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Assessment item 5
STREAM 3 - Assignment 5: Career Research Report
Value: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Due date: 04-Apr-2018
Return date: 26-Apr-2018
Length: 3,000 - 4,000 words
Submission method options
EASTS (online)
Task
You must submit a career research report (via EASTS) which requires you to research and report on
an accounting industry you are interested in. The report must discuss the following sections:
Section 1:
You are required to research a specific area of employment in the accounting industry in which
you are interested in pursuing a career. Your research should be undertaken with respect to discussion
of all aspects of the ‘field’ including the following: the nature of the work, the environment, the
education, skills, training and personality traits required to be successful, average salaries, the labou
market outlook, related positions and typical employers. Sources to use include: books, periodicals,
newspapers, professional journals, trade journals and websites.
Section 2:
This section of the assignment requires you to research a specific employer you have researched in
Section 1. You are required to include the following in your report: the nature of the employer including
the size of the organisation, its history, the organisational structure, its culture and/or mission,
anches
or subsidiaries, clients or customers, products or services, opportunities for promotion, etc. Most
medium to large size organisations have this information on their web site, however you are
encouraged to research information from other resources other than the organisation itself.
Section 3:
A description of the typical career path one follows as you advance in this career. What is an entry-
level position? What are other names of entry-level positions? Is there more than one path one could
take? What are the middle to upper level positions? What qualifications are required?
Section 4:
Your reflection on the above three sections. For instance, reflect on how well you think you would fit in
with this employer. Describe your satisfaction in working in the career field you have investigated. How
has this research confirmed or changed your plans and why? Are there any areas in which you need to
continue to develop skills? Which aspects of the field/position do you like/dislike and why? Which
aspects/characteristics do/do not fit? Refer to the exercises completed on interests, skills, and values.
Specifically state how there is, or is not a match among these. Thorough and thoughtful analysis is
critical to this section. Give specifics!
References and Citations:
The report must include references from at least six different resources consisting of the print
esources, web or other sources using APA format. For example, when quoting average salaries it is
expected sources such as 'The 2017 Hays Salary Guide' are utilised.
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Rationale
This assessment task covers Topics 3 and 4 and has been designed for you to research an industry in
which you are interested. Such research will provide you with a clearer understanding of what is
equired of you for each industry giving you direction for your career. More specifically it seeks to
assess your ability to:
identify relevant work opportunities, and set career goals and
apply the knowledge gained through university study to work environments.
Marking criteria
In order to achieve a Satisfactory grade for this assessment task, all criteria must be rated as
satisfactory. If you have made a genuine attempt at the assessment task, you will be allowed one (1)
esubmission to address any unsatisfactory components of this task. Resubmissions must be
completed within one (1) week of notification.
CRITERION SATISFACTORY UNSATISFACTORY
Provides detailed descriptions of a
specific area of employment and a
specific employer in the industry and
analyses aspects of the field that will
contribute to career goals. (Learning
Outcome 1)
Identifies and describes a specific area of
employment and a specific employer in the
industry.
Comprehensive and well developed
esponses to the required information.
Provide evidence of
oad and thorough
esearch related to both the area of
employment and the defining characteristics
of the chosen employer.
Analyses match between chosen employe
and own career goals.
Provides a limited description of an area of
employment and specific employer in the
industry.
Responses are not well developed and lack
detail in response to the required
information.
Provides limited evidence of research to
oth the area of employment and the
characteristics of the chosen employer.
Analyses does not align between the
chosen employer and own career goals.
Applies knowledge gained through
course work to reflect on the chosen
employer and area of employment.
(Learning Outcome 5)
Identifies the types of entry-level, middle
and upper level positions and the required
qualifications for these positions.
Analyses and discusses the potential caree
paths afforded by the chosen area of
employment.
Reflection provides evidence of well-
developed personal insight into the benefits
and challenges associated with employment
in the chosen field and includes reference to
coursework exercises to match interests,
skills, and values.
Provides a limited identification of the entry-
level, middle and upper level positions and
qualifications required.
Analyses and discussion of the potential
career paths in the chosen area of
employment is unclear and lacks depth.
Reflection provides limited evidence of
personal insight associated with
employment in the chosen field.
