Foundation Degree in Business and Management (Year 1)

Personal and Professional Development 1 BMS406

School of Business Management and Professional

Semester 1 or 2 (Tutor: David Mwaura)

TITLE: The HE Learner

ASSESSMENT

Completion of this work will satisfy the following learning outcomes from module BMS406

LO1 Identify and demonstrate the skills of a higher education student.

TASK

To meet the requirements of this assignment you should research the skills needed to be a HE student. You are required to identify and describe these skills giving reasons as to why they are important and present your research findings through a presentation paper. You will then reflect on your own skills, assessing them against those of an HE learner. Within your assessment consider the HE skills you have demonstrated so far on the course and critique your performance identifying clearly where and how you can continue to develop your HE Skills. (LO1)

Other relevant assessment information:

You will need to include and reference at least 4 different sources including 2 academic textbooks, 1 academic journal to help provide supporting evidence for any assertions that you make within your presentation.

You will need to provide support notes outlining your research, judgements and conclusions drawn 1000 words +or- 10%. All written work should be submitted online, through Turnitin, via the student portal. You must include both a reference list and bibliography.

The completion of your work will satisfy 25% of the assessment for the PPD1 module. Your presentation paper and the supporting notes should be no more than 1000 words, +/- 10%.

Issue Date: 08/03/2023

Presentation Date: April 17^th 2023

Feedback Date: May 15^th 2023

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

The skills development opportunities identified in this assignment are:

Examine the skills needed to be a higher education learner

Recognise the development of higher-level skills through reflection

Consider how to improve own learning and performance

Communicate effectively within a presentation

MARKING CRITERIA

Task

Indicative Content

Marking

Virtual Mood Board and supporting notes

Clear definition of higher education skills and their importance to HE learners linked to success factors

Clear analysis through use of reflective practice to measure personal performance in the demonstration and application of higher-level skills in practice. Use of a range of work or course-based examples to support your assessment with a clear indication of development opportunities.

Clear structure of the topics presented using a virtual mood board. Good use of language and presentation style to engage with intended audience using a professional business format.

Attribution of higher grades are associate with:

evidence of good research and judgements made supported by business theory within all written work

evidence of wide reading around topics to support conclusions drawn

effective use of the Harvard referencing format

good use of spelling, grammar and punctuation throughout all written work

100%

Undergraduate Generic Marking Criteria Foundation Degree Level 4

Level 4 (Certificate)	Classification	Level 4 (Certificate)	Classification	Level 4 (Certificate)	Classification
90%-100% Exceptional work with presentation of a very high standard. There is coherence of ideas and demonstration of a thorough knowledge and understanding. Arguments are supported by wide reading with very effective use of source material and accurate referencing.	Distinction*	80%-89% Outstanding work with presentation of a very high standard. There is coherence of ideas and demonstration of a thorough knowledge and understanding. Arguments are supported by wide reading with effective use of source material and accurate referencing.	Distinction*	70%-79% Extremely good work with presentation of a high standard. There is coherence of ideas and demonstration of thorough knowledge and understanding. Arguments are supported by wide reading with appropriate use of source material and accurate referencing.	Distinction*
60%-69% The work is well presented and coherently structured. There is evidence of a sound knowledge and understanding of the issues with theory linked to practice where appropriate. Most material used has been referenced/acknowledged.	Distinction	50%-59% Presentation is acceptable but with some errors. There is knowledge and understanding of issues under discussion and some evidence of the application of knowledge and ideas where appropriate. Some use of relevant source material.	Merit	40%-49% Presentation is acceptable but attention to structure and style is required. The content is relevant but largely descriptive. There is evidence of a reasonable level of knowledge and understanding but there is limited use of source material to support the arguments, proposals or solutions. Some links are made to practice where appropriate.	Pass
30%-39% The work is poorly structured and presented. Some material may be irrelevant. Content is based largely on taught elements with very little evidence of reading around the topic and little or no reference to practice where appropriate.	Fail	20-29% The work is very poorly structured and presented. Much material is irrelevant. Content is based almost entirely on taught elements with very little evidence of any purposeful reading around the topic. No effective reference to practice where appropriate. To obtain a mark of 20% the work must show evidence of a genuine attempt to engage with the assessment requirements and with the subject matter.	Fail	0-19 % The work is extremely poorly structured and presented. It demonstrates no real knowledge or understanding of key concepts and principles. Much material is irrelevant. No effective use of supporting material. No reference to practice where appropriate. Not a genuine attempt to engage with the assessment requirements and/or subject matter.	Fail