Reference no: EM132330140

Industry Consulting Project Assessment - Work integrated report

Learning Outcomes -

a) Formulate a work place project through analysis of the way a business operates within your industry specialism.

b) Apply relevant frameworks, theoretical models and concepts to underpin the analysis of researching and reporting on a work place project.

c) Produce a substantial, well organised, clear and coherent independent business research report.

d) Manage and self-direct work and learning within a relevant professional context.

e) Demonstrate the ability to critically reflect on work integrated learning activities and self-identify personal goals and learning needs.

f) Enhance employability via development of a professional competency portfolio.

Context: Assessment 2 is a substantial research report designed to enhance your employability in the future by assisting you to systematically identify relevant workplace competencies that you can develop further i.e.getting you career-ready. In the report you will implement the plan you outlined in Assessment 1.

The report will use accepted academic frameworks, theoretical models and/or concepts to underpin its findings. To do this you should draw primarily on the readings from the modules, with additional resources a bonus. To be clear, we are expecting to see the learning resources from the modules being used well throughout the paper. You will use these resources to help you review your chosen workplace and the industry it operates in and to identify skills, experience, competencies and behaviours you can personally develop to enhance your employability and potential for advancement in the future.

On completion, Assessment 2 can become your short term "roadmap" to a successful career!

Instructions: You are required to produce a professional, well-organised, clear and coherent, independent business research report, of 2,500 words that has an Executive Summary, Table of Contents, Introduction and Conclusion, along with four main sections:

1. Section 1: Include a brief description of your chosen workplace and the industry it operates in, as well as the organisational chart and your reporting line. Also include in section 1, some research and discussion on the organisational culture, its leadership and how people work together.

2. Section 2: Include a review of what the organisation is doing for induction, training, professional development and succession planning, for its employees.

3. Section 3: Include a summary of what the organisation is doing for you, how you see this applying to your professional development needs and how this is enabling your employability (either internal/external):

Utilise (and reference using APA guidelines) accepted academic frameworks, theoretical models and concepts to underpin the report. Please include analysis tools using the Personal SWOT analysis, the Laureate Professional Competencies framework and your GallupReports.

Use both primary (collected by you) and secondary (collected by others) data to inform your report. This might include speaking with key stakeholders in your industry/organisation as well as reviewing organisational reports and company collateral.

The focus of your discussions may be both:

a) personal (what skills, strengths and behaviours can you personally develop further), and

b) industry (what general skills and behaviours are/will be needed in the industry in the future.

The focus of your research should take into consideration key skills, experience, competencies and behaviours that will be needed in the future, within your specialism.

Clearly identify the specific skills, experience, competencies and behaviours you can personally develop, to enhance your employability and potential for advancement in the future. These skills etc. should be clearly linked to your analysis/research and emerge from a Gap Analysis. The Gap analysis should be presented in a Table and discussed.

4. Section 4: Include a conclusion, based on your research, on whether you should stay with the organisation and look for development opportunities/promotions, or move on.

Note that Appendices may be used and are not included in the word count.