Personal and Professional Development Reflection Journal Assignment

This assignment is a reflection journal focusing on personal and professional development, utilizing Gibbs' Reflective Model to analyze experiences and evaluate skills. The journal details the student's initial feelings and challenges, such as the unfamiliarity with new concepts and skills like communication, research, and IT. It then describes the positive experiences gained through teamwork and research, highlighting improvements in communication and time management. The evaluation section assesses both positive and negative experiences, identifying strengths and weaknesses. The analysis section synthesizes the overall evaluation, emphasizing the importance of study and communication skills. Finally, the journal concludes with an action plan for skill development, including training programs and continuous practice to improve communication, IT, and self-management skills, ultimately aiming for greater effectiveness in both academic and professional contexts. The student reflects on how the module helped in identifying areas for improvement and developing the necessary skills for future success. This assignment is a valuable resource for students seeking to understand and enhance their own personal and professional development through reflective practice.

Personal and Professional
Development
(Reflection Journal)

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
GIBBS' REFLECTIVE MODEL.....................................................................................................1
Description..................................................................................................................................1
Feelings.......................................................................................................................................1
Evaluation...................................................................................................................................2
Analysis.......................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................3
Action Plan..................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Reflection writing is an activity which is used to describe real and imaginary events in
effective manner to analyse and evaluate past experiences. This helps in evaluating and realising
all the positive and negative developments that are associated with the event. This provides plans
for future development and helps in identifying the proposed growth opportunities in future. In
order to ensure personal and professional development employability and study skills must be
available in an individual (Gilbert, 2016). Continuous improvement is required in present skills
to improve quality. In this project report personal reflection is provided for range of skills using
Gibbs Reflection Model on past experiences of an individual.
GIBBS' REFLECTIVE MODEL
Description
Gibbs reflective model was developed by the Graham Gibbs in the year 1988 to provide
the structure of learning and experiences. Using this reflection model evaluation of the
experiences whether good or bad is performed. Analysis of situations and experiences are made
so that some results can be created and identified. Using this model all the experiences in the
process of learning of several skills are demonstrated in detailed manner. This model provides
several theories and concepts that provides total new experiences. In order to perform the task
one requirements of various skills were their. Skills like communication in verbal and oral
manner, research skills, Information technological skills, team work skills, time management and
problem solving skills. These skills plays important role in the process of performing the task in
well defined manner (Hussein, 2018). Availability of these skills are not sufficient as intelligence
in application of these skills are required to generate effectiveness in the project. While
performing the activity several students were included for performing different activities in order
to complete the task and this provides me a new experience. Working on this project provides me
a new experience and helped me in enhancing my skills in personal and professional manner. A
continuous improvement is experienced while performing the project while performing number
of activities in an active and effective manner.
Feelings
All the experiences and feelings that an individual enjoyed throughout the process of
completing the project is mentioned in this section of the project. At the initial stage when the
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module was started I feel like it is going to be tough for me and I get really nervous. All the
study material and concepts of the module was new and the method in which work needs to be
performed in the module is also different. Requirements of various skills was their while
completing the module such as problem solving skills and communication, information
technology skills. All these skills was new and I have not experienced nay method to use such
skills and perform any task. When the module was started then my experience and confidence
started boosting with better skills for learning and understanding all the mentioned concepts of
the module. Different experiences and supporting are used by me while accomplishing the
project (Key, Marshall and Martin, 2019). After completing of the module I feel quite confident
about my skills and experiences and self-evaluation helps to understand the whole experience in
effective manner. I enjoyed this module as my learning for skills and several theories get
improved throughout this module.
Evaluation
At this stage of Gibbs reflective model evaluation of the experience will be made whether
it is a good experience or a bad one. While learning the present module their has been several
situations which leads to generate contribution towards generation of positive experiences.
Ration of negative experiences was low when compared with positive experience. Their were
number of factors that made contribution of positive experiences more certain. As
accomplishment of module required research activities to be performed in order to understand
