LEADERSHIP AWARDAPPLICATION GUIDELINESPURPOSESwinburne Student Life Awards recognise students across Swinburne University, as well as our top contributing students from the Leadership and Volunteering Program. If you play a significant leadership role within or beyond Swinburne University, you can nominate yourself or a friend this award. Up to 5 awards will be presented this year, across all three campuses.

ELIGIBILITY AND WHO CAN APPLYTo be eligible to apply for a Leadership Award, students must:

• Be currently enrolled at Swinburne• Submit a formal application and address the Selection Criteria (pg. 2) for each

of the categories• Review the Assessment Criteria (pg. 2 & 3) when answering the Selection

Criteria

Please Note: You don’t have to be registered with the Swinburne Student Life Leadership and Volunteering Program to be eligible for an award.

SELCTION PROCESSAwards are assessed by the Swinburne Student Life Awards Committee, consisting of staff from our Clubs, Sports and Leadership & Volunteering Teams, and the Associate Director of Swinburne Student Life.

2017 TIMELINE

11 August 2017 Nominations Open - 9am20 September 2017 Nominations Close - 5pm21 September – 4 October 2017 Selection Panel Review Applications 1 November 2017 Swinburne Student Life Awards Presentation

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HOW TO APPLYApplicants are strongly encouraged to provide supporting documents/evidence in the form of photos, videos, flyers/promotional material, etc. You can submit a written application or alternatively, a video can be submitted addressing all Selection Criteria questions. NO hand delivered copies will be accepted.

To apply for an Award, download the relevant Award Application pack. Prepare your response according to questions and assessment criteria, and then email your application to studentlifeawards@swin.edu.au by Wednesday, 20 September 2017.

SELECTION CRITERIA

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To apply for any of Clubs Awards categories, you will need to address the Selection Criteria for that award category. You must address each of the following criteria in a maximum of 300 words each.

Please carefully read the criteria below for each of the Awards Categories. The STAR technique is an effective way to accurately answer questions.When writing your STAR reflection, you need to include:Situation • Describe the general context of the activity

• Describe the specific situation that you were inTask • Identify the task(s) that you needed to accomplishAction • Explain what you did

• How you did it• Why you did it

Result • What was the outcome of your actions?• What did you achieve?• What did you learn?

APPLICATION DETAILS MUST BE PROVIDED WITH YOUR SUBMISSIONFirst Name:_____________________________________________________________________Last Name: _____________________________________________________________________Student ID:______________________________________________________________________Email Address: _________________________________________________________________Course: __________________________________________________________________________Campus:_________________________________________________________________________Year of Study:__________________________________________________________________________(1st, 2nd, 3rd)

LEADER OF THE YEAR APPLICATION QUESTIONS:

1. Describe your involvement in leadership role(s) during 2017.2. What were the tasks involved in your role(s) listed above?3. What existing skills did you use in your leadership role(s)?4. What new skills did you learn from your leadership role(s)?5. What were the outcomes of your leadership role(s)?6. What lessons did you learn from your involvement, and how has that helped

you develop as a Swinburne student?

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Please attach supporting documents, e.g. additional material, such as: videos, posters, results, etc. to support your answers.

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Assessment CriteriaThe following criteria will be used by the Swinburne Student Life Awards Committee to give each application a total score out of 12. Please ensure to address these criteria when completing your application form.

Please note: marks will be deducted for applications that exceed the word limit. In the case of a tied score, the applicant with the highest total L&V hours will be selected.

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Criteria 1: Describe your involvement in leadership role(s) during 2017.Score: __ / 2.

Does not address the leadership role(s) performed.

Roles described do not meet L&V Volunteer Guidelines.

Provides some detail of the leadership role(s) performed.

Some roles were undertaken through the L&V Program.

Provides full/detailed response of the leadership role(s) performed.

Majority of roles were undertaken through the L&V Program.

Purpose & beneficiaries are aligned with Swinburne Student Life Values.

Criteria 2: What were the tasks involved in your role(s) listed above?Score: __ / 2.

Does not describe the activities that they have been involved in.

Does not address the leadership qualities they have displayed when performing these tasks.

Provides a clear description of the leadership roles, duties & responsibilities performed.

Demonstrates some variety of tasks, duties & responsibilities performed.

Provides a very clear description of the leadership role(s), duties & responsibilities performed.

Demonstrates a wide variety of tasks, duties & responsibilities performed.

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Does not provide any detail in response

Provides some detail in the response

Provides a clear, structured response

Provides a clear reflection on the skills needed/performed to complete the task.

Criteria 4: What new skills did you learn from your leadership role(s)?Score: __ / 2.

Does not provide a reflection on the new skills learned

Provides some reflection on the new skills learned

Documentation provided supports application in detail.

Provides a clear reflections on new skills learnt from their involvement.

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outcomes of your leadership role(s)?Score: __ / 2.

Does not demonstrate that the applicant has engaged in any self-assessment.

Does not demonstrate any accomplishments achieved through leadership roles.

Demonstrates that the applicant has engaged in some self-assessment.

Identifies some accomplishments achieved through leadership role(s).

Clearly demonstrates that the applicant has engaged in self-assessment.

Clearly identifies a number of accomplishments achieved through leadership role(s).

Criteria 6: What did you lessons did you learn from your involvement, and how has that helped you develop as a Swinburne student? Score: __ / 2.

Does not demonstrate that they have learnt anything and/or experienced any development through leadership roles.

Demonstrates that they have learnt some things through their involvement.

Demonstrates some development as a Swinburne student.

Clearly demonstrates that they have learnt a number of things through their involvement.

Demonstrates very clearly how these have helped develop them as a Swinburne student.

Total: __ / 12

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