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This reflection includes the journey of 12 weeks, personal and professional objectives, evaluation of achieving objectives, unintended outcomes, and how the experience will influence future career. The reflection also explains the Gibbs reflective model used to guide the reflection.

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Contents of Reflection:
Part 1 Your Narrative: describe your journey though the 12 weeks, from start in week 1 to proposal
to presentation to report. Include your highlights and low-points.
My journey from the beginning of week 1 to 12, encompasses different things that affect my
performance and work effectiveness, in negative and positive manner. During week 1, when I had
attempt to develop a proposal presentation to report, I faced challenge to gather information and
develop understanding about my work, which considered as low point in my journey. Along with
that, there are some highlights that also defines my work and journey in appropriate and
comprehending manner. Thus, I have learned new skills, while making both projects, for which I am
accountable to select the appropriate sources of data collection, through which the final outcomes
have been presented.
Explain one model of reflection you used to guide your reflection-
Gibbs is the best and suitable reflective model that utilized by the individuals to reflect the journey
they pass through, related to any project or task. The key features of chosen model is that it includes
different elements, and consideration of each element allow learners to define what they improve,
have and develop systematically, which is quite beneficial and essential too. Gibbs reflective cycle
includes 6 stages and these are description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and final is
action plan. It is fact that the action plan is based on evaluation and analysis, as these two stages
define where and which form of development is needed.
Part 2 Your Objectives: Choose 3 from each group- 3 from A and 3 from B
A. 3 x personal objectives (e.g. creativity skills, increased digital literacy, increased proficiency
in English language, confidence to share ideas, and work with others):
B. 3 x professional or consulting-related objectives (e.g. time management, project
management, working independently, problem solving skills, research skills, critical thinking
skills, presenting skills).
Evaluation of achieving each of these six objectives during the module.
This evaluation is a critical reflection on:
o the skills (personal and professional) the student developed over the course of the internship
(with specific practical examples to support these)
o identification of areas for improvement and
o remedial actions to address these.
Personal Objective 1:
To develop my skills of working with others.
I will evaluate my progress using the six stages of Gibbs reflective cycle:
1. Description: by referring of Gibbs reflective cycle or model, I want to describe my learning
and understanding related to a specific skill and that is collaboration with others. This
competency also named as collaborative skill that I want to develop from last few months or
weeks, as it impacts negatively, upon my work and performance Thong, (2015). During
the process of project development, I had developed this skill and obtain
unpredictable experience, which will affect positively upon my future planning, related to
personal and professional career. I developed the collaborative skill over the course of my
internship, where I had given a specific group project, in which team members opinions and
suggestions plays important role. During this time period, I had experienced some positive
and negative things that impact on how I feel currently and in the future. I also want to

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describe the areas of development
2. Feelings: like above description related to develop skill, I want to define my feeling, both
negatively and positively. Before, developing collaborative, I feel quite nervous, as I think
that when I received a group work, how I can work with others. I feels nervous and stress
too, which is not suitable for the performance and practices that I attempt to conduct into
practical manner. But, after the development of a skill such as collaboration, I feel more
confident and supportive. I feel quite stress because of not having team work skill.
3. Evaluation: I had identified that skills development is quite essential, especially those that
helps to grow and succeed in the career, either personal or professional. I had evaluated the
lack or development areas, along with the strengths that I have in term of skills and
competencies.
4. Analysis: I had analysed that with communication skill, I feel more confidence and
collaborative, which is not that easy for me and others as well to be, as it requires better
understanding related to language, which I had chosen to communicate, as it put direct
impact on performance, confidence and other things of individuals. I had analysed that I am
not posing good understanding related to working with others.
5. Conclusions: from overall analysis, it has been concluded that team working as working with
others is the main weakness that I have and tend to develop through effective action plan.
6. action plan: In term of skill development, I would take three major actions such as training,
expert suggestions and team collaboration. All the three activities will make me capable to
working with others.
Personal Objective 2:
I will evaluate my progress using the Gibbs reflective cycle:
1. description- I want to define the things that will help in my growth and success in any
professional field, where the courage and strengths are essential.
2. Feelings- Just because of not posing good understanding, related to creativity skill, I feel
quite upset and nervous, too.
3. Evaluation- I had evaluated that my performance is not going good and because of that I
have to develop creativity skill.
4. Analysis- it has been analysed that development of creative skill is useful in varied terms, for
example it helps to present innovation or innovative ideas.
5. Conclusions- action plan has been considered as the best source of action in the context of
skill development.
6. action plan- Internet, training and brainstorming are those terms that included in my action
plan and help to reach desire outcomes as development of creativity skills.
Personal Objective 3:
I will evaluate my progress using the Gibbs reflective cycle:
1. description- I want define the area of improvement and that is increasing digital literacy,
which helps in the success and progress of my professional career further.
2. Feelings- I feel nervous, stress and depress too, because of not having skill that help me to
grow, in effective and productive manner.
3. Evaluation- it has been evaluated that skill development is essential because of varied
reasons, and due to that I focus on selecting the best approach, to conduct the same
practice.
4. Analysis- It has been analysed that I am not posing good understanding about digital literacy,
which is essential for me, in varied terms.
5. Conclusions- It has been summarized from above study, that I have a weakness that I prefer

