Professional Placement

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Subject Title Professional Placement I
Subject Code WIL201A
Assessment Title Journal Entry 1 (Expectation)
Graduate Capabilities a. Professional Expertise
b. Innovative Problem Solving
c. Technology and Information Literacy
d. Global Citizenship
e. Skilled Collaboration
f. Agile Leadership
g. Independent Self-Management
Learning Outcome/s
(found in the
Subject Outline)		 a. Discuss the professional setting, expectations and progress
b. Examine employability skills for professional development
d. Apply employability skills consistently in a variety of professional settings
Assessment type Individual
Weighting % 30%
Word count 1,000 +/- 10%
Due day Week 6 (Monday 23:55)
Submission type Turnitin ☒
Format / Layout of
Assessment		 Journal Entry:
ICMS Cover Page
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Appendix		 ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒

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Assessment
instructions		 The purpose of this assessment is to provide the opportunity for students to reflect
upon and examine their professional placement environment and the employability
skills they expect to develop and how these employability skills are utilised within their
placement.
Employability means the ability to find, create and sustain meaningful work across the
career lifespan. Employability skills facilitate your employability and can include
communication, teamwork, adaptability, initiative and leadership. These skills can also
extend to industry/discipline technical skills such as specific IT platforms and systems
knowledge.
The first two assessments for WIL201A will focus on two themes being Journal Entry
1 (Expectation) and Journal Entry 2 (Application).
JOURNAL ENTRY 1 (EXPECTATION)
You have recently commenced your Professional Placement and this represents a
significant learning event worthy of reflection.
Refer to the framework, instructions and prompt questions below to help guide your
Journal Entry:
Introduction – 200 words guide
Provide some context to your Professional Placement including your role / title, the
organisation, its structure and its core activities.
Body – Identify and Reflect – 600 words guide
Provide a brief outline of your initial on-boarding to your professional placement (initial
introductions, induction and/or on-the-job training and tasks).
Using the template ‘Role expectations’ provided, outline how your CliftonStrengths
Signature Themes can support you in meeting the expectations of your role. Please
attached the completed template as an appendix at the end of your assessment.
Draw upon your onboarding experience and the role expectation template to identify
two employability skills you believe will be required and further developed throughout
your placement and how these skills might be used in your role.
Identify an additional employability skill you had prior to placement. How was it
developed? Reflect upon how this skill is being applied in the placement so far.
Conclusion – 200 words guide
Conclude your initial commencement. Explain how your commencement affected you.
This could be positive or negative. You may have felt frustrated, elated, confused or
relieved. Why did you feel this way? Did you feel overwhelmed by the skills needed
to be learnt?
Were you relieved that you had skills that could be used straight away? Were you
confused by the on-boarding process or lack of guidance or were you well supported?
What have you learnt that will help you in future?

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Readings for the
assessment		 On the Student Support Centre (SSC) resource page there are a variety of academic
resources and tips available to support students with their tasks and activities
including reflective writing style.
This assessment is to be written in first person. First person point of view uses
pronouns such as ‘I/we’, ‘me/us’, ‘my/mine’, ‘our/ours’. This is a reflective piece of
writing therefore first person point of view is the most appropriate form of writing.
For additional information on Employability Skills see
https://www.jobjumpstart.gov.au/article/what-are-employability-or-soft-skills and otherwise
refer to credible on-line sources including those listed in the Subject Outline on
Moodle.
Further tips and examples may also be available on Moodle. No specified reading
material.
Grading Criteria /
Rubric		 See below

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WIL201A: Assessment 1– Journal Entry (Expectation) – Marking Rubric

Criteria HD
(85-100)		 D
(75-84)		 CR
(65-74)		 PASS
(50-64)		 FAIL
(0-49)
Introduction
(20%)		 Outstanding introduction provided.
Introduction is clear and main points
outlined succinctly. Presented with
significant clarity and logical flow.		 Well-described introduction
provided.
Introduction is clear and most
main points covered.
Presented with clarity and
logical flow.		 Generally appropriate introduction
provided. Introduction is evident
and some main points covered.
Presented with appropriate clarity
and flow.		 Some introduction provided.
Introduction is understood,
limited points covered. The
meaning is apparent but lacking
some clarity and/or focus.		 Provides little or no relevant
introduction. Introduction is not
clear and nearly all main points not
covered. Lacks clarity and relevant
information.
Body –
(15%)		 Extensive outline provided of the
on-boarding experience,
introductions, inductions and/or on
the job training.		 Significant outline provided of
the on-boarding experience,
introductions, inductions
and/or on the job training.		 Clear outline provided of the on
boarding experience, introductions,
inductions and/or on the job
training.		 Outline provided of the on
boarding experience,
introductions, inductions and/or
on the job training.		 Minimal outline provided of the on
boarding experience, introductions,
inductions and/or on the job
training.
Identify of
Clifton
Strengths
(15%)		 Exceptional identification of how
your Clifton Strengths Signature
Themes can support you meet and
exceed the role.		 Significant identification of how
your Clifton Strengths
Signature Themes can support
you meet and exceed the role		 Clear identification of how your
Clifton Strengths Signature Themes
can support you meet and exceed
the role		 Identification of how your Clifton
Strengths Signature Themes can
support you meet and exceed the
role		 Minimal identification of how your
Clifton Strengths Signature Themes
can support you meet and exceed
the role .
Reflect
(15%)		 Exceptional reflection of the
employability skills being applied on
the placement.		 Significant reflection of the
employability skills being
applied on the placement.		 Clear reflection of the employability
skills being applied on the
placement.		 Reflection of the employability
skills being applied on the
placement.		 Minimal reflection of the
employability skills being applied on
the placement.
Conclusion
(20%)		 Clear and concise conclusion and
evaluation of the experience
including thoughtful insights and
suggestions for improvement in
future.		 Concludes and reflects the
experience, offering useful
insights and suggestions for
improvement in future.		 Concludes and summarises the
experience. Some suggestions for
improvement in future provided,
may lack some depth.		 Simple conclusion of the
experience. No or limited
suggestions for improvement in
future provided.		 Little or no conclusion provided. No
attempt to evaluate experience,
suggest future improvements.
Presentation
and Writing
(15%)		 Exceptionally well written and
clearly organised using a strong
writing style and essentially free
from grammar, punctuation and
spelling errors.		 Well written and logically
organised with minor errors in
grammar, punctuation and
spelling.		 Above average writing style and
logically organised with some
errors in grammar, punctuation and
spelling.		 Average and/or casual writing
style that is sometimes unclear
and/or with some errors in
grammar, punctuation and
spelling.		 Poor writing style lacking in clarity
with errors in grammar,
punctuation and spelling.

 

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