Reference to coursework exercises to
match interests, skills, and values lacks
depth and context to the chosen field.
Clear and appropriate report structure
that includes co
ect spelling,
grammar, punctuation and
eferencing. General competency with
academic conventions. (Learning
Outcome 5)
Report structure is complete and includes
esponses to all task requirements.
Spelling, grammar and punctuation
demonstrate a professional standard.
Referencing conforms to APA (6th ed.).
6 or more references provided.
Most paragraphs are appropriately
structured so each contains a single topic
idea.
Demonstrates a clear progression of points,
and most paragraphs are clearly linked.
Report structure is not complete and does
not include responses to all task
equirements
Report is poorly organised and lacks
attention to detail.
Lack of academic conventions with marked
problems in spelling, grammar and
punctuation that disrupt the meaning of the
text.
Does not conform to APA referencing format
(6th ed.).
Fewer than 6 references provided.
Paragraph topics are generally unclear and
there is little structure for ideas.
Paragraphs are generally fragmentary o
overly long. No discernible structure o
progression of points.
Presentation
Your report should consist of:
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Title Page
Table of contents;
Executive Summary;
Introduction;
Body of the report addressing the sections listed above;
Conclusion; and
References
There is no Word document template for this task.
Requirements
All submissions must be in Word format. As a CSU student you are entitled to a free copy of Microsoft
Office 2013 Suite. Details to find out further information can be found below under 'Online Submission'.
As per the CSU Referencing Policy, assessment should be fully referenced. The Faculty of Business,
Justice and Behavioural Sciences requires that students apply APA (American Psychological
Association) referencing. If you are unsure of this style, please go to CSU Referencing website at
http:
student.csu.edu.au/study
eferencing-at-csu.
In addition a very useful tool for you to use that demonstrates how to co
ectly use in text referencing
and the co
ect way to cite the reference in your reference list can be found at
https:
apps.csu.edu.au
eftool/apa-6.
Student submissions who do not acknowledge the sources used in preparing their assessment will not
e marked.
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Professional practice in accounting
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Professional practice in accounting ACC275 Assignment 1
Table of Contents
Executive Summary 3
Introduction 3
E commerce Industry 3
Nature of Work 3
The environment 3
The Education 4
Skills 4
Training and personality traits 4
Average salaries 4
Labour market outlook 5
Related positions 5
Typical employer 5
The nature of employer and size of organisation 5
Organisation history 5
Organisational structure 6
Culture and Mission 6
Branches 7
Customers 7
Products or services 8
Opportunities to promotion 8
Career Path 8
Entry level position 9
Other names of entry level position 9
More than one career path 9
Middle to upper level position 9
Qualification required 9
Reflection 9
Satisfaction with the career 10
Research confirmed or changed plans 10
Areas to develop skills 10
Conclusion 11
References…………………………………………………………………………………………………12
Executive Summary:
This report is based on the E commerce industry. It gives an idea of the nature of work and the skills which are essential to conduct or to perform task in effective manner.
Introduction:
E commerce industry is a concerned with buying and selling goods and services online. In this report, the detailed information is given about the Amazon Company. There are many elements which gives proper understanding of the company and the activities which are undertaken by the company.
E commerce Industry
The industry which is taken into consideration is E- Commerce and the specific area in which the main focus is given is on the operation area. The chosen area is operations in which the communication takes place with the customer. In this area, the queries are resolved of the customers and the feedback is also taken from them about the product and services (Amazon, 2015).
Nature of Work
The nature of work in respect with this field is that the area gives main focus on the ITR (First time resolution). The support is provided to the customers and the problems and queries are resolved so that the customer satisfaction is enhanced in effective way. The advanced technological environment in E commerce has a great advantage to the company. It has minimized the wastage of inventory and the operating cost of the business (Kumar, Kommareddy & Rani, 2013).
The environment
The environment of the e commerce has reduced the wastage of enhancing the efficiency of the market by online auctioning.
The Education
The graduation level is important for doing job in Amazon. I am a graduate and I think graduation level is very important to operate and manage the operations in this industry. The graduation level gives a worker the knowledge to handle each and every thing in effective manner. To