Assessment method-based instructions and guidelines:

Skills Test
Assessment type

 Skills Test - Analyse and present research information

Instructions provided to the student:

Please refer to the Student Assessment Information Pack for full details on instructions and the
pre- assessment checklist that you should check before attempting any assessment task.

Assessment task description:

 This is the third (3) assessment task you must successfully complete to be deemed
competent in this unit of competency.
 This assessment task is a Skills Test.
 This assessment task consists of four ( 4) practical demonstration activities.
 Activity 1: Identify and confirm research strategy keeping in view the
organisational requirements.
 Activity 2: Collect and store research information
 Acitivity 3: Analyse and synthesise research information
 Activity 4: Review and present research information
 You will receive your feedback within two (1) week, and you will be notified by your
trainer/assessor when your results are available.
 You must attempt all activities of the project for your trainer/assessor to assess your
competence in this assessment task.

Applicable conditions:

 This skill test is untimed and is conducted as an open book assessment (this means you
are able to refer to your textbook or other learner materials during the test).
 You will be assessed independently on this assessment task.
 No marks or grades are allocated for this assessment task. The outcome of the task will be
Satisfactory or Not Satisfactory.
 As you complete this assessment task, you are predominately demonstrating your skills,
techniques and knowledge to your trainer/assessor.
 Your trainer/assessor may ask you relevant questions during this assessment task

Resubmissions and reattempts:

 Where a student’s answers are deemed not satisfactory after the first attempt, a
resubmission attempt will be allowed.
 The student may speak to their trainer/assessor if they have any difficulty in completing
this task and require reasonable adjustments.
 For more information, please refer to the Training Organisation’s Student Handbook.

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 Location:

 This assessment task may be completed in:

☐ a classroom
☒ learning management system (i.e. Moodle),
☐ workplace,
☐ or an independent learning environment.

 Your Trainer/Assessor will provide you with further information regarding the location for
completing this assessment task.

Purpose of the assessment

The purpose of this assessment task is to assess the student’s knowledge and skills essential to
analyse and present research information in a range of contexts and industry settings.

 Skills to determine research objectives in accordance with organisational requirements.

 Skills to identify potential sources of research information relevant to organisational
requirements.
 Skills to determine the dependability of potential sources
 Skills to determine and confirm that the information research strategy is relevant to the
research objectives.
 Skills to access and extract relevant information in a format suitable for analysis and
distribution in accordance with the research strategy
 Skills to store research data in accordance with security requirements and organisational
policies and procedures.
 Skills to analyse stored data in accordance with the research strategy
 Skills to determine themes and draw conclusions in accordance with the research strategy
 Skills to show that the assumptions and conclusions used in the analysis are
clear, justified, evidence-based, and consistent with the research strategy.
 Skills to determine reporting methods that are appropriate for the intended audience
and relevant organisational requirements.
 Skills to prepare research findings draft report
 Skills to assist in the review of draft reports in accordance with organisational policies
and procedures.
 Skills to distribute the research report in accordance with the organization's policies
and procedures.

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Assessment task instructions
 This assessment task aims to assess the students’ skills to collect, organise, analyse and present
information using available systems and sources.
 The student will take on the Research analyst in the training organisation.
 The research must be conducted based on the organsiational requirement and research objectives.
 The student must use the templates provided to document their responses.
 Word-limit to complete the research report is 1200-1500 words.
 The trainer/assessor must assess the student using the performance checklist provided.

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Assessment Task 3: Skills Test
Skills Test

This assessment task requires you to take on the role of a Research analyst in your training organisation.

As the research analyst, you are required to research, analyse and present research findings according
to organisational requirements.

To do os, you need to complete the following activities:

● Activity 1: Identify and confirm research strategy keeping in view the organisational requirements.

● Activity 2: Collect and store research information

● Acitivity 3: Analyse and synthesise research information

● Activity 4: Review and present research information

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Case study:

“ONLINE MEDIA SOLUTIONS” is an online marketing and web development agency based in Melbourne,
Australia since 2008. The company has following operations:

 Website development

 Graphics designing

 Search Engine Optimisation

 Marketing

The company employees 25 staff members.

