ASSESSMENT 2 BRIEF

Subject Code and Title MIS610 Advanced Professional Practice

Assessment Professional Practice Reflection

Individual/Group Individual

Length 1500 words (+/- 10%)

Learning Outcomes The Subject Learning Outcomes demonstrated by successful

completion of the task below include:
a) Research and reflect on the role of a Business Analyst (or
chosen career path) in the contemporary business
environment and society more broadly.
b) Cultivate an understanding of who the student is as a
professional and what their impact should be to the
enterprise, taking into consideration ethical viewpoints.

Submission Due by 11:55pm AEST Friday end of Module 4.1

Weighting 25%

Total Marks 100 marks

Task Summary
You are required to write a 1500 words professional practice reflection. This requires you to by reflect on your
experiences in Master of Business Information Systems (MBIS), specifically the IS Capstone and how these
experiences provided you with insights into your own future as an IT/IS Professional.

Context
You have been studying Information Systems through a lens of Business, as most of you will chose careers in IS
management and analytics. Technology is a strategic part of any enterprise today, large or small. Throughout
your degree, you have been developing an understanding and skills that enable you to work at a high level in
these environments. You are soon to graduate and follow your career path. This assessment gives you an
opportunity to reflect on how far you have come and where you wish to go.

Task Instructions
1. Write a 1500 words professional practice reflection addressing the following questions:

• Complete the skills audit to identify your level of skills and knowledge with compared to the
nationally recognised ICT skills set needed for a career in ICT.

• Identify your two strongest skills and reflect on why those are your strongest. Link this to your
experiences in the MBIS and your life in general (for example you might also be influenced by
family, work experience, previous study, hobbies, volunteer work etc.)

• Identify the two skills that need the most work. As above, link this discussion to your experiences
in the MBIS and your life in general.
• Now that you are about to graduate, how do these skills match the job/career that you want?
Find a job advertisement and match the skills and knowledge wanted in the advertisement
against your audit. What do you need to work on?

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 • Finally, you have identified your skills levels and how it relates to your career, now choose three
skills and set yourself SMART* goals for the next six months to achieve your career objectives.

* Specific (simple, sensible, significant), Measurable (meaningful, motivating), Achievable (agreed,

attainable), Relevant (reasonable, realistic and resourced, results-based), Time bound (time-based, time
limited, time/cost limited, timely, time-sensitive)

2. Structure and Format

• The reflection must include a title page with the subject code and name, assignment title,
student’s name, student number and lecturer’s name
• The introduction (200-250 words) which will also serve as your statement of purpose for the
reflection. This means that you will tell the reader what you are going to cover in the reflection.
You will need to inform the reader of:
o Your area of interest and its context
o The key concepts you will be addressing,
o What the reader can expect to find in the body of the report
• The body of the reflection report (1000-1200 words) will need to respond to the specific
requirements as per questions above.
• The conclusion (200-250 words) will summarise any findings that the report puts forward
regarding the concepts covered in the reflection.
• The report should use font Arial or Calibri 11 point, should be line spaced at 1.5 for ease of
reading and page numbers on the bottom of each page. If diagrams or tables are used, due
attention should be given to pagination to avoid loss of meaning and continuity by unnecessarily
splitting information over two pages. Diagrams must carry the appropriate captioning.

3. You are strongly advised to read the rubric which is an evaluation guide with criteria for grading your
assignment – this will give you a clear picture of what a successful report looks like.

Referencing
There are requirements for referencing this report using APA referencing style and it is expected that you
reference any lecture notes used and five additional sources in the relevant subject area based on readings
and further research. It is essential that you use appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research.
Please see more information on referencing here https://library.torrens.edu.au/academicskills/apa/tool

Submission Instructions
Submit this assessment via the Assessment 2 link in the main navigation menu in MIS610 Advanced
Professional Practice. The Learning Facilitator will provide feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal.
Feedback can be viewed in My Grades.

Academic Integrity Declaration

I declare that except where I have referenced, the work I am submitting for this assessment task is my own
work. I have read and am aware of Torrens University Australia Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
viewable online at http://www.torrens.edu.au/policies-and-forms

I am aware that I need to keep a copy of all submitted material and their drafts, and I will do so accordingly.

