Assessment 1 Learning Reflection for Professional Practice - Learning Through Organisations

This article discusses personal development plan, key insights into learning on the module, strengths, areas for development, and next steps to improve learning for MN4W50QA course.

MN4W50QA
Professional Practice –
Learning Through Organisations
Assignment 1: Learning Reflection
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Contents page
Introduction …………………………………………………...…………………...…... p
Key Insights…………………………………. ……………………………..……….…. p
My Strengths …..…………………………………..…………………..……...…….…. p
My Areas for Development ………………….……………………………...…….…..p
Conclusion …………………………………….……………………………………….. p
References …………………………………….……………………………………….. p
Appendix 1 – Weekly Learning Logs …………...………………………..…….…... p
Appendix 2 – Copies of PDP Development Episodes………………………….... p

Introduction
Personal development is defined as the way of the people that helps in access different
skills and the qualities that maximize their potential. It helps in identifying the skills that is
required to enhance the employability aspects , helps in building confidence and contributes
in achieving higher quality in the life(Gomes and Brasileiro, 2018) . Personal development
plan depends on the certain needs that needs to be achieve in the life.
Key insights into learning on the module
Week 1
As per this week, I have learned about the values and knowledge which a student must have
on both academic and professional level. It was an interesting study which is necessary to
take business decisions and possess great knowledge and behaviour during working in a
reputed company. This weak has much influential information which is helpful in
professional practice. There are many values which I find in me which is authority,
capability, honesty and loyalty.
Week 2
This weak has contributed great work in developing my knowledge for career planning. It
shows that, it is a high time to think about own future for starting work on it. for that
instance, I have learned to make career action plan in which I focus on my current and
future conditions. I start finding my strength which is communication and time management
skills that will help me to become HR manager. Therefore, I started working on my key
skills that require in career growth.
Week 3
This week has taken out the study of the importance for academic writing. Being a student
or professional at workplace. Academic writing is important to communicate and write in
professional and concise manner. I learned that, it is important to attain good grades and
provide consent and reference to other work to maintain integrity. For that instance, I have

decided to work on projects which will help me in improving my academic writing. This
can be done through focusing on topic and its instructions that will boost my knowledge
during the study. My strength is that I gave good writing skills which is necessary to convey
my ideas and deliver good academic projects.
Week 4
As per this week, I have learned about emotional intelligence which is an important penalty
trait for an individual. I have focused on being emotionally strong in many situations at
professional level. It will help me in promoting values and growth towards my working
profession. This skill is helpful for me to take vital decisions which will be my strength to
use my skill and talent in an appropriate way. This weak has taught me great strategies o
control on emotions like meditation, active listening.
Week 5
This week has provided knowledge about CV writing which has shown that, it is a key
document that will help in building own career. A CV must be written in an effective way
within proper format and structure. Therefore, it has identified that the CV must include set
of details with proof or evidence to gain trust of the interviewer. the information must
produce in an attractive manner.
Week 6
This week demonstrate the key points of interview skills. It is the most common and
difficult way in which many individuals fail. This week helped me in finding key
techniques to pass an interview such as confidence and loyalty. I will use this learning in
my own career to get my dream job of HR manager in a reputed firm.
My strengths

In these six weeks I get to know many things in me as what are my strengths and the
weaknesses and how I my strengths helps me in taking different perspective easily and
makes me strong in terms of handling things more practically. I have identified that my
strengthens are that I am very good communicator with the people which works as a coach
for me to assemble different plans(Tsai, Vanderford and Muindi, 2018). My another
strength includes my writing skills , I get to know that writing is the things that makes me
feel good and express things more effectively there. I found that it not only proves to be my
strengths but also give me satisfaction in learning and makes things easier in dealing with
the things.
My areas of development
In the personal development plan with the knowledge of my strengths I also get to know
about the weaknesses or the areas in which I am lacking. My weaknesses includes my
socially interactive skill as I found that although I am good communicator but still I am
less active socially and found it a task that I need to perform. And the another weakness of
mine includes that mentally I am not that much strong I take time in absorbing things in
learning process (Nepal, 2019). With that I also get to know about my reading skills as
some times lack of confidence makes impact on my reading skills.
Conclusion (including next steps to improve learning)

From the above learning aspects I get to know about my skills and weakness but with the
whole learning scenario I understand that personal development is the plan the makes me my
upgraded version as it gives me confidence in dealing with the things more effectively, With
that I learned that I need to enhance my many skills in future to enhance my personalities that
are my leadership skills , making me strong emotionally and handling things with the
calmness.

Reference List
Use London Met Referencing Guide
https://student.londonmet.ac.uk/media/london-metropolitan-university/london-met-documents/professional-service-
departments/library-services/referencing/HarvardReferencingGuideFull2016-05.pdf
Andersen, N., 2019. Developing a personal reconciliation action plan. Incite, 40(3/4), p.25.
Gomes, L.A. and Brasileiro, T.S.A., 2018. Sustainability and Higher Education in the
Amazon: A Study Based on the Institutional Development Plan (IDP) of the Federal
University of Western Pará. In Towards Green Campus Operations (pp. 851-865). Springer,
Cham.
Nepal, A., 2019. Nepal-Youth Employment Transformation Initiative Project: Indigenous
Peoples Plan: Vulnerable Community Development Plan.
Tsai, J.W., Vanderford, N.L. and Muindi, F., 2018. Optimizing the utility of the individual
development plan for trainees in the biosciences. Nature Biotechnology, 36(6), pp.552-553.
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Appendix 1 – weekly learning logs (weeks 1 to 6)
Week 1- In this week, I have worked on my core values for professional practice.
Week 2- In this week, I have learned to see my current strength and weakness for career
planning.
Week 3- In the week 2, I found that I am very much efficient in writing and I worked
more in my writing skill.
Week 4- In the fourth week I learned to be more socially active and understand different
viewpoints of people. It will make me strong and good problem solver.
Week 5- this week has made me realise about the importance of CV writing.
Week 6- In the sixth week I work more on my interview skills by taking part in more
university programmes.

Appendix 2 – Two Personal Development Plans (PDPs)
The Two personal development plan that I acquired in these 6 weeks are discussed below:
Skills and why
important
Resources Duration
Communication that
make impact on the
people- As I have
learned that through
effective
communication I can
make good impression
on the people and this
helps me in my
personal development
also. A great
communicator creates
good image on the
people and makes the
conservation last
longer.
I will require
good video and
dictionary.
2 months
Dealing with the
challenges calmly and
patiently- In my
learning I have learned
that if I dealt with
problem patiently then
it gives good results
instead of dealing in
stress. Handles
situation with the
positive outlook helps
me overcome hurdles
more easily.
I will require
inspirational books
and articles, more
programmes to
interact with
people.
3 months.