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Learning Plan
Overview
The Learning Plan is part of the academic programme of work
you are required to complete for Co-operative Education.
It is designed to ensure that you have goals and objectives
planned for what you want to achieve from your Co-
operative Education Placement and to provide you with a solid
foundation for the rest of the academic programme.
Please note that throughout your Learning Plan you must:
apply concepts, models, frameworks, theories and/or
technical competencies from your major, and other areas of
study
use authoritative sources
provide in-text references in APA (6th ed.)
include a Reference List with the full reference (APA
6th ed.)
Throughout Co-operative Education you will be focusing on
how you are achieving the BBus Learning Goals set out below:
Learning Goal 1:Be self-directed, reflective learners
Learning Goal 2: Be knowledgeable in their major field(s) of
study
Learning Goal 3:Be critical enquirers and creative problem
solvers
Learning Goal 4: Be able to make business decisions that
take into account social, ethical, environmental and global
dimensions
Learning Goal 5:Be able to work effectively with others
Learning Goal 6:Be effective communicators
Learning Goal 7: Be connected to business
The Learning Plan is the first stage of the
assessment programme that culminates in an Oral Brief and
Final Report. In the Co-operative Education assessments you
will critically reflect on, analyse and evaluate your development

throughout the Co-operative Education Placement and work on a
topic which will form the basis of your Co-operative Education
Final Report.
Instructions for completing this document
You are required to address all of the points in each of the
sections. You may either answer each point individually or you
may choose to respond to all points in the one discussion using
paragraphs with appropriate headings and sub-headings.
Note: Do not delete any of the information or instructions from
the template
Co-operative Education Learning Plan Checklist
Completed each section.
APA referencing and in-text citations.
Job description attached.
Research topic is focused towards the use of authoritative
secondary resources.
Theories, concepts, frameworks introduced throughout.
Two personal goals included.
Personality test completed.
Personal SWOT completed.
Spellchecked and proof read document.
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A.Your Co-operative Education Role: being knowledgeable in
your major field(s) of study by demonstrating the application of
knowledge from your major(s) to your Co-operative Education
Placement
The aim of Section A is as follows:
To introduce the reader to your placement organisation as
well as the specific role you will have
To examine how the role and tasks you will be doing
might draw on theory and concepts covered in your major
To explore how you personally, and your role, might add
value to the organisation.
In this Learning Plan you will explain how your in-depth

knowledge from your major(s) might apply to your tasks and
discuss the value of your role.
You are required to address all of the points below and attach a
copy of your job description as Appendix 1.
You may include further comments or discussion that is
relevant.
You must integrate relevant concepts, models, frameworks,
theories and/or technical competencies (use in text references)
to support your discussion.
THE TASK:
1. Provide a brief overview of
your Co-operative Education Placement Organisation
your role
My placement will be at Almajdouie Holding Group. This is a
Saudi Company that was established in 1965 as a land-
transport company. It then became a group of companies
offering a variety of services in different industries, including
automotive and other manufacturing, education, logistics, real
estate and investment. They are the official dealer of Hyundai
motors in the eastern and northern regions of Saudi Arabia. I
will be working at the Hyundai showroom in Dammam in the
sales and marketing department. My role will be as an
accounts receivable clerk, and there will be 17 people working
with me in the same department (Al-Majdouie Group, n.d.).
2. Linking knowledge from your major to your tasks: For
each key task that relates to your major(s) outlined in your job
description (attach – Appendix 1), identify and discuss how a
range of theories, concepts, models, frameworks and/or
technical competencies from your major(s) might apply.
Accounts receivable is part of the billing process, which is one
of the main activities of the revenue cycle. The revenue cycle is
defined as "a recruiting set of business activities and related
information processing operations associated with providing
goods and services to customers and collecting cash in payment

for those sales” (Sinclair, 2013, p. 333).
As an accounts receivable clerk, my role will be to use the
information on the invoice to debit the customer accounts and
then to credit the accounts when we receive the payment. There
are two methods to control the accounts receivable: the open-
invoice method and the balance-forward method. The open-
invoice method is when a customer receives the goods with the
invoice attached and pays for it immediately, either by
returning money with the invoice or by an online payment. By
contrast, in the balance-forward method, the customer receives
a monthly statement that contains the outstanding balance
(Sinclair, 2013).
Usually, medium- and large-sized companies use the balance-
forward method because they deal with many customers and
suppliers, and this method makes the billing process more
efficient as it is not necessary to check individual invoices. The
open-invoice method has both advantages and disadvantages.
One of its advantages is that it encourages customers to pay the
outstanding balance faster by offering a discount if they pay
within a certain period, and this benefits the company by
maintaining a regular cash flow. However, this method can have
complications associated with reviewing individual invoices for
each customer (Sinclair, 2013).
3. Discuss the value that your role and personal
attributes may bring to your Organisation.
My role at the organisation is as an accounts receivable clerk.
Therefore, part of my role is to maintain reliable and accurate
accounting records and to produce reports to the A/R
supervisor. As a result, it is important to be a very reliable
employee, maintaining honesty and punctuality in delivering the
information. My role also involves providing advice on
accounting issues to division heads and staff, as required. Thus,
I should be creative and open-minded and keen to help and take
tasks without being asked. Another aspect of my role is to take
part in the preparations of the annual budget and to generate a
cash flow forecast against budget projections to assist in

decision making. Therefore, I need to be a friendly, culturally
aware team player who is confident and aware of the
surrounding environment so that I can communicate with my
team. The organisation requires me to be excellent in computer
skills, such as MS Office; therefore, I have taking an Excel
diploma in order to save time while working on tasks and to
help others if needed.
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A.Your Professional Identity: communicate effectively in
professional settings, working effectively with others including
intercultural perspectives
The aim of Section B is as follows:
To develop an understanding of your personal qualities
through completion of a series of self-assessment tools
To propose two SMART goals for self-development
during your work placement
To strategise how these two goals might be developed
during the placement
In this section you will develop TWO goals for your
professional development to work on during your
placement. These will relate to
1. working effectively with others to make constructive
contributions
2. working with one’s own and other cultures and diverse
perspectives in professional settings
These goals will relate to either further developing a strength
and/or addressing a weakness. Your goals should relate to the
development of generic professional skills or capabilities in the
two areas above that could be transferred to other roles and
workplaces in the future.
Your goals should not relate to job-specific technical skills. If
you are in a permanent role you may choose different aspects
particular to your work situation and career development
(discuss with your Workshop Supervisor).

