Reflective Writing on Professional, Personal, and Academic Development

This reflective writing discusses the author's experiences and development in professional, personal, and academic areas. It includes a personal development plan, academic development, and reflection on a professional development plan. The summary highlights the importance of reflective learning and the benefits it provides to learners.

Reflective writing

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Reflection on professional development plan..............................................................................3
Personal development plan..........................................................................................................4
Academic development ..............................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1
Appendix..........................................................................................................................................3
PDP/ Smart goals.........................................................................................................................3

INTRODUCTION
Reflective learning is a process of the development of learners by assessing and identify
the lessons they learned and define the future course of action. Through reflective learning, the
learners observe their thinking process and help others in understanding and creating
transparency among them. It is a kind of self assessment and a part of their learning process.
Reflective learning is important for the learners because it helps in improving their performance,
enhance their learning process, develop skills, stay motivated and boost up the confidence to
improvise the learning and study pattern. Reflective learning improvises the effectiveness of the
students. The report will provide a discussion o my development and assessment experiences.
Firstly, it will discuss the professional learning and skills and how my Business management
degree will help me in the future. It also emphasizes on self leadership and management skills
according to the interviews.
Further, it will discuss about development of the personal skills. It will specify about the
areas in which I developed successfully and the areas in which further improvement is needed.
At last, it will reflect on academic development including the reading and writing skills. Also, it
will specify what are the new ways and skills that I can use in practice. To reflect on the
effectiveness of the skills and the abilities, the personal development and action plan will be
used. The main aim of conducting reflection is to identify the personal and professional
development skills and in what ways the existing skills and abilities can be used for professional
and personal development.
MAIN BODY
Reflection on professional development plan
Throughout the session I have gain knowledge about professional development plan
which is consisted of weak area and the strategy that is required to deal with it. Along with this,
the plan will help in meeting the smart goals. The professional plan helps in upgrading skill
that helps in accomplishing personnel objectives. In addition to this, I have learned various skill
such as communication that has contributed in interaction with other people. It is one of the
most important skill in professional area for sharing the thoughts and idea. In addition to this, in
need to improve this skill in order to make it perfect ( Jacobs and et.al., 2019). I will be joining
online lecture to understand the hand movement and expression while talking. Moreover, I will

also be participating in speaking competition so that I can develop confidence while talking to
others. Along with this, while learning about the professional development I was feeling excited
as I was able to identify my strength and weakness as well as ways to improve it. In addition
to this, the business management degree will help me in learning about the fulmination area of
the company.
The degree will also contribute in increasing my knowledge about the areas of business
which will help me in dealing with the business issues within the organization. It will also
contribute in gaining the knowledge about the developing area of business management and the
ways to face the problem that may arise in dynamic sector of organization (Mohammadi,
2022). Thus, this degree will be beneficial in finding the appropriate job according to my
qualification. In addition to this, I have analysed that my leadership skill is poor and I need to
develop this area so that I will be able to work effectively within the organization. Along with
this, good leadership quality helps in guiding the employees so that it can contribute in success
of firm. Although good leadership style is important within organization as it helps in engaging
with the employees (Kaya and Adiguzel, 2021). Thus, for developing this skill I will be taking
lecture through online channels as well as read books and journals in order to improve my
leadership traits. Along with this, I will be learning blogs related to leadership and the ways to
build confidence. Moreover, during the session of CV and Interview I was feeling nervous as it
was hard for me to represent the data. I have learned that during the interview session I was not
able to give answer properly as I was bitten sacred. I have also gained knowledge that during
interview there should be controlled on gesture as well as way of speaking should be polite.
Along with this, for improving my interview skill I watch you tube video and take guidance
from teacher (Kramer, 2018). I have also learned that CV contain details about the skill and
knowledge a person have in short form,
Personal development plan
Throughout the session I have gain knowledge that personal development plan is made
to identify the strength and weaknesses of an individual. It is very much important as it helps in
finding the weak skill as well as strategy to solve it. In addition to this, I have made this plan
and analyse that my critical thinking skill is poor and due to that I am not able to find
innovative ideas for the problem (Gheith and Aljaberi, 2020). In addition to this, I have also

analysed that my decision-making skill is also poor and due to that I always get stuck in
problematic situation. Thus, in order to improve I will be taking guidance from seniors so that I
can gain practical knowledge. Although the PDP has helped me in developing new skill as I
was able to work on my weak areas effectively. However, I need to enhance my leadership skill
as it is very much crucial in organization and helps in developing overall personality. With
help of PDP I was able to meet my set goals in limited set of time. Moreover, in week 4 I
have gain knowledge about emotional intelligence that means an ability of an individual to
manage and use emotion in positive manner Such as I get very much stress out when my work
is not done on time, or I am not able to communicate effectively.
Although I have analysed that my social skill is good as I am able to make healthy
relation with others peers. Moreover, in week 9 I have learned about coaching which helps
individual in increasing knowledge about various things it can be in form of practical and
prothetical. It helps in identifying the weak area as well as motivate an individual to accomplish
their goals. Although I have gain knowledge that it allows an individual with an opportunity
to define their career goals in elastic manner. The role of the coach is to set the goals so that an
individual is able to work actively and accomplish the task. However, I have developed the
skill of time management during the coaching (Choy and et.al., 2020). This ability will allow
me to divide the task into smaller units and set the time limit in which it needs to be completed.
I have also improved my listening skill that will help me in gathering information
appropriately. Furthermore, in week 10 I have learned about project management that mean
managing the various function that need to be done for completing the project and reach the
guidelines (Hei, 2019). Along with this, I have developed technical skill in this week as there are
requirements of Gantt chart tool which helps in setting the activities as well as timeline to meet
the goals. This, tool required technical knowledge in order to make effective use of it. I have
also enhanced my team working skill that has helped me in interacting with others while
learning about it.
Academic development
Throughout the session I have identified that my academic skill like reading and communication
is good and it has helped me to enhance my knowledge. Along with this, I have also learned
that in order to develop my reading skill I have read many books and journals so that I can

