BSBCMM511 Student Assessment Tasks 12-02-21
BSBCMM511 Student Assessment Tasks 12-02-21
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STUDENT
Melbourne Campus: Level 10, 190 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
ASSESSMENT TASKS
Melbourne Campus: Level 10, 108 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Contents
Introduction 3
Assessment Task 1: Knowledge questions 4
Assessment Task 1: Checklist 7
Assessment Task 2: Project Portfolio 8
Assessment Task 2: Checklist 13
Final results record 16
Introduction
The assessment tasks for BSBCMM511 Communicate with influence are outlined in the
assessment plan below. These tasks have been designed to help you demonstrate the skills and
knowledge that you have learnt during your course.
Please ensure that you read the instructions provided with these tasks carefully. You should also
follow the advice provided in the Business Works Student User Guide. The Student User Guide
provides important information for you relating to completing assessment successfully.
● Assessment Task 1: Knowledge questions – You must answer all questions correctly.
● Assessment Task 2: Project – You must work through a range of activities and complete a
project portfolio.
● review the advice to students regarding answering knowledge questions in the Business
Works Student User Guide
● comply with the due date for assessment which your assessor will provide
Assessment information
i
Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in Appendix
A of the Business Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix for information on:
Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your work. A
template is provided in Appendix C of the Student User Guide.
Questions
Provide answers to all of the questions below:
1. Explain how tone, structure and style of your communication may impact on others. In your
answer:
3. Discuss three ways by which a business can ensure that confidentiality is maintained at work.
4. Explain the key principles of negotiation that should be used in the workplace to ensure that
agreements are reached.
5. Explain the mediation process and at least three key principles that should be taken into
account when mediating at work.
10. Outline at least five important considerations in ensuring that a meeting is structured.
● making presentations
● confidentiality of information.
13. Select an industry and provide examples of media and government organisations, events and
communication channels relevant to an organisation in the chosen industry. Use the table to
complete your answer:
Industry Transport
Student’s name:
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Question 7
Question 8
Question 9
Question 10
Question 11
Question 12
Question 13
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Task outcome:
Satisfactory Not satisfactory
Assessor signature:
Assessor name:
Date:
● review the advice to students regarding responding to written tasks in the Business Works
Student User Guide
● comply with the due date for assessment which your assessor will provide
Assessment information
i
Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in Appendix
A of the Business Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix for information on:
Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your work. A
template is provided in Appendix B of the Student User Guide.
Activities
Complete the following activities:
This project requires you to choose a scenario in your organisation that requires
you to present information to others and negotiate outcomes.
You will be creating a presentation to present information to two different groups of
people at two separate meetings. One of the groups of people you choose to
communicate to must be appropriate team members.
At these two meetings, you will present your presentation and adapt your
communication to suit the audience at each meeting.
Vocational education and training is all about gaining and developing practical skills
that are industry relevant and that can help you to succeed in your chosen career.
For this reason, you can use the case study provided. This will mean that you are
applying your knowledge and skills in a relevant, practical and meaningful way to
your own situation!
To complete this assessment, you must assume a senior role in your chosen
business. This role should suit a manager or leader in the organisation who
identifies, analyses and acts on information from a variety of sources. This role
should also require initiative and judgement to deal with unpredictable problems
and manage the work of self and others.
It is important that you are able to access enough information for your chosen
business in order to be able to do your assessment. As a minimum this should
include:
● organisational objectives
● a scenario that requires you to present information to and negotiate with two
different groups of people.
● legislative changes
● office relocation
You will be collecting evidence for this unit in a Project Portfolio. The steps you
need to take are outlined below.
2. Preparation
Make sure you are familiar with the organisation you are basing this assessment on
and have read through the necessary background information. For the case study
business, this is all of the documents included in the Simulation Pack.
Complete Page 4 of your Project Portfolio for this unit.
Read through the requirements of Section 1, 2 and 3 of your Project Portfolio.
3. Planning communication
● plan communication.
Make sure you have answered all questions in Section 1. Submit to your assessor
for review.
You are also required to attach certain documents as part of your evidence –
review the documents you need to attach as outlined in Section 1 of the
Project Portfolio and make sure you attach these when you submit this
section.
You will use the work done in this section of the Portfolio to create a presentation
and adapt it for two different audiences.
4. Preparing communication
Make sure you have answered all questions in Section 2. Submit to your assessor
for review.
You are also required to attach certain documents as part of your evidence –
review the documents you need to attach as outlined in Section 2 of the
Project Portfolio and make sure you attach these when you submit this section.
You will use the work done in this section of the Portfolio to meet separately with
each of your chosen two audiences to present your presentation(s) and negotiate
outcomes.
Meet separately with each identified group to present your presentation(s) and
negotiate outcomes. Adapt your communication to suit each audience (as planned
in Section 1)
(make sure you use active listening and questioning to seek information).
● provide an opportunity for the audience to ask questions (make sure you
answer them clearly and concisely).
● resolve conflict
● seek feedback after the presentation about the meeting and negotiation (this
may be in any appropriate format e.g. verbally, using an online survey or a
printed questionnaire).
● create separate written documents on the outcomes of each meeting (i.e. one
document per meeting).
Make sure you have completed all sections of your Project Portfolio, answered all
questions, provided enough detail as indicated and proofread for spelling and
grammar as necessary. Remember to submit all necessary attachments as
indicated.
Student’s name:
Completed
successfully? Comments
● planning:
o confidential information
− objectives
− position to take
− supporting arguments
− potential issues or
problems
o communication details,
including:
● preparing a visual/written
presentation to communicate their
information to their two chosen
audiences (adjusting it to suit the
audience and purpose accordingly).
o resolving conflict
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Task outcome:
Satisfactory Not satisfactory
Assessor signature:
Assessor name:
Date:
Student name:
Assessor name:
Date
Result
Feedback
◻ I hereby certify that this student has been assessed by me and that the assessment has been
carried out according to the required assessment procedures.