THE TASK: PREPARATION
In order to prepare for this, you must:
1. Complete Jung’s personality test identify and discuss your
personality type and the implications for you and your role as a
professional.
My personality type is ESTP (The Doer) according to the
personality test we’ve done in class
2. Complete your personal SWOT analysis below: (for further
information refer to the materials on Blackboard and the
Workshop handouts)
S:
1: Full of vitality, intelligent and liked by everyone.
2: Excellent and very creative in dealing with emergency
situations.
3: Excellent at remembering details.
4: Good ability to detect problems and find quick solutions.
W:
1: Good in the management of financial matters but take risks
from time to time.
2: Difficulty in planning for the future.
3: Sometimes ignore the problem instead of fixing it.
4: Get bored very quickly.
O:
1: Able to read what people want by noticing their behaviours; I
can guarantee customer satisfaction because I will know what
customers want and so save them time and money.
2: High ability to recall the precise details of my surroundings
at any moment; therefore, when attending meetings with my
supervisor or working with a team, I can remind them of the
small details that they may have forgotten.

T:
1: When things become difficult, I may not want to continue to
work on something that requires commitment; therefore, I may
fail in my mission.
2: May become obsessed with competition and achieve
victories; hence, I may forget about my family and myself.
SWOT analysis reference: (Samson, Catley, Cathro, & Daft,
2012)
My personality information from ("ESTP Personality Types In-
Depth," 2017)
THE TASK: GOAL ONE
Goal ONE: Working productively with others to make
constructive contributions
1. Clearly identify one specific aspect relating to the area
above (for further information please refer to materials on
Blackboard and Workshop handout) and comment on why this
particular aspect is significant in developing your ability to
work effectively with others to make constructive contributions
I am very much aiming to develop a range of professional skills,
particularly in building effective working relationships. This is
because I will be working in many teams during my placement
(there are more than 10 people in the department that I will be
working in). Therefore, it is essential to know my team
members, respect them and listen to their points of view rather
than being selfish in my decisions.

2. Discuss your strength and/or weakness in this specific
aspect.
One of my strengths is that I have worked in many teams,
especially during my studies at university. For example, I
worked in teams during group assignments; in almost every
semester, I had one, two or sometimes three group assignments.
Most of the time, I took the leadership role in the group because
achieving the highest mark was always my aim. I also
participated for a year as a financial manager at the SAUDI
student club in Palmerston North. I would provide and interpret
financial information to the executive members, conducting
reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities. I also
made accurate quarterly financial reports using Excel for the
Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission in New Zealand. Moreover,
because I was an executive member, I was responsible, along
with the other members, for organizing some of the events run
by the club (ESTP Personality Types In-Depth, 2017).
However, I sometimes encountered difficulties in dealing with
the other members. For example, some people disagree with you
for the sake of making you wrong and showing that they are
correct. Such people cling to their opinion regardless of its
validity. I also sometimes encountered lazy members who relied
on others to do the job, which I genuinely disliked (ESTP
Personality Types In-Depth, 2017).
3. Set out your goal in this aspect, in a statement that meets
the SMART criteria and commences: “By the end of my Co-
operative Education Placement, I will …..”
During my Co-Operative Education Placement, my goal is to
continue to work in teams in order to achieve the optimal results
for my organization. Although I will face many challenges in
my new role, by the end of the internship period I will need to
prove my abilities in coping with others.
4. Research some models or frameworks and draw on these as
a guide to outline a plan including specific actions that you will
put in place to achieve your goal. (You must ensure that the

specific actions planned are practical and draw on authoritative
sources using in-text references)
Professional communication theory is an important method for
achieving my goals in the organisation. Communicating with the
team members is an important tool for ensuring that the team
achieves the company's goals effectively. The most important
part of communication is confirming the members’ clear
understanding of the common goals of the company. We need to
develop an effective action plan with all the team members in
order to facilitate the success of the tasks. We should not allow
conflicts of interest; the company's goals and objectives come
first (Mohan, McGregor, Saunders, & Archee, 2008).
5. What evidence and/or measurements might you use to
demonstrate that you have achieved your goal?
I will discuss my learning plan with my supervisor at work and
show him my SWOT analysis results, and I will ask him to
monitor my performance by giving me feedback at the end of
each week or at the end of each task.
THE TASK: GOAL TWO
Goal TWO: Work with one’s own and other cultures and diverse
1. Clearly identify one specific aspect relating to the area
above (for further information please refer to materials on
Blackboard and Workshop handout) and comment on why this
particular aspect is significant in working with one’s own and
other cultures and diverse perspectives
Because I will be working with a group and exchanging
information with my supervisor, it is important for me to
develop my listening skills. Developing my listening skills will
help me to be very efficient at work; if my listening skills
improve, my understanding of the tasks I am given will be
clearer.
2. Discuss your strength and/or weakness in this specific

aspect.
A weakness of my personality is that I get bored very quickly,
and listening for long hours to my supervisor or any of the team
members may not be enjoyable. If I do not overcome this, it
could become a serious issue; if I neglect this matter, I may end
up doing my tasks incorrectly, which would displease my
supervisor (ESTP Personality Types In-Depth, 2017).
3. Set out your goal in this aspect, in a statement that meets
the SMART criteria and commences: “By the end of my Co-
operative Education Placement, I will …..”
continue to work on improving my listening skills in order to
achieve the desired results for my organization. Although I will
face many challenges in my new role, I can show my supervisor
and the people I am working with that I can improve my
listening skills by the end of the internship period.
4. Research some models or frameworks and draw on these as
a guide to outline a plan including specific actions that you will
put in place to achieve your goal. (You must ensure that the
specific actions planned are practical and draw on authoritative
sources using in-text references)
In developing my listening and communication skills, I need to
follow procedures such as the following:
1: Sit in a quiet place.
2: Look attentively at the speaker.
3: Avoid all distractions that can make you busy and prevent
you listening to others, such as my phone.
4: After a long conversation, write my questions in a note and
ask the speaker to clarify the points that I did not understand
(Brownell, 2016).
5. What evidence and/or measurements might you use to
demonstrate that you have achieved your goal?
I will discuss my learning plan with my supervisor at work and
show him my SWOT analysis results. I will ask him to monitor

