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Developing Business Practice –302LON
Delivering Successful Assessments
Unit: 3 Knowledgecast: 2
In this Knowledgecast, we will:
• Analyse a range of learning styles and the factors that influence successful study
• Evaluate current academic, self marketing and personal skills and present a plan for the development of academic skills
• Use programme and module information to develop a personalised academic strategy
Module Learning Outcomes
Module OverviewUnit1 Developing as a learner
2 Working independently and with others
3 Academic writing4 Critical thinking, reading and taking notes
5 Using data in your studies
6 Business and management research
7 Career development strategies
8 Effective self marketing tools
9 Successful work experience
10 Personal Development Planning
A Simple Equation:
Success in Your Assessments
How much you
know
How well you
communicate what
you know
How you
demonstrate your
conceptual skills
Answer
s the questio
n
The skills being assessed include:
• Learning• Critical thinking• Numeracy• Reasoning• Writing
Success in Your Assessments
Principles behind your assessments:
• Reflects the demands and activities in today’s workplace• Uses a range of business technologies • Helps you develop and apply your skills and knowledge over the
module• Helps you demonstrate your core skills
Success in Your Assessments
1. Interpret the question
2. Plan the content
3. Plan the structure
4. Plan the time
The 4 Assessment Steps
• Identify and understand the key terms
• Identify each part of the question
An example• Discuss the usefulness of Fayol’s model of management as a
framework for students to use to manage their studies
Step 1 – Interpret the Question
• Identify key concepts and theories
• Identify your information sources
• Check against your module content
An example• Discuss the usefulness of Fayol’s model of management as a
framework for students to use to manage their studies
Step 2 – Plan the Content
• Use your 6 Elements of an Assessment
• Use a mind map to create your plan
• Check how each paragraph answers the question
• Check you have answered the whole question
An example• Discuss the usefulness of Fayol’s model of management as a
framework for students to use to manage their studies
Step 3 – Plan the Structure
Title
Introduction
Background Information
Main Body
Conclusions
List of References
6 Elements of An Assessment
• Identify the actions required
• Estimate your timescales for each stage of the process
• Use rough drafts to beat procrastinating
• Seek support as soon as you need help
Step 4 – Plan the Time
Step 4 – Plan the Time
Ability To Pass:
Ability To Manage:
Why Don’t All Students Succeed?
Access the CULC Harvard Reference Style Guide to:• Use in-text citations consistently• Format your List of References accurately
• Be ACCURATE about where each source comes from and check that other readers can locate exactly the idea, image, or numerical data you have borrowed
• Be RIGOUROUS in checking that only each and every source you have cited is included in the List of References
• Be CONSISTENT. Make sure you have followed the same procedure throughout your assessment
Referencing Your Sources
Access the CULC Harvard Reference Style Guide to:• Use in-text citations consistently
ACCURATERIGOROUS
CONSISTENT
Referencing Your Sources
Access the CULC Harvard Reference Style Guide to:• Format your List of References accurately
ACCURATERIGOROUS
CONSISTENT
Referencing Your Sources
Protecting Your Work by Using Turnitin
COURSE NAMEStudent Name
Use the feedback you receive on assessments to:
• Reflect on what you did well and your strengths• Identify what you need to improve on and how• Interrogate the outcome of any assumptions you made• Share any key learning points with your colleagues
The Value of Feedback
• In our next Knowledgecast, we will look at:
• Analyse a range of learning styles and the factors that influence successful study
• Evaluate current academic, self marketing and personal skills and present a plan for the development of academic skills
• Use programme and module information to develop a personalised academic strategy
What are we going to cover next?
In this Knowledgecast, we have:• Analyse a range of learning styles and the factors that influence
successful study– Considered how to use summative and formative feedback to develop your
assessment skills
• Evaluate current academic, self marketing and personal skills and present a plan for the development of academic skills
– Identified 4 factors that contribute to achieving good grades in all your assessments
• Use programme and module information to develop a personalised academic strategy
– Reviewed the CULC policy on plagiarism and apply the 3 steps to protect your work from plagiarism
Knowledgecast Summary
• Developing your Argument
• Exploring Assessment Methods
• Regular Assignment 1 Check-In
Seminar
Examples of assessment types:
• Portfolio• Management Brief• Pitch• Debate• Peer Assessment• Group Presentation
Business Focused Assessments
Assignment Case Study
• What are your overall comments about each assignment?• What are the strengths of each assignment?• What are the weaknesses of each assignment?• Are they good assignments?
Finally, how you would feedback your comments to each student?
Group Activity