CQUniversity Unit Profile.

During this unit, you will further prepare yourself for professional practice by exploring professional practice models and your readiness to apply them. As a result of this exploration, you will develop a portfolio including:

• Part A (5%) - Professional Profile (Resume + LinkedIn)
• Part B (15%) - Professional Development Reflection and Plan
• Part C (10%) - Critique of an accident investigation article as a piece of professional research using an assessment framework provided on Moodle.

Each of these tasks is designed to prepare you for your ongoing employment and development after you complete your Bachelor of Accident Forensics.

You must follow the detailed instructions for each task provided on the Moodle site. Support and practice opportunities will be available in lectures and tutorials during the term for each of Part A, Part B and Part C activities.

Part A - Professional Profile (Resume + LinkedIn) (5%)

As part of your preparation for employment, you need to prepare or update your professional resume and your LinkedIn site. These are key marketing tools when you are looking for employment, so this task is also part of your preparation for employment.

Resume and LinkedIn information and instruction will be included in Lectures and Tutorials.  Resume drafts &/or LinkedIn Profiles can be submitted to the Unit Coordinator for review up to and including Week 5.

Part B - Professional Development Reflection and Plan (15%)

Learning as an investigation professional does not stop at the end of your Bachelor of Accident Forensics. The field of accident investigation is dynamic and changing to meet the risks and needs of the world around us as well as incorporating newly developed knowledge and approaches. As part of your professional practice, it is important to continually reflect on your professional development. Such reflections include:

• identifying skills gaps and working out ways to fill them
• understanding and recognising emerging trends in the discipline to maintain your currency of knowledge
• identifying how you can improve as a professional
• considering how different professionals approach certain issues and whether that approach could be improved in the light of new knowledge and evidence.

Reflecting on and guiding your own development in this way is an essential aspect of your ongoing professional development and will form the basis of your ongoing professional practice.

To complete Part B of this portfolio, you will need to follow detailed instructions on Moodle to:

1. Critically reflect on your preparedness as an investigation professional. You will engage with international accident investigation professional capability criteria (5%)
2. Develop a further career development plan.  This will involve reviewing the current needs of accident investigation professionals as advertised in the market, identifying your own development needs and building into your own 5 year development plan (5%).
3. Identify an aspect of investigative practice of interest to you and consider how you might participate in the development of that practice in an ethical context, using the International Society of Air Safety Investigators' Code of Ethics (5%).
   

To complete this aspect of the portfolio, you will submit the following 3 items:

1. Evaluation of your preparedness for investigative professional practice (word or PDF document)
   
2. Further career development plan (This can be a table, timeline or mindmap in any of Word, Excel or PDF formats)
3. Ways to ethically contribute to the future development of the investigation profession (Word or PDF document).
   

Part C - Critique of an Accident Investigation Article (10%)

During your ongoing practice as an investigation professional, you need to be able to research and critically evaluate key information sources across domains. This task helps you to develop those critical review skills.

Select an article on investigation from either a peer-reviewed journal on accident investigation or a journal published by a professional investigation association.  (Note : Do not use an investigation report of an accident or a government report).  Before starting your review, obtain the Unit Coordinator's approval of the suitability of the article.

Read the following chapter from the OHS Body of Knowledge:

• Ch 39 “The OHS Professional as a Critical Consumer of Research”

Using Appendix 1 from Chapter 39, critically review your selected technical chapter as a research paper. Identify ways in which evidence has been used to inform practice.

From this review and with reference to additional literature, identify and discuss ways in which your selected article may be further developed to enhance the future development of investigative practice. This may be in the form of additional questions which need to be explored.

You will submit your response as a formally written review in either Word or PDF format.

All components of the Portfolio are compulsory. Omission of an element of the Portfolio will result in Fail grade for this assessment.

Detailed assessment matrices will be provided on Moodle during the term. The assessment criteria for each Part are summarised below.

Part A - Professional Profile (Resume + LinkedIn) (5%)

The total marks allocated for this Part A is 100.  This represents 5% of the overall grade for the unit.

Resume

• Contact details - 5 marks
  
• Professional Development - 20 marks
  
• Work history - 20 marks
  
• Referees - 5 marks
  
• Format and Structure - 5 marks
  

LinkedIn Profile

• Summary, work history and professional development - 20 marks
• Formatting - 5 marks
• Network - 10 marks

Written expression for resume and LinkedIn profile - 10 marks

Part B - Professional Development Reflection and Plan (15%)

The total marks allocated for this Part B is 100.  This represents 15% of the overall grade for the unit.