my performance by giving me feedback at the end of each week
or at the end of each task. In addition, compliments from my
colleagues could be a sign of success.
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A.Your Co-operative Education Placement Organisation and the
environment it operates in: being critical enquirers and creative
problem solvers, being able to make business decisions that take
into account social, ethical, environmental and global
dimensions and being engaged with business
The aim of Section C is as follows:
To start compiling a resource of current events and issues
relevant to your industry and organisation during your
placement period (for use in portfolios)
To demonstrate knowledge of factors impacting in and on
your organisation
To critically examine the relevant impact of such factors
on business operations
During your Placement you will need to keep a log of current
events and issues from media sources that are relevant to your
Industry and Organisation to use in your Portfolios. A template
for your log is attached to each of your Portfolios.
You are required to address all of the points below. You may
include further comments or discussion that is relevant. You
must integrate relevant concepts, models, frameworks, theories
and/or technical competencies (use in text references)
from secondary research and other business disciplines you have
studied e.g. Management, to support your discussion.
THE TASK:
1. Include a copy of, or produce, an organisational chart of
your organisation, showing your role and briefly discuss where
your role fits in the organisation. Drawing on relevant
management theory, comment on the advantages and
disadvantages of the structure of your organisation.
My role will be in the Almajdouie Automotive department, in

the Motor Sales and Marketing section.
Almajdouie Holding Group implements a divisional structure,
with six different divisions (Samson, Catley, Cathro, & Daft,
2012). A divisional structure is an organisational structure that
is based on related departments that have a similar output.
There are several reasons why a divisional structure is one of
the main structures that large enterprises use:
1: It has flexibility and clarity.
2: It leads to speed in decision-making processes.
3: It establishes the concept of decentralisation, which means
that each level of managers has considerable autonomy over
their expenses, according to their budget.
4: It leads to customer satisfaction because customers deal with
one department, which means that coordination is generally
high among the employees (Samson, Catley, Cathro, & Daft,
2012).
However, a divisional structure also has certain disadvantages:
1: It may retain some central departments, such as human
resources management.
2: It may lead to poor communication with the other
departments (Samson, Catley, Cathro, & Daft, 2012).
("Al-Majdouie Group Organization Chart," n.d.)
2. Identify the following:
Name of Organisation:
Almajdouie Holding Group.
Organisation’s core business:
Logistics and supply chain.

Industry sector to which they belong:
Almajdouie is a group of companies which offer a variety of
services in different industries such as, manufacturing,
education, logistic, real estates and investment and automotive.
They are the official dealer of Hyundai motors in the eastern &
northern region of Saudi ("Al-Majdouie Group | Overview,"
n.d.)
3. Identify three key facts for each of the following to
demonstrate your understanding of your organisation and
industry sector:
a. Your Organisation, and
1: It has eight divisions or departments.
2: Family owned company.
3: Its 52 years old.
("Al-Majdouie Group | Overview," n.d.)
b. Its industry sector (e.g. size, competitors)
1: Large company more then 5000 employees.
2: Its competitors in the automotive industry
are Toyota,Nissan, Kia and Mazda.
3: It's automotive department won several awards during the last
10 years, an example of this awards is “Global Distributor of
the Year 2014 for HYUNDAI Car” ("AlMajdouie Motors Sales,"
n.d.).
c. Discuss the relevance of this knowledge to an employee
It is important for employees to know about their organization
for several reasons:
1: It gives them a better understanding of their field and how it
relates to the overall organization.
2: It gives them an understanding of the performance of their
organization and whether they should continue to work for them
or look for another position.
4. Identify one current event/ issue relating to
your organisation and/or industry and discuss what you think
the implications of this are for your organisation and/or
industry sector.

In March 2017, Almajdouie Motors, dealers of Hyundai cars in
the eastern and northern regions of Saudi Arabia, opened the
Almajdouie Hyundai Academy for Training and Technology
(Almajdouie Motors launches training academy for Saudis,
2017).
The goal of this academy is to help the community by offering
training courses in Hyundai mechanics to Saudi youth that will
help to them find a job after graduation or even to start their
own business (e.g., a car garage). In the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, South Korean cars (e.g., Hyundai and KIA) have a bad
reputation. We believe that Japanese cars (e.g., Toyota) are the
best in all aspects. However, Hyundai is now competing
aggressively with not only Japanese cars but also European cars
(e.g., Audi and Mercedes–Benz). Hyundai recently introduced
its luxury brand, Genesis, in order to compete with
Lexus, Audi and Mercedes–Benz. In the meantime, Almajdouie
is helping Hyundai with its success, and it has opened this
academy to train Hyundai mechanics who can repair Hyundai
cars. When customers see this initiative from Almajdouie, they
feel comfortable in buying Hyundai cars because they know for
certain that there are well-trained car mechanics to work on
their cars (Almajdouie Motors launches training academy for
Saudis, 2017).
In addition, since 2009, Almajdouie has won awards for
delivering the best service for its Hyundai customers. Since
2000, it has also won awards for both its sales and parts
divisions (AlMajdouie Motors Sales, n.d.).
5. Why do you think that as an employee of an organisation it
is important that you have this knowledge about the external
environment of your organisation and/or industry?
It is essential for an employee to know about the external
environment because that gives him or her an excellent
understanding of how the organization works and who the
competitors are. If an employee knows what the competitors are
doing, he or she might come up with an idea to beat the

