a
good job not assigned, how to communicate, how to behave with people not being comfortable. So to improve myself, I would need to
participate in soft-skills classes.
1.3 Devise a personal and professional development plan based on identified needs
Personal Development Plan
Target
Action to Achieve
Taget Day
.Improve knowledge of
coding
.Become more
-Force self to attend all lectures and practicals possible and to not give in to
motivated to achieve
laziness
good grade in my course -Motivate self to complete work to good standard and on time
-Research the subject in my own time
-Become more involved in course activities and group work
.Advanced knowledge of - Read more specialized books
English majors
- See a show about technology
- Join the specialized English classes
1.4 Reflect on own development against original aims and objectives set in the personal and professional development plan
According to the plan I have set out above. I feel this plan feasible table. If this plan is based on the implementation. Shall be
calculated from the time of the year to at least graduate, all goals that I put out will be completed on schedule.
I just feel wrong in one place in this plan. I stay as improving the soft skills up to after graduation, the implementation will be
more efficient. Because if this plan as far as improving the soft skills, I will carry out in the end. As last year, so I need to focus on
knowledge, specialized learning more, to be a graduate thesis will be better, graduation is still the most important thing. If so I can
change this plan. Improving the soft skills, I will move to the time after graduation, then any implementation will be simpler and more
effective
TASK 2: Presentation
TASK 3
3.1 Discussing the roles people play in a team and how they can work together to achieve shared goals
.What is the Working Group?
Group is not simply a gathering of people who work together or work under the guidance of a manager. Group is a collection
of individuals who have the skills complement each other and responsible commitment to make a common goal. The team members
interact with each other and with the leader to achieve common goals. The team members depend on each other's information to
carry out its part. They work together to complete the task and depends on the leader to be providing resources, training as needed
when needed as well as the coordination or associated with other departments within the organization. Contrary to the working
group, where managers have full authority to make decisions, decisions reflect the group's know-how and experience of many
people, this can lead to appropriate decisions, more accurate and objective .
A group can be formed in various ways: The study group has formed due to the designation of teachers, interest groups
formed by the same enticement, and groups working in an agency, unit is due to the recruitment needs of these organizations.
Therefore, there are groups formed and mounted a long time, but also the only group working together in a certain moment. But it
is important, not groups also have the purpose or activities together.
A group of people working in the same office or even a joint project is not always carried out the work of a working group. If
that group managed autocratic style, perhaps there will be no interaction involving the work between team members. If there is any
ideological factions within the group, the group's activities will never be progress. Conversely, a working group was able to develop
though the members are not working or living in an environment, a certain space.
To put it simply, the group worked as a team to create a spirit of cooperation, coordination and promotion know the
advantages of the team members to work together to achieve the best result for the purposes for which the group fabricate.
.Participants opinions (Maintaining and encouraging innovation vitality of the entire group):
-Always optimistic opinions, lively, exciting.
-Looking forward to listening to the opinions of others.
-Looking at problems as opportunities promising innovation is not the disaster
.The supervisor (Guaranteed to maintain and pursue high standards)
-Always hope for promising suggestions.
-Seriously, sometimes to appear pedantic and standards.
-Good judgment on the results of the work of the people.
-Do not hesitate bring the matter.
-Capable of working and finding merit errors.
3.2 discuss alternative ways to complete tasks and achieve team goals
Promote effective working groups:
Platform to build an effective working group is trust and respect trong.Hay Remember, the head did not win the respect the other
members of the group also vay.Vay Where are the elements to create should a team to work effectively?
1.Progress on common objectives, clear:
Teamwork means together toward a common goal, and strive to find success on the job. The team members must understand the
goals of the group and is committed to trying to achieve that goal. If the goal is quite clear and you get the commitment of all team
members, you will have the right to reward or punish the team members as needed. The team members need to strive for themselves
and for the common work. You have to motivate them to try to complete the plan short term and long term. Together towards a specific
goal, gradually the staff will work according to the rules with a self-conscious spirit. In addition, the pressure of work and the personal
pride appears little chance of sabotage teamwork.
