LO1 Demonstrate a range of interpersonal and transferable communication skills to a target audience Unit 3: Professional Practice Assignment Brief
Programme Title
HCBB6/ HCBB7/ HCBC2 Higher National Diploma in Computing (General/ Software Engineering/ Cyber Security)
Student Name/ID Number
Unit Number and Title
Unit 3: Professional Practice
Academic Year
2026-2027
Unit Tutor
Assignment Title
Assignment 1 of 1: Digital Workplace Professional Skills Programme
Issue Date
14/10/2026
Submission Date
Submission Format
Each student must submit their assignment as guided in this assignment brief. Your submission must include the following evidence:
Training session presentation: a ten-minute Microsoft® PowerPoint® style presentation for your training session, with speaker notes, interactive links to suitable sites and an accompanying activity sheet or supporting material for participants. Slides should make effective use of headings, subsections, appropriate bullet points and professional visuals. Written report: a report covering the programme design and delivery, problem solving and critical reasoning, team working, CPD and motivation, and evaluation. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs, subsections and illustrations as appropriate. Note: Some activities in this assignment may be completed as a group work; however, each student must submit an individual report documenting their work. All work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system, with in-text citations and a reference list. The recommended word limit is 2500-3000 words, although you will not be penalized for exceeding the total word limit. The student should include a signed document of the Statement of Authenticity along with the evidence for assessment in the Student Declaration Form. Any AI tools used in the preparation of the assignment must be acknowledged and properly referenced in accordance with the institution’s requirements.
Students can approach the Unit Tutor for formative feedback on or before 29-11-2026
Unit Learning Outcomes LO1 Demonstrate a range of interpersonal and transferable communication skills to a target audience
LO2 Apply critical reasoning and thinking to a range of problem-solving scenarios
LO3 Discuss the importance and dynamics of working within a team and the impact of team working in different environments
LO4 Examine the need for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and its role within the workplace and for higher level learning
Transferable skills and competencies developed Self-reflection, including self-awareness; the ability to become an effective self-student and appreciate the value of the self-reflection process. Undertake independent learning to expand on own skills and delivered content. Communicate confidently and effectively, both orally and in writing, both internally and externally with organisations and other stakeholders. Develop a range of skills to ensure effective team working, independent initiatives, organisational competence and problem-solving strategies. Reflect adaptability and flexibility in approach to work; showing resilience under pressure and meeting challenging targets within given deadlines. Vocational scenario AeroVista International is a large global aviation and travel services organisation with a strong focus on digital transformation, technology and customer experience. The organisation employs professionals across areas such as software development, cybersecurity, data analytics, cloud infrastructure and IT service support.
You are working as a Digital Technology Intern within the organization’s Digital and Technology department, supporting the planning and delivery of a Digital Workplace Professional Skills Programme for newly recruited technology graduates and interns. The programme aims to develop the participants’ professional and workplace skills, including effective communication, teamwork, critical thinking, problem-solving, time management, digital workplace practices, secure working practices and continuing professional development (CPD).
You will contribute to the design and delivery of a professional development session and work with colleagues to coordinate the programme. You will also be expected to respond appropriately to problems that may arise, demonstrate effective teamwork and communication, and reflect on your own contribution and professional development.
Following the programme, you will review its effectiveness, consider feedback and evaluate how the experience has contributed to your own professional skills and future development.
Assignment activity and guidance You are required to contribute to the planning and delivery of a Digital Workplace Professional Skills Programme within the organisation. As an intern, you should demonstrate effective design and delivery of a training session for AeroVista’s new technology graduates and interns, using different communication styles and formats. You should demonstrate effective time management skills in planning the Professional skills programme and design a professional schedule for the programme day, including contingencies like speaker absent or a technical failure and justifying the time given to each session. Additionally , you should evaluate how effectively you used interpersonal skills in designing and delivering your session to AeroVista’s new graduates, using audience and observer feedback.
