The CPD presentation is compulsory. You must pass the presentation to pass this unit. The presentation duration is 10 minutes. You must prepare your CPD presentation video using the provided PPT template and submit it using the Moodle link as a recorded video file. Please strictly adhere to these instructions to avoid unnecessary fail of this assessment task. You can upload your video on the web and share the web link. Please take some time to research how to prepare a formal video recording.

The students MUST submit all required assessments by their due dates as no late submission will be accepted (this is professional practice). If an extension is required, please ensure the extension request reaches the Unit Coordinator AT LEAST 72 hours prior to the deadline unless specified otherwise in the assessment tasks. Application for an extension after the due date may not be acceptable.

According to the Assessment Policy, Section 5.16, the acceptable reasons for extension are disability, medical or health-related condition, hardship (serious accident), compassionate circumstances (death of a family member) etc., with evidence.

The presentation will be assessed based on 5 major criteria, namely:

1. Formatting and Presentation: This assesses your verbal communication and presentation skills. The details of marking for this criteria is provided in the presentation marking sheet. You must achieve 50% mark for this criteria to pass this Unit.

2. Resume: This assesses the quality of your professional resume. You must effectively convey your education and employment history and your key skills and attributes. You must use the provided template to prepare your resume. It is suggested that you are thinking carefully about who you want to nominate to be your referees as they need to be relevant to your experiences. They may be contacted to verify information claimed in your presentation.

3. CPD record sheet: this is the core information of your CPD portfolio. The hours claimed for your professional practices must be presented using the CPD record sheet provided. You must demonstrate at least 480 hours of professional experiences to pass this Unit, and this must be evident in the table.

4. Summative mapping and reflections: this is the mapping of your skills against the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Standard for professional engineers. You must describe how you have met each of the standards and reflect on what skills you have developed or enhanced through your professional experiences and how you will utilize them in your future career. This mapping must be prepared using the provided template, and marking criteria for this mapping is given in the portfolio marking sheet.

5. Professional evidence: For each of the pieces of evidence that you use in your CPD portfolio, you must articulate it in the professional evidence section. If the evidence is missing from this section, it will not be counted as valid and acceptable evidence for claiming the professional hours. Details of how to articulate evidence are explained in the portfolio template. In brief, for each piece of evidence, you must have four major pieces of information, namely a) certification of evidence, b) a description, c) an analysis, and d) a reflective statement. Evidence that has missing and/or incomplete articulation will be invalid for the hour claim.

Each of the criteria will be assessed as pass or fail. You must pass all criteria to pass the Unit.

The portfolio is the opportunity to demonstrate that you have accumulated professional experience equivalent to 480 hours of industry and/or professional engineering work. Through this portfolio, you must convince the portfolio's assessors that you have met the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers by providing verifiable evidence that you have accrued at least 480 hours of professional engineering practice and reflecting and assessing your gained knowledge and skills against these standards.

In order to demonstrate this within this Unit, you are required to present your experiences as a formal (video recorded) portfolio presentation in Week 9 and a full portfolio submission (pdf file) in Week 12. The portfolio assessments comprise of these two integrated components, and you must pass both to pass the Unit.

Please note, that students who do not present the CPD portfolio on Week 9 shall automatically fail this Unit.

The students MUST submit all required assessments by their due dates as no late submission will be accepted (this is professional practice). If an extension is required, please ensure the extension request reaches the Unit Coordinator AT LEAST 72 hours prior to the deadline unless specified otherwise in the assessment tasks. Application for an extension after the due date may not be acceptable.

According to the Assessment Policy, Section 5.16, the acceptable reasons for extension are disability, medical or health-related condition, hardship (serious accident), compassionate circumstances (death of a family member) etc., with evidence.

The portfolio will be assessed based on 5 major criteria namely:

1. Formatting and Presentation: This assesses your written communication and reports writing skills. The details of marking for these criteria is provided in the portfolio marking sheet. You must achieve a minimum 50% mark for this criteria to pass this Unit.

2. Resume: This assesses the quality of your professional resume. You must use the provided template to prepare your resume. It is suggested that you are thinking carefully about who you want to nominate to be your referees as they need to be relevant to your experiences and they may be contacted to verify information claimed in your portfolio.

3. CPD record sheet: this is the core information of your CPD portfolio. The hours claimed for your professional practices must be presented using the CPD record sheet provided. You must demonstrate at least 480 hours of professional experiences to pass this Unit and this must be evident in the table.

4. Summative mapping and reflections: this is the mapping of your skills against the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Standard for professional engineers. You must describe how you have met each of the standards and reflect on what skills you have developed or enhanced through your professional experiences and how you will utilize them in your future career. This mapping must be prepared using the provided template and marking criteria for this mapping is given in the portfolio marking sheet.

5. Professional evidence: For each of the pieces of evidence that you use in your CPD portfolio, you must articulate it in the professional evidence section. If the evidence is missing from this section, it will not be counted as valid and acceptable evidence for claiming the professional hours. Details of how to articulate evidence are explained in the portfolio template. In brief, for each piece of evidence, you must have four major pieces of information, namely a) certification of evidence; b) a description; c) an analysis and d) a reflective statement. Evidence that has missing and/or incomplete articulation will be invalid for the hour claim.

Each of the criteria will be assessed as pass or fail. You must pass all criteria to pass the Unit.