Clearly shows the long-term plan that his team was in charge. As a manager, you must constantly remind and strengthen their
spirit together towards these goals. In the course of work, many employees often dominated and focused on immediate issues while
ignoring the long-term plan. When some members being deflected, the rest go to help them keep up the work process to avoid problems
later.
Teamwork is always work to be recognized and appreciated. The lonely wanderer, whether there is an outstanding manufacturer
to how absurd it was rated lower than the personal achievement along with many others. The compensation, bonuses and rewards ...
depend on the actual level of cooperation as well as contributions and achievements of each individual nhan.Nhung issues and important
research is discussed in the company emphasize team activities. (You may remember the year, a production team surrounded the cork
has reduced by 20% the amount of waste you? people who work well and never again was promoted to members of this team) .There
management structure works very focused and evaluate nhom.Thuong team feedback, the unity of the whole system; all the feedback
from peers, direct reports from the leadership and have strong implications for the conduct of your work.
7. Conflict resolution and conflict:
The leaders often raise the question of how to solve matters including internal conflict situations. However, they rarely require
feedback on why conflicts arise and what they can do to prevent and control it. Pulse cascade conflict is a process in which one party
realizes that its interests in opposition to others, or affected negatively by other parties.
The conflict can occur when there are opposing views from one person to another. Although conflict is a regular occurrence in our
relations and it will be a healthy relationship if addressed in a good way, sometimes the conflict to escalate and cause disruption.
We often have strong emotions when the conflict began tensions. For many, it's hard to keep the mind awake while being strong
emotions. Also very difficult to listen to the other person's perspective. Some certain "win at all costs". Others wanted to retreat and
evade, physically or / and mentally. This is normal when people react differently in conflict - often due to certain influence of the way we
have been educated from childhood. However, there is a general tendency when faced with conflict, is our way of speaking that can
damage all. When the conflict has strained to the extent that virtually no longer can you think of the other person's perspective. It's time
to turn to a third party, such as a counselor or a mediator.
TASK 4
4.1 Review tools and methods for developing solutions to problems
Have you ever encountered a problem can not be solved forever? Whatever you do, sooner or later this issue will return, perhaps
in a different form only.
The lingering problems occur repeatedly and is often a sign of more serious problems. A measure of "rapid Fire" looks okay, but it's
really only a temporary solution and can only solve part of the problem.
To solve the problem properly, you need to look deep into the symptoms to seek potential causes inside. This article refers to
methods of Sakichi Toyoda 5 whys, a simple tool but very effective help quickly detect the root of a problem that you can solve it stopped
once.
INTRODUCTION OF TOOLS
Sakichi Toyoda, one of the fathers of the industrial revolution in Japan, has developed this method in 1930. He was a factory owner,
inventor and founder of Toyota Industries. His method has become popular throughout the 1970s and today Toyota continues to use it to
solve problems.
Toyota has a philosophy is "go and see". This means that the decision is based on a deep understanding of the processes and
conditions at the factory, not just based on what a person sitting on the office contemplated.
5 Whys method right with this tradition, and it is most effective when the answers came from people with practical experience in
the implementation process of being tested. This method is quite simple: when a problem occurs, you discover the nature and origin of it
by asking "why," not less than five times
Here is an example of the analysis 5 whys as a technique to solve the problem effectively:
1. Why do our customers are not satisfied? Because we did not provide timely service as we promised.
2. Why are we unable to meet the contractual terms of time or delivery schedule? Because we think it does not take up so much
time.
3. Why do we take longer than expected? Because we do not appreciate the complexity of the job.
4. Why do we underestimate the complexity of the job? Because we had rushed to estimate the time needed to complete the
work, while not list the specific period to complete the project.
5. Why do we not do that? Because we are running other projects. Obviously, we need to reconsider their time planning and a full
description of the important stages.