What have been the most important insights you had so far? Looking at your learning logs and the PDP  identify 1) what are you good at and 2) what are areas of your work that need improvement?

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In this first assignment you are asked to produce an account of your learning in the first six weeks of the semester. In doing so you should consider your experience on this module, the feedback you have received on your portfolio entries and your own reflection on the material covered so far. The completed learning logs and your upto-date Personal Development Plan (PDP) should be the basis of this reflection. Also include other sources to support your argument.

Your academic paper should discuss the following points:

1. What have been the most important insights you had so far?

2. Looking at your learning logs and the PDP  identify 1) what are you good at and 2) what are areas of your work that need improvement?

3. What do you want to do next? – Identify one of the areas of your work that needs improvement and outline 2 or 3 ideas for development.

Attach your weekly learning logs (for weeks 1 to 6) and the fortnightly updated Personal Development Plan (PDP) as an appendix.

Note, it is mandatory that you use academic literature to support your reflection. Ue minimum 5 academic references.

Assessment criteria:

1. Uses knowledge gathered and captured in learning logs and PDP by linking different topics.

2. Identifies strengths clearly by adding examples and links to the learning log and PDP.

3. Demonstrates an understanding of work that needs developing and illustrates what can be done to improve it further.

4. Presents work clearly and accurately using the appropriate personal expression and organisational form (i.e. follows recommended structure, uses third person to refer to information from literature and references sources correctly.