Due to the current coronavirus situation and government regulations, the employees will be working
from home from next monday. The company will provide all employees with a company laptop. The
owner of the company is undecided whether Microsoft or the Apple laptops would be better for all the
employees. However, the following are the minimum requirements that each laptop should have:

 Intel Core i7-9700K

 Windows 10

 Recent graphic card

 8GB RAM minimum

 500 GB Hard Drive or 256 SSD (solid state drive)

 Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet

 Accidental Damage plan

The owner of the organisation wants you to complete a research project.

Organiasational requirements relevant to use of research strategy:

Using the case study information, complete a research project which outlines the benefits of the two
major laptop providers.

The report must be prepared in accordance with the organisational requirements.

Organisational requirements:

 The information must be gatherers and organised in a format that is suitable for analysis.

 The information must be interpreted and clearly understood.

 Information must be accurate. Provide reference to the source of the information.

 Determine the methods to collect information, considering reliable and reputable requirements.

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  Evaluate the following:

o Key considerations regarding quality.

o Appropriateness of your information sources either from online or non-electronic sources.

 The information collected must be current, and valid to the requirements of the research and
present a comparative analysis for decision making.

 Store information in electronic format. When conducting research, the information and data
must be checked for:

o reliability

o accuracy

o authority

o audience

o relevance

Organisation policy used to compile research report:

Avoid jargon

Jargon is a technical or specialist language unique to a profession or group that is understood by those
on the inside but is often incomprehensible or meaningless to outsiders.

It can take many forms, such as acronyms like ‘RUN,’ ‘EFTSL,’ or ‘AB,’ unfamiliar phrases like ‘capacity
building,’ or conventional words with special meanings like ‘accreditation.’

If you cannot avoid terms that are likely to be unfamiliar to respondents, clearly explain to them when
they are first used or list them in a glossary for a report or add them to the Definitions Dictionary in the
case of a policy or procedure.

Use non-discriminatory (inclusive) language

Individuals and groups can be discriminated against based on their gender, race or ethnic origin,
physical or intellectual disability, sexual preference, or age. To avoid discriminatory expressions,
rewriting or recasting a sentence may be a better solution than substituting words.

Organisational policies and procedures to review online research:

The organisation has the policies and procedures that must be adhered to while reviewing the online
research on competitor analysis.

The elements checked while reviewing the research report from the following sections are:

Abstract

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 ● A summary of your online research.

Introduction

● The topic of the research

● The areas of dicussions done with the respondents while conducting the

research Body

The body of the report must outline the benefits of the two major laptop providers.

Discussion/Conclusion

● The conclusions drawn from the research that can be used to improve the own organisation
strategies and procedures.

References

● Make sure the references are formatted correctly and all present.

Security requiremnets and policiies and procedures excerpt (Naming and storing files):

● The files should be named using the following sequence:

o File_name_student-id_DD/MM/YY

● The files should be stored using cloud storage i.e. Google Doc.

● The Google Doc file should also be downloaded in .pdf format and stored in C Drive following the
naming conventions given above.

● The files should be password protected.

Organisational policy to distribute research report:

Email method should be used to distribute the research report to interested parties.

Email must:

● Include an appropriate subject line.

● Provide a summary of the reseach report

● Include research report as an attachment.

Further, the supervisor must be provided with the handouts of the research report and feedback and
comments of suitability and sufficiency of findings must be obtained in accordance with organisational
requirements.

Your roles and responsibilities in prepration of report:

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As part of your job role to research, analyse and present research findings, you have the following job
responsibilities:

● Determine research objectives in accordance with organisational requirements.

● Identify potential sources of research information relevant to organisational requirements.

● Determine the dependability of potential sources

● Determine and confirm that the information research strategy is relevant to the research
objectives.

● Access and extract relevant information in a format suitable for analysis and distribution in
accordance with the research strategy

● Store research data in accordance with security requirements and organisational policies and
procedures.

● Analyse stored data in accordance with the research strategy

● Determine themes and draw conclusions in accordance with the research strategy

● Show that the assumptions and conclusions used in the analysis are clear, justified, evidence-
based, and consistent with the research strategy.

