Application letterStudents are required to customize an application letter for their selected position.Key selection criteriaStudents are required to write a response which addresses each element of the key selection criteria and includes examples from university studies and/or workplace experience(should be of 2 pages).
Sally Firmin 1 29/01/21 03 itech 7400 career planning assignment 2021-07.docx Assessment Task 3 ITECH 7400 IT Service Management and Professional Culture Name Career Planning Assignment Purpose The purpose of the career planning assignment is to help students prepare for their professional career beyond university. Timelines and Expectations Percentage Value of Task: 10% (30 marks) Due: Week 8 – Sunday 16, May 2021, 23:59 pm Minimum time expectation: This task will take approximately 10 hours to complete. Learning Outcomes Assessed The following learning outcomes are assessed by completing this assessment: K6 and A3. Assessment Details Requirements This is an individual task. Students will be required to identify an IT or IT related position, and prepare a written application consisting of an application letter, a written response to the selection criteria, and a resume or curriculum vitae which includes a SIFA skills mapping. In addition, students will be required to have an up-to-date linked-in profile to support their application. A quality application will include selection of an appropriate position which matches student’s skill set. Customisation of the application letter and resume to the position. A table which maps at least five (5) SIFA skills, this should be included as part of the resume or CV. A response to the key selection criteria of at least two (2) pages that includes examples of practice from university studies and/or workplace experience. A linked in profile which is not a replica of the resume or CV but presents student’s individual skills in a unique manner. The application should demonstrate initiative and creativity, be neatly presented and free of errors. Sally Firmin 2 29/01/21 03 itech 7400 career planning assignment 2021-07.docx For assistance in preparing IT job applications and example resumes see: https://www.cio.com/article/2920276/6-examples-of-effective-it-resumes.html Presentation This is not an academic assessment, so presentation will be up to each individual student. Students’ might like to consult the information in the writing guides, layout, and appearance guidelines. Please note, a title page and table of contents are required for this task, however a reference list and in-text references are not required. • Helpsheets: https://studyskills.federation.edu.au/student-skills/helpsheets/ • Writing guides: https://studyskills.federation.edu.au/assessment/written-tasks/ • Layout and appearance: https://studyskills.federation.edu.au/student-skills/writing/layout-and- appearance/ Submission Submit an electronic copy of your application via Moodle (in .pdf format), name your application file using the following format: coursecode_assessmentnumber_yourname_studentID.pdf Students should submit the following as ONE file with contents in the following order: • Title page and table of contents • A copy of the job advertisement • Application letter • Response to the key selection criteria • Copy of resume or CV which includes a URL of your linked-in profile Feedback This assignment will be marked by the course coordinator, lecturer and/or tutors. Feedback and marks will be provided in Moodle. Marks will also be available in FDL Marks. Plagiarism Plagiarism is the presentation of the expressed thought or work of another person as though it is one's own without properly acknowledging that person. You must not allow other students to copy your work and must take care to safeguard against this happening. More information about the plagiarism policy and procedure for the university can be found at: http://federation.edu.au/students/learning-and-study/online-help-with/plagiarism Please refer to the Course Description for information regarding late assignments, extensions, and special consideration. A reminder all academic regulations can be accessed via the university’s website, see: http://federation.edu.au/staff/governance/legal/feduni-legislation https://www.cio.com/article/2920276/6-examples-of-effective-it-resumes.html https://studyskills.federation.edu.au/student-skills/helpsheets/ https://studyskills.federation.edu.au/assessment/written-tasks/ https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/wmryCXLWxJFOvjBNfVFUsK?domain=studyskills.federation.edu.au/ https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/wmryCXLWxJFOvjBNfVFUsK?domain=studyskills.federation.edu.au/ http://federation.edu.au/students/learning-and-study/online-help-with/plagiarism Sally Firmin 3 29/01/21 03 itech 7400 career planning assignment 2021-07.docx Marking Criteria/Rubric Assessment Criteria Marking Scale Poor Excellent 1 5 Appropriate job selection 0 Application letter 0 Key selection criteria 0 Resume or Curriculum Vitae 0 Linked-in profile 0 Presentation 0 Total Mark [30 marks] 30.0 Total Worth [10%] 10.0 Work experience Software Engineer, Stonefly Inc., Rawalpindi, Pak Feb 2017 - 2018 Designation Chronology: ▪ Apr 2017 - Present: Dot Net Developer (Enterprise Management System) ▪ Feb 2017 - Apr 2017: Dot Net Internee (Ecommerce Management System) Joined as an Internee and crafted an upward growth curve to merit promotion to the position of Software Engineer, through exceptional performance Highlights: ▪ Programmed multithreaded projects for systems monitoring called the "The Dashboard Monitoring System", provided full time effort for delivery of high quality software for organizational management, new software development and deployment on the server. Key Responsibilities: ● Developing the web based software using computer programming languages such as VB.net, C# and MSSQL. ● Performing extensive software testing and stringent quality checks as per the QC guidelines to ensure an error free as well as optimum final product to the user. ● Creating and maintaining the ASP.NET based websites and their web applications as per the initial guidelines of the client. ● Making changes to existing web applications according to the feedback received from the end users or clients. In some cases, changes are also made in order to update the application’s compatibility with the latest operating systems. ● Testing the applications and websites on different web browsers to ensure a standard user experience for the clients across all platforms. ● Training the end user or client on the final product as well as providing technical support whenever required. ● Designing back end database structures for the web applications and also generating stored procedures that are complex in nature for the software’s maintenance purposes. ● Finding information about latest technologies that aid in the development of core web applications and enhance their features in the long run. ● They have to also ensure the compatibility of their websites with newer software or operating system versions. ● Understanding the life cycle of software and determining any changes that may be needed as per the observations and feedback of software testing professionals. Software Engineer, AKW Global, Dubai, UAE Highlight: ▪ Developing and managing websites for the company and creating strategies in order to generate leads through the website Key Responsibilities: ● Leadership Experience – Creating strategies in order to generate leads generating websites for the company ● Website Development - Created websites for all fields of AKW Global and their management. ● SEO and Software Development – Using different utilities from the field of software engineering to rank websites in google and other search engines. ● CRM development and Deployment – In order to manage sales funnels generated and deployed and CRM for the company. Other Professional Experiences: ▪ July 2016 - Jan 2017: Microsoft Student Partner ▪ June 2014 -Apr 2015: Spokes Person, Arfa Karim Computing Society ▪ Mar 2013 -Apr 2014: Press Secretary, Arfa Karim Computing Society KEY SKILLS ▪ Multithreading and Asynchronous Processing, Implementing Program Flow, Creating And Implementing Events and Callbacks, Exception Handling ▪ Creating and Consuming Types, Enforce Encapsulation, Creating and implementing class hierarchy, Code Generation using CodeDom and Lambda expressions, Manipulating Strings ▪ Validating Application Input, Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption, Application Debugging and Diagnostics ▪ I/O Operations, LINQ, Serialise and Deserialise Data, Collections ▪ HTML5, UI Controls, Canvas and SVG graphics, storage APIs, ▪ JavaScript Validation, JSON, XML, Encoding & Decoding, CSS Selectors, Animated and Adaptive UI, 2D & 3D Transformations, pseudo-classes ▪ ASP.NET Core, ASP.NET Standard Libraries, use of models, views ▪ Artefact Build Strategy, Gulp, ▪ Intellitrace, Tracing, Logging, App Insights, DevTest, Performance Counters ▪ B2B, B2C,Authentication, OpenID, OAuth