Answering Various English Related Questions (Essay Sample)

STUDENT RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS-ASSESSMENT 1 - PROJECT

ASSESSMENT 1 – SECTION 1

1. How you will manage your time to ensure your personal work goals and plans are met, including;
1 that they meet your organisation’s goals and objectives
2 that they meet your own responsibilities and accountabilities
3 What initiatives will you take to ensure you meet competing demands and for yourself and your team?

First, define my personal and organization goals to ensure that they are similar in ways. Then allocate time to be spent in achieving the goals. Balancing the personal and teams demands is my initiative to ensure competing personal and team’s demands are met.

1 How you will measure and maintain performance levels in varying work conditions especially considering your position as a role model for others. For example; how will you use contingencies and risk management tools to ensure tasks are completed on time?

I will use risk management tools for planning purposes so as to address uncertainty by generating metrics and tracking risks.
I will use contingencies to my advantage by prior planning through keeping cash reserves in case an unexpected situation happens or does not happen and one that can affect the liquidity of the firm.

3. What technology you will use to manage your work priorities and development?

Android calendar reminder




4. How you will ensure your work-life balance?
4 ensuring stress is effectively managed
5 ensuring you maintain your health

First, allocating reasonable work time for myself so that I can get time for relaxation and recreation
Second, ensuring that I maintain a balanced diet even when working
Third, visiting my psychologist so that I can discuss with him or her issues that are weighing me down

ASSESSMENT 1 SECTION 2

Having completed Section 1 you are required to maintain a diary for one working week to demonstrate how you have met the requirements in Section 1, Question 1. This diary is to be submitted as part of your assessment. You may use a paper based diary or if it is an electronic diary you are required to print screen dumps of each day as part of the evidence required for this assessment.

ATTACH YOUR DIARY
Monday: Today was a long day. In my quest to define my personal goals and to ensure that they are in line with those of the organisation. I took extra two hours in the office writing down my personal goals and those of the organisation. I ensured that the goals which are personal in nature which do not coincide with the organisation were deleted from my schedule. This situation is a great sacrifice that I decided to make.
Tuesday: Met with my work group in order to define and discuss our teams objectives and goals and how they relate to the organisation. This activity was carried out during the lunch break.
Wednesday: To ensure that I meet my personal work goals, team goals as well as the organisations I made a schedule on how to carry out activities based on the work activities that involve the organisation, team and personal goals that I had earlier defined on Monday and Tuesday. This activity was done during the tea break.
Thursday: I met my doctor after attending a Yoga class. This move is to ensure that am healthy so that I can perform my tasks effectively. This situation will help me enable to reach the organisation goals, team goals as well as personal goals.
Friday: I had a meeting with my manager as well as my team members to discuss in length the organisational goals as well as team goals that are relevant to the organisation. This move was to ensure that the team goals, organisational goals as well as personal goals rhyme. This activity was carried out at lunch break.

ASSESSMENT 1 SECTION 3

5. Include a professional development plan;
a. measuring the gap between your current capabilities and organizational standards in terms of your training or development needs include identification of competency standards as required
b. identifying those training needs and formulating a plan to gain the skills needed
1 ensuring the training needs are delivered to address your personal learning style appropriately
6 methods by which you will seek feedback on your performance
7 methods by which you will identify and select professional development opportunities and new skills to be developed
8 Consider your future career goals and identify the skills you may need to take you to the next level;
9 What additional training might you need to undertake?
10 How will you undertake this training?

COMPLETE TEMPLATE 1 BELOW

Template 1: Professional development and action plan
This template is to be completed for Assessment 1 Section 3
Name:______________________Date:_____________________
Please note that the item in red is an example only, to guide you with your development and action plan. Please delete from your submitted template
Priority

Outcome, objective or area of improvement

Action Planned

By when

With help from

Review date

Indicators of success

1

Increase working speed on projects

Watch tutorials on how to work effectively and efficiently

Next department meeting

My colleague and department tutorial videos

Next department meeting

Working on more projects this year as compared from last year.

2

Participate in team work activities

Be friendly to my colleagues

6 months

Colleagues

8 months from now

Increased team work projects undertaken thus experience

3

Enhance my skills

Undertake organisation training as well as further my education

Next Year

Management and Education institutions

Next year

Increased knowledge on projects

Template 2: Feedback Form 1 - SUPERVISOR
This template is to be used for Assessment 1 Section 4
Employee Name:

Job Title

Date of Review:

Review Conducted by:

Evaluation of Performance

Strength/weakness

Comments

Team Player

She undertakes many teamwork activities.

A good teamwork player

Meets Deadlines

Average in meeting deadlines

Currently, the ability to meet deadlines is average but she is improving

Organisational Skills

Always adheres to the organisations rules and procedure

Excellent at following rules and regulations.

Communication Skills

An eloquent and impeccable communicator

Has good communication skills

Leadership Skills

Poor at leading others

Yet to take leadership roles

Interaction with co workers

Excellent cooperation with workers

Never heard of conflicts involving this employee

Quality of work

Good

Maybe slow in carrying out activities but produces extra high quality work

Reviewer’s Comments

There is still room for improvement. Keep up.




Goals

Improve work speed, take leadership roles and meet deadlines.




Signature of Reviewer:

Date:1/09/2016



Signature of Employee:

Date1/09/2015

Template 2: Feedback Form 2 - COLLEAGUE
This template is to be used for Assessment 1 Section 4
Employee Name:

Job Title

Date of Review:

Review Conducted by:

Evaluation of Performance

Strength/weakness

Comments

Team Player

Dominates most of the meetings as she contributes a lot.

A good team player

Meets Deadlines

Rarely late with team projects deadlines

Excellent at meeting deadlines

Organisational Skills

Always adhere to organisation rules and regulations

Our role model as she is strict when it comes to following rules and regulations

Communication Skills

A good communicator

Able to communicate with almost all kinds of people.

Leadership Skills

Poor leader

Never undertaken leadership roles

Interaction with co workers

Friendly to all colleagues

Keeps friendly relations with all colleagues and rarely quarrels with anyone

Quality of work

High quality work

Provides high quality work

Reviewer’s Comments

Improve leadership skills otherwise good at all other aspects.




Goals

Improve leadership skills and team work skills.




Signature of Reviewer:

Date:01/09/2016



Signature of Employee:

Date:06/09/2015

STUDENT RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS-ASSESSMENT 2

1. Describe how you can serve as a positive role model in your workplace

First, adhere to the set rules and regulations of the organization. This will motivate other employees to emulate my ways. Second, take leadership responsibilities so as to serve and guide other employees and in so doing I will ensure that I inculcate and motivate them to adapt positive organization cultures.

2. Describe 6 different samples of technology, and how they can be used to efficiently and effectively manage your work priorities

Emails. Emails can be efficient in communicating workplace events such as meetings and other important events.
Social 3.0. Social media is here to stay. Social 3.0 is used to tell what our colleagues and friends are recommending thus can be used to track customer preferences
Unified communication: Unified communication was developed to capture the silos of communication into one platform. The solutions for this type of integration are still complex but he...