several theories and concepts present in the module. My research skills was not appropriate at the
initial stage but when I was provided with the detailed information regarding how information is
accessed and acquired. This helps in improving my skills for research. After that all the
information required to be collected to complete my module was collected by me in effective
manner. All the relevant matters which are suitable for the requirements and provides desirable
results are made available. Working in a team provides me with a positive experience of
improving productivity in effective manner (Nelson, Swaminathan and Brigden, 2016). In the
process of completion of the module their was several situations when number of activities are
assigned to us in a team. This helps us in completion of the project in effective manner by
analysing each activity in effective manner through different point of view of team members.
This helps in enhancing my skills to see each situation form different point of view and
understand it in complete manner to generate best results. Together with this I learned how
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assignment of activities in a team needs to be performed and proper communication must be
established. While working in team my oral and written communication skills improved to
certain level. As communication among each team member is made and that was oral and
written. Improvement in these skills helps me to boost my positive behaviour and develop my
mindset to take new challenges and experience improvement in my personality. My verbal
communication skills allow me to communicate true and fair information at right time so that
chances for any form of conflicts are reduced to a extent. In teams roles are assigned to each
member and a timeline is provided to complete their activity and this made me complete my task
in the provided time.
While completing this module a good amount of improvement is recorded in my
communication skills but some amount of loopholes are still present in my writing skills
(Snowdon, 2018). This lack me behind as reports in the module prepared by me is lacking in its
structure, language and errors. Together with this information provided by me in the report was
poor and certain important information was missing form the project. In this project a Power
Point Presentation required to be made and my poor IT skills made be ineffective in preparation
of the PPT report. As no learning was available in the module for preparation of the PPT report
and no improvement was made while preparation of the project. My poor Information
technological skills and self management skills made me realise that I am still lacking to be
effective and requires good amount of improvement.
Analysis
At this stage analysis of the overall evaluation is made. While completing this module I
have realised that study and communication skills are very important for an individual. Together
with these skills number of skills that requires improvement needs to be made to enhance scope
of improvement in academic and professional career. This module helps me to analysing all my
strengths and areas where I needs to focus for more improvement. Analysing all the skills and
their availability helps in becoming effective in present and developing all the required skills for
future to become sufficient.
Conclusion
Completion of the module provides with required information regarding skills that made
an individual effective in personal and professional manner. Their are certain skills that requires
improvement and proper training program can be initiated to improve required learnings. While
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improving several feedbacks can be taken form tutors so that their preselective can be used for
making required improvement in the skills and learning.
Action Plan
At the last stage of Gibbs reflective model an action plan form making required
improvements in the learning skills is required to be made. In relation to make improvement in
my communication skills, IT skills and self management skills certain training programs will be
initiated to accomplish the report in accurate manner. Focus will be made on improving
academic skills and writing skills in the required manner (Tesh and Kautz, 2017). Time
management is the key in each activity and to perform each activity in time provided training and
continuous practice will be made so that I can manage my work and time. There are number of
problems involved in the project and in order to accomplish the project each problem will be
analyses and provided with the appropriate solution for the same. All these activities and actions
will contribute towards improving skills.
CONCLUSION
From the above project report it has been concluded that there are number of skills
required to become successful in personal and professional manner. Among all employability
skills and study skills are considered to be most effective. Gibbs reflective model when applied
to the experience then it help[s in evaluation of skills that are available and skills that required to
be developed for better performance. Past experiences are considered to be the basis to provides
detailed information regarding the skills requirement for an individual.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Gilbert, J., 2016. How To Apply Reflective Practice when Teaching Online. Elearn. 2016(4).
Hussein, H., 2018. Examining the Effects of Reflective Journals on Students' Growth Mindset: A
Case Study of Tertiary Level EFL Students in the United Arab Emirates. IAFOR
Journal of Education. 6(2). pp.33-50.
Key, S., Marshall, H. and Martin, C. J. H., 2019. The Scottish Clinical Supervision Model for
midwives. British Journal of Midwifery. 27(10). pp.655-663.
Nelson, E., Swaminathan, V. and Brigden, D., 2016. An overview of reflective learning in Years
1 and 2 of the medical curriculum at the University of Liverpool.
Snowdon, K., 2018. Humour in reflective practice. Journal of Paramedic Practice. 10(4).
pp.144-146.
Tesh, A. S. and Kautz, D. D., 2017. Using Reflective Practice in a Leadership Course. Nurse
educator. 42(3). pp.117-119.
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