competitors.
6. For each of the following provide an authoritative
definition of the term. Demonstrate your understanding of these
terms by discussing current business examples of these terms in
practice:
a. Corporate social responsibility:
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to when a
corporation or company donates some of its profits to charitable
purposes. However, some argue that social responsibility is not
about the size of financial contributions; rather, it is about
disbursements for social programmes and sustainable projects
that meet the community’s needs (Rangan, 2015).
A good example of CSR in New Zealand is the Westpac Rescue
Helicopters programme. This programme is responsible for
many issues, including rescuing people involved in motor
vehicle accidents on highways (What we do | Auckland Rescue
Helicopter Trust, 2013).
b. Ethics & business:
It is hard to define ethics because each person has their own
ethical understanding. Nonetheless, each business has its own
code of ethics that every new employee must read and follow in
order to protect the interests of both parties (the employer and
the employee) (Frias & Fajardo, 2008).
c. Sustainability:
Sustainability is a wide topic that covers different areas (e.g.,
economic sustainability and environmental sustainability). All
of these areas are important to business, but the most important
type is sustainable development, which is defined as
development that meets the needs of humans in the present
without compromising the needs of the coming generations
(Sustainability begins at home, 2006).
d. Globalisation:
Globalisation is about opening up the world so that there is
increased cultural, economic, political and technological
movement. All people today deal with a world where
geographical and political boundaries have faded. We have

capital movements without restrictions, and the information
flow is unimpeded. There are globally
influential organisations such as the World Bank, the
International Monetary Fund, and the specialised agencies of
the United Nations that affect, to one degree or another, the
economies and currencies of countries as well as the living
conditions of people across the world (Gangopadhyay &
Chatterji, 2005).
Because of globalisation, there are trends that can affect the
businesses. For example, Almajdouie is the official importer of
the Korean car manufacturer Hyundai in east and north Saudi
Arabia. Therefore, currency differences and the exchange rate
can affect the price of the cars, which can affect consumers’
decisions on whether to buy a Hyundai (Gangopadhyay &
Chatterji, 2005).
Note: for all questions in section C use a range of relevant
theoretical concepts, models, framework, theories, technical
competencies and/or secondary research (use in text references)
to support your answers.
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A.Your Topic: developing your skills as a critical enquirer and
creative problem solver, being knowledgeable in your major
field of study by demonstrating the application of knowledge
from your major(s) to your Co-operative Education role, or
placement, or industry
The aim of Section D is as follows:
To introduce the reader to a relevant topic/current issue
related to your Co-operative Education major affecting your
role and/or organisation and/or industry
To demonstrate the relevance of this topic/issue
To (later, in your final report) critically examine the
issue in depth, reflecting on its application to either to your role
and/or your organisation and/or industry sector
Throughout Co-operative Education you will be working on an

area of focus arising out of an organisational or industry
practice, linked to your major and developing a critical enquiry
approach. This MUST be applied either to your role and/or your
organisation and/or industry sector.
In the Final Report you will be required to
critically analyse and evaluate your chosen topic from your
discipline perspective. This topic should develop your
discipline knowledge beyond that acquired in your role and your
skills as a critical enquirer and creative problem solver. Your
Final Report must demonstrate comprehensive understanding of
this topic through research and be applied to your role and/or
industry and/or organisation.
Your approach could include:
Making some recommendations to solve a current
business challenge related to your industry based on research
Analysing opportunities and challenges and making
a judgement about the feasibility of a new or alternate idea
relating to your organisation or industry
Investigating a current business challenge or situation
from a fresh perspective and generating novel solutions
All topics must draw on academic and business literature
The topic will be researched using academic
literature and secondary data.
You must not disclose any confidential information from
your organisation or complete any primary research
Your work must not have been previously submitted by
yourself or another person.
All researched information has been acknowledged by in-
text references in APA 6th ed.
You will make regular submissions in your portfolios to develop
your thinking and receive feedback on your progress:
In this Learning Plan you must list 2-3ideas for a topic in an
area of focus from your discipline perspective and provide

a rationale including how this could be applied either to your
role and/or your organisation and/or industry. You may choose
to outline your topic as a question.
THE TASK:
1. Outline your topic ideas and rationale:
Following a meeting, my supervisor, Dr Roger Su, agreed to my
topic: The adoption of IFRS in Saudi Arabia and its related
issues. I will do my placement in Saudi Arabia where IFRS has
been adopted recently, and I know that in Saudi Arabia there
have been problems with the adoption process. In Saudi Arabia,
we have a different kind of tax system, and this could be one
reason for making it more difficult in the adoption process.
2. Discuss how your topics could be applied either to your
role and/or your organisation and/or industry:
My topic will be mainly focused on the Saudi financial system.
However, after I start my placement, I will know clearly how
the adoption of IFRS has affected my organisation and what
issues the finance department has faced in beginning to adopt
IFRS.
3. Outline your research steps that you will follow to
investigate your topics:
I will divide up the research on my topic. I will begin with
literature searches on "IFRS in Saudi Arabia" and "IFRS
adoption issues". I will first outline the issues and then see if I
can find links between the general issues and the adoption
issues in Saudi Arabia. I will also read about the Saudi tax
system. I may compare some aspects of Saudi IFRS with New
Zealand IFRS. I will include theories and views relating to the
adoption, perhaps examining some of its advantages and
disadvantages.
I will use Google Scholar, the library databases, and Saudi news
articles to locate the research materials.
4. Provide a list of key words you will use for an electronic
search:
IFRS, IFRS in Saudi Arabia, Adoption of IFRS, Adoption of
IFRS in Saudi, Saudi TAX system, Advantages of IFRS,

Disadvantages if IFRS, Theories of IFRS, concepts of IFRS,
New Zealand IFRS and Issues of IFRS.
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References:
Refer to AUT Library on APA 6th:
http://aut.ac.nz.libguides.com/APA6th
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from http://www.almajdouie.com/en/AboutUs/Overview.aspx
Almajdouie Motors launches training academy for Saudis.
(2017, March). ARAB NEWS. Retrieved
from http://www.arabnews.com/node/1064821/corporate-news#
AlMajdouie Group (n.d.). Motors Sales. Retrieved
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Gangopadhyay, P., & Chatterji, M. (2005). Economics
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Mohan, T., Mcgregor, H., Saunders, S., & Archee, R.
(2008). Communicating as professionals (2nd ed.). Melbourne,
Australia: Thomson.
Rangan, V. K. (2015). The truth about CSR. Harvard Business
Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2015/01/the-truth-about-
csr
Samson, D., Catley, B., Cathro, V., & Daft, R. L.
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Sinclair, R. (2013). Accounting systems. Australia: Pearson.
Sustainability begins at home. (2006). The New York Times.

