Developing Business Practice –302LON

Delivering Successful Assessments

Unit: 3 Knowledgecast: 2

In this Knowledgecast, we will:

• Analyse a range of learning styles and the factors that influence successful study

• Evaluate current academic, self marketing and personal skills and present a plan for the development of academic skills

• Use programme and module information to develop a personalised academic strategy

Module Learning Outcomes

Module Overview

Unit

1 Developing as a learner

2 Working independently and with others

3 Academic writing

4 Critical thinking, reading and taking notes

5 Using data in your studies

6 Business and management research

7 Career development strategies

8 Effective self marketing tools

9 Successful work experience

10 Personal Development Planning

A Simple Equation:

Success in Your Assessments

How much you

know

How well you

communicate what

you know

How you

demonstrate your

conceptual skills

Answer

s the questio

n

The skills being assessed include:

• Learning• Critical thinking• Numeracy• Reasoning• Writing

Success in Your Assessments

Principles behind your assessments:

• Reflects the demands and activities in today’s workplace• Uses a range of business technologies • Helps you develop and apply your skills and knowledge over the

module• Helps you demonstrate your core skills

Success in Your Assessments

1. Interpret the question

2. Plan the content

3. Plan the structure

4. Plan the time

The 4 Assessment Steps

• Identify and understand the key terms

• Identify each part of the question

An example• Discuss the usefulness of Fayol’s model of management as a

framework for students to use to manage their studies

Step 1 – Interpret the Question

• Identify key concepts and theories

• Identify your information sources

• Check against your module content

An example• Discuss the usefulness of Fayol’s model of management as a

framework for students to use to manage their studies

Step 2 – Plan the Content

• Use your 6 Elements of an Assessment

• Use a mind map to create your plan

• Check how each paragraph answers the question

• Check you have answered the whole question

An example• Discuss the usefulness of Fayol’s model of management as a

framework for students to use to manage their studies

Step 3 – Plan the Structure

Title

Introduction

Background Information

Main Body

Conclusions

List of References

6 Elements of An Assessment

• Identify the actions required

• Estimate your timescales for each stage of the process

• Use rough drafts to beat procrastinating

• Seek support as soon as you need help

Step 4 – Plan the Time

Step 4 – Plan the Time

Ability To Pass:

Ability To Manage:

Why Don’t All Students Succeed?

Access the CULC Harvard Reference Style Guide to:• Use in-text citations consistently• Format your List of References accurately

• Be ACCURATE about where each source comes from and check that other readers can locate exactly the idea, image, or numerical data you have borrowed

• Be RIGOUROUS in checking that only each and every source you have cited is included in the List of References

• Be CONSISTENT. Make sure you have followed the same procedure throughout your assessment

Referencing Your Sources

Access the CULC Harvard Reference Style Guide to:• Use in-text citations consistently

ACCURATE

RIGOROUS

CONSISTENT

Referencing Your Sources

Access the CULC Harvard Reference Style Guide to:• Format your List of References accurately

ACCURATE

RIGOROUS

CONSISTENT

Referencing Your Sources

Protecting Your Work by Using Turnitin

COURSE NAMEStudent Name

Use the feedback you receive on assessments to:

• Reflect on what you did well and your strengths• Identify what you need to improve on and how• Interrogate the outcome of any assumptions you made• Share any key learning points with your colleagues

The Value of Feedback

• In our next Knowledgecast, we will look at:

• Analyse a range of learning styles and the factors that influence successful study

• Evaluate current academic, self marketing and personal skills and present a plan for the development of academic skills

• Use programme and module information to develop a personalised academic strategy

What are we going to cover next?

In this Knowledgecast, we have:• Analyse a range of learning styles and the factors that influence

successful study– Considered how to use summative and formative feedback to develop your

assessment skills

• Evaluate current academic, self marketing and personal skills and present a plan for the development of academic skills

– Identified 4 factors that contribute to achieving good grades in all your assessments

• Use programme and module information to develop a personalised academic strategy

– Reviewed the CULC policy on plagiarism and apply the 3 steps to protect your work from plagiarism

Knowledgecast Summary

• Developing your Argument

• Exploring Assessment Methods

• Regular Assignment 1 Check-In

Seminar

Examples of assessment types:

• Portfolio• Management Brief• Pitch• Debate• Peer Assessment• Group Presentation

Business Focused Assessments

Assignment Case Study

• What are your overall comments about each assignment?• What are the strengths of each assignment?• What are the weaknesses of each assignment?• Are they good assignments?

Finally, how you would feedback your comments to each student?

Group Activity