● Determine reporting methods that are appropriate for the intended audience and relevant
organisational requirements.

● Prepare research findings draft report

● Assist in the review of draft reports in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.

● Distribute the research report in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures.

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Skills Test:

This activity requires the student to research, analyse and present research findings according to
organisational requirements given in the case study.

This includes:

● Identifying research requirements and objectives

● Collecting, organising and presenting research information

● Maintaining information securely

● Preparing report on research findings, including:

o justified assumptions and conclusions

o efficient and reliable research methods.

To do so you are required to perform the following activities:

● Activity 1: Identify and confirm research strategy keeping in view the organisational requirements.

● Activity 2: Collect and store research information

● Acitivity 3: Analyse and synthesise research information

● Activity 4: Review and present research information

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Activity 1: Identify and confirm research strategy keeping in view the organisational
requirements.

This part of the activity requires you to identify and confirm research strategy keeping in view the
organisational requirements.

To do so, you are required to follow the steps given below and document the outcomes using Template
1.

Step 1: Determine research objectives in accordance with organisational requirements and document
using Template 1.

Step 2: Identify three (3) potential sources of research information relevant to organisational
requirements and document using Template 1.

Step 3: Determine the dependability of potential sources considering the research objectives and
document using Template 1.

Step 4: Determine and confirm that the information research strategy is relevant to the research
objectives.

● Determine information reseach strategy considering research objective and document using
Template 1.

● Confirm whether the research strategy aligns with the research objectives in consultation with
the trainer/assessor.

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Template 1: Research strategy

Research strategy (300-400 words)

Research objectives

The objective of ONLINE MEDIA SOLUTIONS is to provide an excellent tool to its workers in
the development of the activity that corresponds to it, also to be able to provide excellent
communication to its workers as well as to its clients who, through the Covid 19, their
attention is online and they work from home.

Three (3) potential sources of research information

 One of the potential sources of research information is that the organization seeks
advice from a person who has knowledge about the products, since through the advice
offered by this person, the owner of the company can select which product is potential
for the organization. And for their workers.

 Another of the potential sources that the organization can investigate is through
surveys, since through them there will be a percentage and validation of each product
and thus decide which port computer is functional and meets the needs of the
organization.

 Finally, the owner of the company will be able to search in the references or the
information that each computer has and thus the owner of the company will be able to
select which laptop best suits the needs of the organization or what each laptop
requires for your company.

Dependability of potential sources considering the research objectives

The reliability of the power sources since they are based on surveys and with research on
reliable websites that provide clients with all the necessary information that the client needs,
also the help of computer experts is important since they have the necessary knowledge to
the solution of the problem of the company.

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 Information reseach strategy

Each potential sources of investigation is important as each of the methods will help the
business owner to take one for the organization as he aims to select one of the laptops to
give the employees a better working tool for that. Develop the activities and to have a better
communication with its clients.

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Activity 2: Collect and store research information

This activity is a continuation of Activity 1.

This activity requires you to collec and store research information considering the research objectives
and organisational requirements.

To do so, you are required to follow the steps given below.

Step 1: Access and extract relevant information in a format suitable for analysis and distribution in
accordance with the research strategy.

● Conduct online research, extract information considering research objectives for analysis and
distribution and store files in word or pdf version.

Step 2: Store research data in accordance with security requirements and organisational policies and
procedures for storing and naming files given in the assessment task.

Take screenshots of each step implemented to store reseach data.

Further, submit the following evidence to the trainer/assessor.

 Research data extracted.

 Screeshot of each step implemented to store reseach data.

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 Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 12.3" Touch-Screen - 10th
Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD –
Platinum : Electronics (amazon.com)

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Review - Detailed

Impressions - Bing video

Unboxing the Surface Pro 7... FOR BUSINESS! - Bing video

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Amazon.com: Late 2016 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.7GHz Intel Core
i7 (15.4 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) Silver (Renewed) : Electronics

13" MacBook Pro Late 2016 Review - Bing video

Is the 2016 MacBook Pro 13" Worth It? - Bing video

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Acitivity 3: Analyse and synthesise research information

This activity is a continuation of Activity 2.

