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Professional Skills in Information Communication Technology

Part A: Report

In this part, you are required to complete an investigation based on the scenario given below and write a structured report (as outlined in chapter 5 of the textbook) written in accordance with standard academic writing principles (as outlined in chapter 4 of the textbook).

Scenario:

In Assessment 2 (Part C portfolio), you identified a role in Information Technology/ Information Systems that you would like to target upon graduation. This final assessment builds upon the work you have already commenced as part of your Assessment 2 (Part C portfolio).

As part of this report, you are required to do the following:
- Identify an entry-level role that you will be targeting upon graduation.
NOTE:This role MUST be based on a current job advertisement
(you may re-use the role you already identified in Assessment 2: Part C portfolio)
- Identify a role you will be targeting after 5 years of experience
- Identify a role you will be targeting after 10 years of experience

Once you have identified the above three roles:
- Download their job descriptions
- Outline the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) Levels of Responsibilities
- Outline the SFIA Skills (and Skills Codes) relevant to each job
- Create a table mapping the job descriptions in these roles to the SFIA Level of responsibility /SFIA Codes matrix
- Identify the SFIA levels applicable to these roles
(Note: The current version of SFIA is version 8, published in September 2021. Hence, please refer to the latest version.)

Next, create a report outlining:
- What is SFIA (Introduction)
- What career path did you identify for yourself (Introduction)
- Importance of SFIA (Body)
- Use &benefits of SFIA (Body)
- Detailed descriptions of the three roles you identified (Body)
- Mapping matrix that maps the job descriptions in these 3 roles to the SFIA level of responsibility / SFIA Codes matrix (body)
- Learnings you gained in creating the mapping matrix (Conclusion)
- Use of SFIA framework in future to guide your career (Recommendations)

Specifically, your report should follow the below-outlined structure:

1. Title page: unit code and name, assessment number, report title, assessment due date, word count (actual), student name, student number, CQUniversity email address, local lecturer, and unit coordinator.
2. Executive summary: should include the purpose of the report, the problem including key issues considered and how they were investigated, your findings, and an overview of your recommendations.
3. Table of Contents (ToC): should list the report topics using decimal notation. You need to include the main headings and subheadings with corresponding page numbers, using a format that makes the hierarchy of topics clear.
4. Introduction: provide a brief background description as given in the case scenario, including any assumptions, a concise overview of the problem you have been asked to research, the main aims/purpose of the report, the objectives to be achieved by writing the report (include the tasks outlined in the case scenario), and how you investigated the problem. Provide an outline of the sections of the report.
5. Body of the report (use appropriate headings in the body of the report): define key terms you will use in your report that are directly related to the problem considered. Then, present your ideas on the topic and discuss the information you found in your research that was relevant to the report's objectives. Provide an analysis of the information that you gathered. Ensure that you explore the tasks listed in the case scenario.
6. Conclusion: restate the report's purpose and summarise the key issues investigated and the related findings based on your research and analysis. Explain the significance of your findings for addressing the problem stated in the case scenario and any limitations. State how your report has achieved its objectives and any future work to be considered.
7. Recommendations: 3 to 5 recommendations are required.
8. Reference list: a correctly cited list of references ordered alphabetically by surname of the first author, in accordance with the Harvard referencing style. You must have between 10-15 current references (2015 onwards) in your reference list. Your report must provide in-text referencing for all the references cited in the reference list.
9. Appendices if necessary.

Format the report according to the Report Writing Guidelines discussed in the Unit. Reports that do not focus on the provided scenario will be given zero (0) marks and will not be provided with any additional feedback.Please ensure that your submission is coherent, displays proper sentence formation, and is free of grammatical, punctuation and typographical errors.

The Harvard referencing style is to be used for any reference sources that you use.

Part B: Peer Assessment

The purpose of this task is to further clarify your understanding of the Part A task. Peer assessments will be conducted during the workshops in Weeks 11 and 12. You need to be present at the workshop for the peer assessment task. Failure to attend the workshop will result in zero (0) marks in this part.

You will be asked to assess an Assessment 3 (Part A Report) produced by one of your peers. Before commencing the peer assessment task, the tutor will email/provide each of you with a copy of a report submitted by one of your peers.

First, you will analyse the provided report and write a 1-2 page (300-600 words) peer assessment document that demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the topic/issues discussed in the report. The document should:

• Identify at least three areas of strengths of the report
• Identify at least three areas of the report that need improvement

Second, using the marking sheet below, you will provide marks for the report that you are reviewing.Copy/paste the completed marking sheet at the end of your peer assessment document.

Each student will complete the peer assessment task and upload it to Moodle by the due date provided by your lecturer. Please consult the marking criteria to understand what you need to look at while completing the peer assessment document. In addition, please ensure that your submission is coherent, displays proper sentence formation, and is free of grammatical, punctuation and typographical errors.