continuous professional development

Faculty of Business and Law

Assignment Brief

Module Title:

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) 2

Assignment Type

Coursework in the form of CPD Activity Log

Module Code:

220SAM

Assignment Title

CPD Reflective Portfolio

Release Date:

Oct 2016

Module Leader

Dr Alexandre Metreveli

Submission Date and Time:

27th March 2017 23:55:00

Submission

Time and Place:

Submission through Turnitin ONLY

Assessment Information

This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3 and accounts for 100% of the overall module mark. This assignment requires you complete a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) log of activity. The template which you must complete is available on Moodle. You must use this template, please do not amend or change it. There is no specific maximum word count for the CPD log, please follow the guidance within the template. You are required to demonstrate that you have accumulated at least 100 CPD points. Failure to demonstrate the required number of points will result in a zero grade.

You must demonstrate in your CPD log that you have passed and been awarded a certificate for successful completion of the SSL Skills Portal. You must evidence this by attaching your certificate in your final log submission.

Criteria for Assessment

This table details the requirements to pass the module and the marking weightings of the criteria by which your work will be assessed.

Criteria	Proportion of overall module mark
Uploading of the SSL portal Certificate	Pass/Fail
Log evidencing a minimum of 100CPD points gained	Pass/Fail
Attending mandatory intro CPD lecture and workshop	Requirement
Reflection on the learning from workshops and CPD activities - Task 1 on the assessment sheet	75%
Planning from workshops supporting consideration of placements in the UK or abroad – Task 2 on the assessment sheet	20%
Presentation, grammar and spelling	5%
Total	100%

ALL STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT A FULL DRAFT FOR CHECKING 4WKS BEFORE THE DEADLINE TO ENSURE ALL REQUIRED ELEMENTS FOR PASSING ARE MET – It is recommended you do this.

Please refer to the Marking Scheme below for information on how work is assessed and graded.

How to submit your assessment

The assessment must be submitted by 23:55:00 on 27th March 2017. No paper copies are required. You can access the submission link through the module web.

Your coursework will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through Turnitin. Please take care to ensure that you have fully submitted your work. Further guidance can be found here: How to submit your assignment. Should you submit work on time but fail the assignment, you will be offered a resit opportunity, the resit mark will be capped at 40%. Resit information will be made available by the Module Leader via the course web.
All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved reason (see below) will be given a mark of zero.
Short deferrals (extensions) of up to two calendar weeks can only be given for genuine "force majeure" and medical reasons, not for bad planning of your time. Please note that theft, loss, or failure to keep a back-up file, are not valid reasons. The short deferral must be applied for on or before the submission date. You can apply for a short deferral by submitting an Examination/ Coursework Deferral Application Form. Application Forms along with the supporting evidence should go to the relevant Student Support Office. For a longer delay in submission a student may apply for a long deferral.
Students MUST keep a copy and/or an electronic file of their assignment.
Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism checking websites.

GUIDELINES AND BACKGROUND TO THIS ASSIGNMENT

Plagiarism

As part of your study you will be involved in carrying out research and using this when writing up your coursework. It is important that you correctly acknowledge someone else’s writing, thoughts or ideas and that you do not attempt to pass this off as your own work. Doing so is known as plagiarism. It is not acceptable to copy from another source without acknowledging that it is someone else’s writing or thinking. This includes using paraphrasing as well as direct quotations. You are expected to correctly cite and reference the works of others. The Centre for Academic Writing provides documents to help you get this right. If you are unsure, please visit www.coventry.ac.uk/caw.

Moodle includes a plagiarism detection system and assessors are experienced enough to recognise plagiarism when it occurs. Copying another student’s work, using previous work of your own or copying large sections from a book or the internet are examples of plagiarism and carry serious consequences. Please familiarise yourself with the CU Harvard Reference Style (on Moodle) and use it correctly to avoid a case of plagiarism or cheating being brought. Again, if you are unsure, please contact the Centre for Academic Writing, your Academic Personal Tutor or a member of the course team.

Return of Marked Work

You can expect to have marked work returned to you within 15 working days of the deadline. Marks and feedback will be provided through Moodle and you can request face to face feedback too. As always, marks will have been internally moderated only, and will therefore be provisional; your mark will be formally agreed later in the year once the external examiner has completed his / her review.

