Assessment Brief – Newcastle Business School Module Code: HR9508 Module Title: Employability and Career Planning Distributed on: Week 1 Submission Time and Date: To be submitted by 12 noon on TBC – see eLP for confirmation of this date. Word Limit: 3,000 words (1,800 word essay + 1,200 word reflexive statement) Weighting This coursework accounts for 100% of the total mark for this module Submission of Assessment Your assignment must be submitted electronically via Turnitin by the given deadline. You will find a Turnitin link on the module’s eLP site under ‘Assessment’. It is your responsibility to ensure that your assignment is submitted before the submission deadline stated above. See the University policy on late submission of work (the relevant extract is set out below). General Information Further information about general assessment criteria, ARNA regulations, referencing and plagiarism can be found on the e-Learning Portal (Blackboard) site. Students are advised to read and follow this information. Instructions on Assessment Submit an assessment document comprising: Part A: [60%] A 1,800 word essay which discusses and evaluates the following statement: “Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the graduate labour market will face a number of challenges, but it will also provide opportunities for Business School graduates to help rebuild the economy.” In this essay, you can either provide a general discussion and evaluation of challenges and opportunities the graduate labour market in the UK or the country in which you wish to work, or you can focus on a specific industry (for example, motor vehicle manufacturing) or a specific discipline (for example, finance.) Your discussion MUST review relevant academic literature and be written entirely in the third person. Part B: [40%] Construct your graduate future and identify a job role for either a placement, internship or graduate position. Write a 1,200-word reflexive statement which positions your suitability for the role which includes an evaluation of your skills, knowledge and attributes. You should select a role which you feel is most appropriate for your personal circumstances. This commentary should be written in the first person, draw upon the relevant person specification / job description, include appendices containing relevant supporting evidence to underpin your commentary, and must include the following: 1. An explanation of why you consider yourself to be the ideal candidate for the role. Illustrate your argument with a wide range of feedback and evidence from seminar activities (for example, psychometric tests, tutor feedback), directed study, and other relevant sources of evidence, such as part-time jobs, volunteering, university activities, sporting activities, hobbies and interests. 2. Give consideration of your personal strengths and weaknesses in relation to your capability to fully carry out the main requirements of the role and / or fully meet the entry requirements. 3. Discuss the next steps to build on strengths and address weaknesses. For example, if you have identified a need to improve an essential skill area, you need to explain why, how and when you plan to it. 4. Outline your rationale for applying for this role within the context of your longer-term career plan. Page 1 Assessment Brief – Newcastle Business School Submission of Assessment & Feedback A Turnitin submission portal will be set up for you to submit an electronic copy of your HR9508 assessment via the eLP (Blackboard) and the submission date will be communicated to you on the eLP. You are not required to submit a hard copy of your HR9508 assessment. Both elements of your HR9508 assessment (Part A and Part B) should be submitted as one single file in the order presented in this assignment brief. Summative Feedback- you will be provided with a mark and feedback on your assignment, which will include any actions to be taken to improve performance. This will be returned to you electronically, the faculty office will inform you of the date this will be made available to you. Formative Feedback- all students should take note of the formative feedback provided during the seminars throughout the semester in order to feed this forward into their final summative assessment. Late submission of work Where coursework is submitted without approval, after the published hand-in deadline, the following penalties will apply. For coursework submitted up to 1 working day (24 hours) after the published hand-in deadline without approval, 10% of the total marks available for the assessment (i.e.100%) shall be deducted from the assessment mark. For clarity: a late piece of work that would have scored 65%, 55% or 45% had it been handed in on time will be awarded 55%, 45% or 35% respectively as 10% of the total available marks will have been deducted. The Penalty does not apply to Pass/Fail Modules, i.e. there will be no penalty for late submission if assessments on Pass/Fail are submitted up to 1 working day (24 hours) after the published hand-in deadline. Coursework submitted more than 1 working day (24 hours) after the published hand-in deadline without approval will be regarded as not having been completed. A mark of zero will be awarded for the assessment and the module will be failed, irrespective of the overall module mark. For clarity: if the original hand-in time on working day A is 12noon the 24 hour late submission allowance will end at 12noon on working day B. These provisions apply to all assessments, including those assessed on a Pass/Fail basis. Page 2 Assessment Brief – Newcastle Business School Word limits and penalties If the assignment is within +10% of the stated word limit no penalty will apply. The word count is to be declared on the front page of your assignment and the assignment cover sheet. The word count does not include: • Title and Contents page • Reference list • Appendices • Glossary • Bibliography • Quotes from interviews and focus groups. • Appropriate tables, figures and illustrations Please note, in text citations [e.g. (Smith, 2011)] and direct secondary quotations [e.g. “dib-dab nonsense analysis” (Smith, 2011 p.123)] are INCLUDED in the word count. If this word count is falsified, students are reminded that under ARNA page 30 Section 3.4 this will be regarded as academic misconduct. If the word limit of the full assignment exceeds the +10% limit, 10% of the mark provisionally awarded to the assignment will be deducted. For example: if the assignment is worth 70 marks but is above the word limit by more than 10%, a penalty of 7 marks will be imposed, giving a final mark of 63. Students must retain an electronic copy of this assignment (including ALL appendices) and it must be made available within 24hours of them requesting it be submitted. Note: For those assessments or partial assessments based on calculation, multiple choice etc., marks will be gained on an accumulative basis. In these cases, marks allocated to each section will be made clear. Academic Misconduct The Assessment Regulations for Northumbria Awards (ARNA) contain the Regulations and procedures applying to cheating, plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct. The full policy is available at: http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/central/ar/qualitysupport/asspolicies/ You are reminded that plagiarism, collusion and other forms of academic misconduct as referred to in the Academic Misconduct procedure of the assessment regulations are taken very seriously by Newcastle Business School. Assignments in which evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct is found may receive a mark of zero. Page 3 Assessment Brief – Newcastle Business School Mapping to Programme Goals and Objectives This assessment will contribute directly to the following Undergraduate programme goals and objectives: 1. Knowledgeable about the theory and practice of international business and management Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Acquire knowledge of functional areas of business and management. 