Question: OBSERVE COMPLETION OF JOB TASK OR FUNCTION This activity needs to be completed once in each year of your work placement. Choose a different task

  1. OBSERVE COMPLETION OF JOB TASK OR FUNCTION

This activity needs to be completed once in each year of your work placement. Choose a different task or function to report on each time you complete it. If you are doing a B Ed, you need to complete it once in years 1, 2 and 3 and twice in the 4th year of your programme.

This activity requires you to observe, record and reflect on the completion of one task or function that is related to your subject specialisation. You first need to identify a suitable task or function to observe. The task or function should be core to your subject specialisation and should be substantial enough for you to complete all the questions below on it. It should also preferably be one that allows you to observe its completion from beginning to end. Once you have identified the task or function, complete the questions that follow about it.

  1. Name of the task or function observed

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  1. Name the department or section in which this task or function carried out?

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  1. Describe or draw the structure of the department or section doing the work.

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  1. Name the jobs of three people who are involved in this task or function. Provide a brief definition of the main function of each job. Then tick the level of seniority of the job.

Name of job

Main function

Level of job (Tick P)

Junior

Middle

Senior

  1. Provide an overview of the work process for the task or function from start to finish. Use a flow chart to illustrate this.

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  1. What technology (equipment and machines) or systems are used to do the work?

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  1. What information and documents are used in the completion of this task?

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  1. How is the work managed?

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  1. What are the main expectations of staff who work on a task or function like this? For instance: work independently, work in a team, pay close attention to detail, work safely, work quickly, regularly check work with supervisor, be friendly to customers, etc.

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  1. Rate the level of work pressure that goes with this task or function. Then briefly describe the main pressures that go with the work.

Level of work pressure

Low

Average

High

Very high

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  1. Is this a task college student are being prepared to do? What role would an entry level staff member play in the completion of a task like this? Explain your answer.

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  1. What else did you learn about the performance of this task or function that is relevant to the teaching of your subject?

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  1. What role did you play in the completion of this task or function?

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