Monday, 5 March 2012

Unit 04

Different work places have different cultures, This means by the way people dress and how they go about working around the workplace. I myself work in the creative media industry as a website and graphical designer. I don't have a dress code as long as I look smart and creative then everything is alright. I usually dress casually so jeans and a T-shirt. I am presentable to the client and I don't look scruffy however if I was a journalist then I would dress smarter but it wouldn't be to the extent of working in a bank where you must wear a suit. I need to manage my time effectively as I may have four jobs running at once and I need to prioritise each job in relation to time.

Challenging behaviour in the workplace is something that someone does which can hurt or humiliate the company or employees or both in some cases from not following the ERR (employment rights and responsibilities) These are the rules that apply to both the employer and the employee. Challenging behaviour can be from lack of respect for the team leaders or any authority within the company. This could include personality clashes, confrontation and argumentative behaviour. Examples would be a disagreement over media content, the use of colour for a design or someone suggesting an image to use which would be good and then others disagreeing. This could cause arguments. In doing so this could have effect on moral and on productivity within a project. If challenging behaviour doesn't take place then this could increase the quality of work and the creativity and motivation between each individual within the group. If I see something that I believe is challenging behaviour then the key people to inform would be Paul Chambers and the assessors within my building.


When I am planning and managing my work load I make an accurate estimate of a time scale. For instance if I am working on a logo and I know it's a two day job I would plan for two six hour days with an hour break, an hour dinner and two fifteen minute breaks either way. I would use a project plan to monitor tasks ensuring that the project is on schedule. The time scale would be revised in line with my budget and also making sure the client is informed on when the deadline date is with progress reports to the client in case the project takes longer than estimated. I would construct a project plan identifying resources, costs and the time scale involved and the schedule completion of the particular job. I would also have a contingency plan and place to provide an alternative solution in case there was a problem with the project, which is why I would keep in touch with the client regarding progress. In relation to the contingency plan and the project plan, I would make sure that all work is filed neatly within folders and backed up incase files are lost or damaged otherwise I could reach the completion of the project and files could be deleted or a disk could be lost which mean I would have have to start again or the client would go to another person or I would have to do it for nothing.


It is important that I partake in progressing my own development. This is known as CPD within my area. Keeping up to date with the industry standard practice. I am currently on a apprenticeship where I work on projects relative to the company. However to keep up to date I create my own websites learning skills using the social media network to develop my own way of working. I use tutorials that the tutors put in place when I am at home to improve my own skills. I am constantly using Facebook and Twitter to market myself and I buy up to date magazines on a monthly basis such as computer arts magazine to aid my development.

If there was a fire in the building you would have to leave in an orderly manner and assemble at the designated assembly point. If one of the computers wasn't working you would need to inform the boss of the company or your supervisor. You need to make sure that all wires and tidy and out of the way so that people can't trip up over them.

There is a difference between employers and employees. The employer is the person who hires the employees. Both jobs can be stressful but I personally think that an employers job is harder than the employees. This is because the employer must make sure everything is in working order, that the employees are getting paid on time and they must be organised with their paper work which can be very stressful where as an employee only does the work the employer has set for them.

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