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Fill this in so you can assess your skills against your peers.

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List a range of skills that you feel have you have developed during the course of this unit- these skills can focus on personal responsibility, interpersonal skills and professional practise. There are many! Make reference to transferable skills too e.g. written skills are also important for your Unit 1 examination.

TASK 1
Create an essay that describes and explains the practical’s skills that YOU have developed during the unit. You must refer to every skill that you have mentioned in the table above. Make reference to transferable skills too e.g. written skills are also important for your examination.

Comment on how your skills have developed?

Were you already skilled in any of these areas?

Make reference to any literacy and mathematical skills.

Are any of these skills transferable?

Ø  Calibration of equipment

Ø  Preparing standard solution

Ø  Carrying out a titration

Ø  Calibration of pH meter and pH titration

Ø  Colorimetry

Ø  Cooling curve experiments

Ø  Thin Layer Chromatography

Ø  Paper Chromatography

Ø  Separation of amino acids

Ø  Interpretation of a chromatogram

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How do these skills develop link to Unit 1 (examination content)? You could focus on written skills.

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Situation:  Describe the context within which you performed a job or faced a challenge at work. For example, perhaps you were working on a group project, or you had a conflict with a coworker. This situation can be from a work experience, a volunteer position, or any other relevant event. Be as specific as possible.

Task: Next, describe your responsibility in that situation.  Perhaps you had to help your group complete a project under a tight deadline, resolve a conflict with a coworker, or hit a sales target.

Action: You then describe how you completed the task or endeavored to meet the challenge. Focus on what you did, rather than what your team, boss, or coworker did. (Tip: Instead of saying "We did xyx," say "I did xyz.")

Result: Finally, explain the outcomes or results generated by the action taken. You might emphasize what you accomplished, or what you learned.

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Do you struggle to give concise answers to interview questions? Are you unsure how to share your accomplishments during an interview without sounding boastful? The STAR interview response technique can help. Using this method of answering interview questions allows you to provide concrete examples or proof that you possess the experience and skills for the job at hand.

STAR stands for Situation, Task, Action, Result. Using this strategy is particularly helpful in response to competency-focused questions, which typically start out with phrases such as, "Describe a time when..." and "Share an example of a situation where...."

Read below for a more detailed description of the STAR interview response technique, and examples of how to best use it.

What Is the STAR Interview Response Technique?

The STAR interview response technique is a way of answering behavioral interview questions. Behavioral interview questions are questions about how you have behaved in the past. Specifically, they are about how you have handled certain work situations. Employers using this technique analyze jobs and define the skills and qualities that high-level performers have exhibited in that job.

Since past performance can be a good predictor of the future, interviewers ask these questions to determine whether candidates have the skills and experiences required to excel in the job.

For example, employers might be looking for proof of problem-solving skills, analytical ability, creativity, perseverance through failure, writing skills, presentation skills, t eamwork orientation, persuasive skills, quantitative skills, or accuracy.

Tell me about an occasion when you had to complete a task under a tight deadline.

Have you ever gone above and beyond the call of duty?

What do you do when a team member refuses to complete his or her quota of the work?

Some interviewers structure their questions using the STAR technique. However, job seekers can also use the STAR interview method to prepare for behavioral interview questions.

STAR is an acronym for four key concepts. Each concept is a step the job candidate can utilize to answer a behavioral interview question. By employing all four steps, the job candidate thereby provides a comprehensive answer. The concepts in the acronym comprise the following:

Situation: Describe the context within which you performed a job or faced a challenge at work. For example, perhaps you were working on a group project, or you had a conflict with a coworker. This situation can be drawn from a work experience, a volunteer position, or any other relevant event. Be as specific as possible.

Task: Next, describe your responsibility in that situation. Perhaps you had to help your group complete a project within a tight deadline, resolve a conflict with a coworker, or hit a sales target.

Action: You then describe how you completed the task or endeavored to meet the challenge. Focus on what you did, rather than what your team, boss, or coworker did. (Tip: Instead of saying, "We did xyx," say " I did xyz.")

Result: Finally, explain the outcomes or results generated by the action taken. It may be helpful to emphasize what you accomplished, or what you learned.

How to Prepare for an Interview Using STAR

Since you won't know in advance what interviewing techniques your interviewer will be using, you'll benefit from preparing several scenarios from the jobs you've held.

First, make a list of the skills and/or experiences that are required for the job. It may help you to look at the job listing and similar job listings for indications of the required or preferred skills/qualities and match your qualifications to those listed in the posting. Then, consider specific examples of occasions when you displayed those skills. For each example, name the situation, task, action, and result.

Whatever examples you select, make sure they are as closely related to the job you're interviewing for as possible.

Examples of Interview Questions and Answers Using STAR

Example Question 1: Tell me about a time you had to complete a task within a tight deadline. Describe the situation, and explain how you handled it.

Example Answer 1: While I typically like to plan out my work in stages and complete it piece by piece, I can also achieve high-quality work results under tight deadlines. Once, at a former company, an employee left days before the imminent deadline of one of his projects. I was asked to assume responsibility for it, with only a few days to learn about and complete the project. I created a task force and delegated work, and we all completed the assignment with a day to spare. In fact, I believe I thrive when working under tight deadlines.

Example Question 2: What do you do when a team member refuses to complete his or her quota of the work?

Example Answer 2: When there are team conflicts or issues, I always try my best to step up as team leader if needed. I think my communication skills make me an effective leader and moderator. For example, one time, when I was working on a team project, two of the team members got embroiled in an argument, both refusing to complete their assignments. They were both dissatisfied with their workloads, so I arranged a team meeting where we reallocated all the assignments among the team members. This made everyone happier and more productive, and our project was a success.

Example Question 3: Tell me about a time you showed initiative on the job.

Example Answer 3: Last winter,I was acting as an account coordinator, supporting the account executive for a major client at an ad agency. The account executive had an accident and was sidelined three weeks before a major campaign pitch.

I volunteered to fill in and orchestrate the presentation by coordinating the input of the creative and media teams. I called an emergency meeting and facilitated a discussion about ad scenarios, media plans, and the roles of various team members in relation to the presentation.

I was able to achieve a consensus on two priority ad concepts that we had to pitch, along with related media strategies. I drew up a minute-by-minute plan of how we would present the pitch that was warmly received by the team based on our discussions. The client loved our plan and adopted the campaign. I was promoted to account executive six months later.

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Do you struggle to give concise answers to interview questions? Are you unsure how to share your accomplishments during an interview without sounding boastful? The STAR interview response technique can help. Using this method of answering interview questions allows you to provide concrete examples or proof that you possess the experience and skills for the job at hand.

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Unit 2 Ass 4 Self assessment - revised jan2018 -APW

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You can use this as a base for your report

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Introduction Self Assement report template  - Draft 1 - outline view

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https://etherpad.net/p/BTECSkillsList

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How to create a Google Forms survey from a spreadsheet.

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How to create a Google Forms survey from a spreadsheet.

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(you need a google account)
1) open a new google Sheet
2) click on Add-ons ->get add-ons
3) Find Form Maker add-on and install it
4) Click on Add-ons menu and startup form maker to create a sidebar menu.
5) create a defualt sheet
6) Create a sheet
7) Copy paste questions into the question title column
8) choose the question types ( I chose scale)
9) Make sure titles are "section header" question type
10) for scale questions add in starting ending  scale number and lables.
11) fill in form title and description
12) fill in any options
13) fill in any help text for each question in the help column.
14) on the sidebar menu choose create form /add on questions.
15) when its complete it will tell you and give you a ling to the form it created.