Reflective thinking

Assessment Type: Individual Reflection

Assessment weighting: P/F

Word count/Length: 2000 words +/- 10%

Learning Outcomes: 1 - 4

Submission Method: Turnitin You will submit a 2000-word self-reflection (individual) critically analysing the factors which have influenced how efficiently and effectively you have developed your Business Consultancy Project course until now, and a Personal Development Plan to show how you intend to continue your course and your professional development after completion of your programme of study. Assesses all learning outcomes.

Content Word guide

Hints

Conclusion (Approx. 200 words) Based on your analysis what are your current career aspirations and what areas have you focused on in your PDP? What are your current career aspirations and how have these been influenced by your BCP?

Approx. 100

What strengths have you decided to try to build on and why?

Approx. 100

What weaknesses do you want to work on and why? Approx. 100

Content Word guide

Hints

Introduction: (Approx. 300 words)

• What is reflective practice and why is it important?

Approx. 250

• Reference your discussion to support your points

• What is the purpose of the report and what will you cover?

Approx. 50

Analysis (Approx. 1,500 words)

• Which professional framework have you chosen to use and why?

• What reflective framework have you chosen to help you with your analysis and why?

Approx. 100

• Reference your frameworks

• Analyse TWO professional skills/behaviour/knowledge areas from your chosen framework

Approx. 300

• Use your chosen reflective framework to ensure that this is a reflection NOT a description

• Illustrate claims you make about your strengths and/or development areas with specific examples of things you did during the project that demonstrates this

• Link your analysis to literature about what makes good problem solving etc. as you go

• Analyse your project management techniques

Approx. 200

• Analyse your problem-solving techniques Approx. 200

• Analyse your approach to influencing and persuading

Approx. 200

• Analyse your approach to managing group dynamics and conflict

Approx. 200

• Analyse your approach to managing relationships with the organisation

Approx. 200

• Translate the areas you have decided you want to focus on in your conclusion into 4 SMART objectives in a personal development plan using the template below.

• Review your week 7 materials from Managing Performance through People (Year 2) to help you with your personal development plan. These will have been copied across to the BCP study materials to support you. (*) only for full BAHons students.

• There must be a clear link between your analysis, and your development plan.

What are my development objectives?

Priority

What activities do I need to undertake to achieve my objectives?

What support/resources do I need to achieve my objectives

Target date for achieving my objectives

Actual date of achieving my objectives

 What do I want to achieve? – Be SMART

  High/ Medium/Low

Select a good mix of different activities – Apply the 70:20:10 principle

Who or what will you use to help you?

Remember to be specific but realistic. Don’t put ‘ongoing!

Leave this blank for now. This is for you to track your progress against your plan as you move forward