Preparedness Evaluation

• Self-evaluation against the International Civil Aviation Organisation Investigation (ICAO) Training Standard criteria with examples and identifying gaps - 30 marks
  

Development Plan

• Sets clear, measurable goals for short (one-year), interim (three-year) and long term (five- to ten-year) periods - 10 marks
  
• Identifies detailed development needs based on preparedness evaluation and analysis of appropriate job adverts for one-year and three-year goals - 10 marks
  
• Describes SMART development activities appropriate development needs and plans them over time - 10 marks
  

Ethically contributing to the future development of the investigation profession

• Clearly identifies an emerging issue in an aspect of investigative practice of specific interest, justified by literature - 10 marks
  
• Describes specific opportunities to participate in development of this aspect - 10 marks
  
• Critically evaluates the elements of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI) Code of Ethics and thoroughly demonstrates the ability to personally apply the Code in the context of the identified emerging issue - 10 marks
• Written expression and structure appropriate to tasks - 5 marks
• Sources and referencing - 5 marks
  

Part C - Critique of an Accident Investigation Article (10%)

The total marks allocated for this Part C is 100.  This represents 10% of the overall grade for the unit.

• Specifically identifies and clearly summarises the intent of the article - 10 marks
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the evaluation of technical research, specifically applying all of the evaluation criteria effectively - 25 marks
  
• Applies critical thinking to identify and justify areas of excellence and opportunities for improvement - 25 marks
  
• Uses additional literature to justify a position going forward  - 20 marks
  
• Uses written expression and structure appropriate to a formal review - 10 marks
  
• Sources and referencing - 10 marks
  

During this unit, you will undertake a 120 hour internship project with a client. During this project, you will be supervised by an industry supervisor who is suitably qualified and/or experienced in accident investigation and approved by the Unit Coordinator.  An external mentor may be required. 

As a result of this internship, you will assemble a delivery and closeout portfolio which will include the following:

• Part A (10%) - Professional Reflective Journal
• Part B (10%) - Self Evaluation Exercise
• Part C (10%) - Mentor Assessment
• Part D (10%) - Closeout Report

The submission area in Moodle will permit submission of multiple documents. All 4 items must be submitted to successfully complete this assessment.

Failure to complete 120 hours of internship will result in failure of the Portfolio 2 assessment

Part A - Professional reflective journal of your internship (10%)

Within the initial student paperwork issued by the Unit Coordinator, you will receive a Professional Reflective Log. You are required to complete this for each day of your internship.

For each day, there should be a Part 1 Professional Activity Log and a Part 2 Daily Professional Reflection Journal.

Part 1 is a simple record of the dates, times and activities of your internship and should be signed by your supervisor. For each Part 1, there should be a corresponding Part 2, in which you reflect on the effectiveness of each day’s activities. For each day, spend 5-10 minutes considering and noting down what worked well, what could improve, what could have been done differently and what you learned. Your responses to yourself should be thoughtful, self-evaluating and constructive.

Submit the entire set as a professional reflective journal. There is no word limit and no referencing is required. The documents should be submitted as PDF and/or Word files. Scans of handwritten files are accepted. If a number of files are submitted, please provide a covering list, so that the Unit Coordinator can ensure they have all been received.

Part B - Self-Evaluation Exercise (10%)

Write a self-evaluation of your internship, discussing the processes of the internship and your performance within the internship within the context of the outcomes completed for your client.

Review your daily reflective journals and respond to these questions:

• Summarise the types of activities you were involved in. How did these add to your learning during the project?
• Summarise your findings and journal themes. Overall what worked well, what could improve, what you could you have done differently and what did you learn?
• Discuss the working environment. Was it a good place to work? Explain your answer with examples.

Evaluate yourself against the mentor evaluation criteria using the mentor evaluation form and submit your completed form with Part B.

Review your mentor/supervisor(s)’ evaluation of your performance.

• Is your evaluation of your own performance different to your mentor/supervisor(s)' evaluation? Consider and explain any differences between yours and your mentor/supervisor(s)' evaluation.
• Discuss any comments your mentor/supervisor(s) may have made on the form.

At the end of your self evaluation, consider as a whole:

• What did you learn from the internship (eg, technical knowledge, skills, leadership, influencing, other)?
• Did the internship fulfill your expectations? Explain your answer with examples.
• If you were to do the internship again, what would you do differently and why?
• What areas of development have you identified as a result of your internship and how do you intend to address them?
• What aspects of professional practice would you like to explore further as a result of what you learned in your internship?

As this is a self-evaluation, a formal report format is not required, but longer documents are easier to manage if they have cover pages and tables of contents. There is no set word limit for this document, but as a guide students have been successful with submissions of 4-5 pages. Reference to external documents is not mandatory, however, if you do use additional literature to support your points, Harvard style in-text and final list referencing is expected. The final document should be submitted in either Word or PDF format.