This activity requires the student to analyse and synthesise research information collected in Activity 2.

Further, you need to compile and prepare a draft research report.

Your research report must follow the below-given guidelines:

 The report must be prepared using ‘Template 2’ provided. The word limit to complete the
report is 1200-1500 words.

 Start with an introduction, then move on to supporting body paragraphs. Write a conclusion and
cite your sources.

 You must only use authentic and verifiable information.

 The report should be presented in the provided format.

 Proofread it.

 Always make sure to run your ideas by your trainer/assessor to make sure that it is okay that
you approach the report in this way.

 Your report must contain original content and should not be a “copy” of someone else’s work.

 You must use Harvard style referencing in the report.

To prepare the research report, you are required to follow the steps given below and document the
outcomes using Template 2.

Step 1: Analyse stored information according to research strategy.

Step 2: Identify themes and draw conclusions according to research strategy.

Step 3: Demostrate in the research report that the assumptions and conclusions used in the analysis are
clear, justified, evidence-based, and consistent with the research strategy.

The research report must include the following information:

Abstract

● A summary of your online research.

Introduction

● The topic of the research

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 ● The areas of dicussions done with the respondents while conducting the

research Body

The body of the report must outline the benefits of the two major laptop providers.

Discussion/Conclusion

● The conclusions drawn from the research that can be used to improve the own organisation
strategies and procedures.

References

● Make sure the references are formatted correctly and all present.

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Template 2: Research report:
Research report (1200-1500 words)

Abstract

● A summary of your online research.

Introduction

● The topic of the research

● The areas of dicussions done with the respondents while conducting the

research Body

The body of the report must outline the benefits of the two major laptop providers.

Discussion/Conclusion

● The conclusions drawn from the research that can be used to improve the own organisation
strategies and procedures.

References

● Make sure the references are formatted correctly and all present.

References and bibliography (Harvard style – Any five references)

ABSTRACT

During the investigation process and with the help of experts in the field of computing and computer
analysis, the following report will help the owner of the company to verify that the laptop is compatible
with his company in order to improve the work tools for all workers who due Due to covid-19, you must
work from home, so the following report will help the owner of the company to improve its products and
services for Asia to acquire new clients during the pandemic.

INTRODUCTION

We have been comparing two laptops that have the needs of the owner of the company, with the help
of great experts in knowledge and comparison of laptops and with the objectives of the ONLINE MEDIA
SOLUTIONS company and the needs of the workers and the owner of this article will analyze each of the
laptops plated by the owner.

In this paragraph we will talk about the ONLINE MEDIA SOLUTIONS company that is dedicated to
Website development, Graphics designing, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing, it has 25 workers in
total at the moment they are working from home due to covid-19.

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The problem that the owner of the company has requires that the laptop has the following information
Intel Core i7-9700K, Windows 10, Recent graphic card, 8GB RAM minimum, 500 GB Hard Drive or 256
SSD (solid state drive), Integrated 10/ 100/1000 Ethernet, Accidental Damage plan and requires
Microsoft or Apple brand, but the client does not know which is the best option for his employees.

Analyzing the situation, we investigate each of the brands selected by the owner of the company, we
will give the information of each of the laptops to verify the information of the owner.

The Late 2016 Apple MacBook Pro laptop has the following items 2.7GHz Intel Core i7 (15.4 inch, 16GB
RAM, 512GB) this is a latest generation laptop that will help workers to carry out all their activities in an
easy and practical way to they.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 laptop contains the following items 12.3" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel
Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD it is a very complete computer it is used in many companies for
the creation of marketing it is a large and tactile laptop, it has large capacity to save any kind of files
has great applications for the use of graphic design and is useful and has different uses for your
company.

The computer experts have commented throughout the analysis and verifying each of the problems that
the company has and what the owner of the company wants, they observed that the laptops have very
similar functions and that they will help them to what the owner wants by They gave the pros and cons
of each of the laptops selected by the owner.

