Assignment Brief Academic Year 2022-23 Module and title: Preparing for Professional Career Module leader: (PPC) Sonny Obanore Assignment No. and type: Part 1: Group Poster 1000 words Part 1: Group Poster 30% Assessment weighting: Part 2: Report 2000 words Submission time and date: Part 1: CPD Group Poster Monday 06th March 2023 before 11:59pm. Part 2: Report 70% Target feedback time and date: 3 weeks from the date of final submission Part 2: Report: Monday 13th March 2023 before 11:59pm. Assignment task Please note this assignment forms two parts: Part 1 of the assignment will be a group effort to include information on the importance of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and a plan. This assignment involves preparing a report (part 2) which highlights the moral and ethical codes of a construction organisation, the report should include information relating to the corporate governance and corporate social responsibility strategies. In addition, you will review how professional practice builds on the general business practice in terms of professional qualifications. This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes: LO 1 Foundational understanding of moral and ethics in business LO 2 Knowledge of an area of professional practice within business LO 3 Understanding of core aspects of operating in a professional way LO 4 Knowledge of how to produce a CPD plan Preparing for Professional Career Assignment Brief Academic Year 2022-23 Task Details Part 1 Group Poster- CPD Plan (approx.1000 words) In groups of no more than 3 students complete the create a continuing professional development (CPD) plan in a poster format. Ensure the below elements are included: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Introduction to CPD Describe the CPD cycle. State the benefit of CPD to your group and impact on your professional career goals. Explain the benefit of CPD to employers. Detail 6 CPD activities which would benefit you professionally. Reference list (Please refer to Poster Assignment Guide, you can create your own design or use the CPD Poster Template provided). Part 2 Individual Report (2000 words) Write a report highlighting how codes of practice and professional standards are maintained in the selected organisation. Please choose any one organisation from the list below: 1. ARUP- https://www.arup.com/ 2. BAM https://www.bam.co.uk/ 3. MACE https://www.macegroup.com/ In the report include the following: 1. Provide an overview of the type of business and the area(s) in which the construction firm you selected operates including the roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders. 2. Describe the moral and ethical responsibility of the organisation. 3. Explain the importance of leadership and corporate governance in the organisation. 4. Highlight the importance of professional bodies and codes of conduct. 5. Identify relevant professional body which enhances the professionalism within the construction industry and explain how this positively influences an organisation culture. 6. Explain how code of conduct and professional standards have been incorporated within your selected construction organisation. 7. Conclusion. Notes 1. 2. 3. 4. Include intext-citations and reference list accord to Harvard Referencing style. Use any of the following fonts: Arial, Times Roman or Calibri for your text. Use font size 12, with line spacing 1.5 and distribute your text evenly. Create a cover page to include student name, student ID, year and cohort group and lecturer name. 5. Create a contents page after cover page Preparing for Professional Career Assignment Brief Academic Year 2022-23 Referencing and research requirements Please reference your work according to the Harvard style; you can access guidance on this here: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/library/researching-and-referencing/ And the GBS Harvard Style Referencing: a quick guide available, located at the top of the Moodle page Submission details This assignment should be submitted electronically via Moodle (module tutors will discuss this process with you during class time). • Please ensure that your work has been saved in an appropriate file format (Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint, or PDF are the most widely used; Google Docs is also accepted). Your file must also contain at least 20 words of text, consist of fewer than 400 pages and be less than 40MB in size • You can submit your work as many times as you like before the submission date. If you do submit your work more than once, your earlier submission will be replaced by the most recent version. • Once you have submitted your work, you will receive a digital receipt as proof of submission, which will be sent to your forwarded e-mail address (provided you have set this up). Please keep this receipt for future reference, along with the original electronic copy of your assignment. • You are reminded of the University’s regulations on academic misconduct, which can be viewed on the University website: https://www.uos.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Academic-Misconduct-Policy.pdf. In submitting your assignment, you are acknowledging that you have read and understood these regulations How your work will be assessed Your work will be assessed on the extent to which it demonstrates your achievement of the stated learning outcomes for this assignment (see above) and against other key criteria, as defined in the University’s institutional grading descriptors. If it is appropriate to the format of your assignment and your subject area, a proportion of your marks will also depend upon your use of academic referencing conventions. This assignment will be marked according to the grading descriptors for Level 3. Preparing for Professional Career Assignment Brief Academic Year 2022-23 Submission date and time Part 1 CPD Poster Monday 06th March 2023 before 11:59pm Please note, group leader should upload poster to Moodle, other group members are required to upload a cover page only. Part 2 Individual Report Monday 13th March 2023 before 11:59pm via Moodle. You should submit all work for summative assessments by the above deadline. Work submitted up to three working days after the deadline will be accepted and marked, but the mark will be capped at the pass mark (40%) unless there is a valid reason for the late submission (i.e., having been granted an extension to the deadline or a deferral under the