Performance Episode Reflective Writing Report for Professional, Personal, and Academic Development

Assessment 2
Performance
Episode reflective
Writing report

Contents
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY............................................................................................................................3
Professional development....................................................................................................3
Personal development..........................................................................................................4
Academic development........................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................6
APPENDIX...............................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
The following report will be a reflective journal containing logs related to the
studying and learning that I undertook over the course of 10 weeks in relation to my personal,
professional and academic growth and will be based on the development of PDP’s which
were part of the weekly submission project that was asked of me.
MAIN BODY
Professional development
The basic goal of learning through this module was to become a more professionally
sound individual with great chances of employability which is an area where I can proudly
say I succeeded for the most part. Professional development can only take place through
continuous learning and action plans for acquiring marketable skills which happened during
week 1 where despite missing the lecture due to illness, I was able to analyze and learn about
important knowledge, skills and behaviors (KSB) needed at the workforce which helped in
the final draft of my personal development plan (Gubbins and Hayden, 2020). The
knowledge of SMART objectives that I gained in week 2 also helped me a lot as I was able to
frame my professional requirements in a relevant and time bound manner making the process
more effective. This module also taught me some of the most important skills to have to
become a true professional such as knowing how to draft a proper resume and a cover letter
to land desired jobs in week 5 of the schedule along with teaching me methods and
importance of self-appraisal as a tool of conflict management which will help me when I
open my own business one day which I learned during week 7. Tourism industry is subject to
regular external disruptions which is why it is necessary to know how to analyze the external
environment which is what I was taught in week 8 of the module and this skill helped me to
also improve my writing and research skills through models such as SWOT and PESTLE
analysis (Shmatko, Yanovskiy and Shamina, 2018). Week 9 of the module was focused on
coaching which is one of the most effective ways to increase employee motivation and
performance (Wiginton and Cartwright, 2020). The module helped me plan out actions to
develop my coaching skills and understand the framework in leadership activities which will