improve my pronunciation. In addition to this, to gain knowledge I have taken guidance from
my teacher so that I can improve my area of development. Moreover, I have analysed that
earlier my decision-making skill was poor but after attaining lecture I was able to take
appropriate action. In addition to this, in week 7 I have gain knowledge about writing skill and
its importance in career development (AlMalki and Alkhalili, 2019). I have learned that while
doing formal project there should be use of Times new Roman font and the size should be 12
so that it look presentable. Although major heading should be in bold and comes under heading
1 and minor heading should be underline so that reader can make out the differences. Along
with this, there should be lined spacing of 1.5 and no grammatical mistake so that meaning can
be derived from the sentence.
Moreover, I have analysed that while writing introduction should cover about the
brief idea about the things that will be covers in article. The conclusion should summarize about
the areas that has been covers in report. In addition to this, I have identified that my learning
skill I good but there is need of little more improvement. I need to focus on vocabulary so that
I can find synonyms of similar words. Although I have to work on making use of catchy
sentence so that my article or project content look more attractive. Along worth this, in order
to enhance this skill I will be taking lecture and reading online blogs and books so that I can
write things in presentable manner (Abusalim, 2020). Moreover, in week 7 I have also learn
about referencing and citation which is important part of articles as it represent from where the
data has been taken. I have gained knowledge that reference can be in form of online or books
and journals. The name of author and it initial, year and article name should be present as well
as it should be related to topic of the article. Along with this, it needs to be relevant to topic
otherwise it will be of no use and the most important thing is that the year of evidence should
not be old than 3 years (Maynard, 2019). I have gain knowledge that in online article the
content should be taken from copyright website. Thus throughout the session I have develop
and enhance various skill that will contribute in developing my career.
CONCLUSION
From the reflection it is concluded the professional learning helped me in developing my
leadership qualities and management skills. It reflected that with the help of Business
Management Degree, I'll get the opportunity to learn new management skills and adopt a
professional behaviour. Further, it presented the personal skills I have and how the emotional

intelligence was useful for me. With the help of personal development plan and action plan, I
addressed the skills which needs improvement such as Communication skills thus to improve
them I watched video lectures and attended seminars to improve the verbal and written
communication skills. The action plan helped me by laying down how and in what manner I can
improve my time management skills as it is the biggest weakness I was facing which resulted in
delaying in submission o the project, thus to overcome this weakness I learned to prioritize and
manage the work on the basis of their importance and deadlines.
Further, it discussed the areas where improvement is required in the academic
development. It reflected on my reading and the writing and specified the ways which I can use
to improve my writing skills such as starting with the basic language writing, reading articles and
essays and rephrasing them, brushing up the grammar and so on were the ways used for
improvement. Lastly, it addressed the effectiveness of reflection by identifying the key areas of
focus and understanding the new skills that are required to be adopted. From the action plan, I
developed time management skills and presentation skills which helped me in timely completion
of tasks and presenting the projects in an effective way.

REFERENCES
Books and journals
Abusalim, A., 2020. Being a Gourmet in the Age of Fast Food: Reflective Practices of Excellent
Teachers. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching. 31(3). pp.5-27.
AlMalki, F. M. and Alkhalili, K. Y., 2019. Views of Elementary School Science Teachers in
Bahrain about Their Reflective Practices. Journal of Education and Human
Development. 8(2). pp.240-250.
Choy, S. C. and et.al., 2020. Comparing reflective practices of pre-service teachers in Malaysia
and Australia: A mixed-methods approach. Issues in Educational Research. 30(4).
pp.1264-1285.
Gheith, E. and Aljaberi, N., 2018. Reflective Teaching Practices in Teachers and Their Attitudes
toward Professional Self-Development. International Journal of Progressive
Education. 14(3). pp.160-179.
Hei, K. C., 2019. Reflective Practices as a Means to Improve Teaching. Journal of English
Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics. 1(2). pp.1-10.
Jacobs, Z. G. and et.al., 2019. Reflective practices among global health fellows in the HEAL
Initiative: a qualitative study. Journal of general internal medicine. 34(4). pp.521-522.
Kaya, M. H. and Adiguzel, T., 2021. Technology Integration Through Evidence-Based
Multimodal Reflective Professional Training. Contemporary Educational Technology.
13(4). p.ep323.
Kramer, M., 2018. Promoting teachers’ agency: Reflective practice as transformative
disposition. Reflective Practice. 19(2). pp.211-224.
Maynard, D. M., 2019. Transposing Reflective Practices: Learning to Teach Abroad. Teaching
to discern: Forming Connections, Decolonizing Perspectives. p.91.
Mohammadi, G., 2022. Developing Teachers’ Reflective Practices through a Virtual Exchange
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Appendix
PDP/ Smart goals
Objectives: I want to improve my communication skill in effective way so that I can share my
thoughts and ideas with others.
Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time
I will join online
lecture.
I will make
targets and
divide the task
according to time
limit
I will try to
participate in
public
competition in
order to
accomplish my
objective
Improved
communication
skill will help in
enhancing my
personality as
well as allow me
to make healthy
relation with
others
3 weeks
Example Self-Awareness
Score 22/25
Self-Awareness
Score 12 /25
Positive Outlook
Score 12 /25
Emotional Self-control
Score 15 /25
Adaptability
Score 16 /25
Empathy
Score 12 /25
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