Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons)

(Weight: Coursework: 60%)

COURSEWORK

June 2025

Module : DS3007
Lecturer : Mr. Sashi Prasad Dev

Course Break Down

Assignment 1:………………………….20%

(Self-esteem write-up)
Assignment 2:………………………….20%

(Group assignment and presentation)

Assignment 3…………………………..20%
(Self-reflective presentation)

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 Assignment 3– Self-reflective presentation (20%)

You are required to prepare a reflective statement on your professional development and present it to the class on a given date. This
will be to assess your progress on your personal development. As a professional, you are expected to understand more about your self-
esteem, develop the necessary professional skills and be more prepared for your career.

Your report may need to cover the following: -

1) What are your life and career goals? Elaborate on your personal and career goals. Fill up the SMART Goals worksheet
provided with one specific chosen goal as an example. Refer to appendix 1 (Smart Goals worksheet)
2) How Professional Development module has helped you in your personal development. What are the areas that you have
improved?
3) Are you prepared for your career? How much have you planned? Please attach a snapshot of your LinkedIn Profile.
4) Attend a free seminar or training for your own personal / professional development. Write a summary about what did you
learned and how it helped you to develop yourself. Be sure to give the correct details of the seminar/training that you have
attended. (Date, time, title, link, snapshot)

❑ Your report must be around 1500– 2000 words

The submission date would be 23/8/2025.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Marking Criteria Grid (Assignment 3) Name: I.D:
CRITERION 75+ (A) 70 -74 (B+) 60-69 (B) 50 - 59 (C) REFER/FAIL 1st 2nd Marks
Marker Marker Agreed
1 Conforming with Work has been Deviates slightly from Work has been Conforming with Work has been
instructions (e.g. submitted within time the required parameters submitted late with no instructions (e.g. word submitted within time
word length) (20%) boundaries and within allow-able reason, or length) boundaries and within
prescribed parameters deviates significantly prescribed parameters
form the required
parameters

2 Clarity of expression Fluent writing style Language fluent Language mainly fluent Meaning apparent, Meaning unclear
(incl accuracy, appropriate to Grammar and spelling Grammar and spelling but language not and/or grammar
spelling, grammar, document. Grammar accurate mainly accurate always fluent and/or spelling
punctuation) (20%) and spelling accurate. Grammar and/or contain frequent
spelling contain errors errors
3 Reflection/ Can excellently review Can critically review and Can moderately review Limited and only Fails to evaluate or
and reflect own reflect own development and reflect own partially accurate reflect on own
Evaluation (30%) development and and learning development and evaluation of self- learning
learning learning with some development.
areas are missed.

4 Independence/Auton Excellent clarity of own Good clarity of own Moderate clarity of Limited clarity of Failed to determine
omy/Creativity goals and plans well goals and plans well own goals and goals and poor own goals and poor
(include planning and ahead in achieving it ahead in achieving it struggles in planning. planning planning
managing creatively creatively
learning)(20%)

5 Presentation (oral) Imaginative presentation Well-structured and Clearly structured and Shows some attempt Material is difficult to
(20%) of material resulting in signposted presentation. addressed to audience. to structure material understand due to
clarity of message and Audible and pace Pace and audibility for presentation, pace poor structure and/or
information appropriate to audience. satisfactory. Visual aids and audibility are pace and audibility.
Visual aids used to used. satisfactory most of
support the the time.
presentation.

Total (100%)

Comments: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Total (20%)

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ASSESSMENT REGULATION

Report order

1. Your report should follow the following order:

a) Cover page done by you with student’s name, ID number, lecturer’s name,
program, date of submission and topic of the assignment
b) Table of content
c) Content (With sub-headings)
d) Reference list (if applicable)
e) Marking criteria grid (attached in the coursework brief)

Other regulations

1. Use Microsoft Word with 1.5 line spacing, font size should be 12 (Times New Roman).
2. The use of point form is not acceptable.
3. The written assignments must include page numbers.
4. Marks will only be awarded to those whose name and signature appears on the cover sheet.
5. An Executive Summary is not needed for assignments of this module.
6. You MUST always reference your assignment correctly. University referencing guidelines are
included in this module guide and MUST be always observed. Please take note that you need
to have in text citations as evidence of readings and research made. You should cite the
references using Harvard referencing system.
7. A Reference List is the list of sources you refer to in your assignment AND IS A
REQUIREMENT FOR ALL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENTS.
8. A Bibliography is a list of those sources that informed your thinking, but you did not refer to
specifically and IS ALSO A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENTS.
9. As an individual you should also assess your assignments against the marking criteria.
10. Please do the appropriate proofreading before submitting the final copy of your assignments.
11. Submit your assignment in softcopy according to instructions on or before the deadline.

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 APPENDIX 1

SMART GOALS WORKSHEET