Retrieved
from https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/10/09/sustaina
bility-begins-at-home/?_r=0
What we do (2013). Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust.
Retrieved from https://rescuehelicopter.org.nz/what-we-do
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Teacher feedback:
( Please find attached feedback from your Intake 1 2017
Learning Plan. The feedback includes comments inserted into
the Learning Plan and the Learning Plan Marking Criteria. You
will have been given specific feedback – this should be your
primary guide in preparing your Portfolio 1 and 2. When you
download and start working on the Portfolio templates you need
to respond to this feedback as directed. You should now be
documenting concrete examples and experiences to provide a
record of your CP and a foundation for your critical reflection.
You must continue to find, read and analyse relevant literature
for your chosen research topic as this is a key part of Portfolio
1, this should not be left until the last minute! In the section
“Your Professional Skills” you should make sure that you: • try
and focus on one strength and one weakness in each • clearly
define your strengths and weaknesses and link these to the
aspect you have chosen • have action steps that are simple, clear
and practical • answer the question “did these steps actually
help me improve?” in the section on progress LG5. If you find
that steps you have identified are not working you can change
them – that is part of the reflection process If you wish to apply
for a Reconsideration of Grade, you must do so by 5pm,
Thursday 30 March 2017 using the form that you will find on
Blackboard in the Course Information folder, see page 13 of the
Study Guide. Please email your application to [email protected]
Your Portfolio 1 is due 9am, Monday 10 April 2017. Thank
you )

Learning Plan Marking Criteria:
Please note: the work is examined holistically and sometimes
clear boundaries between each of the assessment criteria may
not necessarily be evident.
Indicators of
ACHIEVED WITH DISTINCTION
Indicators of
ACHIEVED WITH MERIT
Indicators of
ACHIEVED
Indicators of
NOT ACHIEVED
Manage and direct their own learning
All aspects of the Learning Plan clearly and comprehensively
addressed.
All aspects of the Learning Plan clearly addressed but some
aspects could be more comprehensive.
Most aspects of the Learning Plan addressed but some
incomplete or lacking clarity.
Some aspects of Learning Plan not addressed or addressed in a
superficial or unclear way.
Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of specialist discipline(s)
Key tasks appropriate to major are outlined showing
understanding of role related to major.
Key tasks are outlined with some consideration of relevance to
major.
Tasks are identified but may not be clear or may not always be
appropriate to major.
Tasks are outlined too briefly to identify understanding of tasks
related to major.
Clear understanding of the extent to which theories from major
apply to tasks and topic.
Theory from major has been applied appropriately to tasks and

topic, without complete understanding.
Theory from major applied to tasks and topic but lacks
relevance and/or is superficial.
Insufficient evidence of understanding the links from theory in
major to relevant tasks and/or topic.
Insightful thinking about personal attributes and value to be
added.
Demonstrates some understanding about personal attributes and
value to be added.
Limited understanding about personal attributes and value to be
added.
Demonstrates little or no understanding about personal
attributes and value to be added.
Topic ideas identified with a clear and detailed rationale
provided. Topic ideas relate to role, and/or organisation and/or
industry.
Topic ideas relate to role, and/or organisation and/or industry,
but lack sufficient detail and/or rationale.
Topic idea(s) relate to role, and/or organisation and/or industry
limited detail and/or rationale.
Topic idea(s) may not be relevant or appropriate. Topic idea(s)
do not relate to role, and/or organisation and/or industry.
Be able to work effectively with others
Clearly articulates professional development goals,
comprehensively links their relationship to the anticipated
learning experience.
Good attempt at articulating professional goals and is mostly
able to link anticipated learning experience to goals.
Some attempt to articulate professional goals and/or has limited
links between anticipated learning experience and goals.
Poor articulation of professional development goals but may not
be clear links between anticipated learning experience and
goals.

Models/ frameworks are appropriate. Links are explicitly
articulated.
Models/ frameworks are appropriate. Links may lack some
clarity.
Models/ frameworks may not always be appropriate. Some
attempt to link steps.
No or inappropriate models/ frameworks with little or no
attempt to link to steps.
Critique knowledge from multiple perspectives
Comprehensive understanding of a range of different elements
in the business and its environment. Discussion supported by
appropriate examples and evidence.
Consideration of a range of different elements in the business
and its environment. Discussion supported with examples and
evidence.
Shows some understanding of different elements of the business
and its environment. Examples and/or evidence. may not be
relevant.
Shows limited or no understanding of the business and its
environment. Limited or no examples and evidence used.
Work is presented in a professional manner.
The language contains very few, if any, errors in grammar or
vocabulary. Meaning is clear.
The language is generally accurate but contains some errors in
grammar or vocabulary. Meaning is clear.
The language is sufficient for understanding but contains errors
in grammar and vocabulary. The overall meaning is clear.
Significant errors in grammar, spelling and vocabulary such that
the meaning is unclear.
Conventions of academic writing (e.g. citation, references etc.)
are followed meticulously.
are followed apart from the occasional oversight.
are followed but show inconsistencies and/or errors.