During the planning and delivery of the programme, you should demonstrate the use of different problem-solving techniques and demonstrate how critical reasoning and thinking has been applied to address problems and achieve the intended outcomes. You should research different problem-solving techniques that could be used in designing and delivering the AeroVista programme. Justify the range of methodologies you used to plan and run the programme compared with alternatives and evaluate the overall success of the programme, in achieving its intended goal, considering how critical reasoning and thinking were applied to accomplish the desired outcome.
You should discuss the importance of team dynamics in the success or failure of the AeroVista programme team, with examples from formal and informal settings. Show evidence that you have worked effectively within the team to achieve the defined goal of delivering a training programme and analyze the dynamics of your programme team: the role members played and how effectively they achieved the shared goal of delivering the programme. Additionally, you should critically evaluate your own role and contributions to the design and delivery of the training program in relation to the tasks mentioned above.
You should discuss the importance of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for a technology intern at AeroVista and its contribution to your own learning and motivation. You should review relevant motivational theories and the impact they could have on the performance of AeroVista’s technology staff, produce a personal development plan for your career, based on a skills audit, outlining responsibilities, performance objectives and required skills and justify the role of CPD and your development plan in building your motivation as a member of AeroVista’s Digital and Technology department. Finally, you should evaluate a range of evidence criteria AeroVista could use to measure effective CPD.
Your work should be supported by relevant research, evidence and appropriate academic referencing, with clear links to the learning outcomes and assessment criteria.
Recommended Resources Please note that the resources listed are examples for you to use as a starting point in your research – the list is not definitive.
Textbooks Cottrell, S. (2023) Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument. 4th edn. Bloomsbury.
Forde, C. et al (2006) Professional Development, Reflection and Enquiry. Sage Publications. Megginson, D. and Whitaker, V. (2007) Continuing Professional Development. 2nd edn.
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Winstanley, D. (2005) Personal Effectiveness: A guide to action. Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Journals Journal of Group Dynamics – Japan Institute for Group Dynamics Professional Development in Education – Taylor and Francis Online
Websites ipda.org.uk International Professional Development Association (General Reference) www.thinkwatson.com Critical Thinking Resources
Critical Thinking Correlation Studies
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Merit
Distinction
LO1 Demonstrate a range of interpersonal and transferable communication skills to a target audience
P1 Demonstrate effective design and delivery of a training event for a given target audience, using different communication styles and formats.
M1 Design a professional schedule to support the planning of an event, to include contingencies and justifications of time allocated.
D1 Evaluate the effectiveness and application of interpersonal skills used in the design and delivery of a training event.
P2 Demonstrate effective time-management skills in planning an event.
LO2 Apply critical reasoning and thinking to a range of problem-solving scenarios
P3 Demonstrate the use of different problem-solving techniques in the design and delivery of an event.
M2 Research the use of different problem-solving techniques used in the design and delivery of an event.
D2 Evaluate the overall success of the event delivered, in terms of how well critical reasoning and thinking were applied to achieve the end goal.
P4 Demonstrate that critical reasoning has been applied to the design and delivery of the event.
M3 Justify the use and application of a range of methodologies in the design and delivery of an event.
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Merit
Distinction
LO3 Discuss the importance and dynamics of working within a team and the impact of team working in different environments
P5 Discuss the importance of team dynamics in the success and/or failure of group work.
M4 Analyse team dynamics, in terms of the roles that group members play in a team and the effectiveness in terms of achieving shared goals.
D3 Critically evaluate your own role and contribution to a group scenario.
P6 Work in a team to achieve a defined goal.
LO4 Examine the need for continuing professional Development (CPD) and its role within the workplace and for higher-level learning
P7 Discuss the importance of CPD and its contribution to own learning and motivation.
M5 Justify the role of CPD and development planning in building motivation.
D4 Evaluate a range of evidence criteria that is used as a measure for effective CPD.
P8 Review different motivational theories and the impact they can have on performance in the workplace.
P9 Produce a development plan that outlines responsibilities, performance objectives and required skills for future