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1 UGB260 Personal & Professional Development Module assignment

UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND

AND

MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE

IN TASHKENT

Course : BA (Hons) in Business & Marketing Management

BA (Hons) in Business & Financial Management

BA (Hons) in Business & Management

Module Code and Title : UGB260 Personal and Professional Development

UOS Module leader : Ian Carr

Module Leader : Richard Chua

Assessment : Individual Assignment

Submission Due Date : 07 January 2022

Word Length : 2500 words (+/- 10%)

Weighting within Module : 100%

Assignment Submission

Students are required to submit their coursework through JIRA. Only assessments submitted

through JIRA will be marked. Any other submission including submission to your study centre in

hard copy will be treated as a non-submission.

If your centre supports Turnitin©, a copy of your Turnitin© originality report must be submitted in

conjunction with your assignment.

PLAGIARISM/INFRINGEMENT STATEMENT

All Assessments are subject to the University’s Policy on 'Cheating, Collusion and Plagiarism'.

Students found guilty of this are subject to severe penalties.

This is an INDIVIDUAL piece of work - If there is evidence that the work is not wholly

attributable to you, the University's policy on 'Cheating, Collusion and Plagiarism' will be

applied

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Student Assignment Submission: 7th January 2022

The assessment is a critical reflective essay which must be supported by evidence of module related

activities undertaken throughout the year, covering all learning outcomes. The evidence will include

a record of your reflections on your experiences and achievements during the module, including skill

and attribute diagnostics, workshop and extra-curricular activities.

Reflective Essay

You must write and submit a reflective essay which should identify what you consider to be your

most important and significant personal quality and your reflection should be focused on this. The

essay should identify the key personal quality that emerges from the various workshop exercises and

module experiences and examine how this personal quality is demonstrated across a range of those

activities and experiences. This means that you should choose one personal quality that you

consider to be your key strength and explore this in depth. The wordcount for this assessment is

2500 (+/- 10%).

Things to include:

Define and describe this quality – from your studies and wider reading. The key to a successful assignment is to clearly

• define the quality, as this will provide the focus of your assignment.

• Explain, evaluate this quality – from your studies and wider reading. . In what ways is this

quality a strength for you? Provide specific examples of where this quality has been

displayed.

• Are there experiences or contexts where this quality is unhelpful, or you find it difficult to deploy

successfully? For example, your strength may be your communication skills but are there certain

contexts where you communicate more or less effectively than others – why might this be?

• What attributes, behavioural preferences and values underpin this strength?

• How might this quality benefit you in the future? You should reflect upon what are you going to

do to reflect further, develop, and exploit this strength as part of the conclusion and summary of

the work.

The assessment will be made not on the quantity of experiences but rather the quality of reflection

upon those experiences. This quality will be measured by the extent to which you can demonstrate

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and explain increased self-awareness in a professional or employment context through a process of

reflection.

Remember you MUST use appropriate concepts and theories from your studies and wider readings to

explain and evaluate your personal qualities. For example:

• How have you used concepts of reflection and reflexivity?

• How might concepts of happenstance, efficacy and locus of control explain your approach to

challenges, your behaviour in different situations and your relative success?

• To what extent do you possess attributes which enable you to successfully exploit happenstance

events?

Supporting Evidence

During the course of the module, you will be asked to complete a number of exercises. You will

also be encouraged to engage with activities and experiences during the course of the year. These

workshop exercises together with activities and experiences will form the basis of your evidence.

The discussion of your strength in your essay should be supported by evidence from the module

and extracurricular experiences. The quality and completeness of this evidence will influence the

mark you receive.

The following activities and tasks will be completed during the course of the module and evidence of

these activities should be included as appendices to your reflective essay.

Evidence which may be included as part of the Assignment

Reflection upon Experience

You are encouraged to undertake professionally related experience during the course of the module

which may provide evidence for the strength being evaluated in your essay. The experience could

comprise a wide variety of activity such as voluntary work, an internship or project, engagement

with a professional mentor, or paid employment.

The point of this experience is for you to test and to gain insight into your personal qualities

including strengths, weaknesses and preferences in the context of your professional aspirations. You

should only include reflections that provide tangible evidence for the personal quality or attribute

that you choose to discuss in your reflective essay.

Workshop Activities Evidence

During the module you will be introduced to concepts and diagnostics that are designed to facilitate

understanding of your personal qualities and you will be expected to use these concepts to help to

explain those strengths. You should provide evidence of the completion of these diagnostics as

appendices to the essay to underpin reflection upon your personal qualities.

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Guidance for Presentation of appendices

Reflections upon Experience

• Description of the professional experience.

• A short reflection upon what you have learned about yourself from engagement in this activity.

The reflection section of this piece of evidence will normally be between 250 and 300 words and

should link to the substance of the essay.

Workshop activities element

• Completion and presentation of the workshop based diagnostic.

