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This report includes information about formal professional identity, reflection on research methods and data analysis. Gibbs cycle model has been analysed in this report. Apart from this, creative writing collage has been includes in this report.

Applying Critical
Reflective Practice

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Part A...............................................................................................................................................1
Part B...............................................................................................................................................3
Part C...............................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Professional development is very crucial for individual as it will lead to have major impact
on overall performance and development of a person. It is essential for an individual to develop
required skills and capabilities that are significant for enhancing productivity of a person as well
as assist in attaining desired goals (Low, and Buck, 2020). This report includes information
about formal professional identity. It consists if reflection on research methods and data analysis.
Gibbs cycle model has been analysed in this report. Apart from this, creative writing collage has
been includes in this report.
Part A
Research Context
Formal Professional Identity as defined by the behaviour and or values framework of
either CIPD
Research Aims
To investigate formal professional identity that is defined by the values and behaviour
framework of CIPD.
Research Objective
 To analyse the framework CIPD
 To identify formal professional identity
 To determine the a formal professional identity through the value of CIPD framework.
Research Questions
 What is the framework CIPD?
 What is the formal professional identity?
 What is the formal professional identity through the value of CIPD framework?
Literature Review
To analyse the framework CIPD
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According to Theresa Mayne (2021), it has been analysed that CIPD is refer as the
chartered Institute of personnel and development. This is considering as the profession map to
highlight how different value based decision could lead to have impact over generic best
practices. This is very helpful for creating positive change in workplace at worldwide level.
CIPD is one of the effective framework that is significant for providing accurate guidance and
direction to individual for developing or enhancing work quality. It has been analysed that the
purpose of profession map is to assist instil a shared professional identity across the industry
with all of the individual who are working in HR applying the same set of standards and values.
This professional map is significant in order to sits at the core of work as well as help individual
to drive change, manage complexity as well as navigate uncertainty. This is very helpful for
enhancing and improving working capabilities.
To identify formal professional identity
As per the views of Claire McGuinness (2021), it has been analysed that professional
identity can be describe as the partial shape regarding how outsider view the profession as well
as how their conception affects the way in which they react to member of that profession. It is
essential that individual have appropriate formal professional identify that will lead to have
significant influence over professional practices and task. Professional identity is the one self as
perceived in the relation to a profession and to one membership of it. This is created through
one’s beliefs, attitude, values, motives as well as experiences through which individual defines
themselves n the current professional life. Professional identity is consider as the very complex
state which involve beliefs regarding knowledge, and its justification and applications.
Professional identity is majorly depended on the role modelling and expectations. Professional
identify evolves and improves over the time and it can be influence through the required task and
activities. It is crucial for a person to develop and enhancing professional identify in order to
improve individual capabilities and performance to carry out required set of task in effective and
efficient manner. Formal professional identity is developed by specialised knowledge, skills and
experience. It has been analysed that professional development identities are developed through
the process of socialisation. This can be considering as the way of our thinking and behaviour of
a person is highly influence by the relationships. This will lead to have impact over development
of professional identity.
To determine the formal professional identity through the value of CIPD framework.
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As per view point of Nagro, (2020), Professional identity is defined as one of the main
aspects of any individual as it creates uniqueness in the environment and provides support for
how to develop their own skills and abilities. The CIPD framework is the structure that sets out
and defines each individual's competency by solving their problems and managing people
required by an individual to work and feel good. This is used by the people for the purpose of
developing their understanding and management level by managing each function and activity.
The formal professional identity is developed by using special type knowledge and skills which
supports to develop the organizational productivity. If there is lack of competency and
professional skills then it might be challenging for individual to operate their business regularly
and manage each function. The new research from CIPD suggest that increasing HR solutions
and practitioner can help to close between practices and ambition when it comes to making
ethical decisions at work. Moreover, in other term like finance and marketing CIPD is creating
higher values where individual takes regular classes and develop their knowledge and skills in
particular field. This can help make experts to individuals and managing good performance.
CIPD framework is providing useful guidance on competence standards that can be applied
across sectors. This also states how each task and work could be done in certain period of time
and become a professional in specific field. This promotes each person to make right decision in
any situation and feel good. This can help to manage the all functions and activities regularly.
To fill the vacant position and retaining employees at the workplace HR policies are formulated
by a people who have good knowledge and ability to identify vacancy and fill it properly that can
help to manage each function and task effectively. Thus, CIPD framework is valuable for
creating professional identity and managing all activities properly.
