CPS Electoral Assessment Tony

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Elec to ral Train ing

Understanding and

Demonstrating Assessment

CriteriaFacilitator: Tony Cash


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Session Outline

Structuring a piece of work for

assessment (generic overview and

principles)

Demonstrating all assessment

criteria in your two assignments

Discussion of how to bring electoralcontent into these structures


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Generic Criteria

Demonstrate:

knowledge, understanding and skills ability to apply knowledge, understanding

and skills in a workplace context

All specific criteria required(We will explore CMI specific criteria in more

detail)


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What Makes a Good

Assignment?

What do you think makes a good written

assignment?


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Demonstrating Understanding

We demonstrate understanding by showing

we can APPLY the theory and concepts to

improve RESULTS/ OUTCOMES in the

work context


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Generic Principles

Demonstrate:

WHAT you know/ did / needs to be

done(knowledge and skills)

HOW you did it / how it should be done

(methodology and demonstrating

understanding)

OUTCOME you are aiming for/ have

achieved / will achieve


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CMI Criteria

In addition to the specific assessment criteria in each

unit, the learners work must be:

accurate, current and authentic

relevant in depth and breadth and must also show thelearners:

clear grasp of concepts

ability to link theory to practice, and

ability to communicate clearly in the relevantdiscipline at the expected level for the qualification


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Structure: ExampleTitle page

Contents and appendices

Acknowledgements

Glossary of terms and abbreviations

Statement of terms of reference

Executive summaryIntroduction and background

Main body of the investigation / project

Conclusions

RecommendationsAppendices

Bibliography


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Some Thoughts

To get started it may help to:

Write down all ideas, then structure later

Then:

Check ideas cover all criteria

Edit repeatedly!


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Assignment 1: Meeting Stakeholder

and Quality Needs(NB SUMMARY See full guidance)

Draw up a report for your management board

(maximum 2,500 words plus any necessarysupporting annexes and documents)

3 main areas:

Recommendations about managing various relationships

Proposals for new procedures within organisation to ensurecontinuous improvement in quality of service delivery

Proposals for using consultation to gather input to help with

improving quality of service delivery


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ss gnmen : ee ngStakeholder and Quality

Needs1.1 Determine organisational stakeholders

and their expectations

1.2 Discuss methods of meeting stakeholderexpectations or requirements

1.3 Identify methods of communicating

stakeholders requirements with teammembers

1.4 Explain processes for updating

information on stakeholder requirements


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Assignment 1 ctd.

2.1 Discuss the meaning of quality to an

organisation

2.2 Identify and apply organisational quality

policies and procedures

2.3 Determine how to encourage staff to

contribute ideas to improving quality

2.4 Conduct a quality audit and make

recommendations for improvement


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Assignment 1 ctd

3.1 Discuss the concept of and need for

continuous improvement

3.2 Assess work activities and identify areas

for improvement

3.3 Encourage staff to contribute ideas for

continual improvement


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Assignment 2: Conducting a

Management Project

Report for management board (maximum

2,500 words, plus annexes and supportingdocuments as necessary) -

how electoral process project for elections

(due to be held in three years time) shouldbe managed, monitored, implemented and

delivered


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Assignment 2: Conducting a

Management Project1.1 Determine a management area for

investigation that has an implication for a

work-related area1.2 Identify the aim, scope and objective of

the project

1.3 Justify the aim and objective of theproject


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Assignment 2 ctd

2.1 Identify sources of data and information

for the project

2.2 Analyse the data and information for

options or alternatives that meet the

project aim

2.3 Determine an option or alternative that

meets the project aim


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Assignment 2 ctd

3.1 Evaluate the research to make

conclusions

3.2 Recommend a course of action to meet

the project aim

3.3 Assess the impact of the project

recommendations


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Assignment 2 ctd

4.1 Determine the medium to be used to

show the results

4.2 Produce the results of the project

4.3 Discuss the impact of the project on the

work-related area.


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Discussion: Electoral Content

in Criteria

Discuss examples that use electoral content,for the various criteria


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Any Questions?

Any aspects of assessment process you

want to ask about?


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Action Planning

Review of:

What you have learnt from today

How specifically you will apply it


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Stakeholder Issues

Define (who are they? Priorities?)

Determine their expectations and

concerns (communication)

Decide what to do with stakeholder views

(e.g. sharing with others in your

organisation, letting stakeholders know

what has happened)

Decide systems for updating information

(monitoring ongoing stakeholder views)


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Stakeholder Analysis

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INVOLVEMENT


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INVOLVEMENT

Defend Persuade

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action?Empower

Communicate and

involve

Stakeholder Analysis


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Quality: Examples of Issues

Definition of quality for a particular

organisation/ context

Measurement (e.g. reliability, efficiency,

productivity etc)

Process improvement and problem solving

Mechanisms for corrective action

Implementation and communications plan

Helping all people involved take ownership

of quality issues


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Lessons from Project Work

Clear timetable and milestones

Clear outcomes and deliverables

Accountability

Good communication with stakeholders

Be joined up internally and externally

Resources identified and allocated

Risk analysis

Contingency planning.


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Rational Decision-Making

Overview1. Define the decision to be made

2. Establish the objectives

3. Classify and define musts and wants

4. Generate alternatives5. Consider alternatives against your

requirements

6. Test the alternatives against musts

7. Score the alternatives against wants

8. Consider results

Documents

CPS Electoral Assessment Tony