• A short reflection upon what you have learned about yourself from engagement in each

workshop activity. The reflection section of each piece of evidence will normally be between 250

and 300 words. This word count is for guidance only.

Remember:

The main point of the assignment is for you to demonstrate that you have a deeper and clearer

understanding of the personal qualities that underpin your effectiveness. The focus of the

assignment is the essay reflecting upon a key strength and you need to present and use the theories,

diagnostics and experiences to achieve this.

Module Activities

Evidence of Reflection upon experience your strength

Module

diagnostics

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Categories

Grade Relevance Knowledge Analysis Argument and Structure Critical Evaluation Presentation Reference to Literature

P a

ss

86 –

100%

The work examined is exemplary and provides clear evidence of a complete grasp of the knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Level of the qualification. There is

also ample excellent evidence showing that all the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that Level are fully satisfied. At this level it is expected that the work will be

exemplary in all the categories cited above. It will demonstrate a particularly compelling evaluation, originality, and elegance of argument, interpretation or discourse.

76-85% The work examined is outstanding and demonstrates comprehensive knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Level of the qualification. There is also excellent

evidence showing that all the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that level are fully satisfied. At this level it is expected that the work will be outstanding in the

majority of the categories cited above or by demonstrating particularly compelling evaluation and elegance of argument, interpretation or discourse.

70 – 75%

The work examined is excellent and is evidence of comprehensive knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Level of the qualification. There is also excellent evidence

showing that all the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that level are satisfied At this level it is expected that the work will be excellent in the majority of the

categories cited above or by demonstrating particularly compelling evaluation and elegance of argument, interpretation or discourse.

60 – 69%

Directly relevant to

the requirements of

the assessment

A substantial

knowledge of

relevant material,

showing a clear

grasp of themes,

questions and issues

therein

Good analysis,

clear and orderly

Generally coherent and

logically structured, using an

appropriate mode of

argument and/or theoretical

mode(s)

May contain some

distinctive or

independent thinking;

may begin to formulate

an independent

position in relation to

theory and/or practice.

Well written, with

standard spelling and

grammar, in a

readable style with

acceptable format

Critical appraisal of up-to-

date and/or appropriate

literature. Recognition of

different perspectives. Very

good use of source material.

Uses a range of sources

50 – 59%

Some attempt to

address the

requirements of the

assessment: may

drift away from this

in less focused

passages

Adequate knowledge

of a fair range of

relevant material,

with intermittent

evidence of an

appreciation of its

significance

Some analytical

treatment, but

may be prone to

description, or to

narrative, which

lacks clear

analytical purpose

Some attempt to construct a

coherent argument, but may

suffer loss of focus and

consistency, with issues at

stake stated only vaguely, or

theoretical mode(s) couched

in simplistic terms

Sound work which

expresses a coherent

position only in broad

terms and in uncritical

conformity to one or

more standard views of

the topic

Competently written,

with only minor

lapses from standard

grammar, with

acceptable format

Uses a variety of literature

which includes some recent

texts and/or appropriate

literature, though not

necessarily including a

substantive amount beyond

library texts. Competent use

of source material.

40 – 49% Some correlation

with the

Basic understanding

of the subject but

Largely descriptive

or narrative, with

A basic argument is evident,

but mainly supported by

Some evidence of a

view starting to be

A simple basic style

but with significant

Some up-to-date and/or

appropriate literature used.

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requirements of the

assessment but

there is a significant

degree of

irrelevance

addressing a limited

range of material

little evidence of

analysis

assertion and there may be

a lack of clarity and

coherence

formed but mainly

derivative.

deficiencies in

expression or format

that may pose

obstacles for the

reader

Goes beyond the material

tutor has provided. Limited

use of sources to support a

point. Weak use of source

material.

F a

il

35 – 39% Relevance to the

requirements of the

assessment may be

very intermittent,

and may be reduced

to its vaguest and

least challenging

terms

A limited

understanding of a

narrow range of

material

Heavy dependence

on description,

and/or on

paraphrase, is

common

Little evidence of coherent

argument: lacks

development and may be

repetitive or thin

Almost wholly

derivative: the writer’s

contribution rarely goes

beyond simplifying

paraphrase

Numerous

deficiencies in

expression and

presentation; the

writer may achieve

clarity (if at all) only

by using a simplistic

or repetitious style

Barely adequate use of

literature. Over reliance on

material provided by the

tutor.

The evidence provided shows that the majority of the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that Level are satisfied – for compensation consideration.

30 – 34% The work examined provides insufficient evidence of the knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Level of the qualification. The evidence provided shows that some of

the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that Level are satisfied. The work will be weak in some of the indicators.

15-29% The work examined is unacceptable and provides little evidence of the knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Level of the qualification. The evidence shows that few

of the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that Level are satisfied. The work will be weak in several of the indicators.

0-14% The work examined is unacceptable and provides almost no evidence of the knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Level of the qualification. The evidence fails to

show that any of the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that Level are satisfied. The work will be weak in the majority or all of the indicators.