Does not follow the conventions of academic writing.
Portfolio 1:Overview
The Portfolio is part of the academic programme of work you
are required to complete for Co-operative Education.
It is designed to ensure that you are achieving the goals and
objectives you planned for your Co-operative Education
Placement.
Please note that throughout your Portfolio you must:
· apply concepts, models, frameworks, theories and/or technical
competencies from your major, and other areas of study
· use authoritative sources
· provide in-text references in APA (6th ed.)
· update your Reference List with the full reference (APA 6th
ed.)
Throughout Co-operative Education you will be focusing on
how you are achieving the BBus Learning Goals set out
below:Learning Goal 1: Be self-directed, reflective learners

Learning Goal 2: Be knowledgeable in their major field(s) of
study
Learning Goal 3:Be critical enquirers and creative problem
solversLearning Goal 4: Be able to make business decisions
that take into account social, ethical, environmental and global
dimensions
Learning Goal 5:Be able to work effectively with others
Learning Goal 6:Be effective communicators
Learning Goal 7: Be connected to business
The Portfolios are the next stage of the assessment programme
that culminates in an Oral Brief and Final Report. In the Co-
operative Education assessments you will critically reflect on,
analyse and evaluate your development throughout the Co-
operative Education Placement and work on and complete a
topic of your choice.
Instructions for completing this document
You are required to address all of the points in each of the
sections. You may either answer each point individually or you
may choose to respond to all points in one discussion using
paragraphs with appropriate headings and sub-headings.
Note: Do not delete any of the information or instructions from
the template
Portfolio 1 Checklist
· Completed each section.
· APA referencing and in-text citations.
· Tasks discussed relate to major.
· Research topic finalised and is focused towards the use of
authoritative secondary resources.
· Theories, concepts, frameworks introduced throughout.
· Two personal goals reviewed and progress discussed.

· Media log completed
· Evidence of workspace provided.
· Spellchecked and proof read document.
1
A. Your Co-operative Education Role: being knowledgeable in
your major field(s) of study by demonstrating the application of
knowledge from your major(s) to your Co-operative Education
Placement
The aim of Section A is as follows:
· To demonstrate how relevant the various theories and concepts
from your major have been in completion of your tasks to date
· To reflect on your performance to date
THE TASKS:
1. For each key task that you have undertaken so far, briefly
describe the task and explain how theories, concepts, models,
frameworks and/or technical competencies, from your major(s)
have applied. In your discussion you should:
· refer to a comprehensive range of theory, concepts, models,
frameworks and/or technical competencies using in-text
citations.
· explain how the theory was relevant and guided you to
complete your tasks.
2. Evaluate your performance to date: discuss and reflect on
how well you perceive you have performed your tasks and other
activities to date. You must use supporting evidence and/or
examples of progress made.
B. Your Professional Identity: communicate effectively in
professional settings, working effectively with others including
intercultural perspectives

The aim of Section B is as follows:
· To restate (and revise if required) your TWO chosen goals and
actions for professional development
· To reflect on your progress and development to date in both of
these chosen goals
· To review how your planned actions are supporting your
progress
In your Learning Plan you developed TWO goals for your
professional development to work on during your
placement. These related to you
1. working effectively with others to make constructive
contributions
2. working with one’s own and other cultures and diverse
In this section you will reflect on your placement experiences in
your chosen aspects of your Professional Practice so far.
NOTE: You may have refined or revised your goal(s)from
feedback in your Learning Plan, as well as your specific actions
you have put in place to achieve your goal(s). Please include
these updates in your reflection below.
THE TASKS:
Goal ONE: Working effectively with others to make
constructive contributions
State your specific aspect here: Building effective working
relationship.
· My current goal is (include any changes):
By the end of my Co-operative Education Placement, I will
continue to work in teams in order to achieve the optimal results
for my organization. Although I will face many challenges in
my new role, by the end of the internship period I will need to
prove my abilities in coping with others.
· Outline your planned actions (include original and any
additional/new actions)
My planned action was to use the professional communication

theory, where I need to communicate effectively with my
teammate. Communicating with my team members is an
important tool because it clarifies any vague information for
me; also it helps to do my task correctly (Mohan, McGregor,
Saunders, & Archee, 2008).
· Evaluate how your actions have helped towards achieving your
goal. Discuss achievements you are making and/or issues you
are encountering that may be preventing progress being made,
include specific workplace examples and evidence. Note: You
are required to integrate authorised sources to support your
actions
My first week at Almajdouie was excellent in all aspects; my
primary goal was to be working effectively with others. The
accounting department is divided into many sections, which are
account receivable, account payable and cashier. I am working
with the A/R team next to the other sections. I mean by section
that the offices have partitions, so it looks like sections. I like
this idea because it helps in the communication process and in
the exchange of tasks. Also, because we are using new
accounting software, which is called Oracle, if some workmate
faces an issue in it, they don't need to leave their desk they just
ask their neighbour over the partition for help. Also, it is easy
in exchanging the papers from and to the workmate. At the first
day, I was nervous and shy, so I decided to break the barriers
between my workmates and me. Firstly, I introduced myself to
the people I will be working with, I told them that I am doing
co-op for the sake of learning and helping in achieving any
tasks. Honestly, they were helpful and kind to me, they explain
to me anything I don't understand. For example, one day my
supervisor emailed me the code number for a customer and
asked me to find the statements this particular customer from
the Oracle then send it to him. He verbally explained to me how
to find it but the system was complicated so I have asked my
workmate to help and he did. After that, I was really good at
this task I have submitted more than 35 statements to my
supervisor. I think that introducing my self at the first day was

a good reason in achieving my goal. Also, I always keep
smiling, because I believe that it gives an impression to the
person in front of me that I am easy-going person and willing to
help. https://www.themuse.com/advice/how-to-make-your-new-
employees-first-day-a-huge-success
Goal TWO: Work with one’s own and other cultures and diverse
State your specific aspect here: Improve my listening skills.
· My current goal is (include any changes):
continue to work on improving my listening skills in order to
achieve the desired results for my organization. Although I will
face many challenges in my new role, I can show my supervisor
and the people I am working with that I can improve my
listening skills by the end of the internship period.
· Outline your planned actions (include original and any
additional/new actions)
· Evaluate how your actions have helped towards achieving your
goal. Discuss achievements you are making and/or issues you
are encountering that may be preventing progress being made,
include specific workplace examples and evidence. Note: You
are required to integrate authorised sources to support your
actions C. Your Co-operative Education Placement Organisation
and the environment it operates in: being critical enquirers and
creative problem solvers.
The aim of Section C is as follows:
· To critically examine the impact of a current event or issue
from your media log on your organisation
· To reflect on your integration into your organisation
· To provide evidence and discuss your personal work
environment

