Managing systems and people in the accounting environment
Report writing guide for unit 10
Francesca Harper MAAT, recently completed her unit 10 project.
“My biggest recommendation is to set yourself a deadline to complete your project. I did this, based on when I was taking my final AAT exams, and it gave me the drive to not let unit 10 linger. I had to give it one final push. After all, I’d worked so hard over the past two and a half years – why fall at the final hurdle?”
Contents
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Developing your skills through assessment Your responsibility as the learner Responsibility of your assessor Workplace mentor How to get started Identifying the topic Report writing tips Structure of your report
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Your assessor will look at your work throughout the time it takes to complete the project.
It is your assessor’s responsibility to: • schedule the assessment • agree the theme for the report • monitor the collection of evidence • give guidance on the draft report • give additional assessment opportunities as necessary • assess your final project • hold an assessment interview.
Francesca’s tip
“Before you start writing your project, go through each of the mapping requirements and note an example for each. Then when writing your project, make sure you include these examples. This ensures you cover everything needed to achieve unit 10.”
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Workplace mentor
We recommend that you arrange for someone to be a workplace mentor. If you’re currently working in an accounting role, you should receive support and guidance from your employer as well as your assessor throughout the development of your project. They will also have a greater understanding about your chosen topic than your assessor can have.
Your mentor does not have to be your manager but should be someone who can help you through your project, providing both technical and motivational support. Try to make sure that your mentor is involved in your work from the outset and understands the standards and timescales you’re working to. They may be able to offer guidance on suitable ideas for the project by identifying current problems
(a) There are typically six assessment methods that we can chose to employ within your role. These are listed below along with examples of when and how they could be implemented:
Sufficient- is the full range of performance identified in the standards covered does the evidence shows competence over a period of time and in a range of contexts.
Written assessment can be used to give a differentiation of questions to the learner and can be used to judge knowledge at a given level. It also provides a good paper trail. Problems could arise if the learner did not have good reading skills or was dyslexic, evidence could be lost.
Unit: 654 Manage disciplinary processes in health and social care or children and young people's settings.
The assessment strategy should state how the subject should be assessed, and subsequent results recorded. It should also state the experience, professional development and qualifications that assessors should hold. Quality assurance requirements, for example internal and external verification or moderation, will also be stated. Organisation may also have an assessment policy which an assessor should familiarise him/herself with.
1.1 Explain the importance of a holistic approach to assessment and planning of care or support.
Looking at the outcomes, which are the result of the support plan, these include inputs, outputs and outcomes. In simplified terms, these items look like:
1.2 Explain circumstances when it is necessary to seek specialist expertise in relation to recruitment and selection.
D1 – Evaluate the impact of war, conflict and terrorism on one UK Public Service
If you have concerns about the care and safety of service users and feel like you can’t go to your manager then you have the option to contact some big and confidential organisations such as Care Quality Commission (CQC) or Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or environmental health who can also offer support and information and give you any answers you may need to any concerns.
Before you start working on this part of your assessment, carry out some planning by answering the following questions.
With all of the activities carried our by the learner (with or without the assessor) the assessor needs to make decisions on the learner's competence in relation to the requirements of the qualification. The assessor should make their judgements of success or not and provide constructive feedback to the learner in a way that best suits the individual. If any further action is necessary for the completion of the qualification criteria (i.e. more training, description of knowledge or other evidence of ability) then a further plan should be agreed to achieve this. All such information discussed and agreed should be recorded appropriately at each stage.
OUTCOME 1 Understand the legislation and policies that support the human rights and inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities.
A practical exercise is an option to allow those who do not perform well in traditional interviews to demonstrate that they do have the skills required to do the job role, for example if no mention is made of excellent verbal communication skills as an essential requirement of the job but accurate data entry skills are then this can be demonstrated using an exercise whilst taking account of the candidates limitations in the former aspect.
Continual Self-Development is the approach where an individual takes prime responsibility and ownership for their own learning and development. This approach requires motivation and commitment in order to exploit learning opportunities and minimise the impact of weakness. A continuing self-development should be undertaken in partnership with the organisation and self-development should enhance the role held within the organisation. There are many benefits to be derived from continual self-development: improve performance and self-confidence; identify and develop specific skills and qualities; increase learning capacity; help achieve potential.