2. Acquire knowledge of specialist areas of business. 3. Apply their knowledge to business and management contexts. 4. Conduct contemporary research into business and management. 2. Skilful in the use of professional and managerial techniques and processes Objectives: Students will be able to: X X X 1. Provide evidence of self-reflection as a means of informing personal development planning. 2. Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work in a team. 3. Demonstrate critical thinking skills. 4. Demonstrate problem solving skills. 3. Aware of ethical issues impacting on business and professional practice Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Identify an ethical dilemma in a business situation 2. Suggest ethical solutions to this dilemma 4. Employable as graduates Objectives: Students will be able to: X 1. In the context of securing graduate employment demonstrate the skills of self presentation. Page 4 Assessment Brief – Newcastle Business School HR9508: EMPLOYABILITY AND CAREER PLANNING ASSESSMENT MARKING CRITERIA Performance Area Part A 60% Does Not Meet Standards 0-29% 30-39% 40-49% Completely Insufficient: Work not submitted. Insufficient discussion of the graduate labour market. Adequate discussion into the graduate labour market. OR work giving evidence of serious academic misconduct (subject to regulations in ARNA Appendix 1) Large sections may be incomplete or irrelevant to the brief. Limited references have been cited. OR work showing no evidence of knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to Level 5 Inadequate structure, requires significant improvement Little/no suitable references have been cited. APA referencing errors are evident. Adequate structure Meets Standards 50-59% Good discussion into the graduate labour market, although could be more contextual in parts. Targeted and supported with some appropriate references, albeit few academic sources. Good structure 60-69% Very good discussion into the graduate labour market. Commendable evidence of research with relevant references cited. APA referencing is mostly correct. Very good structure with clear links between sections and use of subheadings 70-79% Excellent contextual discussion into the graduate labour market. Excellent use of a range of relevant and up to date references to aid discussion. APA referencing is consistent. Excellent structure with clear links between sections and use of subheadings Exceeds Standards 80-89% Outstanding discussion into the graduate labour market. Exemplary discussion into the graduate labour market. Evidence of critical appreciation of a wide range of relevant sources to support discussion. A wide range of sources have been utilised critically and creatively to support discussion. Structure is clear with consistent links between sections and use of subheadings. Work is presented professionally. Structure is exemplary. Well written and professionally presented with consistent links between sections. Work may be below word count. An exemplary piece of academic work providing indepth discussion and understanding. OR work is significantly below word count. Part A 0-17.5 18-23.5 90-100% 24-29.5 30-35.5 36-41.5 42-47.5 48-53.5 54-60 Page 5 Assessment Brief – Newcastle Business School Performance Area Does Not Meet Standards 0-29% 30-39% Part B Completely Insufficient: 40% 40-49% Work not submitted. Insufficient positioning of suitability for the role. Adequate positioning of suitability for the role. OR work giving evidence of serious academic misconduct (subject to regulations in ARTA Appendix 1). Key elements may be incomplete (e.g. little or no supporting feedback and evidence of suitability.) Range of supporting feedback and evidence could be wider and more detailed. OR work showing no evidence of knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to Level 5 Strengths and weaknesses inconsistent with position. OR work is significantly below word count. Little or no discussion of next steps to build on strengths and address weaknesses Little or no discussion on rationale for role within context of longer-term career plan. Some discussion of strengths and weaknesses although vague in parts. Some discussion of next steps to build on strengths and address weaknesses Limited discussion on rationale for role within context of longer-term career plan. Meets Standards 50-59% Good positioning of suitability for the role Good attempt to incorporate a range of supporting evidence and feedback. Identification of strengths and weaknesses linked to position. Good discussion of next steps to build on strengths and address weaknesses. Good discussion on rationale for role within context of longerterm career plan, though this could be stronger. Work may be below word count. Part B 0-11.5 12-15.5 16-19.5 20-23.5 60-69% 70-79% Exceeds Standards 80-89% 90-100% Very good positioning of suitability for the role. Excellent positioning of suitability for the role. Outstanding positioning of suitability for the role. Exemplary positioning of suitability for the role. Very good attempt to incorporate a range of supporting evidence and feedback. Excellent attempt to incorporate a range of supporting evidence and feedback. Outstanding attempt to incorporate a range of supporting evidence and feedback. Exemplary attempt to incorporate a range of supporting evidence and feedback. Identification of strengths and weaknesses linked to position in outstanding discussion. Identification of strengths and weaknesses linked to position in exemplary discussion. Outstanding discussion of next steps to build on strengths and address weaknesses. Exemplary discussion of next steps to build on strengths and address weaknesses. Outstanding discussion on rationale for role within context of longer-term career plan. Exemplary discussion on rationale for role within context of longer-term career plan. Identification of strengths and weaknesses linked to position in very good discussion. Very good discussion of next steps to build on strengths and address weaknesses. Very good discussion on rationale for role within context of longer-term career plan. 24-27.5 Identification of strengths and weaknesses linked to position in excellent discussion. Excellent discussion of next steps to build on strengths and address weaknesses. Excellent discussion on rationale for role within context of longer-term career plan. 28-31.5 32-35.5 36-40 Page 6 
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