Part B
Research Methodology
Research methodology is the specific technique and procedure which is used by
researcher to identify, select, analysis and using of process in relation to particular topic. This is
important for me to understand about a topic and developing the skills and knowledge that can
help to reach at the positive outcomes. The types of research methodology are action research,
auto-ethnographic, arts based, reflexive dialogic action research which can help to developing
the organization performance and personal skills (Williams, Woolliams, and Spiro, 2020).
Method including analysis of personal data (Use of Gibbs model)
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When I was studying at London University, I entered different courses which could help
to improve my own skills and abilities in a particular field. I attended the classes regularly and
created uniqueness as I improved my own ability to work. In the description stage, I selected a
topic such as CIPD in which I took classes to feel very confident and manage each work
properly. This was very difficult for me as the different cultures and values of students were
there. To describe the feeling stage, I was quite sad or nervous as I faced problems with learning
activities. The lecturer was teaching very fast and in different languages, created a challenge for
me to complete the study (Conn, Bohan, Pieper, and Musumeci, 2020). During the classes, my
tutor has assigned me a work which I needed to complete in 2 weeks and it was less period for
me. By describing the evaluation stage, I evaluated that work division is an effective strategy
which I can use to understand and complete the project on time. Then I formulated a team by
involving a number of members and allocated the work between them as per their skills and
ability to work. Herein, I felt good and made so many efforts to complete the project. During the
project I analysed that I am weak in communication, calculation, and time management skills
which I improved by taking regular classes and with the help of team members. I felt precious to
got such chance and became successful by doing project. I also analysed that I need to improve
my leadership and decision making skills which I improved by observing my teachers and
seniors that helped me to complete the project. And last it has concluded that I learned that when
a task is assigned to team then work division is the best way to start and finish the project. There
is need to follow regular classes seriously and resolve all problems (Walsh, and et.al., 2020).
Personal data sources
Sources are the important aspects which is used by individual to collect the data. In other
words, personal data refers to any information that related to identified or natural person. In
relation to CIPD research I came to know about two source of data analysis such as - Learning
Diagnostic Personal Data, Poetics and Creative Personal Data, and Self-awareness Diagnostic
Personal Data. The learning diagnostic involves learning style questionnaires, team role
questionnaires. Self-awareness diagnostic personal data involves personality test and profiles,
social intelligence survey, testimonies, emotional intelligence, and values inventory. Moreover, I
involve lyrics, poetry, religious, drawing, and photographs (Tod, and Van Raalte, 2020).
From the above research I used the Learning Diagnostic Personal Data with the help of
quantitative method that helped me to improve the knowledge and skills in CIPD framework and
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accomplish the task which supports to maintain good performance. By using surveys, laboratory,
and social media I collected the information and became able to make decisions (Turner, Lowe,
and Schaefer, 2020).
Critical evaluation of research design
Research design refers to overall strategy used to carry out research by defining succinct
and logical plan which is used to develop the performance and manage each function. In relation
to current research, experimental and case study research design is being used by researcher that
can help to complete the project on time and managing the activities properly. This will help to
develop the understanding about particular topic and analysis the information which supports to
accomplish the business goals (Schwartz, and et.al., 2020).
Part C
The Reflexive Practitioner Storyboard (50 Marks) this is the presentation of the analysed
personal data in the form of a ‘storyboard’. The storyboard can be presented as
Storyboard is the graphic organizer that involve illustration and images displaying in
sequence for the purpose of pre-visualising a motion picture, animation and interactive media
sequence. A storyboard is prepared by considering creative writing collage that helped me to
develop the own knowledge and skills in particular area such as audio collage. In above section I
conducted the research about CIPD that is charted institute of personal and development used to
bring the change own skills and ability to work properly (Reed, Dagli, and Hambly Odame,
2020).
Hello,
My name is Joseph John completed graduation and entered in CIPD courses in London
University. I am 24 years old, Business and personal development student was taking regular
classes for the purpose of developing the understanding and managing each work. By following
the storyboard, I explored my skills and abilities regarding a topic of critical reflective practices.