Marking and Assessment Scheme (subject that you have also collected 100 CPD points during your year 2 studies before the submission deadline of the CPD log assignment)

Mark range	Guidelines
70 – 100%	In order to secure a mark in this range, a candidate must demonstrate a thorough understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and future success. CPD events attended will be well analysed and the key learning documented. The candidate will clearly identify the actions they will take as a result of the CPD events stating what future targets they have set and identifying the success criteria, therefore demonstrating how the learning from the CPD events will help achieve personal goals. The candidate will clearly demonstrate a thorough understanding of the value of a UK or international work placement and will state the actions they will be taking to prepare and find a relevant work placement. Students not wishing to take a placement will be able to clearly indicate how work-based skills will be gained in order to compete in a highly competitive graduate market. The CPD log will be highly professional with hardly any spelling, grammar or formatting issues.
60 – 69%	In order to secure a mark in this range, a candidate must demonstrate a good understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and future success. CPD events attended will be fairly well analysed and the key learning documented. The candidate will clearly identify the actions they will take as a result of the CPD events stating what future targets they have set and identifying the success criteria, therefore demonstrating how the learning from the CPD events will help achieve personal goals. The candidate will clearly demonstrate an understanding of the value of a UK or international work placement and will state the actions they will be taking to prepare and find a relevant work placement. Students not wishing to take a placement will be able to indicate how work-based skills will be gained in order to compete in a highly competitive graduate market. The CPD log will be well presented with few spelling, grammar or formatting issues.
50 – 59%	In order to secure a mark in this range, a candidate must demonstrate an understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and future success. CPD events attended will be analysed to some extent and the key learning documented. The candidate will be able to identify the actions they will take as a result of the CPD events evidencing some of the targets they have set and attempt to identify the success criteria. There will be some evidence that the candidate can demonstrate how the learning from the CPD events will help achieve their personal goals. The candidate will show some understanding of the value of a UK or international work placement and will state some of the actions they will be taking to prepare and find a relevant work placement. Students not wishing to take a placement will be able to indicate how work-based skills will be gained in order to compete in a highly competitive graduate market. The CPD log will be fairly well presented with some spelling, grammar or formatting issues.
40 - 49%	In order to secure a mark in this range, a candidate must demonstrate some basic understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and future success. CPD events attended will be documented but analysis is weak and the key personal learning needs strengthening. The candidate will be able to identify some of the actions they will take as a result of the CPD events with only a small amount of evidence suggesting how some of the targets they have set will be achieved. There is little or no attempt to identify success criteria. There will be little evidence that the candidate can demonstrate how the learning from the CPD events will help achieve their personal goals. The candidate will show some understanding of the value of a UK or international work placement and will state some of the actions they will be taking to prepare and find a relevant work placement. Students not wishing to take a placement will be able to indicate how work-based skills will be gained in order to compete in a highly competitive graduate market. The CPD log will be adequately presented with several spelling, grammar or formatting issues.
35 – 39%	For a mark in this range, a candidate has not been able to demonstrate a basic understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and future success. The CPD events attended may not be fully documented and analysis is weak The key personal learning needs have not been articulated. The candidate will have not been successful in identifying the actions they will take as a result of the CPD events with little or no evidence suggesting how some of the targets they have set will be achieved. There is little or no attempt to identify success criteria. There will be little or no evidence that the candidate can demonstrate how the learning from the CPD events will help achieve their personal goals. The candidate will show little or no understanding of the value of a UK or international work placement and any actions they will be taking to prepare and find a relevant work placement will be unrealistic or not fully stated. Students not wishing to take a placement will be unable to indicate how work-based skills will be gained in order to compete in a highly competitive graduate market. The CPD log will be poorly presented with many spelling, grammar or formatting issues.
34 – 0%	A poor fail on this assignment means the assignment submitted: The student has failed to meet the minimum points required on the CPD log. The log Is poor and suggests that the student has spent very little time on it e.g. has limited reflection on the CPD events. Is poorly structured and poorly presented. Spelling and grammar are poor. Many sentences are incomprehensible. A CPD log which does not demonstrate the required number of CPD points (100 CPD points) and/or has no SSL Academic Skills portal successful completion certificate, and/or is incomplete will receive a grade in this mark range.

