Assessment Task
You will make a live (not a pre-recorded) individual presentation (online or face to face) on your industry
placement experience and reflections, as specified in the Instructions below, and answer the questions, if
any, of your learning facilitator.
In addition, each student will submit a 1 000-word written reflective report on Safe Assign based on
the same content as the presentation.
Please refer to the Task Instructions for details on how to complete this task.
ASSESSMENT 3 BRIEF
Subject Code and Title COMR2004 Industry Placement
Assessment Assessment 3: Post-Placement Presentation and Report
Individual/Group Individual
Length 10 minute Presentation and 1000 word Report (+/- 10%)
Learning Outcomes The Subject Learning Outcomes demonstrated by successful
completion of the task below include:
e) Reflect on and learn from work experiences to
improve career decisions.
f) Present ideas verbally and visually with the useof
modern technologies.
Submission Due within one week of completion of placement (usually in
Week 12) - or as extended by the Program Director/Subject
Co-ordinator/Learning Facilitator under exceptional
circumstances
Weighting 50%
Total Marks 100 marks (presentation –50 marks; report 50 marks)
Context
There are 2 components to Assessment 3: retrospective (looking back on your placement experience) and
prospective (looking forward to the future).
Assessment 3 is prescribed for you, after completion of your placement, to reflect on your learning gained from
your industry placement experience and through reflection and reflective practice and how your placement has
changed your career expectations; to take stock of your employability skills and skills gaps and to develop shortand long-term goals and present a SMART plan and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as to how you expect to
improve your career prospects.
Instructions
Instructions:
Assessment 3: Post-Placement Presentation and Report (50% weighting)
You will make a live (not a pre-recorded) individual presentation (online or face to face) on your
industry placement experience, and answer the questions, if any, of your learning facilitator.
Your presentation must consist of Power Point slides and any other media that you choose.
In pursuit of the subject learning outcomes highlighted above you are required:
i. to appear and present professionally, with professional Power Point slides and anyother
media, in suitable work attire;
ii. to reflect on the experience (before and during the placement, with special mention of
your success as to how you secured the placement) and your learning from those so
that you can modify or strengthen your career expectations;
iii. to take stock of your current employability skills, attitudes and knowledge, and
recognise what you need to develop in the short term and long term;
iv. to highlight the importance of reflective practice, and what you learned
through reflection;
v. to present a SMART plan (with Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time
bound goals and Key Performance Indicators) as to how you expect to improve your
career prospects.
Each student shall make a 10-minute presentation to the class in the final week of the trimester, at
a date and time specified by your learning facilitator, on items ii, iii, iv and v above.
In addition, each student will submit a 1 000 word written reflective report on Safe Assign based on
items ii, iii, iv and v above.
Your final presentation and report are required to be uploaded to Blackboard, through Safe Assign,
at least 24 hours before the presentation time allocated to you by your learning facilitator, or any
other time specified by your learning facilitator.
Formal Requirements
o Font – Calibri
o Font size – 12
o Spacing – double
o All the pages should be numbered in a footer (for example, 1 of 5, 2 of 5, 3 of 5, 5 of 5).
o Word count must be stated in the top left corner of the first page (as well as in the Assignment
Cover Sheet). Word count is to exclude Assignment Cover Sheet, assessment questions, reference
list and appendices.
o ITEMS (ii) to (v) of the Assessment Brief must each have an appropriate heading in bold and
underlined.
Word Limit
The written report is to be 1 000 words.
Referencing
It is essential that you use appropriate American Psychological Association (APA) 7th edition style for
citing and referencing research. Please see more information on referencing in the Academic Skills
webpage of the Torrens library:
https://library.torrens.edu.au/ld.php?content_id=49180373
• Both in-text and end-of-text referencing are to be provided, where appropriate.
• END-OF-TEXT referencing is to be in the form of a reference list.
• Every reference list entry requires at least one related in-text reference.
• Works not cited in the text should not appear in the reference list.
• Note that you need to reference Tables and Figures, which include:
images, photographs, artwork, maps, graphs, drawings, plots and charts.
IN-TEXT referencing is to be provided for:
1. Direct quotations
a. short quotations to be placed in quotation marks
b. long quotations (40 words or more) to follow the format:
• separate block quotation
• indented paragraphs
• without quotation marks
• single spacing
2. Paraphrasing
Placing the author’s words into your own words and sentence structures
without changing the original meaning).