The Late 2016 Apple MacBook Pro laptop is a complete laptop that can be used for the creation of
marketing and web pages as it also has each of the conditions that the owner wants, it offers you great
programs that the workers will feel comfortable working with them now that they are practical it is a
laptop with a good price but it also has something negative it is not a big laptop and for the workers it
will be difficult to edit on it.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 laptop has a large touch screen in which workers can have a better way of
editing since it is easier due to its screen. You can use it with or without a keyboard. It is a latest
generation laptop with Totally updated programs where the creation of marking is easy and the contact
of the clients is more effective and coordinates all the items required by the owner of the company since
one of the items required by him is that it was core i7 and the graphic card which will have a great
function for creating marketing.

Another investigation that we carried out was with the 25 workers of the company ONLINE MEDIA
SOLUTIONS, an investigation was made through a survey since the workers have knowledge about
which computers and they were asked which one they would think you could use for work at the They
answered that the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 laptop since, due to its touch screen and its large screen,
editing is much easier for workers and since it has different functions and its applications are fully
updated

CONCLUSION

In conclusion we can say that we recommend to the owner of the company ONLINE MEDIA SOLUTIONS

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that the laptop that best suits your company is the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 laptop since it meets the
minimum requirements that the owner proposed, it also fits the workers since those would like to work
on a computer with greater capacity and easy to edit and create new projects for the company, let's
remember that workers will be working from home due to the pandemic so they need a practical
computer which is the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 and that it has a good price for all the functions that the
workers require to carry out the work.

And finally, we can say that the specialists in conversion analysis also recommend the Microsoft Surface
Pro 7 laptop for its great capacity to edit and that it is a completely complete laptop with a very good
graphics card, which is important for the company and for the users. Workers then the only thing we
can say is that the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 laptop is the most suitable for the company ONLINE MEDIA
SOLUTIONS and for the workers of said company.

REFERENCES

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 review | TechRadar

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Review - Benchmarks and Specs | Laptop Mag

Apple MacBook Pro 15 - Late 2016 Reviews, Pros and Cons | TechSpot

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 Activity 4: Review and present research information

This activity is a continuation of Activity 3.

This activity requires the stduent to review and present research information compiled in Activity 3.

To do so, you are required to follow the steps given below and document the outcomes using Template
3.

Step 1: Identify methods of reporting that align with the intended audience and relevant organisational
requirements and document using Template 3.

Step 2: Conduct review of draft report in accordance with organistaional policies and procedures given
in the assessment task.

● Ensure the information sources are:

o reliability

o accurate

o authoritative

o relevant to audience

● Check the draft report for language, structure and style.

● Finalise the research report.

Step 3: Demostrate in the research report that the assumptions and conclusions used in the analysis are
clear, justified, evidence-based, and consistent with the research strategy.

Step 4: Distribute research report according to organisational policies and procedures and obtain comm

Organisational policy to distribute research report:

Email method should be used to distribute the research report to interested parties.

Email must:

● Include an appropriate subject line.

● Provide a summary of the reseach report

● Include research report as an attachment.

Further, the supervisor must be provided with the handouts of the research report and feedback and
comments of suitability and sufficiency of findings must be obtained in accordance with organisational
requirements

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Template 3: Review and present research information

Review and present research information (200-300 words)

Methods of reporting

The presentation of the information of the investigation carried out will be sent by means of
an electronic mail to the owner of the company in order to be informed, all the investigation
carried out will be sent by means of electronic mail since the investigation can be distributed
to the people in charge as well as Also the owner of the company will be able to have a
support on all the investigation that was carried out in order to reach a conclusion for the
accused, email is a means of communication widely used by companies to send supports and
save important documents.

Feedback and comments on suitability and sufficiency of findings

Throughout the investigation report, comments were offered with the help of computer
experts and with evidence of what each laptop has and its function, as well as advantages
and disadvantages of each laptop, to declare at the end of the investigation that the computer
The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 It has the latest generation applications, it also has a screen that
will help workers to do a better job of marketing and graphic design, as well as help them
with communication with customers to provide a better service. The 25 workers carried out a
survey on information. Laptops to what workers have decided the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 is a
good computer to get the job done.

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