School of Business

KH5007SSL – Continuing professional development 2 (CPD2)

Assignment Brief 2022/23 – Coursework 1

Module Title: Continuing Assignment Number One coursework

professional
development-CPD2
Module Code: KH5007SSL Assignment Title CPD log+ reflection of
1000-1250 words
Module Leader: Dr. Nermin Ezzat Assignment Credits 10

Release Date: 20th February 2023

Submission 30th of April 2023,
Date/Time: 4pm (16:00)
Submission Submission via
Time and Place: Moodle web page
only (not the App)

Assessment Information

This assignment is designed to assess the following learning outcomes:

1. Undertake activities to enable successful engagement in the global graduate job

market demonstrating a high level of competence in employability soft skills.

2. Demonstrate the ability to take responsibility for their own professional career
development

3. Critically reflect upon any work experiences, activities and activities and how these
have contributed to their personal career development

This assignment is an individual assignment.

This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3 and accounts for 100%
of the overall module mark.

1. This assignment will include two activities: in the first activity students will be asked to
submit a CPD log of activity, while in the second activity students will be asked to
write a reflection activity and a plan which includes his/her career goals and how they
intend to achieve them. (Total of 1000-1250 words).

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This assignment requires you complete the following:

1. An e-portfolio containing evidence that you have participated in a range of CPD

activities. CPD points will be awarded for completed activities and 100 CPD points
must be evidenced in total.

2. A summary reflection on your portfolio and the activities you have completed, which
will include a link to your e-portfolio. The template which you must complete is
available on Moodle. You must use this template, please do not amend or change
it. There is a guideline for the word count for the CPD reflection, please follow the
guidance within the template.

3. The reflection should include a plan which includes your career goals and how you
intend to achieve them.

Criteria for Assessment

This table details the requirements to pass the module and the marking weightings of the
criteria by which your work will be assessed.

Criteria Proportion of overall

module mark
1. e-portfolio evidencing a minimum of 100 CPD points Pass/Fail
gained
2. Reflection on the learning from CPD activities 65%
3. Planning from activities supporting future 20%
employability
4. Presentation, creativity and accuracy 15%

Total 100%

Composition of module mark:100% Coursework

Pass requirements: Module Mark must be at least 40%

Word count

The word count for the reflection report is 1000-1250 words.

There will be a penalty of a deduction of 10% of the mark (after internal moderation) for
work exceeding the word limit by 10% or more.

The word limit includes quotations and citations but excludes the references list and
appendices.

How to submit your assessment

The assessment must be submitted by 16:00 (4pm), 30 of April 2023. No paper copies are
required. You can access the submission link through Moodle web page.

Your coursework will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through Moodle web

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page. DO NOT submit via the App. Please take care to ensure that you have fully submitted
your work.

Please ensure that you have submitted your work using the correct file format, unreadable
files will receive a mark of zero.

All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved reason (see
below) will be given a mark of zero.

We know that sometimes events happen which mean that you can’t submit your coursework
by the deadline – these events should be beyond your control and not easy to predict. If this
happens, you can apply for an extension to your deadline for up to two weeks, or if you need
longer, you can apply for a deferral, which takes you to the next assessment period (for
example, to the resit period following the main Assessment Boards). You must apply before
the deadline. Apply for an extension or deferral by contacting a member of the Registry
Team. Under no circumstances are Module staff allowed to give unofficial extensions.

Students MUST keep a copy and/or an electronic file of their assignment.

Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism
checking websites.

Ethics

The ethical issues associated with this assignment brief will be covered during the module
teaching and are overseen by the module staff team. The work that you will carry out on this
module does not require you to obtain individual ethical clearance for your individual project.
However, during discussion with your module tutor, if it is felt that individual ethical
authorisation is needed, you will be advised of the process and the deadline for obtaining it.

GUIDELINES AND BACKGROUND TO THIS ASSIGNMENT

Plagiarism

As part of your study, you will be involved in carrying out research and using this when
writing up your coursework. It is important that you correctly acknowledge someone else’s
writing, thoughts, or ideas and that you do not attempt to pass this off as your own work.
Doing so is known as plagiarism. It is not acceptable to copy from another source without
acknowledging that it is someone else’s writing or thinking. This includes using paraphrasing
as well as direct quotations. You are expected to correctly cite and reference the works of
others.

Self-plagiarism or reuse of work previously submitted

You must not submit work for assessment that you have already submitted (partially or in
full), either for your current course or for another qualification of this and any other
university, unless this is specifically provided for in your assignment brief or specific course
or module information. Where earlier work by you is citable, i.e., it has already been
published/submitted, you must reference it clearly. Identical pieces of work submitted
concurrently will also be considered to be self-plagiarism. Self-plagiarism is unacceptable

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because you cannot gain credit for the same work twice.

The University VLE includes a plagiarism detection system and assessors are experienced
enough to recognise plagiarism when it occurs. Copying another student’s work, using
previous work of your own, or copying large sections from a book or the internet are
examples of plagiarism and carry serious consequences.

