Reflective Report on Strengths and Weaknesses

This reflective report analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of an individual, including critical thinking, communication, and IT skills. It also discusses SMART objectives for self-improvement and future goals.

Reflective Report

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Analysis of strength and weakness..............................................................................................1
Where I am and where I want to go.............................................................................................2
SMART objectives.......................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Reflection is the process of sharing personal experience with others so that the things
which were faced by them while performing different tasks could be analysed by others. It
provide opportunity to individuals to recall the memories of learning process. With the help of it,
different events, thoughts and feeling could be explored by people which derives from a fresh
perspective (Personal reflection, 2019). This report is based upon personal reflection of mine so
that detailed information regarding the self improvement test, strength assessment, giving
presentation and using information technology. Additionally, it will also cover some of my
SMART objectives along with current and future position of mine.
MAIN BODY
Analysis of strength and weakness
Strength assessment is the process of determining the strong and weak skills of
individuals. I have conducted it for the purpose of analysing the qualities which are facilitating
me to work effective and other ones which may lead me towards failure. When I was in college I
tried to determine the capabilities of mine with the help of it and it has directed me to analyse
some of them. The strengths and weakness of mine which are assessed with the help of it are as
follows:
Strengths: When I was studying in the college I have determined different strong skills
of mine. One of them is critical thinking. With the help of this quality of mine I have developed
understanding of study material taught by teachers in the class rooms. It has facilitated me to
present my thoughts according to author's point of view (Asch, 2017). I have used this skill to
analyse all the aspects critically and determine positive as well as negative side of different
material studied in class room. Another strength of me is strong communication which has led
me toward success and attainment of academic goals and objectives. With the help of this quality
I have tried to enhance my knowledge by interacting with other students. When I felt that I am
not having sufficient knowledge of a subject then I communicated with teachers so that they can
guide me to develop my understanding. Note taking is also a strength of mine which has helped
to through out the course because it reduces the possibility of doubts because I am keeping the
notes of content taught by teachers in class room. All the notes which were taken by me while
studying helped me to recall the material whenever it was required.
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Weaknesses: I am not able to work individually because of weak researching skills
which has created issue of time management of mine. When I was working alone it took so long
to complete projects. It has also affected my capabilities of managing my work as it was
spending most of the time in searching the information on different websites to complete the
projects allotted by teachers. Knowledge of working with information technology of mine is also
weak which has affected my capability of completing projects effectively and quickly. I was not
aware of short cut keys which may reduce the time of working on MS Word (Britten and
Maguire, 2016). Weak IT skills may also affect my quality of work because lack of knowledge
will be very harmful for my projects which are required to be completed with the help of IT.
I have worked in groups and it has helped me to share knowledge with others and
improve the skills of mine which are weak. Due to my good communication I was able to
interact with all the members of group which has helped me to complete the project on time. All
of us were allotted a project which are required to be completed within specific time limit. For
the successful completion of it all of us decided that we will perform different tasks. For
example, two of us will analyse online sources, one will gather information from all the team
members and one person will try to collect matter from authenticate books. As we have planned
in advance therefore it has helped us to fulfil all the requirements of project. Some time we have
also faced conflicts due to different opinions but all of them were resolved with the help of
effective communication (Jones, Hillier and Comfort, 2016).
When I was studying I have also gave presentation in the classroom. My strong and
interactive qualities guided me to make sure that all the individuals who are watching
presentation can relate to the content discussed by me. I was not able to work individually proper
which has affected my presentation because it took so long to prepare it. Weak IT skills also
created problems for me as I have taken training from experienced people to make sure that I
give an effective presentation in class.
Where I am and where I want to go
Currently I am good in communication, I have abilities to speak in public, note taking
abilities are also very good. With the help of all these qualities I have tried to reach the academic
goals of mine. All the strengths of mine benefited me to score good in examination and get
higher marks in the projects allotted by tutor (Pederson and McIntosh, 2016). On the other hand,
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I am also facing various issues due to my weaknesses such as weak IT skills, ability of working
individually, time management etc.
In future I want to develop all the weak qualities of mine so that the problem which were
faced by me this time could be ignored the next time when I get same opportunity. At the end of
term 2 I want that my skills of working individually and researching online get enhanced so that
I can manage my work on time (Lauer, 2014). For the purpose of reaching at this position I have
planned to get proper guidance of tutors. They can guide me through out the way of success and
help me to find best ways to deal with my weaknesses and respond them properly. Other
elements that should be taken in to consideration to reach the projected position are formulating
plan before starting a task and managing my self so that success could be assured by me.
SMART objectives
In order to develop all the weak skills and reach to the projected position in future my 3
key SMART objectives are as follows:
 Enhance research and time management skills so that all the projects which will be
allocated in university could be completed appropriately in the given time limit.
 Try to take help of teachers to get proper training from them for effective working on MS
Word and improve the weak IT skills till the end of Term 2 (Ulam, 2017).
 To take guidance from tutors to enhance the abilities of researching online so that higher
marks could be scored in the exams in future or in term 2.
 Develop the abilities of working individually by asking the lecturers to provide their
supervision in the situation of a query or challenge affecting the completion of project.
For the purpose of acquiring all the above described objectives I am required to take
proper guidance of tutor and attend the classes on regular basis. It will help me to reach the
desired position in future and achieve all the academic objectives of mine. The goals could be
achieved by paying attention towards them and trying to deal with all the weaknesses which are
affecting my ability of completing project on time and effectively (Wu and Beaunae, 2014).
Currently I am good in group work but by achieving these goals I will be able to work
individually. If I will be able to meet the objectives then it will be beneficial for my career
development also as with the help of improved skills I can perform better in academics and score
high in exams. The main thing which is required to be focused by me to reach my objectives is
trying to overcome all the weaknesses.
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CONCLUSION
From the above reflective report it has been concluded that reflection is a process of
sharing personal experience with others so that they can analyse the situations, events etc. which
were experienced by individuals. There are various ways of analysing strengths and weaknesses
which are self assessment, self improvement test, group work, presentation etc. By analysing all
of them a person will be able to analyse the current and future situations. In order to reach a
predetermined place in future it is very important for individuals to formulate SMART objectives
and work according to them.
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Lauer, M. S., 2014. Personal reflections on big science, small science, or the right
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Ulam, A. B., 2017. Understanding the Cold War: a historian's personal reflections. Routledge.
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