Academic Performance: SMART Goals, Reflective Writing, and Critical Thinking

This document discusses the importance of academic performance goals, reflective writing, and critical thinking in improving academic skills. It also compares arguments for and against banning child labor in supply chains.

ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE

Table of Contents
PART A Assessment Template: SMART Academic Goals ..........................................................3
PART B............................................................................................................................................4
Compare the arguments for and against banning all forms of child labour in supply chains 4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

PART A Assessment Template: SMART Academic Goals
What did I
learn?
What went well? What could I
have done
better?
What did I gain
from the
experience?
SMART goals
for future
development?
Week 1-
Academic
Performance
In week 1 I
learned about the
importance of
academic
performance and
how it can be
improved
(Neroni, J., and
et. al., 2019).
I could have
understand the
role of academic
performance in
overall
development.
From this
experience I have
understood about
importance of
academic
performance in
growth of mine as
an individual and
academic
performance can
assist me in
opting for reputed
college for higher
studies.
I have to improve
my academic
performance and
make it better
than the previous
one.
Week 2 –
Reflective writing
performance
In week 2 I have
learned about the
importance of
reflective writing
and role of
reflective writing
in future.
I could have
understand the
depth of this topic
and understand
that how it can be
applied in
different scenario.
From this
experience I have
understood that
reflective writing
helped me in
identifying my
own strengths and
weaknesses.
I will focus on
improving my
reflective writing
skills by
continuous
practice.
Week 3 – Critical
thinking
performance
In week 3 I have
learned about the
importance of
critical thinking
I could have
understood about
the application of
critical thinking
From this
experience I have
understood that
critical thinking
I will focus on
improving my
skill by carefully
analysing and

performance and
it helped me in
understanding
that critical
thinking is
necessary for
understanding
and analysing the
facts and figures
which contributes
in making
effective
decisions.
performance and
how it is useful
for me in long-
term growth.
helped me in
understanding
about current
scenario and it
helped me in
choosing best
options for my
future
development.
understanding
facts and figures
and taking
appropriate steps
towards
developing my
critical thinking.
I have to focus on developing my skills related to my academic performance as my
effective academic performance will assist me in improving my grade and it also assist in
making me as an effective university student. Academic performance will help me in
determining my progress towards different subjects and help me in developing appropriate
strategies and plans to develop my skills. I will also focus on improving my reflective writing
and critical thinking as reflective writing will assist me in developing my skill of analysing my
strengths and weaknesses and it will assist me in developing practical framework for my
development (Alhadabi and Karpinski, 2020). Critical thinking will help me in understanding the
need of changes and helps in identifying need of area where I should work and develop my skills
which will help me in boosting my skills and it will assist in my overall development. SMART
goals which are mentioned above by me will help me in achieving the goals and objectives for
near future which can help me in judging my progress towards an effective university student.
Driscoll Model
This framework is for reflection which is a structured process to guide reflection. This model is
based on what is going on and the basis of this question is thinking about what question and last
phase of this model is to think about action as result of reflection. I can use Driscoll model to
understand the situation or incident I was reflecting on and in next step I will focus on how did I

felt in that situation or moment and last phase of this model what could I have done different in
similar situation in future if it occurs. This model will help me in avoiding any kind of mistakes
and accidents in future and by identifying my past mistakes I can make sure similar situations
handled effectively. This model will help me in understanding and effectively learning about
reflective writing. This model will assist me in developing my skills related with reflective
writing.
PART B
Compare the arguments for and against banning all forms of child labour in supply chains
Child labour is considered as one of the major issues globally as it is affecting millions of
child every year globally. There are several businesses which have major child labourers and this
includes sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, construction etc. In current scenario, global
supply chains are more exposed towards child labour as children and adults are more exploited
and facts and figures shows that it is being outlawed in every major economy of world. It is
shown that not all types of child labour are considered as threat to physical, social and emotional
wellbeing of children. There are several international, government bodies which are working
towards ending child labour from global supply chains. Child labour is also considered as a
major issue due to lack of education and higher poverty rates which influences children to work
and their rights are being exploited by different organisation and businesses. It is being
considered that there are arguments for and towards child labour in supply chains and
international labour organisation have focused on distinguishing between hazardous and non-
hazardous form of child labour (Dammert and et. al., 2018).
International labour organisation defines that child labour is considered dangerous for
children when there is exploitation of them in terms of mentally, physically, socially and
emotionally. There are several negative impacts of the child labour on the children and it can be
possible in several forms. Child labour affects the education of children as children which are
working for long hours may face negative impact on their education and it can affect their future
development and also it can affect their accessibility to further education and economic
opportunities in future. Millions of children which are working in the dangerous conditions
which are hazardous for them and making negative impact on them in terms of mentally, socially

and emotionally. Children which are working in hazardous conditions may face several problems
related with their health and mental well-being. Children which are working in mills, factories
may face several long-term problems such as problem in breathing, weak immune system, health
problems related to heart, face etc. Children might face several issues such as malnutrition, abuse
and exhaustion (Meyer and et. al., 2020).
Child labour is considered as major issues in global supply chain and despite the efforts
of international bodies and government there is no permanent solution for this issue. Many
children which are trafficked or migrated from other country or nation and many of children
which are uprooted by poverty or conflict are most vulnerable towards this and trafficked
children are mostly subjected to violence, abuse and violation of human rights. Child labour is
considered as discrimination and inequality in society and it robs childhood of the children and
also robs their rights related with equality, education, opinion etc. Child labour affects education
of their children and it also affects child physical and mental well-being.
There are several negative impact of child labour but there is one argument which
belongs in favour of child labour as communities in which there is high levels of poverty child
labour or a child income plays vital role in survival of families which are dependent on their
child for food, shelter and clothes. Child income can help families in their survival and also help
in providing support in social and financial terms. If there is no income for the families then
several families might face problem related to food, shelter etc. high poverty rate also increase
the chances of exploitation of families and communities (Dammert and et. al., 2017). There are
several law and enforcement agencies which focuses on prohibiting child labour in mills, textiles
and factories but due to high poverty rates children of several families have to work in order to
provide stability to their families. Child labour that's why consider as benefit for families because
under the right employment conditions, part-time, casual work help in managing their families
and completing their needs in terms of food, clothes and shelter. Despite all the measures from
international and national bodies there are arguments in favour of child labour as it helps poor
families in their survival as lack of basic needs affect their survival and increase in poverty rate
also make children more vulnerable towards exploitation. People which argue in support of child
labour states that creating an effective workplace and supporting children to work is helpful in
various situations (Cho and et. al., 2019).

Child labour which is considered as major issue all across the globe as it has negative
impact on the physical and mental health of children. It is important to take effective approach
towards child labour as there are several factors which work as major force towards child labour.
High poverty rate, lack of affordable schools and education etc. are considered as force towards
child labour. There are several beliefs which also influences this issue and it encourages child
labour as factor for building and developing skill of children. There are several cultural and
social traditions which also encourages child labour and major causes of this issue includes
socio-economic disparities, poor governance and poor implementation of international and
national agreements. This issue affects the health and well- being of children which are working
in conditions which are hazardous and dangerous for children and which can also make major
negative impact on children health in long-term scenario. Effective and strict rules and regulation
are important to overcome this issue and to prevent children from any kind of exploitation
(Boersma, 2018).

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