Please use APA 7th edition referencing. Please be consistent in the referencing style that you
use and use it correctly to avoid a case of plagiarism or cheating being brought against you.

Return of Marked Work

You can expect to have marked work returned to you on 20th of May 2023 for this
assessment. If, for any reason, there is a delay you will be kept informed. Marks and feedback
will be provided online.

As always, marks will have been internally moderated only, and will therefore be provisional;
your mark will be formally agreed later in the year once the external examiner has completed
his / her review.

KH4003SSL - Marking and Assessment Scheme

Mark Guidelines
range
80 – In order to secure a mark in this range, a candidate must demonstrate a deep
100% understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and
future success. CPD activities completed will analysed thoroughly and the key learning
Outstandi documented. The candidate will clearly identify a range of SMART actions they will take
ng as a result of the CPD activities stating what future targets they have set and identifying
the success criteria, therefore demonstrating how the learning from CPD activities will
help achieve personal goals.
The candidate will have produced an outstanding and highly original e-portfolio that
projects their personal brand and provides a platform for their career progression. The
portfolio shows potential for use as a best practice example and all learning outcomes
have been met to the highest standards.
The CPD reflection will be exceptional without spelling, grammar or formatting issues.
In order to secure a mark in this range, a candidate must demonstrate a thorough
70 – 79% understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and
future success. CPD activities completed will be well analysed and the key learning
documented. The candidate will clearly identify the actions they will take as a result of
Excellent the CPD activities stating what future targets they have set and identifying the success
criteria, therefore demonstrating how the learning from CPD activities will help achieve
personal goals.
The candidate will have produced an excellent and creative e-portfolio that demonstrates
their personal brand and provides a platform for their career progression.
The CPD reflection will be highly professional with hardly any spelling, grammar or
formatting issues.

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 Mark Guidelines
range
In order to secure a mark in this range, a candidate must demonstrate a very good
60 – 69% understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and future
success. CPD activities completed will be fairly well analysed and the key learning
Very documented. The candidate will clearly identify the actions they will take as a result of the
good CPD activity stating what future targets they have set and identifying the success criteria,
therefore demonstrating how the learning from CPD activities will help achieve personal
goals.
The candidate will have produced a very good e-portfolio that demonstrates their personal
brand and provides a platform for their career progression.
The CPD reflection will be well presented with few spelling, grammar or formatting issues.
In order to secure a mark in this range, a candidate must demonstrate a good
50 – 59% understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and future
success. CPD activities completed will be analysed to some extent and the key learning
Good documented. The candidate will be able to identify the actions they will take as a result of
the CPD activities evidencing some of the targets they have set and attempt to identify the
success criteria. There will be some evidence that the candidate can demonstrate how the
learning from CPD activities will help achieve their personal goals.
The candidate will have produced a good e-portfolio that summarises their CPD activities
and provides a platform for their career progression.
The CPD reflection will be fairly well presented with some spelling, grammar or formatting
issues.
In order to secure a mark in this range, a candidate must demonstrate some basic
40 - 49% understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and future
success. CPD activities completed will be documented but analysis is weak and the key
Satisfact personal learning needs strengthening. The candidate will be able to identify some of the
ory actions they will take as a result of the CPD activities with only a small amount of
evidence suggesting how some of the targets they have set will be achieved. There is little
or no attempt to identify success criteria. There will be little evidence that the candidate
can demonstrate how the learning from CPD activities will help achieve their personal
goals.
The candidate will have produced a basic e-portfolio that summarises their CPD activities.
The CPD reflection will be adequately presented with several spelling, grammar or
formatting issues.
For a mark in this range, a candidate has not been able to demonstrate a basic
20 – 39% understanding of CPD and the importance of this to their personal development and future
success. The CPD activities undertaken may not be fully documented and analysis is
Poor weak The key personal learning needs have not been articulated. The candidate will have
not been successful in identifying the actions they will take as a result of the CPD activity,
with little or no evidence suggesting how some of the targets they have set will be
achieved. There is little or no attempt to identify success criteria. There will be little or no
evidence that the candidate can demonstrate how the learning from CPD activities will
help achieve their personal goals.
The candidate’s e-portfolio will contain minimal evidence of engagement with CPD
activities, and would not be suitable as a platform for career progression.
The CPD reflection will be poorly presented with many spelling, grammar or formatting
issues.
A CPD reflection which does not demonstrate the required number of CPD points (100),
has not completed all of the mandatory activities or is incomplete will receive a grade in

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 Mark Guidelines
range
this mark range.

20 – 0% A poor fail on this assignment means the assignment submitted has failed to meet the
minimum points required in the CPD e-portfolio. The reflection Is poor and suggests that
the student has spent very little time on it e.g. has limited reflection on the CPD activities.
It is poorly structured and poorly presented. Spelling and grammar are poor. Many
sentences are incomprehensible.
Very
poor