Mark range

Guidelines

70 – 100%

In order to secure a mark in this range, a candidate must demonstrate a thorough understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and future success. CPD events attended will be well analysed and the key learning documented. The candidate will clearly identify the actions they will take as a result of the CPD events stating what future targets they have set and identifying the success criteria, therefore demonstrating how the learning from the CPD events will help achieve personal goals.

The candidate will clearly demonstrate a thorough understanding of the value of a UK or international work placement and will state the actions they will be taking to prepare and find a relevant work placement. Students not wishing to take a placement will be able to clearly indicate how work-based skills will be gained in order to compete in a highly competitive graduate market.

The CPD log will be highly professional with hardly any spelling, grammar or formatting issues.

60 – 69%

In order to secure a mark in this range, a candidate must demonstrate a good understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and future success. CPD events attended will be fairly well analysed and the key learning documented. The candidate will clearly identify the actions they will take as a result of the CPD events stating what future targets they have set and identifying the success criteria, therefore demonstrating how the learning from the CPD events will help achieve personal goals.

The candidate will clearly demonstrate an understanding of the value of a UK or international work placement and will state the actions they will be taking to prepare and find a relevant work placement.

Students not wishing to take a placement will be able to indicate how work-based skills will be gained in order to compete in a highly competitive graduate market.

The CPD log will be well presented with few spelling, grammar or formatting issues.

50 – 59%

In order to secure a mark in this range, a candidate must demonstrate an understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and future success. CPD events attended will be analysed to some extent and the key learning documented. The candidate will be able to identify the actions they will take as a result of the CPD events evidencing some of the targets they have set and attempt to identify the success criteria. There will be some evidence that the candidate can demonstrate how the learning from the CPD events will help achieve their personal goals.

The candidate will show some understanding of the value of a UK or international work placement and will state some of the actions they will be taking to prepare and find a relevant work placement. Students not wishing to take a placement will be able to indicate how work-based skills will be gained in order to compete in a highly competitive graduate market.

The CPD log will be fairly well presented with some spelling, grammar or formatting issues.

40 - 49%

In order to secure a mark in this range, a candidate must demonstrate some basic understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and future success. CPD events attended will be documented but analysis is weak and the key personal learning needs strengthening. The candidate will be able to identify some of the actions they will take as a result of the CPD events with only a small amount of evidence suggesting how some of the targets they have set will be achieved. There is little or no attempt to identify success criteria. There will be little evidence that the candidate can demonstrate how the learning from the CPD events will help achieve their personal goals.

The CPD log will be adequately presented with several spelling, grammar or formatting issues.

35 – 39%

For a mark in this range, a candidate has not been able to demonstrate a basic understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and future success. The CPD events attended may not be fully documented and analysis is weak The key personal learning needs have not been articulated. The candidate will have not been successful in identifying the actions they will take as a result of the CPD events with little or no evidence suggesting how some of the targets they have set will be achieved. There is little or no attempt to identify success criteria. There will be little or no evidence that the candidate can demonstrate how the learning from the CPD events will help achieve their personal goals.

The candidate will show little or no understanding of the value of a UK or international work placement and any actions they will be taking to prepare and find a relevant work placement will be unrealistic or not fully stated. Students not wishing to take a placement will be unable to indicate how work-based skills will be gained in order to compete in a highly competitive graduate market.

The CPD log will be poorly presented with many spelling, grammar or formatting issues.

34 – 0%

A poor fail on this assignment means the assignment submitted:

The student has failed to meet the minimum points required on the CPD log. The log Is poor and suggests that the student has spent very little time on it e.g. has limited reflection on the CPD events.

Is poorly structured and poorly presented. Spelling and grammar are poor. Many sentences are incomprehensible.

A CPD log which does not demonstrate the required number of CPD points (100 CPD points) and/or has no SSL Academic Skills portal successful completion certificate, and/or is incomplete will receive a grade in this mark range.

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