Project 3: Reflective Commentary - Performance and Knowledge Analysis

This project is a reflective commentary that provides an in-depth analysis of the student's learning experiences, focusing on the knowledge gained in key areas such as time management, teamwork, and stress management. The commentary explores the student's strengths, including effective time management and a good understanding of assessment content, as well as weaknesses, such as challenges with teamwork and stress management. The student reflects on the importance of these skills in both academic and professional contexts, discussing how theories like the Tuckman team development theory and Belbin team role theory can enhance teamwork. The analysis also covers strategies for managing stress and improving critical thinking abilities, highlighting the dynamic nature of the learning environment and the need for continuous self-improvement. The student concludes with a commitment to developing these skills further through ongoing practice and the implementation of effective strategies.

PROJECT 3: REFLECTIVE
COMMENTARY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Analysis of gained knowledge....................................................................................................3
Analysis of performance.............................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Reflective summary is a statement under which the person shares their learning and
personal experience relating to anything. This is a good source of working and sharing the
personal experience of the person with other people. Further this reflective statement is also a
good method of personal evaluation. The major reason underlying this fact is that when the
people do a personal analysis then they comes to know about their strength and weaknesses and
this assist the person in developing their weakness and maintain their strength. Thus, with help of
statement the person is able to analyse themselves and this assist in managing their career in
effective and efficient manner. The current reflective summary will include the analysis of the
three major type of areas in which knowledge is gained. Further the analysis of the overall
performance of the whole working and the different feedbacks which were provided during the
study will be listed.
Analysis of gained knowledge
For being an effective learner and person the most important thing for the person is to
analyse the knowledge they have learnt till now. This is very essential because of the reason that
there are many different up gradation within the environment and these have to be undertaken in
order to manage this in effective manner. Thus, the major three important topics learnt during the
class and their discussion is a follows-
Time management skills- before the class as well I was having effective time
management skill. Thus, this was assistive in managing the working as a learner to a great extent.
This is particularly because of the reason that when I know the importance of time and
completing work on time. Thus, due to this reason I was able to complete the assignment on time
and this gave me a competitive advantage (Sainz, Ferrero and Ugidos, 2019). Further for the self-
organization I had a little problem as I was not able to manage my stuff in effective manner. But
with help of the effective time management skill i was able to manage my all work in effective
manner. As with help of effective time management i am able to manage my work own work in
effective manner and this assisted me in becoming more self- organized.
With the study I was able to learn that prioritising all the activities is very essential for
the better organizing of all the activities. Further with the help of effective written
communication ability I learnt that making notes in clear and concise language. Thus, with this I

learnt that when a person makes the notes in clear and concise manner then this can be
understood be any person. in addition to this when the notes will be made in effective manner
then this means that the work is being done on time.
Till now which knowledge has been used in appropriate manner but with more learning
and working in improving this skill is very helpful for personal growth and development (Razali
and et.al., 2018). In future as well these skills will be helpful and I will like to develop these
skills to a great extent. For this I will keep on working on my time management and self-
organising skills.
Working in team- this is also very important skill which needs to be possessed in the
person. The major reason for this is that whether be it working in corporate world or academic
line the team work in assistive in every field (Bell and et.al., 2018). The major reason for this is
that in any field the person cannot work in isolation and for this there is great requirement of
learning the team ethics so that team work can be done in effective manner. Before the classes I
was knowing the importance of team work but I was not much effective and comfortable
working in a team.
With the help of different team working theories like the Tuckman team development
theory I learnt the importance of working in a team. By referring to this, I learnt that the team is
formed as per the Tuckman team development theory then the working in team is very
systematic and effective. The major reason for this is that this model assists the person in
forming the team in proper sequence or process which makes the team a strong and effective
team (Murawiński, 2017).
Further with the help of the Belbin team role theory I learned that a person has many
different types of roles in the team. Every role of each person is important for the effective
working of the team. These roles makes it clear that which employee has what type of role and it
is clear in advance that how the employees have to deal with the other team members. Further
the clear defining of the role will assist the employees in knowing in advance that which type of
work they have to perform while working and this will ensure that work is being completed on
time (LI and et.al., 2018).
Far till now I did not like to work in team but after the classes and after understanding the
importance of the team work I am much more comfortable while working in a team. This is
particularly because of the reason that when the person works in a team then this is of benefit as