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to develop or improve effectively, through action plan.
6. action plan- training, internet and case study analysis, are the methods I would use to
develop selected skill or improve area.
Consulting Objective 4:
To develop time management skill
I will evaluate my progress using the Gibbs reflective cycle:
1. description- by referring to gibbs reflective cycle, I tend to describe my strengths as skill that
I have and area of development.
2. Feelings- I feel good to have communication skill, but also feel nervous because of lacking
area of time management.
3. Evaluation- I had evaluated my own performance and throughout the process I determined
improvement area in myself that is time management.
4. Analysis- I has been analysed that time management is essential due to professional and
personal growth.
5. Conclusions- it has been concluded that action plan has helped to improved area.
6. action plan- Scheduling, planning and group discussion are the essential practices that I plan
to consider and use for purpose of skill development.
Consulting Objective 5:
To want to develop presentation skill
I will evaluate my progress using the Gibbs reflective cycle:
1. description- I want to describe the area of development and that is presentation skill, which
boost my confidence and increase productivity.
2. Feelings- communication is the skill that I had developed during internship, but presentation
skill is the area which I want to improve as it creates issue when I get chance to present my
work with digital technologies and tools
3. Evaluation- it has been evaluated that issue create because of not having skill that I want to
develop.
4. Analysis- it has been analysed that action plan will help in term of developing presentation
skill
5. Conclusions- from above study it has been concluded that strategic approach contributes to
reach desires results.
6. action plan- training, internet, and video presentation are helpful in skill development.
Consulting Objective 6:
To develop problem solving skill
I will evaluate my progress using the Gibbs reflective cycle:
1. description- I want to describe the area of development or improvement, which I want to
develop in appropriate manner.
2. feelings- I feel quite good because of having good communication skill, but also nervous due
to lack of problem solving competency.
3. evaluation- it has been evaluated that lack of problem solving skill put negative impact on
my performance.
4. analysis- it has been analysed that problem solving skill plays important role in my career

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development and growth.
5. conclusions- it has been concluded that action plan has enabled me to develop the area,
which I want to improve from last few months.
6. action plan- Training, usage of internet and case study analysis are the three major actions
that I would prefer to take, for purpose of developing the chosen skill.
Part 3 Unintended Outcomes
Unintended outcomes: any unexpected events, experiences, learnings, discovery of new interests or
skills, things you enjoyed during the 12 weeks
During 12 weeks, I had enjoyed varied things and the best example of that is unexpected group
activity that has been arranged by the management, who tend to make an open discussion and
create positive atmosphere where everyone can gain positive experience, throughout conducting
multiple things. It was an unpredictable event that I have enjoyed a lot, as it asked questions to the
others and give them change to conduct the same practice. Along with that, I have enjoyed more
things like discovery of several skills such as team work, which is important for me and other as well
to develop in appropriate manner. In the recent time, it is quite essential for individuals to have
team work skill that allow them to complete any project which lead to increase level of success.
Presentation skill is also included in the list of competencies or skills that I have discovered and
learned about the same during 12 weeks. It makes me capable to present my work in presentable
form, including graphs, images and utilization of smart art, in which different types of creative and
innovative elements are added. Presentation skill is useful in each step that include in professional
and personal development. During the project development, I have learned this competency and
also develop understanding about how to use this skill in practical manner.
Reflection on how your experience will influence you in your future career
While developing the projects, I have obtained a great experience, that will influence me in my
further career. I have experience various things like how to collect data and conduct research by
using online tools and technologies. It can be said that there are different types of technologies and
assets are available in the world, which individuals utilize to gather information about anything they
want. I had taken approach to utilize google scholar, where multiple links are already accessible,
among which I can select a specific one according to the subject for which I study. It will help in my
further career development and growth as well as success, in term of saving time to find anything
related to particular or multiple concepts. In above manner, my experience will influence my career
in the future in varied terms, such as encourage me to conduct research based on vast topics and
collaborate with others, related to the same, which enable me to reach desire outcomes and
provide satisfactory work.
References
Lewis, A.V. (2013) Reflective practice: what is it and how do I do it? Journal of Clinical
Practice in Speech Language Pathology, Vol.15, No.2, pp. 70-74
Thong, V. (2015) Rediscovering the Self through Self-Reflection and Transformative
Learning. Learning Landscapes. Vol.9, No. 1, Autumn 2015
Thong, V. (2015) Rediscovering the Self through Self-Reflection and Transformative
Learning. Learning Landscapes. Vol.9, No. 1, Autumn 2015

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