This section of the Learning Kit will be updated based on the most common questions that we may receive from the participants.

Are there any basic assessment principles to bear in mind?

1. When giving feedback on written or video presentations, as assessors we typically write “we”, so it gives a sense of unit and calibration.

2. Be mindful of the time/word limit that you as a crew have aligned on with your Program Manager or Industry Leader. Assessors will not assess beyond this time/word limit.

3. Skill and Competence goals must be presented with evidence of doing ‘it’. 

4. Evidence from other experiences than Hyper Island could be used but be aware this evidence is often harder for the assessor to validate. 

5. Skill goals typically show what you can do but do not have to show the theory behind it.

6. Competence goals typically show both that you have the skill and the theory behind it.

7. You can not relate to what an assessor might know about your deliveries in projects.

8. You must handle  assessors as if they have no prior knowledge. You can not assume things.

9. Hyper Island is not responsible for putting you into a certain role or situation in the projects. If a course goal relates to client relations (as an example), you are responsible for creating that opportunity for yourself.

10. You can not refer to yourself being your own client (“And I delivered 100% on the brief”).

11. A startup-idea is not an existing business. And vice versa.

12. You can not state “unfortunately the delivery is confidential” when relating to evidence.

13. We love your development, we do! But we assess your level at this exact moment.

14. Our bar is “real world ready”. If you are, you achieve the course goal.

15. You might have opinions about our assessment. And that’s fine. But avoid comparing your presentation material with your classmates. They were not in the “room” with us. And you weren’t in theirs.

16. Even if a course goal is more related to a certain project, you should think of all the projects up until that assessment potentially providing evidence and experience.