Assessment Task 1: Knowledge questions
Information for students
Knowledge questions are designed to help you demonstrate the knowledge which you have acquired during the learning phase of this unit. Ensure that you:
• review the advice to students regarding answering knowledge questions in the Business Works Student User Guide
• comply with the due date for assessment which your assessor will provide
• adhere with your RTO’s submission guidelines
• answer all questions completely and correctly
• submit work which is original and, where necessary, properly referenced
• submit a completed cover sheet with your work
• avoid sharing your answers with other students.
Assessment information
Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in Appendix A of the Business Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix for information on:
• where this task should be completed
• the maximum time allowed for completing this assessment task
• whether or not this task is open-book.
Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your work. A template is provided in Appendix C of the Student User Guide. However, if your RTO has provided you with an assessment cover sheet, please ensure that you use that.
Questions
Provide answers to all of the questions below:
1. Explain the purpose of risk management standards. Include an example of a risk management standard in your answer.
2. Explain the AS/NZS ISO 31000: 2009 Risk Management Principles and Guidelines and each of the 11 principles.
3. Explain the purpose of risk management policies and procedures in the workplace.
4. Outline a step-by-step procedure that companies can use for analysing risks.
5. Describe three examples of tools or techniques that a company could use to identify risks as part of a risk assessment process.
6. Explain the concept of a dynamic risk register and its use across a program.
Assessment Task 1: Checklist
Student’s name:
Did the student provide a sufficient and clear answer that addresses the suggested answer for the following? Completed successfully? Comments
Yes No
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Task outcome: • Satisfactory • Not satisfactory
Assessor signature:
Assessor name:
Date:
Assessment Task 2: Project Portfolio
Information for students
In this task, you are required to demonstrate your skills and knowledge by working through a number of activities and completing and submitting a project portfolio.
You will need access to:
• a suitable place to complete activities that replicates a business environment including a meeting space and computer and internet access
• your learning resources and other information for reference
• Project Portfolio template
• Simulation Pack (if using the case study)
• if basing this on your own business, you need access to:
o information about:
? the organisation and program as a whole (e.g. strategic plan)
? the organisation’s risk management processes (e.g. risk management policies and procedures)
? program progress (showing at least two challenges/variances that pose a risk)
? program outcomes
o program stakeholders (for consultation, feedback and mentoring).
Ensure that you:
• review the advice to students regarding responding to written tasks in the Business Works Student User Guide
• comply with the due date for assessment which your assessor will provide
• adhere with your RTO’s submission guidelines
• answer all questions completely and correctly
• submit work which is original and, where necessary, properly referenced
• submit a completed cover sheet with your work
• avoid sharing your answers with other students.
Assessment information
Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in Appendix A of the Business Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix for information on:
• where this task should be completed
• how your assessment should be submitted.
Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your work. A template is provided in Appendix B of the Student User Guide. However, if your RTO has provided you with an assessment cover sheet, please ensure that you use that.
Activities
Complete the following activities:
1. Carefully read the following: