BSBCRT511 - Assessment Task 2 v2
BSBCRT511 - Assessment Task 2 v2
BSBCRT511 - Assessment Task 2 v2
Task 2
Develop critical thinking in
others
BSBCRT511
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creative thinking approaches
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Facilitate opportunities for team
members to apply critical thinking
skills to workplace problems
Provide feedback to team members
on performance of tasks
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Student Declaration................................................................................................................................................2
Task 2 – Establish a critical thinking environment...................................................................7
Task 2.1 Establish an environment that encourages the application of critical and creative
thinking........................................................................................................................................................................9
Task 2.2 Facilitate critical and creative thinking opportunities...........................................................14
References................................................................................................................................................................15
Appendix 1 – Scenario.......................................................................................................................16
Report
Survey
Action Plan
Social Media post
Newsletter article
Feedback/Consultation process
Task 2.1 Establish an environment that encourages the application of critical and
creative thinking
You have been engaged as a consultant by MMI Professional Education to support the
development of critical thinking skills in departmental managers.
Once you have completed your analysis and evaluation, summarise it in a report using
Template 1.
Template 1 -Report
Report
Current organisational MMI Professional Education has policies and procedures in
procedures. communication, HR manual, decision making, employee
Barriers and Gaps There are many barriers and gaps in this organisation to
critical and creative thinking such as: 1. Organisation
structure does not match the organisational goals. 2. Lack
of cultural awareness 3. No room for innovation and
critical thinking 4. Lack of active leadership and no proper
direction from top management 5. Lack of communication.
Consultation. The following initiatives should be planned and
implemented 1. Developing promoting creative and critical
(4-5 initiatives) thinking practices 2. Consultants can improve our
organisational structure 3. Focus groups and review HR
management. 4. Provide a stimulating atmosphere and
have brainstorming sessions 5. Getting feedback thru
questionnaires, surveys, meetings, and groups.
Template 2 -Survey
Create a ‘survey form’ to identify individual and team knowledge gaps regarding critical
thinking and learning opportunities.
Develop ten (10) questions (a mix of closed and open-ended questions).
Record the questions in the template provided below.
Please note that under ‘Answer’ you can add a rating scale (example: very satisfied,
satisfied…)
Survey Form
Thank you for taking the time to complete the Critical and Creative Thinking Survey Form.
The survey should take less than five (5) minutes to complete, and it will provide us with
insights to improve our learning opportunities to develop critical thinking in individuals and
teams.
Question Answer
What is the definition of critical 1. Higher level thinking that aims to solve a
thinking? Circle problem.
2. Finding faults and weaknesses in other people's
arguments.
3. Logically analysing arguments in a critical way.
4. Disciplined thinking and judgement
1. Based on your report and the summary of feedback outlined above, determine six (6) key
initiatives (including 2-3 learning opportunities) to create a work environment that encourages
critical and creative thinking in the organisation.
Record the selected initiatives in the action plan provided in Template 3. Complete all
parts of the action plan.
Template 3 -Action Plan
Initiative Timeline for Estimated cost Responsibility
implementation (Departmental
Manager)
Training Online/ face 6 weeks 10000 per year HR manager
to face
Counselling/coaching 12 weeks 12000 per year Academic
and mentoring Manager
2. Write a social media post to promote one of the learning opportunities identified in your action
plan to departmental managers. The post can be as simple as the content + picture.
3. Write a newsletter article for the monthly newsletter to articulate the key features of critical and
creative thinking.
Content:
Benefits of critical and creative thinking and why they matter
Key features of critical and creative thinking
Example of critical and creative thinking
(150-250 words)
Copy and paste your article in Template 4. Add pictures and/or links to external resources
as needed.
Template 4 -Newsletter article
Author.
Monthly Newsletter
Key features of critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking involves thinking
broadly and deeply using skills and behaviours such as reason, logic, resourcefulness,
imagination, and innovation. Critical thinking involves asking questions, defining a
problem, examining evidence, analysing assumptions and biases and much more.
Critical thinking skills are essential to today’s workplace, which is less dependent on
physical labour and more reliant on intelligence and thinking. Examples of critical thinking
skills in use in the workplace include research, statistical analysis, using restraint and
careful analysis in judging situations and co-workers, classifying, and sequencing
information, recognizing patterns, forecasting, and making calculations. Example of critical
and creative thinking
• Coming up with a out of the box solution for a problem is an example of thinking
creatively.
