Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2025

Course Code: BUSM6522C

Course Title: Develop personal work priorities

School: 525T Business & Enterprise

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5404 - Diploma of Marketing and Communication

Course Contact: Nick Reynolds

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 0791

Course Contact Email: nick.reynolds@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Ryan Gunasekera

ryan.gunasekera@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 40

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to plan and prioritise own work tasks. It also addresses the skills and knowledge to monitor and obtain feedback on personal work performance.

The unit applies to individuals who are required to design their own work schedules and work plans and to establish priorities for their work. They will typically hold some responsibilities for the work of others and have some autonomy in relation to their own role.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

BSBPEF402 Develop personal work priorities

Element:

1. Plan personal work schedule

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify task requirements

1.2 Identify own accountabilities in line with task requirements

1.3 Assess barriers for performance of personal accountabilities

1.4 Develop a personal work schedule

Element:

2. Implement personal work schedule

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Communicate personal work schedule to relevant personnel

2.2 Monitor own performance according to personal work schedule

2.3 Document variations between expected and actual work performance according to task requirements and communicate to relevant personnel

Element:

3. Review personal work priorities

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Seek and evaluate feedback from relevant stakeholders on own work performance

3.2 Analyse variations between expected and actual work performance

3.3 Update personal work schedule according to internal and external feedback and changes in circumstances

Learning Outcomes


This course is structured to provide students with the optimum learning experience in order to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to plan and prioritise own work tasks. It also addresses the skills and knowledge to monitor and obtain feedback on personal work performance.


Details of Learning Activities

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to plan and prioritise own work tasks. It also addresses the skills and knowledge to monitor and obtain feedback on personal work performance.

The unit applies to individuals who are required to design their own work schedules and work plans and to establish priorities for their work. They will typically hold some responsibilities for the work of others and have some autonomy in relation to their own role.


Teaching Schedule

Week 

Topic Overview and Learning Outcomes

Assessments Due

Week 1

Introduction to the course

  

Week 2

 Procrastination  
Week 3

Plan Personal Work Schedule

Assessment 1 Workshop

 

 

 

Week 4

Assessment 2 Workshop

Assessment 1 Due

(Sunday 11:59 pm)

 

 

Week 5

 Implement Personal Work Schedule  

Week 6

Review Personal Work Priorities

 

 

Week 7

Review Personal Work Priorities

`Assessment 2 Due

(Sunday 11:59 pm)

Week 8

Resubmissions, Meetings, Discussions

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Available on Canvas


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Methods

Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of the requirements in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks, for example:

  • direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
  • review of final printed documents
  • demonstration of techniques
  • observation of presentations
  • oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of software applications

You are advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate your assessment work to your teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.


Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

  • develop, implement and review one personal work schedule.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

  • identify personal responsibilities and barriers to their fulfilment according to task requirements
  • prepare a personal work schedule
  • communicate work schedule to relevant personnel
  • monitor personal work performance to identify variations between expected and actual work performance
  • review own work performance against workgroup objectives through self-assessment and seeking and acting on feedback from internal and external stakeholders.

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

  • content of work plans including:
  • resource requirements
  • stakeholder needs
  • workgroup targets
  • business technology applications to schedule tasks and plan work
  • methods of personal work performance review including:
  • self-assessment
  • feedback from others
  • techniques to prepare personal plans and establish priorities
  • methods to elicit, analyse and interpret feedback.


Feedback

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions. You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.

You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.


Assessment Tasks

AT 1

The assessment includes answering six (6) short answer questions.

Suggested word limit for each question is 50-100 words unless otherwise stated. You may exceed the word limit, but you must nevertheless ensure that you answer each question concisely whilst meeting all the assignment requirements.

Include diagrams and figures where applicable.

 

AT 2

You are required to develop a Personal Work Schedule. This schedule will be submitted in a report format as outlined below.

There are three parts:

Part 1: Plan personal Work Schedule

Part 2: Implement Personal Work Schedule

Part 3: Review Personal Work Priorities

This is an individual task however, you are required to work in groups of 3-4 to get information, feedback and ideas about their schedule.


Assessment Matrix

Available on Canvas

Other Information

None

Course Overview: Access Course Overview