In this assignment you will assess two different career paths using the critical thinking tools and techniques from this unit. The assignment is divided into four stages. The first stage requires you to complete the career dashboard table
(see page 4).
The second stage requires you to critically identify the challenges and opportunities for one of those two career paths using tools from the unit.
The third stage (1000 words) requires you to create a speech / podcast to present your ideas about the challenges that face the industry you have chosen, and identify ways in which you will make a contribution to that industry within your career. The final stage (1000 words) requires you to complete a critical reflection on of the speech, and identify the CT tools that were used in the speech and assess their value in developing a strong and convincing speech.
Deakin's Bachelor of Commerce and MBA are internationally EPAS accredited. Deakin Business School is accredited by AACSB. MPM 732 Critical Thinking for Managers Trimester 1, 2020 Speech and Reflection DUE DATE AND TIME:Week 11, 25/05/2019, 11.59PM PERCENTAGE OF FINAL GRADE:30% HURDLE DETAILS:No hurdle Learning Outcome Details Unit Learning Outcome (ULO) Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO) ULO 2: Identify, interpret, evaluate and synthesise a diversity of evidence and perspectives to develop a critically robust argument GLO 1, GLO 4 ULO 3: Effectively communicate knowledge, information and opinion to inform and influence audiences GLO 2 Assessment Feedback: Students who submit their work by the due date will receive their marks and feedback on CloudDeakin on 15/06/2020, 11.59PM Description / Requirements In this assignment you will assess two different career paths using the critical thinking tools and techniques from this unit. The assignment is divided into four stages. The first stage requires you to complete the career dashboard table (see page 4). The second stage requires you to critically identify the challenges and opportunities for one of those two career paths using tools from the unit. The third stage (1000 words) requires you to create a speech / podcast to present your ideas about the challenges that face the industry you have chosen, and identify ways in which you will make a contribution to that industry within your career. The final stage (1000 words) requires you to complete a critical reflection on of the speech, and identify the CT tools that were used in the speech and assess their value in developing a strong and convincing speech. PROCESS Outcome Report 1. Career Dashboard 3 Career Options – Select 1 Appendix 2. Data Gathering 3 articles about the future of your industry Research for Speech 3. Speech Vision: Facing the Challenges of My Industry 1000 words 4. Critical Reflection of the Speech Reflection on the ways that CT Tools were used to strengthen the persuasive power of the speech. 1000 words Mark 30% Broad criteria for marking (please see posted rubric for more details on the marking process): 1. Critical thinking used in the development of argument, explanation, inferences, examples, assumptions, and reflection – 10% 2. Problem solving – identification of key issues in the topic and defensible resolutions posited – 10% 3. Overall flow and presentation of the speech, reflection and transcript, style, use of evidence – 10% Stage 1: Career Dashboard Complete the Career Dashboard table including any additional details. You will need to conduct in-depth research and investigation of aspirational careers for each role type. Your degree is the starting point that leads to a variety of job roles, which can be categorised as: Traditional or Obvious roles relate directly to a study area where the specialised discipline knowledge and skills are required. Consider these are “Careers in” the discipline area, where the discipline specific knowledge you have developed in required for you to function fully within the role. Related roles align to a specific study area. Because of this, some of the discipline specific knowledge gained through the degree will be required in the job, but the broader transferable skills, gained from various experiences, will be equally valued. Open roles require a university degree from any study area, however the roles are not connected specifically to the discipline knowledge gained through the degree. These Open roles take advantage of the transferable generic skills developed through the curriculum of a university degree. (Related and Open roles are considered as “Careers for” the discipline where the discipline specific knowledge you have developed can be used to inform the work you complete within your role) Stage 2: Data Gathering – Your Industry Choosing only 1 of the aspirational careers you have researched, identify 3 diverse bodies of opinion (ideally though not necessarily academic articles) which relate to the future challenges faced by, and opportunities that exist within, your chosen field of career specialization. These opinions will then contribute to your own thoughts about your chosen industry which you will then incorporate into your speech. Stage 3: Speech - Persuasive Oratory 1000 words Create a 1000 word speech about the future of your industry, and the contribution that you will be able to make given the challenges facing your industry. In developing the speech use the principles of persuasive argument construction, the Critical Thinking Tools. The speech is then to be delivered as a recording, accompanied by a written transcript of the speech. Recording format can be either as a sound file (eg mp3) or as a video presentation using Kultura (Deakin Air) or Powerpoint. Stage 4: Critical Reflection 1000 words To complete the assignment, you will write a 1000 word reflection on the speech. The reflection will evaluate the effectiveness of the speech in communicating your ideas. It will also identify the use of the Critical Thinking tools that you have used, and their effectiveness in creating a strong and persuasive presentation. The critical reflection on the speech should analyse its components, arguments, evidence and style. NOTE: Your final submission will consist of two files – 1: Word document with the speech transcript and critical reflection on your speech 2: Media file of the speech recording. (the media file can be submitted as a link. Table for Stage One: Obvious Career Related / Open Career Position Title Technical skills required Transferrable skills required Average Salary Job Growth (use joboutlook.gov.au to start your research for this aspect) Qualifications needed Key job tasks Word limit: 2000 words – max 10% (with 10% variance). Mark 30% Broad criteria for marking (please see posted rubric for more details on the marking process): 1. Critical thinking used in the development of argument, explanation, inferences, examples, assumptions, and reflection – 10% 2. Problem solving – identification of key issues in the topic and defensible resolutions posited – 10% 3. Overall flow and presentation of the speech, reflection and transcript, style, use of evidence – 10% Submission Instructions Assignments are to be submitted via the dropbox on the cloud site for the Unit You must keep a backup copy of every assignment you submit, until the marked assignment has been returned to you. In the unlikely event that one of your assignments is misplaced, you will need to submit your backup copy. Any work you submit may be checked by electronic or other means for the purposes of detecting collusion and/or plagiarism. When you are required to submit an assignment through your CloudDeakin unit site, you will receive an email to your Deakin email address confirming that it has been submitted. You should check that you can see your assignment in the Submissions view of the Assignment dropbox folder after upload, and check for, and keep, the email receipt for the submission. Notes · Penalties for late submission: The following marking penalties will apply if you submit an assessment task after the due date without an approved extension: 5% will be deducted from available marks for each day up to five days, and work that is submitted more than five days after the due date will not be marked. You will receive 0% for the task. 'Day' means working day for paper submissions and calendar day for electronic submissions. The Unit Chair may refuse to accept a late submission where it is unreasonable or impracticable to assess the task after the due date. · For more information about academic misconduct, special consideration, extensions, and assessment feedback, please refer to the document Your rights and responsibilities as a student in this Unit in the first folder next to the Unit Guide of the Resources area in the CloudDeakin unit site. · Building evidence of your experiences, skills and knowledge (Portfolio) - Building a portfolio that evidences your skills, knowledge and experience will provide you with a valuable tool to help you prepare for interviews and to showcase to potential employers. There are a number of tools that you can use to build a portfolio. You are provided with cloud space through OneDrive, or through the Portfolio tool in the Cloud Unit Site, but you can use any storage repository system that you like. Remember that a Portfolio is YOUR tool. You should be able to store your assessment work, reflections, achievements and artefacts in YOUR Portfolio. Once you have completed this assessment piece, add it to your personal Portfolio to use and showcase your learning later, when applying for jobs, or further studies. Curate your work by adding meaningful tags to your artefacts that describe what the artefact represents. 5