Part C - Mentor Assessment (10%)

Within the initial mentor/supervisor and student paperwork issued by the Unit Coordinator, you and your mentor/supervisor(s) will each receive a copy of the Mentor Evaluation Form.  Your mentor/supervisor(s) should complete this at the end of your internship, discuss it with you, sign it and provide you with a copy.

It is your responsibility to ensure you receive this at the end of your internship.

Submit the signed evaluation(s) from your mentor/supervisor(s) as part of your portfolio. Note, if you have a combination of mentor/supervisor(s) then you should have multiple assessments and all of these should be submitted.

Your mentor/supervisor(s) discussions with the Unit Coordinator will also form part of this assessment.

Part D - Project Closeout Report (10%)

At the end of every project or job you do, it is good professional practice to complete a closeout report and provide it to your client or employer. Such reports should always be timely, ie within 2 weeks of the end of the project.

At the end of your internship, write a detailed project closeout report addressed to your client, with a copy to your Unit Coordinator. This will be a factual, objective report of the activities you carried out, the outcomes of the activities and a list of any deliverables provided.

Within the report, address the following key points:

• Describe the purpose and scope of your project
• What was the selected project methodology? 
• What were the outcomes or findings of the project? Did the outcomes of the project meet the intended purpose?
• What additional activities were you involved in or tasks did you complete while at your placement?
• What recommendations do you have regarding the outcomes of your project? What next steps should your sponsor take to make use of your project outcomes?
• Provide a list of the deliverables that you supplied to your client during the project.

Your report should use a formal report format, including the following:

• Letter of transmittal addressed to your client
• Cover page
• Executive Summary
• Table of Contents
• Table of Figures if required
• Introduction and Scope
• Methodology
• Discussion
• Recommendations
• Conclusions
• Appendices (if applicable – for example, you might include samples of work completed)
• Professional Formatting

Note : All reports will be treated in the strictest confidence, however, if specific information cannot be included for client confidentiality reasons, then general commentary will need to be provided.

The report should be submitted in Word or PDF format. Harvard style referencing shall be used.

Detailed assessment matrices will be provided on Moodle during the term. The assessment criteria for each Part are summarised below.

All components of the Portfolio are compulsory. Omission of an element of the Portfolio will result in an Absent Fail grade for this assessment.

Failure to complete 120 hours of internship will result in failure of the Portfolio 2 assessment

Part A - Professional reflective journal of your internship (10%)

The total marks allocated for this Part A is 100.  This represents 10% of the overall grade for the unit.

The Part 1 sections will be assessed to identify that you

• Completed a minimum of 120 hours for your internship
• Took part in activities that were appropriate to your internship, as well as possible additional activities
• Obtained supervisor’s signatures to verify hours and activities.

The Part 2 sections will be assessed to ensure that you have critically evaluated your own performance and demonstrated reflective learning.

Part B - Self-Evaluation Exercise (10%)

The total marks allocated for this Part B is 100.  This represents 10% of the overall grade for the unit.  You will be assessed on the depth to which you have:

• Summarised the types of activities and explains how these added to overall learning during the project
• Evaluated the daily journal reflections and themes to draw constructive conclusions of what worked well, what could be improved, which could have been done differently and what was learned.
• Demonstrated a constructively critical understanding of the physical, organisational and team work environment, with specific examples to support key learnings
• Evaluated self thoroughly and fairly against the mentor evaluation criteria, making use of specific examples
• Constructively reflected on and demonstrated understanding of the mentor's feedback and evaluation, explains differences/agreements between mentor and self evaluation and clearly identifies specific learnings
• Described examples of the technical, skill, leadership and influencing learnings acquired during the placement
• Demonstrated understanding of your expectations and evaluates whether the project fulfilled your expectations, supporting with specific examples
• Demonstrated critical reflection on feedback received and identifies specific opportunities for self improvement
• Identified new area of interest or reinforces existing interests as a result of what was learned in the project placement and starts to think about how to explore them
• Used written expression appropriate to a reflection

Part C - Mentor Assessment (10%)

The total marks allocated for this Part C is 100.  This represents 10% of the overall grade for the unit.

This will be assessed based on the mentor written evaluation and the mentor discussions with the Unit Coordinator during the placement. The Unit Coordinator maintains a contact log for each contact with mentor/supervisors. A copy of the contact log will be provided to you as part of the assessment feedback.

