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Download Study Guide for Kaplan Vocational Education StudentsPage 2 Kaplan Education Pty Limited. All rights reserved. 4. Preparing your assignment Structure Your assignment, including a guide to completion and questions, will be available todownload from My Kaplan. Before you begin Make sure that you are familiar with the instructions relating to the assignment and itssubmission. Check My Kaplan to ensure that you are aware of any corrections or clarifications thathave been made to your subject notes. Kaplan also publishes Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs) for some subjects on My Kaplan. Any important updates or guidance in relationto the assignment will be published on My Kaplan.

Be familiar with the learning outcomes that the assignment is contributing to. Yourassignment will be assessed against whether you demonstrate that you have met thelearning outcomes for each module of the subject. Allocating time for your assignment The following is a guide for the allocation of your time on your assignment: Stage % of time e.g. 20 hours 1. Planning (information gathering and preliminary structuring) 45 9 hours2. Writing first draft 20 4 hours3. Reviewing and rewriting 25 5 hours4. Final document for submitting 10 2 hours Answering the questions No matter how brilliant your ideas are, or how well you express them, your will only receivecredit for answering the questions. Here are a few things to consider when answering thequestions. Examine each question carefully to ensure you do what the assessor wants you to do andhow the question relates to any competencies being assessed. Identify and underline key words or phrases in each question that will give you an idea of what you are being asked to do. If the question links directly to material in the module, i.e. where the answer can beobtained from the notes, try and put it into your own words. This will assist your ownunderstanding and can demonstrate an effort to understand the material, rather than justcopying and pasting it into the assignment. If the question links to material in the module but requires additional work, research youranswer using relevant sources and link it back to the material. This can demonstrate anability to apply information at a higher level and therefore show understanding. Try tointegrate your findings into the material to provide an answer that demonstrates anunderstanding of the question. If you have used any assumptions in your answer, be sure to state them and how theyhave been applied so that the marker can understand where you are coming from.

If you use calculations, include the working (unless advised not to) as this provides themarker with an understanding of the methods you used to answer the question. If you use charts or tables you should label them, showing what each axis represents andunits, where necessary.

Study Guide for Kaplan Vocational Education StudentsPage 3 Structure If your assignment asks for a long-answer written response, it will help your marker if youinclude an introduction, body and conclusion. Introduction: tell the reader what you are going to do orientate the reader to what youare going to write about by setting out the context to the topic. State your overall position(or argument) and how you arrived at that position. The introduction to the assignment iswhere you either win or lose the reader. It is a map that will help the reader find their waythrough the rest of your writing. The introduction is normally the last part of the answerto be written. Body: present your argument this is where the bulk of your effort should go. In the bodyyou must convince the reader that the position you are taking is the right one. You do thisby developing a logical and coherent case backed up by findings from reliable sources. Foreach paragraph you should have a clear topic sentence and supporting sentences thatelaborate the main idea. It is far better to have complicated ideas simply expressed thansimple ideas expressed in a complicated way.

Conclusion: restate your main points to conclude your discussion, summarise your mainpoints and restate your position. In conclusion you can briefly summarise your mainpoints and then restate your position. Identify any limitations or qualifications in yourargument and discuss any implications. The conclusion is typically written after the bodyhas been completed. Submission format Follow all assignment instructions carefully. Make sure you: show all workings and calculations do a spell check of your work proofread your work to ensure that everything is clear and unambiguous include all references. Word limits Where word limits are provided, be sure to keep to them. Headings, citations and quotes within the body of an assignment are included in the word count. Calculations within theassignment are not included in the word count. Help Any questions about the details of your assignment should be sent to the learning supportemail address for your program. 5. Using case studies

Case studies are often used in assessment tasks. They are descriptions of what happens in realor simulated situations. They represent the meeting point between theory and practice. Incase studies, you may be asked to: solve a problem and make a recommendation, or conduct a more general analysis. Main issues It is important that you do not move straight into the analysis and problem-solving stage of the case study before you have a good clear understanding of what the issues are. Begin byreading the entire case study to get an overview of the situation, make a note of the issuesand possibly draw a diagram or map of the interrelationships between the parts and players.Use charts to show timelines or trends. Get as much relevant information as you can: fromthe case study, from your learning materials and from the assignment questions.

Study Guide for Kaplan Vocational Education StudentsPage 4 Kaplan Education Pty Limited. All rights reserved. What is the solution or analysis? This is where you start to answer the question you have been asked. Solving a problem is acreative process and to do this well you need to consider all feasible alternatives. Be sure thatyour solutions have a sound basis. Making an analysis requires that you identify criticalfactors with a theoretical basis. Structure Your structure should: state the basic problems or summarise your basic analysis state essential background information list any assumptions you have made include your main arguments, opinions or solutions using any illustrative material provide a conclusion that summarises the arguments from the main body. 6. Preparing for exams Studying for the exam To assist in your preparation for exams you may find the following tips useful.

Preparation do not leave your exam preparation to the last minute. Plan your revisionand set out a revision timetable. You may wish to set study sessions at regular times andidentify goals for each session. Examinable material exams draw their content only from the subject notes, not fromsupplementary materials. Summarise these to help you prepare. Learning outcomes read the learning outcomes for the subject and each topic and checkthat what you have learnt meets these learning targets. Exams are designed to checkwhether you have met these learning outcomes. Concept map you may find it useful to construct a concept map to help visualise theknowledge area of the subject and how the topics fit together. Consider groups of facts orgroups of ideas that have similar meaning. Study groups some students find it useful to have a study buddy someone they workwith to revise the subject, or to work in small study groups on specific topics and subjects. Exam tips Be early for the exam and bring all the resources you will need such as: extra pens,calculator, spare batteries, eraser, etc. Multiple-choice exams require specific resources bring a 2B lead pencil and an eraser if you are sitting a paper-based exam. Read the instructions carefully. If you are sitting a paper-based exam, be sure to fill it incorrectly. Answer those questions you are certain of first and then come back to those you are notsure of. Use a process of elimination for those questions where you are not sure of the answer.

 Take note of meaningful words used in the question, e.g. true, false, never, usually. Keep an eye on the time. Allocate your time wisely, so you have sufficient time to answerevery question. You should allocate roughly two minutes for each multiplechoicequestion in the exam. Relax and remember that you can only do your best. Getting too stressed about the exammay reduce your effectiveness in the exam. A bit of stress can get you motivated; a lot of stress will distract you.

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