Students are expected to read the 2 assigned readings and a

Question

Assessment name: Reflection on Reading(s)

Length: 800-1000 words

Details:

Students are expected to read the 2 assigned readings and a video program on the Future of Work (details provided below) and produce a PowerPoint that answers the following questions:

1. What is your current job/occupation or your 'dream' job/occupation?
2. As you reflect upon the issues discussed in the assigned readings and video material, how might this job/occupation change and what is the likelihood of you being able to find stable employment in this job/occupation in the future?

Each student will be expected to produce a PowerPoint of no more than 10 slides and use the notes section of your PowerPoint to write an explanation of each slide as if you were presenting the presentation orally. Your written explanation (i.e. notes) should be between 500-600 words with Harvard-style in-text referencing when referring to the assigned readings. Please include a reference list as your last slide.

Can you please covert your PPT (with notes) into a word document and submit your assignment as a Word file. This will make it much easier for us to provide feedback. The process for converting PPT to Word isquite simple. Please follow these steps:

In PPT:

1. Open PowerPoint File in PowerPoint. ...
2. Click File> Export > Create Handouts.
3. The Send to Microsoft Word dialog box will open.
4. Choose page layout from options given.
5. Choose how you want slides added to your word document.
6. Click OK.

In some of the newer versions of PPT the steps are slightly different. Here are the steps:

1. Open PowerPoint File in PowerPoint. ...
2. Click File> Save and Sendt > Create Handouts.
3. The Create Handouts dialog box will open.
4. Choose page layout from options given.
5. Choose how you want slides added to your word document.
6. Click OK.

Essential Readings and Video Material:

• • Q&A (ABC)- Drones, robots and the future : Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
  • ILO (2018) Issue Brief No 1: The role of work for individuals and society, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---cabinet/documents/publication/wcms_618163.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
  • Foundation for Young Australians (2015). New Work Order Report, https://www.fya.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fya-future-of-work-report-final-lr.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Feedback mode:

Feedback will be provided using Turnitin's inline marking tool and general comments.

Assessment Declaration:

I declare that in submitting all work for this assessment I have read, understood and agree to the content and expectations of the Assessment declaration (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Learning Objectives Assessed:

This assignment assesses Learning Objectives:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the way in which the globalisation of economic exchange and production is reshaping the nature of work;
2. Critically examine and assess the impact of different management practices on workers and the nature of work;

Assessment criteria will be:

• Ability to evaluate and reflect on the set readings and video material
• Ability to identify the different perspectives on the changing future of work
• Ability to identify the main issues/arguments presented in the readings and video material
• Ability to apply these different perspectives and arguments to your own job experiences or future job expectations
• Clarity of PowerPoint and written explanation of each slide.