Reflective Journal: Task and Module Completion in Achieving Employability and Study Skills

Reflective Journal

Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Discussion of the way in which task and module completion have contributed in the
achievement of employability and study skills............................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Reflective journal can be defined as a document which is mainly based upon the personal
experience of an individuals which is experienced while completing a specific task. With the
help of it, all the other persons who will read it may get aware of the feelings of the individual.
While writing it, it is very important for all the writers to make sure that appropriate models and
theories are used (Azhar and Zainuddin, 2017). Gibbs reflective cycle is one of the best models
which could be used to write a reflective journal. In order to complete this journal this model is
being used. It is focused with the analysis of the way in which task and module completion has
contributed in the development of employability and study skills.
MAIN BODY
Discussion of the way in which task and module completion have contributed in the achievement
of employability and study skills
While completing the module succession planning all the students were tasked to complete
a project on leadership and many other topics which are similar to it. Completion of the module
and the task resulted in development ad achievement of employability and study skills. In order
to reflect upon my experience of enhancement of different skills such as communication,
research, ICT, team work, time and self-management and problem-solving skills I have used
Gibbs reflective model. It was founded by Graham Gibbs so that an ease in sharing personal
experience with others could be provided to the individuals. There are six different stages of it
which can help to share the feelings that were experienced which completing the task and
module (Bassot, 2016). These are description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and
action plan. All of them are explained below in context of my personal experience:
Description: When I was in the university and perusing my course, different modules
were studied by me. For the same purpose, preparing for success was also studied by me and
while completing it different tasks were performed. One of the tasks was related to leadership in
which all the students were tasked to write about it and its importance for leaders in companies.
All the classmates and tutor were involved in it and the main responsibility of tutor was to assign
task to all of us and provide proper guidance so that we can complete the tasks success fully. All
the actions which were taken by the tutor resulted in appropriate allocation of tasks to all the
students which helped them complete the assigned task properly. All of us were allowed to take
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