Assessment Task 3: Portfolio
Weighting 40%
Date: To be submitted Sunday 6th October by 11.59pm.
Length: 2,000 words
Task: You are the manager of an organisation and you must present a portfolio to a Board of Directors on what you know about employment relations.
For this assessment you will create your own portfolio. Your portfolio will be a document that you produce to demonstrate the skills you have learned throughout this course, your professional goals and objectives and your accomplishments. You will collect evidence of all your activities, training and workshops that contribute to your knowledge of employment relations. In this course you will focus on what you have learned over the semester. Note: at the end of the course you may well add skills learned in other classes.
In each of the tutorials from Week 1 to Week 11 there will be exercises that will contribute to your personal portfolio. Therefore, it is important that you attend tutorials and engage with the activities. You will receive feedback regularly so that you can produce a portfolio that is professional. You should be able to provide a potential employer with a portfolio demonstrating your skills and abilities that may well give you an advantage when applying for a job.
The portfolio document will include:
1. Your personal details
2. Your philosophy and understandings of employment relations for a nominated organisation
3. Your goals and objectives for effective employment relations in the identified organisation
4. Legal obligations, the Fair Work Act, policies, standards and relevant award/s for the identified organisation
5. Organising and Unions
6. Individual Contracts and Collective Bargaining
7. Equal employment opportunities for staff
8. Unfair dismissal – approaches and ways to mitigate
9. Managing conflict in the organisation
10. Future of ER and casualisation
11. What you need to know about international and comparative ER
In this assignment you will be required to reference 12 refereed journal articles beyond 2009 as well as citing state awards etc.
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Assessment 3 Portfolio
Assessment 3 Portfolio
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is linked to a learning outcomeIntroduction
Introduction to Portfolio, personal details, philosophy and goals/objectives. (10)
10.0 to >8.0 Pts
High Distinction
Excellent introduction written at an expert level to present personal details, philosophy and goals/objectives.
8.0 to >7.0 Pts
Distinction
Outstanding introduction with personal details, philosophy and goals/objectives.
7.0 to >6.0 Pts
Credit
Introduction well designed, and well developed personal details, philosophy and goals/objectives.
6.0 to >4.5 Pts
Pass
Basic ideas formulated to develop a portfolio with personal details, philosophy and goals/objectives.
4.5 to >0 Pts
Fail
Content does not meet the requirements of the task Poo
no attempt at providing personal details, philosophy and goals/objectives.
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a learning outcomePortfolio - Legal, Unions etc
Portfolio – meets the task in relation to legal obligations, unions, contracts and collective bargaining. (10)
10.0 to >8.0 Pts
High Distinction
Expertly developed and applied legal, unions, contracts and collective bargaining.
8.0 to >7.0 Pts
Distinction
Content focused on high level of interpretation and application of legal, unions, contracts and collective bargaining.
7.0 to >6.0 Pts
Credit
Content includes a good level of understanding of legal, unions, contracts and collective bargaining.
6.0 to >4.5 Pts
Pass
Content meets the basic requirements of the task to simply include legal, unions, contracts and collective bargaining.
4.5 to >0 Pts
Fail
Content does not meet the requirements of the task Poor attempt to include legal, unions, contracts and collective bargaining.
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a learning outcomePortfolio - Equal employment etc
Portfolio – meets the task
in relation to equal employment, unfair dismissal, managing conflict, the future of ER and international ER. (10)
10.0 to >8.0 Pts
High Distinction
Expertly development of equal employment, unfair dismissal, managing conflict the future of ER and international ER.
8.0 to >7.0 Pts
Distinction
Content focused on the task; good development of equal employment, unfair dismissal, managing conflict, the future of ER and international ER.
7.0 to >6.0 Pts
Credit
Content meets the task at a good level. Good development of equal employment, unfair dismissal, managing conflict, the future of ER and international ER.
6.0 to >4.5 Pts
Pass
Content meets the task set; some e
ors in understanding and applying the criteria. Basic development of equal employment, unfair dismissal, managing conflict, the future of ER and international ER.
4.5 to >0 Pts
Fail
Content does not meet the requirements of the task. Poor attempt to include equal employment, unfair dismissal, managing conflict, the future of ER and international ER.
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a learning outcomeQuality of Portfolio
Quality of Portfolio; Format, Clarity, Participation; Harvard style Bibliography to be included at the end of the document.
(10)
10.0 to >8.0 Pts
High Distinction
Evidence of quality reading to present a professional Portfolio; Outstanding presentation thoroughly consistent with high standards in writing style; Comprehensively accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling. Excellent bibliography referenced in Harvard style.
8.0 to >7.0 Pts
Distinction
Presentation of writing thoroughly consistent; Consistent application of academic genre, generic structure relevant to topic; Accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling. Evidence of wide reading in well-presented and extensive bibliography referenced in Harvard style.
7.0 to >6.0 Pts
Credit
Portfolio presented at an above average level; Good application of academic genre, generic structure relevant to topic; Generally, good grammar, punctuation and spelling; Bibliography beyond expected references in Harvard style.
6.0 to >4.5 Pts
Pass
Portfolio adequate, but not fully consistent with the set task. Reasonable grammar, punctuation and spelling; Would need more work to present to a potential employer; basic bibliography of 10 refereed journal articles beyond 200 9 in Harvard style.
4.5 to >0 Pts
Fail
Presentation vague and forma, clarity and presentation unclear; No or very poor bibliography.
10.0 pts
Total points: 40.0