In this section you must:
· support your answers with examples and evidence and
reference using APA 6th ed.
THE TASKS:
1. Briefly state who your CPO is, their core business and the
industry sector to which they belong
2. Identify and discuss one current event from your media log
(Appendix 1) that is particularly relevant to your Co-operative
Education Placement Organisation, including your
understanding of this current event and the implications for
your Organisation and how they could manage this.
3. Reflect on your integration into your organisation and its
internal environment. You should include discussion on your
personality type and the strengths and weaknesses identified in
your Learning Plan together with any challenges or successes
achieved to date.
4. Personal Work environment:
· Use visual images to illustrate your personal work
environment (insert below) e.g. work stations, office space and
facilities.
· Discuss why you have chosen these images.
I agree to the following (please tick)
☐ Permission has been given by my workplace supervisor to
provide this these images
☐ No private or confidential content has been included in
these visual images

Note: If permission has not been granted you must describe your
personal work environment in 2-3 paragraphs below
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MAY NEED TO RESIZE YOUR
IMAGES TO UPLOAD TO BLACKBOARD.
D. Your Topic developing your skills as a critical enquirer and
creative problem solver, being knowledgeable in your major
field of study by demonstrating the application of knowledge
from your major(s) to your Co-operative Education role,
placement, or industry
The aim of Section D is as follows:
· To finalise and justify the working title for your topic
· To demonstrate progress being made in researching your topic,
with evidence of at least 4-5 appropriate resources
In the Final Report you will be required to critically analyse
and evaluate your chosen topic from your discipline
perspective. This MUST be applied either to your role and/or
your organisation and/or industry sector. This topic should
develop your discipline knowledge beyond that acquired in your
role and your skills as a critical enquirer and creative problem
solver. You must demonstrate comprehensive understanding of
your topic through research and apply it to your role and/or
industry and/or organisation.
In your Learning Plan you listed your initial ideas on your area
of interest from your discipline perspective. This is an
opportunity for you to refine your topic and receive feedback
from your Academic Supervisor. Your topic will be developed
further in Portfolio 2, Oral Brief and Final Report.
Your role, organisation or its industry should provide context or
background for your research. You must avoid disclosing any
confidential information. You should only draw on secondary
research i.e. relevant academic literature for your research and
to support your discussion.

1. You must not disclose any confidential information from your
organisation or complete any primary research.
2. The work must not have previously been submitted by
yourself or another person.
3. All researched information must be acknowledged by citing
and referencing in APA 6th ed.
THE TASK:
In approximately 250-350 words expand on the information you
provided in your Learning Plan.
You must:
· Provide a working title for your topic (this is often best stated
as a question)
· Provide a rationale for your topic with some detail
· Discuss how your topic is related to either your role, CPO
and/or industry
· Identify and outline the supporting information you have
gathered from your research including academic literature from
your major. Cite and reference appropriately and add to the
reference list at the end of this document. 4-5 authoritative
resources are expected.
5.
References:
Refer to AUT Library on APA 6th:
http://aut.ac.nz.libguides.com/APA6th

Appendix 1:
Media Log Portfolio 1 (at least one entry per week of your
placement). These items need to be linked to your discussion in
Section C
Date
Event/ Issue (Brief discussion)
Media Source (APA 6th)

Chamberlain College of Nursing NR447: RN
Collaborative Healthcare
Nursing Care Models Paper:
Guidelines Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to identify nursing care
models utilized in today’s various health care settings and
enhance your knowledge of how models impact the management
of care and may influence delegation. You will assess the
effectiveness of models and determine how you would
collaborate with a nurse leader to identify opportunities for
improvement to ensure quality, safety and staff satisfaction.
Course Outcomes
Completion of this assignment enables the student to meet the
following course outcomes.
CO#1: Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making
in the provision of high quality nursing care, healthcare team
management, and the oversight and accountability for care
delivery in a variety of settings. (PO #2)
CO#2: Implement patient safety and quality improvement
initiatives within the context of the interprofessional team
through communication and relationship building. (PO #3)
CO#3: Participate in the development and implementation of
imaginative and creative strategies to enable systems to change.

(PO #7)
CO#6: Develop a personal awareness of complex organizational
systems and integrate values and beliefs with organizational
mission. (PO #7)
CO#7: Apply leadership concepts in the development and
initiation of effective plans for the microsystems and/or system-
wide practice improvements that will improve the quality of
healthcare delivery. (PO #2, and #3)
CO#8: Apply concepts of quality and safety using structure,
process, and outcome measures to identify clinical questions as
the beginning process of changing current practice. (PO#8)
Due Dates
This assignment is to be submitted to the Dropbox by Sunday,
11:59 p.m. MT, end of Week 5.
Points
This assignment is worth 200 points.
Directions
1. Read your text, Finkelman (2016), pp- 111-116.
2. Observe staff in delivery of nursing care provided. Practice
settings may vary depending on availability.
3. Identify the model of nursing care that you observed. Be
specific about what you observed, who was doing what, when,
how and what led you to identify the particular model.
4. Write a 5-7 page paper that includes the following:
5. Review and summarize two scholarly resources (not
including your text) related to the nursing care model you
observed in the practice setting.
6. Review and summarize two scholarly resources (not
including your text) related to a nursing care model that is
different from the one you observed in the practice setting.
7. Discuss your observations about how the current nursing care
model is being implemented. Be specific.
8. Recommend a different nursing care model that could be
implemented to improve quality of nursing care, safety and staff
satisfaction. Be specific.
9. Provide a summary/conclusion about this

