Weekly Reflective Journal for Personal and Professional Development

This document presents a student's weekly reflective journal entries focusing on personal and professional development. The journal covers various topics discussed in class, including self-reflection models like SWOT analysis, academic writing skills, paraphrasing techniques, and recording business transactions. Each entry summarizes the key learnings from the week and outlines plans for further skill development, such as improving concentration, essay writing, and research skills. The student reflects on the application of these concepts to their personal and professional goals, emphasizing the importance of honesty, collaboration, and continuous self-improvement. The journal also highlights the development of emotional intelligence and the understanding of different learning styles. The ultimate goal is to enhance their ability to function effectively in complex environments and achieve career success.

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Module Leader:

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Introduction:
This template should be used to record your reflections on the weekly sessions.
Please use the spaces provided to reflect on what was discussed in class, what
you gained from the session; did you find the content useful, how can you relate
it to your studies at university as a business student. You will also need to
discuss how you intend to further develop the skills discussed in class. This is a
continuous process and should be completed during the module and not at the
end.
In week 8 you will be expected to submit what you have completed so far, via
Blackboard, in order to receive feedback. You will then complete weeks 9 and
10 and summatively submit the journal in week 14.
The Weekly Reflective Journal will be used in conjunction with your Personal
Learning and Development Plan and Interview to work out the final grade for
this module. Submission of all parts of the assessment are required in order to
receive a grade.
Week 1
Please describe in less than 200 words what was discussed in this session and how you
plan to develop these skills.
In week 1, description of the module was provided by the tutor that had helped us in acquiring
the relevant as well as appropriate knowledge regarding the overall course of learning that has
further helped in developing an understanding regarding the learning topics. In week 1, the
concept of personalised learning was introduced along with the icebreaker which had the
motive of making the environment quite friendly and feasible for everyone including me and the
peers. Further, in week 1 I was confronted with the faculty and got to develop an understanding
regarding the content of the module as well as expectations of the students. I week 1, we were
also introduced with several weekly activities that would take place at the institution. I also
made efforts in order to gather the important information in regard to the three assessment
that we had appear in by the end of the module given. I believe that it is quite essential for me
to have an overview of the module hence I made efforts in order to enhance my concentration
skills so that I can have immense time in order to focus upon the activities like note writing,
sequential games along with the time management skills.

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Week 2
Please describe in less than 200 words what was discussed in this session and how you
plan to develop these skills.
Week 3
Please describe in less than 200 words what was discussed in this session and how you
plan to develop these skills.
In the given week that was carry forward of week 2, I learned about self-reflection model i.e.,
SWOT analysis. Under the term, I was guided to perform SWOT analysis and apply it to personal
learnings. Through the process being my personal strengths with potential opportunities and
weaknesses with relevancy to threat were being taken into consideration. This served as the best
form in respect to analyse personal audit of my skills and relative capabilities. Under the week, I
was provided with several personal analysis model. For this criteria basis of understandings were
being delivered in respect to collaborative efforts of functioning in the competitive environment. In
the stated week better results were being obtained in respect to perform personal analysis and
creating effective scope of learnings. This will deliver better terms on the basis of which effective
standards were being set in regards to use of PDP plan and SWOT analysis. This ensured my
short–term and medium terms goals to success. It will clear my purpose of life career goals and
will enable productive working on such goals through effective use of resources.
For the stated week, various learnings were being developed in respect to performing
reflections for self-development program. Under the given week various activities and tasks
were being allotted to each individual learner which were in terms of learning reflection writing.
I also participated in various activities provided through which discussions were being made in
respect to expressing or sharing of thoughts within a team. Moving ahead in the week several
learnings were being drawn with guidance to EQ model. Under the model, social intelligence
and emotional aspects of my personality was being bring to test. For the stated week various
understandings in regards to reflection models was also being introduced to me. In inclusive of
the week discussions were being made with guidance to application of such models. It can be
said that, through gaining derivates of the week, I was able to present better on my personal
aspects and ensured core understandings of my personality with relevance to effective terms of
functioning under complex environment. Through the week, I learned that being honest is best
form of practice which can be practiced when being engaged in personal or professional life
tasks.