terms of the Extenuating Circumstances Policy). Work submitted more than three working days after the deadline without a valid reason will not be accepted and will be recorded as 0% RN (refer, no work submitted). For more information, please refer to: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/about-us/governance/policies/mitigatingcircumstances/ Feedback and marks for this assignment will be available in three weeks from the deadline. Preparing for Professional Career Assignment Brief Academic Year 2022-23 Reading List Core Text: Cannon, T. (2012) Corporate Responsibility: Governance, Compliance and Ethics in a Sustainable Environment, 2nd Edition, Pearson CIOB (The Chartered Institute of Building) (2014) Code of Practice for Project Management for Construction and Development, 5th Edition, Wiley-Blackwell Further Reading: Sayles, L.R. and Smith, C.J (2006) Rise of the Rogue Executive: The Good companies go bad and How to stop the destruction, 1st Edition, Financial Times Press Recommended Journals: International Journal of Construction Management Recommended Websites: Chartered Institute of Personal Development. Available: https://www.cipd.co.uk/about/what-we-do/professionalstandards/code Last accessed [accessed July 2019] Chartered Institute of Building. Available: https://www.ciob.org/ Last accessed [accessed Nov 2021] Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. Available: https://www.cibse.org/ Last accessed [accessed Nov 2021] Royal Institution of British Architects. Available: https://www.architecture.com/ Last accessed [accessed Nov 2021] Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Available: https://www.rics.org/uk/ Last accessed [accessed Nov 2021] Please see marking criteria below Preparing for Professional Career Assignment Brief Criteria Scales 1st: 70%-100% Academic Year 2022/2023 Poster Marking Criteria 2:1 60%-69% 2:2 50%-59% 3rd: 40%-49% 35%-39% 20%-34% >20% Criteria 1 (25%) Introduction of CPD has been provided and CPD cycle has been presented. Student has provided an excellent introduction of what CPD is and has presented the CPD Cycle in appropriate detail. Student has provided a very good introduction of what CPD is and has presented the CPD Cycle in appropriate detail. Student has displayed some knowledge of what CPD is and has presented the CPD Cycle. Student has displayed some knowledge of what CPD is and has presented the CPD Cycle. Student has a poor understanding of what CPD is and has presented a basic CPD Cycle. Student has a very poor understanding of what CPD is and has no presented the CPD Cycle. Student does not provide and introduction of CPD and has not presented the CPD Cycle. Criteria 2 (25%) Identification of 3 benefits of CPD to students as well as 3 benefits of CPD to employers. Student has excellent understanding of the benefits of CPD and has provided 3 advantages to student and 3 advantages to employer. Student has an excellent understanding and has detailed 6 CPD activities that will help professionally. Student has a very good understanding of the benefits of CPD and has provided 3 advantages to student and 3 advantages to employer. Student has a very good understanding and has detailed 6 CPD activities that will help professionally. Student has some knowledge of the benefits of CPD and has provided 3 advantages to student and 3 advantages to employer. Student has a basic understanding of the benefits of CPD and has provided 2 advantages to student and 2 advantages to employer. Student has basic understanding of CPD activities and has detailed 4 CPD activities that will help professionally. Student has poor understanding of the benefits of CPD and has provided 1 advantage to student and 1advantage to employer. Student has a very poor understanding of the benefits of CPD and has provided 1 advantage to student and 1 advantage to employer. Student very poor understanding of CPD activities and does not include any CPD activities. Student does not refer to the benefits of CPD to student or employer. Criteria 3 (25%) Inclusion of six CPD entries, with demonstration of understanding of how CPD will help professionally. Preparing for Professional Career Student has some understanding and detail 5 CPD activities that will help professionally. Student has very poor understanding of CPD activities and has detailed only 3 activities that will help professionally. Students does not include any CPD activities. Criteria 4 (10%) Demonstration of collaborative work as a member of a group. Excellent demonstration of collaboration work as a member of a group. Very good demonstration of collaboration work as a member of a group. Good demonstration of collaboration work as a member of a group Adequate demonstration of collaboration work as a member of a group. Poor demonstration of collaboration work as a member of a group. Very poor demonstration of collaboration work as a member of a group. No demonstration of collaborative work as part of a group. Criteria 5 (15%) Presentation of the Poster and CPD, a wellstructured, coherent, and well Presented. Exemplary presentation of work that is fluent and flawless throughout. Well-formed presentation of work that is coherently structures and clearly expressed throughout. Work is structured in a largely coherent manner and is for the most part clearly expressed. Ordered presentation in which relevant ideas/ concepts are reasonably expressed. Work is loosely and at times incoherently structured. Information and ideas are poorly expressed. Work is poorly presented in a disjointed manner. Information and ideas are poorly expressed, with weak English and/or inappropriate style. Work is extremely disorganised, with much of the content confusingly expressed. Very poor English and/or very inappropriate style. Preparing for Professional Career Assignment Brief Criteria Criteria 1 20% Introduction of the organisation, the type of business it operates and the roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders. Criteria 20% Demonstration and understanding of moral and ethical responsibilities of the selected organisation. Academic Year 2022/2023 Report Marking Criteria Scales 1st: 70%-100% Student has provided an excellent introduction to the organisation and the type of business it operates. The roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders have been discussed in detail. 2:1 60%-69% Student has provided a very good introduction to the organisation and the type of business it operates. The roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders have been discussed in detail. 