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Assessment Rubric
Fail
Pass Credit Distinction High Distinction
(Yet to achieve minimum
Assessment Attributes (Functional) (Proficient) (Advanced) (Exceptional)
standard)
50-64% 65-74% 75-84% 85-100%
0-49%
Reflection and analysis The learning journey has The learning journey has a The learning journey shows The learning journey has a The learning journey is
been cursorily put passable level of detail. More an average level of depth. good level of depth. The chronicled to an
Reflection and analysis together. Needs work is needed to There may not be any student has shown a hint of appropriate depth. The
of own experiences significant work in demonstrate how the subject vulnerability or detail in vulnerability as well as good student has shown
demonstrating demonstrating how the has changed the student as a how they have changed as a detail in how they have vulnerability as well as
independent thinking subject has developed the result of undergoing. An result of studying the grown as a person and as a significant detail in growing
and expressing student. inadequate, unclear, subject. professional. Reflection and as a person as a
meaningful insights unfocussed overview which analysis of own experiences professional. Reflection and
does not include analysis or is personalized. analysis of own experiences
40% personalization nor express Demonstrates independent is consistently personalized.
meaningful insights. thinking and expresses Demonstrates independent
insights thinking and expresses
meaningful insights.

Use of academic and Poorly written with Written according to Written according to Well-written and adheres to Expertly written and
discipline conventions informal tone, using first academic genre. Minor academic genre. Consistent the academic genre. adheres to the academic
person pronouns. Does errors in the use of first- use of credible and relevant Consistently demonstrates genre. Expert use of high-
Formal tone. Meets the not adhere to the person pronouns. research sources to support expert use of good quality, quality credible and
requirements outlined assignment brief. No Introduction attempted but and develop ideas. credible and relevant relevant research sources
in the assignment brief. introduction attempted. very generic does not clearly research sources to support to support and develop
No use of first party Conclusion not state the purpose of the Sound use of the and develop appropriate arguments. Extensive
perspective. attempted. Inconsistent report and what the reader introduction but does not arguments and statements. evidence of reading beyond
Appropriate use of and inadequate use of should expect to find in the clearly state either the Shows evidence of reading the key reading.
credible resources, good quality, credible and body of the report. purpose of the report or beyond the key reading.
Correct citation of key relevant resources to Conclusion attempted but what the reader should Excellent use of the
resources using APA support and develop does not include summation expect to find in the body Good use of the introduction which secures
referencing. ideas. of key concepts discussed in of the report. Sound use of introduction. Clearly states the attention of the reader,
the report and/or key the conclusion and the purpose of the report clearly states the purpose

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 30% No use of in-text conclusions. Consistent use succeeds in either the and what the reader should of the report and what the
references, or no of credible and relevant summation of key concepts expect to find in the body reader should expect to
reference list. Many research sources to support discussed, or key of the report. Good use of find in the body of the
mistakes in using the APA and develop ideas, but these conclusions. Good use of the conclusion. Succeeds in report.
style. are not always explicit or well in-text referencing and summation of key concepts
developed. appropriate number of discussed and key Excellent use of the
references used and listed conclusions. conclusion. Succeeds in
Little use of in-text in the reference list. Minor confident summation of
referencing, or inadequate errors in using the APA Very good use of in-text key concepts and
references consulted and style. referencing. All in-text conclusions. Excellent and
added to references. Some references match with meticulous use of in-text
mistakes in using APA style. references listed. No referencing. All in-text
mistakes in using the APA references match with
style. references listed in the
reference list. No mistakes
in using the APA style.

Evidence of changed The learning journey has The scope of the report The scope of the learning The learning journey has a The learning journey
thinking and goals been cursorily put needs significant adjustment. journey may need to be scope that is good and narrative has been scoped
together and needs The student needs further adjusted or the account includes a very good well and includes a
Evidence of changed significant work in scoping work in demonstrating how provided may need more account of how the student complete account of how
thinking and/or goal and recounting how the they have changed as a result imagination as to how the changed as a person and as the student changed, both
setting due to new student has developed. of undergoing the subject. subject developed the a professional. Based on as a person and a
understanding of Goal setting was not Little attempt was made to student. Goals were set for this reflection measurable professional. Based on this
behaviour. attempted. set goals based on the the future goals were set for the reflection measurable goals
knowledge attained from future. were set for the future.
30% reflection.

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