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Week 4
Please describe in less than 200 words what was discussed in this session and how you
plan to develop these skills.
In week 4, I gained several perspectives about academic writing for which the importance,
feature and nature of academic writing were being taken into consideration. For the stated week,
several discussions were being made in respect to answering argumentative questions that were
relevant to academic writing. In addition to this, various learnings were being drawn in respect
to acquiring knowledge with plagiarism, references and various forms of academic writing. In
the following week, I learned about writing techniques and the basis for which better research
can be performed and interpreting the information when obtained over a specified topic. This
again developed my understanding in respect to the academic field of work and enable me to
derive better scope of accomplishment of my personal as well as professional career objectives.
In this form, better initiatives were being taken into consideration for which productive
measures were being taken and formulating professional aspects for which personal, as well as
professional career goals, could be pursued. This all comes under development of my research
skills for which effective terms were being defined in respect to pass all my project courses and
defining my abilities while working in complex environment.

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Week 5
Please describe in less than 200 words what was discussed in this session and how you
plan to develop these skills.
Week 6
Please describe in less than 200 words what was discussed in this session and how you
plan to develop these skills.
This week, I learnt how to tell the difference between essay writing and reflective writing. I
realized that both topics are rather different in nature and have their own distinct writing styles.
I learned how to structure the subject in reflection in the most effective way. I learned how to
avoid plagiarism and use reference to improve the content's relevancy and properly justify the
material. I also experienced practical writing assignments this week. I participated in two class
activities: the first was on paragraph structure, and the second was about answering questions
regarding essay requirements. It is possible to argue that following the essay structure correctly
would help me enhance my essay writing. In addition, the essay's substance must be highly
particular and innovative. As a result, in order to construct my essay in an engaging manner, I
would improve my creative writing skills. Also, in terms of developing reflective abilities, I will
rely on reflective models to frame my reflection in an acceptable approach, which will help me
communicate and showcase my mind-set, thoughts, and ideas in a constructive and suitable
manner.

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Week 7
Please describe in less than 200 words what was discussed in this session and how you
plan to develop these skills. Use a minimum of one academic source and reference this.
Learning the useful and crucial idea of paraphrase was the focus of Week 6. I was given
information and understanding about paraphrase as well as the numerous parts of the notion. I
discovered that paraphrase is described as the ethical practice of expressing another person's
opinions and ideas in my own words without affecting the true meaning of the material. For
example, this idea of rephrasing a phrase or paragraph implies that the same dictation and
language supplied in the selected material should not be used. I learned the procedures required
in paraphrasing in a methodical manner. Furthermore, it begins with reading and
comprehending information or topic before putting it down in one's own style. Acquiring
information and understanding paraphrase has improved my representation abilities while also
assisting in my personal growth. Learning this notion has also helped me recognize and avoid
unethical plagiarism practices while writing down and representing my own material.
Furthermore, this notion equipped me with the ability to comprehend knowledge from an
original source in order to write it down.
For the given week, I got to know about several methods under which process to record business
transactions. The concept of recording business transactions allowed me to understand their
relative importance and terms of their usage in business environment. Through such learnings, I
was able to understand their relevancy in terms of their usage in business situations. In inclusive
of the concept better understandings were being made in respect to deliver productive
outcomes. Under the process several methods of business transactions and relative findings
were being delivered in respect to measure business functioning under relevant market
structures. For the process being effective analysis of financial performance of a corporate firm
can be taken into consideration. Thus, it added to one of my technical skill which would be
helpful for me to pursue my career goals and objectives. Through this, I can gain better
understandings of business market and evaluate on key trends being focused in respective
business environment. Throughout the week, I was provided with various activities for which
better understandings of recording business transactions with various methods as well as
approaches were being taken into consideration.