2:2 50%-59% Student has provided a good introduction to the organisation and the type of business it operates. The roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders have been discussed. 3rd: 40%-49% Student has provided an adequate introduction to the organisation and the type of business it operates. The roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders have been discussed briefly. 35%-39% Student has provided a poor introduction to the organisation and the type of business it operates. The roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders have not been discussed. 20%-34% Student has provided a very poor introduction to the organisation and the type of business it operates. The roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders have not been discussed. >20% Student has not provided a background of the organisation, types of business it operates or discussed the responsibilities of the stakeholders. Excellent demonstration and understanding of moral and ethical responsibilities of the selected organisation. Very good demonstration and understanding of moral and ethical responsibilities of the selected organisation. Good demonstration and understanding of moral and ethical responsibilities of the selected organisation. Adequate demonstration and understanding of moral and ethical responsibilities of the selected organisation. Poor demonstration and understanding of moral and ethical responsibilities of the selected organisation. Very poor of moral and ethical responsibilities of the selected organisation. Student has not discussed the moral and ethical responsibilities of the selected organisation. Preparing for Professional Career Criteria 20% Importance of good leadership and corporate governance within an organisation. Examples of how the selected organisation contributes to good corporate governance have been included. Student has an excellent understanding of the importance of leadership and corporate governance in an organisation. Several examples of how the selected organisation contributes to good corporate governance have been included. Student has a very good understanding of the importance of leadership and corporate governance in an organisation. Several examples of how the selected organisation contributes to good corporate governance have been included. Student has a good understanding of the importance of leadership and corporate governance in an organisation. A few examples of how the selected organisation contributes to good corporate governance have been included. Student has an adequate understanding of the importance of leadership and corporate governance in an organisation. Limited examples of how the selected organisation contributes to good corporate governance have been included. Student has a poor understanding of the importance of leadership and corporate governance in an organisation. No examples of how the selected organisation contributes to good corporate governance have been included. Student has a very poor understanding of the importance of leadership and corporate governance in an organisation. No examples of how the selected organisation contributes to good corporate governance have been included. Student has not discussed leadership or corporate governance. Criteria 15% Identification of at least one relevant professional body which enhances the professionalism within the construction industry and explanation of how this positively influences organisational culture Student has identified a range of relevant professional bodies and has well detailed and provided examples of how it positively influences the organisations culture. Student has identified a range of relevant professional bodies and has well detailed and provided examples of how it positively influences the organisations culture. Student has identified a relevant professional body and has discussed how it positively influences the organisations culture. Student has identified a relevant professional body and has adequately discussed how it positively influences the organisations culture. Student has identified a relevant professional body but has not discussed how it positively influences the organisations culture. Student has identified a relevant professional body but has not discussed how it positively influences the organisations culture. Student has not identified a professional body or discussed how it would positively influence the organisations culture. Preparing for Professional Career Criteria 15% Explanation of how code of conduct and professional standards have been incorporated within the selected organisation. Excellent explanation of how code of practice and professional standards have been incorporated within the selected organisation with examples provided. Very good explanation of how code of practice and professional standards have been incorporated within the selected organisation with examples provided. Good explanation of how code of practice and professional standards have been incorporated within the selected organisation. Adequate explanation of how code of practice and professional standards have been incorporated within the selected organisation. Poor explanation of how code of conduct and professional standards have been incorporated within the selected organisation. Very poor explanation of how code of conduct and professional standards have been incorporated within the selected organisation. No explanation of how code of conduct and professional standards have been incorporated within the selected organisation. Criteria 10% Presentation of work, essay is well structured, formatted and designed. Exemplary presentation of work that is fluent and flawless throughout. Well-formed presentation of work that is coherently structures and clearly expressed throughout. Work is structured in a largely coherent manner and is for the most part clearly expressed. Ordered presentation in which relevant ideas/ concepts are reasonably expressed. Work is loosely and at times incoherently structured. Information and ideas are poorly expressed. Work is poorly presented in a disjointed manner. Information and ideas are poorly expressed, with weak English and/or inappropriate style. Work is extremely disorganised, with much of the content confusingly expressed. Very poor English and/or very inappropriate style. Preparing for Professional Career