• Designing anything big or small, be it a logo or a billboard
• Creating a plan, be it a lesson plan or planning errands
• Being quick on your feet
The process can be developed in the form of a flow chart or a step by step process.
Document the process in the space provided below.
A feedback process can be as simple as Collect Feedback -> Understand -> Plan -> Act
-> Review -> Repeat.
5. Develop a strategy to encourage the cross-pollination of ideas between different teams in the
organisation.
(50-100 words)
(80-120 words)
Document your reflection in the space provided below.
Reducing, reusing, and recycling paper are key slogans that need to be followed to
preserve the nature we still have. With increasing demands, we cannot destroy the
resources future generations will need. We need to make our resources go further and
we can. Staff need to understand the three Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) to
differentiate between biodegradable and non-biodegradable garbage. This should
encourage them to manufacture useful products out of rubbish. The participants suburb
engagement was foreshadowed by an understanding of the severity of the matter. I
demonstrated how we may react to recycling and being sustainable through clips.
Attempts were made to garner audience attention before revealing what we can do to
help. I believe I performed well as the audience were engaged and reacted
The trainer and assessor will evaluate your performance during the session and provide
feedback on the marking sheet. The trainer and assessor will also validate that feedback was
provided to the participants.
If you are absent from class, it is your responsibility to make alternative arrangements with
the trainer and assessor to perform the Role-Play.
References
(Please refer to this referencing guide if needed or speak to your trainer for any specific
referencing requirements for this assessment)
Appendix 1 – Scenario
The company
XYZ Pty Ltd, trading as MMI Professional Education is an Australian boutique education
provider in Melbourne Registered Training Organisation -RTO), offering VET accredited and
non-accredited business courses to corporate clients and to local clients (domestic
students).
MMI was founded in 1998 by brothers Mark and Andrew White who built the company to
become a quality RTO with major accounts in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. Mark
Brown sold his shares to his brother Andrew who is the current chairman of the company.
The education provider is centrally located in Collins Street, Melbourne CBD with state-of-the-
art facilities:
o Administration and Management Offices (including the main boardroom, 2 meetings
rooms and a computer lab with 20 PCs) on Level 45
Board of Directors
CEO CFO
Finance
Department
Client Services
Marketing Manager HR Manager Academic Manager IT outsources
Manager
Client Services
Marketing Team HR Team AcademicTeam
Team
Operational overview
State of the art facility in Melbourne to be replicated in Sydney
Systems in use:
o Student Management System (MMI system)
o Learning Management System (Moodle)
o Accounting Management System (MYOB) – does not interface with MMI system
o Share drive
o Share points
o Zoom
o Project Management Application for remote teamwork (trainers): Wrike
Trainers work both on-site in Melbourne and around Australia
Senior management to stay in Melbourne: campus director and team leaders to be
employed to manage and supervise Sydney's operations
Staff to be employed for the Sydney Campus
Administrative tasks such as enrolments will be undertaken by the Melbourne's campus
Virtual teamwork practices to be implemented between Melbourne and Sydney
Website tailored to international students to be developed
Develop and implement sustainability policy and practices across the organisation, and
sustainability has not been on the top five priorities of the company so far
All trainers are based in Melbourne; this impacts on financial costs when having to
move trainers to other Australian capitals to conduct corporate training. Trainers who
deliver corporate training receive a generous daily allowance when outside Melbourne
($250/day), all travel and accommodation expenses are paid for by MMI. This
generous package impacts an average of 20% on the profit margin for each corporate
course that is sold
Organisational culture
The organisational culture experienced at MMI is a mix of market and hierarchy culture.
The Market Culture: This culture is built upon the dynamics of competition and
achieving concrete results. The focus is goal-oriented, with leaders who are tough and
Pricing
Product Target Market Price
Corporate Training Management Face to Face classroom
Topics: Individuals looking for (average of 10 participants)
Operational Management upskilling to advance their $ 2,000/participant
Leadership career Online $ 800/participant
Project Management Individual coaching $
Emotional Intelligence 150/hour
Change Management
Workforce Overview
The following has been reported:
Turnover rates are high in the academic department (30% yearly) due to the
contractual nature of some of the roles. Ongoing training staff is steady, however,
there is a need to invest more in their professional development to keep industry
currency when teaching.
Need for a succession plan for management roles
Gender unbalanced
Recruitment is done externally, few opportunities for advancement are offered to
existing staff
A recent staff survey outlined the following:
o Lack of opportunities for advancement