Submission Instructions
Your final presentation slides and 1000-word written report are required to be:
o uploaded to Blackboard, on Safe Assign
o with an originality report
o at least 24 hours before the presentation time allocated to you by your learning facilitator
o or at any other time specified by your learning facilitator
o ONE submission only: upload slides as an attachment to the report
Submit your assessment in the LMS portal:
• Submit this task via the Assessment link in the main navigation menu in COMR2004 Industry
Placement. The Learning Facilitator will provide feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal.
Feedback can be viewed in My Grades.
• Please note during the submission process: once your report has been uploaded, click ‘Browse Your
Computer’ to attach your Power Point slides. Then click Final Submit button.
Academic Integrity
All students are responsible for ensuring that all work submitted is their own and is appropriately referenced and
academically written according to the Academic Writing Guide. Students also need to have read and be aware of
Torrens University Australia Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure and subsequent penalties for academic
misconduct. These are viewable online.
• The Torrens Assignment Cover Sheet is to be:
? completed
? all declarations duly made using the checkboxes
? dated and signed
? attached to your assessment
• You can find the assignment cover sheet here OR in the Student Hub under Torrens Policies and Forms,
Assessment and Credit.
• Students must keep a copy of all submitted material and any assessment drafts to be produced upon
request.
Your presentation shall be marked according to the following marking rubric.
Assessment Rubric
Assessment
Criteria
Fail
0-49
(Unacceptable)
Pass
50- 64
(Functional)
Credit
65-74
(Proficient)
Distinction
75-84
(Advanced)
High Distinction
85-100
(Exceptional)
Content of
Report
50%
Depth of critical
reflection and
analysis is
unsatisfactory.
Minimal
evidence of
critical reflection
of learning
outcome.
Less than 60% of
the areas
required to be
presented are
discussed.
Satisfactory
evidence of
critical
reflection and
analysis.
At least 60% of
the areas
required to be
presented are
discussed.
(lack details in
discussion).
Good evidence of
critical reflection
and analysis.
At least 75% of
the areas
required in the
presentation are
discussed in
detail.
Advanced
evidence of deep
critical reflection
and analysis.
All required areas
to be presented
are discussed
thoughtfully, with
good insight.
Exceptional
evidence of deep,
critical reflection
and analysis.
All required areas
to be presented
are discussed
extremely
thoughtfully, with
unique and indepth insight.
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Professional
Presentation
50%
Evidence of
unsatisfactor
y use of
appropriate
volume, pace
and tone of
voice.
No eye contact
with the
audience,
complete
reliance on slides
and/or notes.
No or
inappropriate
facial expressions
and gestures
used.
Poor posture and
moves in a way
which is
distracting to the
audience.
No or
Inappropriate
professional
attire.
Shows lack of
preparation.
Presentation
materials are
very poor.
Somewhat
appropriate
volume, pace
and tone of
voice used,
satisfactory
presentation,
not particularly
professional.
Generally
maintains eye
contact with the
audience,
reliance on
slides and/or
notes.
Uses
appropriate
facial
expressions and
gestures to
some extent.
Posture
generally good.
Somewhat
appropriate
professiona
l attire.
Shows some
form of
preparation but
lacks
cohesiveness.
Presentation
materials are
satisfactory but
not
professional.
Appropriate
volume, pace
and tone of voice
used,
presentation is
reasonably well
and somewhat
professional.
Consistently
maintains eye
contact with the
audience with
minimal reliance
on slides and/or
notes.
Uses appropriate
facial expressions
and gestures
consistently.
Consistently
good posture.
Appropriate
professiona
l attire.
Shows some
form of
preparation.
Presentation
materials are
appropriate and
somewhat
professional.
Good volume,
pace and tone of
voice used, very
good presentation
and professional.
Establishes very
good eye contact
with the audience
and does not rely
on slides and/or
notes.
Very good use of
facial expressions
and gestures to
engage the
audience.
Very good posture
conveying
confidence.
Very good
professional attire.
Shows good
preparation for the
presentation.
Presentation
materials are
professional.
Excellent, highly
appropriate
volume, pace and
tone of voice
used, excellent
presentation and
highly
professional.
Establishes
excellent eye
contact with the
audience with no
reliance on slides
and/or notes.
Excellent use of
facial expressions
and gestures to
engage the
audience and
convey meaning.
Excellent posture
conveying
confidence and
control.
Immaculate
professiona
l attire.
Excellent
preparation for
the presentation.
Presentation
materials are
highly
professional.