Best Practice in the Workplace (Item 2 Guidance from My Forum)

Best Practice in the Workplace (Item 2 guidance from my forum)

Breakdown of what is expected for item/milestone 2:
1250 words minimum
According to page 6 "This semi-formal ... describes the standards and codes of practice which are currently used in an ICT workplace environment."
Keep in mind the learning outcome for this module "2.Describeandcritically reflecton existing standards and practice which are currently used in an ICT workplace environment" (If you work in an IT role this will be YOUR job role, if not then you will have to determine what could apply).

10% - "Describe and analyse the reasons for the adoption of the standards and/or codes of practice".Describe and analyse where the standards (or best practice) came from.

10% - "Describe and analyse the issues that led to the adoption of the standards".
Why did they come about? Was there no standard way of doing things? No standard process/practice/documentation, etc?

If you don't work in an IT role - then you could discuss how historically the standards/best practice into being.

5% -"Describe and analyse how the standards (or best practice) have evolved or been modified to meet needs".
Have you changed them to suit yourself from the way you were trained/taught/told to do it? Why?Alternatively, describe and analyse what would be needed to accommodate standards in your workplace.

If you don't work in an IT role - then you could discuss how historically the standards/best practice has changed over time.

5% -"Describe and analyse the attitudes of employees to the standards in use".
Ask colleagues what they think about the standards (or best practice) and what they would change if they could.

If you don't work in an IT role- then you could research the comments made by other individuals who use them (or choose not to).

5% -"Describe and analyse the effect of the standards in use".
Do you think that the standards (or best practice) has made a difference (for the better)?

If you don't work in an IT role -then you could discuss what the effects should be.

5% -"A further 5% will be allocated based on the professionalism of the report".
This will include:

• Front Cover containing appropriate details
• Contents page generated using word-processing package
• An introduction, body and summary with appropriate headings and paragraphs.
• Page headers and footers containing appropriate details
• The language used will be formal and in the passive tense.
• An appropriate font will have been selected and there will be use of formatting where appropriate
• Spelling and grammar will be accurate

Finally:
"Content will be concise and relevant"
- don't waffle. Summarise important information. Include ancillary information in footnotes. Support your report by including examples of work related documents in the appendix.
"All areas will have appropriate detail."
- the report should be clear and understandable to the reader who will not be familiar with your job. Don't be too brief as that will indicate a lack of research. Too much detail indicates that you don't understand it well enough to summarise it or determine what is relevant.