Part D - Project Closeout Report (10%)

The total marks allocated for this Part D is 100.  This represents 10% of the overall grade for the unit. You will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Context, aims, objectives and scope are explained
• Demonstrates critical thinking in detailing and justifying the problem solving approach or methodology
• Critically evaluates the success of the project
• Discussion is logical and evidence based
• Demonstrates understanding and application of problem-solving skills by making recommendations that are supported by the discussion
• Evaluates the success of the project in achieving the original aims, objective and scope
  
• Lists the project deliverables supplied to the client
• Professional formatting
• Written expression and structure appropriate to a professional report
• Sources and referencing

At the compulsory residential school, you will have 20 minutes to present a conference paper on a topic. Your conference paper topic must be approved by the Unit Coordinator and will explore your project or an aspect of your project that is of interest to a professional audience. This assessment consists of three parts:

• Part A Conference Paper (20%) and Slides (10%)
• Part B - Preliminary (online) and Final Presentation (conference) (Pass/Fail)
• Part C - Professionalism (Pass/Fail)

Part A Conference Paper (20%) and Slides (10%)

You must choose a topic for your Conference Paper for approval by your Unit Coordinator.  Your conference paper topic must explore your project or an aspect of your project that is of interest to a professional audience.  You must develop a written Conference Paper suitable for publication within the proceedings of this Conference.  You must write a set of supporting slides which will enable you to present the key points of your conference paper.   When presenting at a conference, speakers are required to register.  At our conference, you will fill in and submit a Speaker Registration Form with your Conference Paper and slides.

When presenting at a formal conference, there are specific formatting instructions supplied by conference organisers for the submission of the conference paper document which is published to delegates. For our residential school conference, please follow the formatting supplied on Moodle during the term, which is based on the formats required for an international conference.

Within the Conference Paper and slides, you should include:

• Title
• Abstract
• Keywords
  
• Background on the industry
• Background on the organisation
• Context surrounding the topic being addressed
• Details of the interesting or over-the-horizon aspects of your topic
• Evidence base for the interesting or over-the-horizon aspects of your topic, including a brief review of literature relevant to your topic
• Learnings for your professional colleagues
• Alignment between the conference paper and the slides.

Use supporting slides such as a Powerpoint presentation or PDF slides

• Include pictures and graphics to illustrate your points
• Reflect the key points of your Conference Paper

Complete a Speaker Registration Form to be submitted with your conference paper and slides. 

The presentation slides, conference paper and speaker registration form should be submitted as three documents via Moodle. The presentation slides should be a PDF or Powerpoint file. The Conference paper should be a PDF or Word document.  The Speaker Registration Form should use the pro forma provided on Mooodle and be submitted in either Word or PDF format.

Part B Preliminary (online) and Final Presentation (Conference) (P/F)

• You shall deliver your presentation first at a compulsory online Zoom session, called Preliminary Presentations.  Constructive feedback will be provided to assist you in practising for your Final presentation.
• You shall then deliver the Final presentation at the compulsory residential school in Rockhampton 15-17 October.

Further details, support and practice opportunities will be available during the term.

Part C Professionalism (P/F)

Throughout the residential school conference, students will be assessed on their ability to apply professional approaches to all activities. No submission is required.

All elements of this Conference Paper and Presentation assessment are compulsory. Detailed assessment matrices will be provided on Moodle during the term.

The total marks allocated for this assessment is 100. This represents 30% of the overall grade for this unit.

Part A Conference Paper (20%) and Slides (10%)

The Conference Paper will be assessed for the following:

• Pre-conference information is provided, including a "bio"
• Client approval for the paper is obtained
• Abstract is succinctly written and clearly summarises the key points of the paper
• Keywords reflect key themes within the paper
• Introduction and context communicate understanding of the industry and the topic being addressed
• Communicates critical thinking about the topic
• Communicates the over-the-horizon and interesting aspects of the topic at a professional audience standard
• Clear link between the project, the conference paper title and the content of the paper
• Conclusions are supported by the discussion
  
• Follows the stipulated conference paper formatting
• Uses written expression appropriate to a conference paper
• Supported with authoritative, referenced sources

Slides

• Structure is logical and easy to follow, aligned with the conference paper
• Relevant to the material presented
• Professionally formatted

Part B Preliminary (online) and Final Presentation (Conference) (Pass/Fail)

The Preliminary and Final Presentations will be assessed on a Pass/Fail basis. You must present at the Zoom Preliminary Presentation and achieve a Pass Grade in the Final Presentations at Residential School to pass Part B.

Part C Professionalism (Pass/Fail)

Throughout the residential school conference, you will be assessed on your ability to apply professional approaches to all activities, including attendance, teamwork, personal leadership, professional and ethical practice.