experience/assignment and what you learned about nursing care
models.
10. Write your paper using APA format. Submit to the
Dropbox.Grading Criteria: Nursing Care Models Paper
Category
Points
%
Description
Identify Nursing Care Model in practice including specifics
about who, what when, where, etc.
60
30%
Identifies Nursing Care Model for delivery of nursing care.
Provides specifics.
Besides Finkelman, locate scholarly resources related to
Nursing Care Models
40
20%
In addition to Finkelman, locates four scholarly resources
related to Nursing Care Models. Summarizes all resources in
body of paper.
Implementation and Recommendations
60
30%
Describe implementation of current Nursing Care Model and
recommend a different model that could be utilized to improve
quality of nursing care, safety and staff satisfaction.
Conclusion/ summary
20
10%
Summarize what you learned about this experience including
new knowledge about nursing care models.
Clarity of writing
20
10%
Content is organized, logical, and with correct grammar,

punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure are correct. APA
formatting is apparent and CCN template is utilized. References
are properly cited within the paper; reference page includes all
citations; proper title page and introduction are present and
evidence of spell and grammar check is obvious.
Total
200 points
100%
A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above
requirements.
Grading Rubric
Assignment Criteria
A (100%)
Exceptional
Outstanding or highest level of performance
B (88%)
Exceeds
Very good or high level of performance
C (80%)
Meets
Competent or satisfactory level of performance
NI (38%)
Needs Improvement
Poor or failing level of performance
F (0%)
Developing
Unsatisfactory level of performance
Identify Nursing Care Model in practice including specifics
about who, what when, where, etc.
60 points
After an introduction paragraph, thoroughly identifies Nursing

Care Model in practice including all the specifics about who,
what when, where, etc.
60 points ☐
After an introduction paragraph, generally identifies Nursing
Care Model in practice including most of the specifics about
who, what when, where, etc.
53 points ☐
After an introduction paragraph, briefly identifies Nursing Care
Model in practice including minimum specifics about who, what
when, where, etc.
48 points ☐
After an introduction paragraph, briefly identifies Nursing Care
Model in practice, but describes only one or two specifics.
23 points ☐
Does not provide an introduction paragraph. Fails to identify a
Nursing Care Model. Does not include any specifics.
0 points ☐
Besides Finkelman, locate scholarly resources related to
40 points
Thoroughly reviews and summarizes two scholarly resources
(not including the course textbook) related to the nursing care
model you observed in the practice setting. Also, thoroughly
reviews and summarizes two scholarly resources (not including
your text) related to a nursing care model that is different from
the one you observed.
40 points ☐ s
Generally reviews and summarizes two scholarly resources (not
including the course textbook) related to the nursing care model
you observed in the practice setting. Also, generally reviews
and summarizes two scholarly resources (not including your
text) related to a nursing care model that is different from the
one you observed.
35 points ☐
Briefly reviews only one resource (besides the course textbook)
related to nursing care model observed in practice setting.
Also, briefly reviews only one resource (besides text) related to

a nursing care model that is different from the one you
observed.
32 points ☐
Reviews only one resource (besides the course textbook) related
to the nursing care model observed in practice, and fails to
review a resource (besides the course textbook) related to a
nursing care model that is different from the one you observed.
15 points ☐
Fails to provide any resources related to the nursing care model
that was observed and that was different.
0 points ☐
Implementation and Recommendations
60 points
Thoroughly describes implementation of current Nursing Care
Model and recommends a different model that could be utilized
to improve quality of nursing care, safety and staff satisfaction.
60 points ☐
Generally describes implementation of current Nursing Care
but omits quality or safety or staff satisfaction.
53 points ☐
Briefly describes implementation of current Nursing Care
but omits two of the following (quality/safety/staff
satisfaction).
48 points ☐
Minimally describes implementation of current Nursing Care
Model but does NOT recommend a different model that could be
utilized. Various elements are missing related to improving
quality of nursing care, safety and staff satisfaction.
23 points ☐
Does NOT describe a Nursing Care Model or a different model
that could be utilized. Elements are missing related to
improving quality of nursing care, safety and staff satisfaction.
0 points ☐
Conclusion and summary

20 points
Includes conclusion paragraph and thoroughly summarizes what
you learned about this experience including new knowledge
about nursing care models.
20 points ☐
Includes conclusion paragraph and clearly summarizes what you
learned about this experience including new knowledge about
nursing care models.
18 points ☐
Includes conclusion paragraph but briefly summarizes what you
learned about this experience or includes new knowledge about
nursing care models but not both.
16 points ☐
Conclusion/ summary is present but difficult to find in closing
paragraphs of paper.
8 points ☐
Does not Include a conclusion paragraph
0 points ☐
Clarity of writing
20 points
Content is organized, logical, and grammar, punctuation,
spelling, and sentence structure are correct. APA formatting is
apparent, utilizing CCN template. References are properly cited
within the paper. Reference page includes all citations; proper
title page and introduction are present and evidence of spell and
grammar check is obvious. Less than three errors are noted.
20 points ☐
Content is mostly organized, logical, and grammar, punctuation,
spelling, and sentence structure are correct. APA formatting is
apparent, utilizing CCN template. References are properly cited
title page and introduction are present and evidence of spell
check and grammar check is obvious. Four to six errors are
noted.
18 points ☐
Content is somewhat organized, logical and grammar,

punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure are correct. Minor
APA formatting errors exist. References are properly cited
title page and introduction are present and evidence of spell
check and grammar check are not obvious. Seven to 10 errors
are noted.
16 points ☐
Content is somewhat organized, but may lack logic. Several
errors occur in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and sentence
structure. Major APA formatting errors exist. Reference page
does not match up with in-text citations, i.e., references may be
missing for in-text citations, or references appear with no
comparable in-text citation.
Eleven to 15 errors are noted.
8 points ☐
Content is disorganized and writing has numerous grammar,
spelling, or syntax errors. APA formatting was not used. Spell
check and grammar check are not obvious. More than 15 errors
are noted.
0 points ☐
Total Points Possible= 200
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