Language And Learning In Your Discipline

Assessment 3: Reflective writing – Reflective Report and Learning Plan (45%)

This final assignment is a written account of your learning experience during this session. It is based on your learning plan which was submitted as part of your first assessment. This assessment consists of two key elements:

1. Reflective Report (25%): 1700 words (excluding reference list at the end and Appendix)

Write a reflective report based on your final learning plan. This report MUST consist of a minimum of four (4) academic references from the myReadings list. You are required to cite these sources both in-text and at the end in your reference list using Harvard or APA 6th edition. It is essential that you use the appropriate reflective style of writing with a report format for this assignment using headings and sub-headings (submission is via Turnitin with an Assignment Cover Sheet). To be more specific, your reflective report should include the following information:

• Self-evaluate your learning development and learning experiences in this unit. Provide examples, taken from your learning plan, of personal learning goals. Evaluate your outcomes (e.g. Did I achieve my goals? What is my evidence to support this claim?); and reflect on your learning in relation to unit content (e.g. What did I learn? What strategies worked and why? How does this relate to knowledge and skills learnt in this unit? What will I do differently in the future?).
• Identify barriers to your learning and strategies you used to overcome them (e.g. How did I overcome my barriers?).
• Identify learning strategies you will adopt in future learning situations (e.g. What will I do differently in the future for each of my learning goals?).
• Describe the academic skills learnt in this unit that is required in your discipline of study (e.g. Business, Tourism, Health, Science, and Arts).
• Identify some clear recommendations. Present concrete strategies to improve your learning skills for your future studies and/or professional career (e.g. How will you use or adapt your strategies in your future learning?).
• Appendix: Your updated learning plan presented in a table format in landscape.

2. Final Learning Plan (20%): No word limit

This is an update of your original learning plan, which you submitted in Assessment 1, incorporating an evaluation and reflection of your progress this session. The development, review, reflection, and modification of your learning plan is required to be evident throughout the session. Your final learning plan is an updated version of the first one you submitted for Assessment 1. The only difference is that your final learning plan includes a fourth column where you will review and reflect upon your progress and achievements (Review and Reflection). It includes modifications and additions based on your ongoing reflections (e.g.  You may add in more barriers and strategies). It should also incorporate the feedback received on your initial learning plan submitted in Week 3 (Assessment 1). The feedback you received on your first learning plan will assist you with completing your final learning plan. Do not delete anything you were not asked to remove. Any additions or changes need to be in a different coloured font (e.g. red or blue) so that your updates are easily identified. Your final learning plan is marked based on a demonstration of your ongoing review, reflection, and modification. 

Both your final Learning Plan and Reflective Report are due at the same time. An example of a final learning plan from a previous student as well as an example of a report plan structure are attached. These are to assist you only and MUST NOT be copied.

Introduction

The report is focussed on my Learning Plan. The Learning Plan is with reference to my Business course or Business discipline with Southern Cross (Apps 2011). The Unit focussed is learning for Future Careers. It consists of six topics. 

The reflective report would concentrate on my learning experiences and progress in the first two sessions. The learning plan would cover the unit content (Buis 2012). The Gibbs Model described below would be applied in the reflective report (Carlson 2012). 

The report concentrates on my four learning goals. The goals related to the reflection report would be gaining content knowledge related to the Unit, Understanding the application of unit content and related skills, improving academic related writing, and planned allocation of time (Dörnyei 2012). The strategies related to the achievement of the goals are discussed, the barriers are acknowledged, and consequences are appraised and reflected (Frontier 2012). Business skills are discussed with a focus on culture and change implementation.

1. Self-Evaluation:

There are twelve prescribed online learning sessions and twelve tutorials related to the Unit as Part of my Business Course. The sessions would cover the topics in my Unit. It would make me familiar with employability, work ethics, exploring work, and career preparation, etc. The session learning experiences exposed me to the six topics (Gibbs 2012). This gave me a road map to study the six topics and perceive its application and skills. The goals and Self Evaluation is as follows:

Gaining Content Knowledge related to Culture and Change Implementation:

The two learning sessions had exposed me to the six topics related to 'Learning for future careers.' S C U learning outcomes and graduate attributes were located. There are thirteen study structures. It is divided across three assessments. The related topics are learning, employability, cultural competency for future careers, exploration of values, work ethics, etc. (Frontier 2012). The sessions guided me to access prescribed texts through the library and other sources. I also had access to lecture guides. The time period of study is two months. I had divided the learning hour to one every day. I focussed on reading loudly, recording in my phone, and recalling while travelling with the help of recorded audio from the phone (Gibbs 2012). I focussed on creating flip cards with keywords that were stuck to my mirror that would help me recall the content. I followed the 94 hours of personal study time-table. The barrier was time and covering content. 

Application of unit content and skills:

The graduate attributes of the Unit concentrate on creativity, ethics, communication, and lifelong learning, etc. The sessions gave me knowledge of real-life case studies (Jasper 2010). I extended my reading time in the libraries to study journals that gave information. Time management was a barrier (Morrison 2012). The strategy helped to gain a passion for knowledge and its application.