When I was studying in college I used to prepare myself by learning different courses and
managing the performance. During conducting research, I came to know about audio creating
skills which is used to develop the listening and speaking skills. I prepared the presentation on
research topic which provided by my tutor and needs to complete on time. Throughout my
presentation, I would refer an interest of mine which I commenced in upper section. During the
researching process increased my knowledge regarding aim and objectives which is prepared for
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the purpose of managing all functions and activities. I decided to improve my knowledge in
CIPD course where I analysed that CIPD framework can be used by people for the purpose of
developing their skills in different field. During the study when my tutor assigned me a work I
felt nervous and thought how this work will be done. This was an opportunity for me where I
could show my capability and potentials to complete the project and accomplishing work. To
complete the project there is need to have proper skills and traits which can be used to run the
project and getting future opportunities. Study is important for me that I used to prepare the
presentation over audio collage. I have read about audio collage and how to communicate with
others that supported me to develop the future career and manage the each task that might be
arises while working. Audio collage is also known as sound collage which is created by
recording sounds of trains on different vinyl records that can be understand easily by others. This
story board helps me to share my all experience which I done in conducting research, deciding
aim and objectives, and responding all questions. The charted institute of personal development
was beneficial for me as I came to know how a person behave and bring changes in their skills to
work perfectly (Karnieli-Miller, 2020).
I used the Gibbs reflection model in my study section where different stages I used such as
description, feeling, evaluation, analysis, conclusion, and action plan which uses to share the
personal experience. In description stage, I have done the personal development courses which is
needs to improve the personal and professional skills that can help to manage the project. The
second stage is feeling wherein I felt good to do prepare this story board as I had good
communication skills, writing skills, leadership skills, speaking traits and time management
skills which used to managing the good working. The communication skills which I use to know
clear and share the information with others that can help to managing the all working.
Communication skills is important for each other as when people are doing some work by
preparing team then work is allocating between them as per their skills and abilities that supports
to finish the work in certain period of time. I had good writing skills which I learnt during study
that brought the different ways to improve the writing skills. This trait helped me to bring the
changes and managing all activities and functions properly. The leadership trait also important
for me as it uses to leading the people who were involved in my incidental project where I
enhanced my leadership skills to guide my team members and completing the work in certain
period of time. The leadership skills which I used to understanding properly and maintaining all
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activities properly. This was an critical task for me, monitored and controlled by myself while
presenting the storyboard. I evaluated that my experience was good about critical incident of
study and managing the all activities (Abiogu, and et.al., 2020).
The personal data which I analysed in project related to how a HR issues which faced in
operating a business and provide different ways to resolve the problems. HR management plays
very important role at the workplace as it identify the vacancy, recruit and select the right people
who are able to work and manage each functions and task effectively. I collected the personal
data by using implicit and explicit sources such as learning diagnostic personal data by
considering team role questionnaires, and learning style questionnaires. I used the learning style
questionnaires by preparing good survey and asking questions with different people that helped
to develop the understanding and managing the good performance. This supported to me to
develop the learning and teaching skills which can help to accomplish the personal goals and
objectives. On the other side, other personal data which I collected is self-awareness diagnostic
that considered personality tests, emotional intelligence, social intelligence survey, testimonies,
and values inventory that can help to managing the all functions and activities. I used the
emotional and social intelligence to complete the storyboard which supported to developing the
social skills and behaving positively. This also helps to managing the all functions and brings the
changes in their task. During the critical study, I improved my decision making skills by
observing my seniors that provided me understanding how to make decision by managing all
functions as well as activities. The another personal data is poetics and creative personal data
involving lyrics, religious quotations, drawings, poetry, and lyrics that could be used to analysis
the data. From the above lyrics is being used by me to prepare the presentation with the help of
audio creating skills and controlled each work. This provided me proper understanding and skills
which I used to accomplish the goals and objectives ( Bryson, and Andres, 2020).
CONCLUSION
From the above it can be concluded that reflective cycle is uses by individual to develop the
understanding and knowledge about particular topic. I used the self-awareness as personal data
while preparing the presentation about CIPD course and personal development. This is important
for each individual to follow all aspects and bringing changes in their performance which can
help to maintain higher performance. Professional identify refers to information regarding a
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personal aspects which supports to improve own skills and abilities regarding a particular topic
and managing all activities. There are two types of resources which uses to collect information
and attaining the higher performance. A storyboard is the detailed explanation of own experience
that happened earlier and maintain good activities. I hope that would gain much inspiration and
knowledge from my storyboard where I enhanced knowledge from own personal reflective
journey.
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