with realistic timelines based on market trends. Students must integrate insights from Part 1 into this timeline to show a clear path from self-awareness to concrete, strategic career steps.
Assessment Criteria:
• Reflection on the influence of personality traits on career trajectory and performance, demonstrating the role of tacit knowledge.
• Alignment of final plan (including labour-market analysis and career roadmap) with career aspirations and professional context.
• A detailed, practical 5-year career roadmap with clear, achievable milestones
Formatting and Submission Guidelines
• 1800-2500 words, excluding title page, abstract and references.
• APA style, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font.
• Ensure to provide in-text citations (if you are presenting another author’s ideas in your own language, you still must provide the in-text citation to acknowledge the author).
• A minimum of 5 academic references via the UCW library. Sites such as Panmore, UKEsssay, Scribble, Coursehero, Chegg, and Wikipedia will not be allowed. Using other students' papers from any other institution as a reference will not be accepted.
• A well-written paper is one where the paper teaches the reader about the topic. Do not assume that the reader understands your topic or will fill in the blanks of information.
• Kindly rename your assignment file by your respective name before you upload. For example, if John Smith is submitting his assignment, his assignment file name should be “Johnsmith”.
• Submit as a word document in the Turnitin enabled submission box in Brightspace. Email submissions would not be accepted.
• You only have one opportunity to submit it to Turnitin. The acceptable similarity and Artificial Intelligence percentage in Turnitin is below 20%.
• Content developed from Artificial Intelligence sources is prohibited and violates the Academic Integrity Policy 5006. This includes using tools to expand/replace words excessively.
• The paper will be marked based on the rubrics shown below:




Appendix - A
Assessment Rubric for TriMetrix/ Indigo Assessment and Career Roadmap Part 2 (Grades = 15%)
1-4 Scale 1 2 3 4
Percentage Score Weight 0-59 60-67 68-71 72-75 76-79 80-84 85-89 90-100
Grades F C B- B B+ A- A A+
Mastery Level Beginning Developing Competent Mastery
Standard Level Below Standard Approaching Standard At Standard Exceeds Standard
Application to Career Context
Influence of Personality Traits on Career Trajectory and Performance
25
Provides a vague or unclear discussion of personality traits and their influence on career trajectory or performance. Limited or no reference to tacit knowledge, no use of course theories and frameworks. Discusses the impact of personality traits on career trajectory and performance, but lacks depth or detailed connections to tacit knowledge in professional contexts, and limited use of course theories and frameworks. Effectively analyzes the influence of personality traits on career trajectory and performance. References tacit knowledge in professional settings with relevant examples utilizing course concepts, not the theories and frameworks. Provides a comprehensive analysis of how personality traits impact career trajectory and work performance. Clearly demonstrates the role of tacit knowledge in various professional settings (team dynamics, leadership, client interactions) with specific and insightful examples utilizing course theories and frameworks.
Labor Market Analysis 25 Limited research on job openings and industry requirements, other factors mentioned in the Part 2 instructions, and no alignment to the career roadmap and goals. Basic understanding of labor market trends, job openings, and skills required, other factors mentioned in the Part 2 instructions, and weak alignment to the career roadmap and goals. Thorough labor market analysis relevant to the career path, with few details about job openings, industry requirements, other factors mentioned in the Part 2 instructions, and some alignment to the career roadmap and goals. Comprehensive labor market analysis with details about job openings, industry requirements, other factors mentioned in the Part 2 instructions, and strong alignment to career roadmap and goals.
Personalized Action Plan
Career Road Map based on SMART goals and Timeline 25 Unable to develop a clear or practical 5-year career roadmap. Milestones and steps are missing, unrealistic, or disconnected from market trends and personality analysis. Develops a basic 5-year career roadmap with milestones, but steps lack specificity and strong alignment with labor market trends and/ or personality analysis. The timeline is vague. Develops a 5-year career roadmap with achievable milestones without details. Steps are aligned with labor market trends and personality analysis. The timeline is realistic.
Develops a detailed, practical 5-year career roadmap with clear, achievable milestones. Steps are specific, actionable, and aligned with labor market insights and personality analysis. The timeline reflects realistic goals and integrates strategies from Part 1.

APA

Application of the requirements of the 7th APA manual to create a standardized formatted report 15 7th Ed. APA Manual is not followed, or there are significant errors in:
title page & references pages. In-text citations, paraphrasing and direct quotes are quite inadequate but do not rise to the level of plagiarism 7th Ed. APA Manual is followed with significant errors in:
title page & references pages. In-text citations, paraphrasing and direct quotes are lacking, but do not rise to the level of plagiarism 7th Ed. APA Manual is followed with minor errors in:
formatted title page, formatted references pages, in-text citations, paraphrasing and direct quotes are adequately used in the correct context 7th Ed. APA Manual is followed with no errors, including:
A properly formatted title page, properly formatted reference pages, in-text citations are correctly used, and paraphrasing and direct quotes are properly used in the correct context
Grammar/Punctuation/Spelling

Use of proper English language grammar, spelling and punctuation to create a readable paper. 5 Grammar and sentence structure have major problems following standard English rules and reads with difficulty, with major errors in punctuation and spelling Grammar and sentence structure have problems following standard English rules and reads with some difficulty, with errors in punctuation and spelling Grammar and sentence structure mostly follows standard English rules and reads reasonably well, with few errors in punctuation and spelling Grammar and sentence structure follows standard English rules and reads well with excellent punctuation and spelling
Readability & Style

Clarity of thought and appropriate level of language use that brings the author's thoughts and ideas to the reader. 5
Sentences are lacking in completeness, clearness, and conciseness and are not well-structured.
Transitions do not maintain the flow of thought.
Words are ambiguous.
Tone is inappropriate to the audience/assessment. Colloquial language or inappropriate use of paraphrasing is used. Sentences need to be more complete, clear, concise and well-constructed.
Transitions do not maintain the flow of thought well.
Words are not precise and have some ambiguity.
Tone is not appropriate to the audience/assessment. Colloquial language or inappropriate use of paraphrasing is used too much. Sentences are mostly complete, clear, concise and well-constructed.
Transitions mostly maintain the flow of thought.
Words are mostly precise with little ambiguity.
Tone is mostly appropriate to the audience/assessment. Colloquial language or inappropriate use of paraphrasing is used sparingly. Sentences are consistently complete, clear, concise and well-constructed with strong, varied structure.
Transitions consistently maintain the flow of thought.
Words are quite precise and unambiguous.
Tone is completely appropriate to the audience/assessment. No colloquial language or inappropriate use of paraphrasing is used.
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