Assignment 1: Professional Development Plan
Format: Report
Description:
This assignment requires you to think about your career aspirations, the education, skills and
competences you have already acquired and those that you need to work on to meet your aspiration.
In your plan you should cover the following areas:
- A brief history of who you are? Where do you come from? Discuss some important
experiences that have led you to this point (commencing your MCom)
- What are your career aspirations?
- A ‘gap analysis’ of where you are now to where you want to get to (your career
aspiration)
- What are you going to do to address this gap? How does your MCom help you get
there?
- Create a plan to achieve your aspiration – and establish some SMART goals, and
milestones to measure achievement as you progress.
Compulsory references (available via Loganto link in Moodle)
Erickson, T. 2008 “Align the Practical Realities: Generation Y--Shaping Your Personal
Career Strategy” from Plugged In: The Generation Y Guide to Thriving at Work. Harvard
Business School Press, Harvard MA
Robbins, S.P. and Hunsaker, P.L. 2014, “Self-Awareness: A Point of Departure” from
Training in Interpersonal Skills. Pearson, Harlow
MGMT5050 Assessment Handbook s2 2018 3
Last updated: 20 July 2018
Marking Criteria: (please see marking rubric on Moodle for full descriptions of each criteria)
• Identifies clear learning objectives
• Establishes achievable goals and milestones
• Identifies and utilises resources to support analysis
• Structures text logically and coherently
• Communicates clearly and concisely
• Presents text professionally and references sources accurately
Assessment Format
Your written assignments must be formatted as per the requirements below:
− Use 11pt or 12pt font
− 2.5 cm left margin
− 1.5 line spacing
− Leave a line between each paragraph
− Number each page
− Use Harvard method for referencing - more information can be found on the UNSW Business
School EDU websit