this will assist me in developing my team working skill which were not good earlier (Lacerenza
and et.al., 2018). Further by working on more team project I will try to enhance my team
working skills.
Managing stress- this is also a very important skill which ned to be managed in a person
to have an effective working. This is particularly because of the reason that I work in a team and
an environment which is very dynamic and changing. Thus, there are many changes which are
not good for me and these might create stress. Further when two or more people work in a team
then there are many conflicts and clashes in the thinking and perception and this can also lead to
stress. Before the class the stress was low and I was able to manage the stress. But after the class
the stress also increased as there were work to be done at the same time and focus on continuous
learning.
With the help of present study, I was able to learn that management of stress is very
important in learning in effective manner. The major reason for this is that when the stress is
more than I am not in condition of doing things in good and effective manner. Further there are
many different types of techniques with which the stress can be managed. The most important is
the being friendly and social and because of this I can be in position of managing the stress. The
major reason for this is that when I will be social then I will be able to manage the stress as I can
share my problem with others and this will relax me as I have shared my problem with others.
Further in future I will also try to inculcate more strategies for managing stress as the
stress will not end. If anything will not be as per my expectation or if there are any change which
I don’t like, then this will increase my stress. Thus, following the different strategies I will be
able to manage my stress and this will assist me in developing the skills to a great extent
(Bohström, Carlström and Sjöström, 2017).
Analysis of performance
The overall performance of me was satisfactory during the whole session as with help of
the personal statement I was able to analyse my strength and weaknesses (Tsingos-Lucas and
et.al., 2017). This was very assistive for me to analyse the fact that in which area I am good and
what are the areas in which I need to do a lot of work in order to improve more. With the
assistance of this reflective summary the major strength and weakness are as follows-
Strengths

The major strength of m was the effective time management skill as I was able to manage
all the work in effective and efficient manner and on time. This is the most important strength as
this assisted me in developing and completing the work on time. This is a good aspect as in the
corporate world the most effective thing is the completion of the work on time. This is good as I
am in condition of doing the work on time.
In addition to this another major strength is that there is good understanding of the
assessment and this assist in developing a good understanding relating to the course content. This
is a good aspect as when there will be clear understanding of the course then this will assist in
managing the whole of the content of course in good terms. for instance, this strength assist me
in managing my work in effective and on time and this is good for covering all the aspect in the
course content.
Further along with this another major strength of me is that this course assisted me in
developing and enhancing memory in effective manner. This is particularly because of the reason
that when the course has to be learned then this was done in very less time by me. This is
particularly because of the reason that as my memory is good so I was able to retain the working
in more effective manner. Further in addition to this with good memory i am able to remember
the deadlines of the work and because of this i am able to complete the work on time.
Weaknesses
On the other side the major weakness which I faced during the whole module was that I
was not effective while working in a team. The major reason for this fact is that when the
projects were provided in a team then at that time I was not able to manage the work in much
effective manner. This is particularly because of the reason that I am not comfortable while
working in a team and this is essential for working in effective manner. The reason is that when a
person works in corporate world then they have to work in a team. Under this with help of the
Belbin team role theory it will be assistive for me to work in a team. The major reason
underlying this fact is that this will assist in providing the roles on the basis of this model and
this will provide a clarity of work.
In addition to this another major weakness is that I am not good in managing stress. The
major reason for this is that whenever there is a stressful situation I am not able to bear this and
gets hyper and this affects my learning skill and speed. Further this slowdown the working speed
of me as I am in stress so I am not in condition of working in effective manner.

Along with this another major weakness is that critical thinking ability is not effective in
me as I have low patience and do not waste time on thinking in detail. Rather I just do work as it
comes and if I will give a little time to think then I will be able to manage the work in more
effective manner. For example in this i can make effective use of the working in team with help
of Tuckman team development theory. This is particularly because of the reason that with help of
this theory i will be able to work in more effective manner and this will make me assist in critical
thinking as i will work in group and this will increase my ability to think (Largent, 2016).
Further in addition to this another major weakness was that when the feedback was
provided then at that time I got nervous. This is particularly because of the reason that because of
my habit of getting stressed and when I got to know that there is feedback then I got hyper that
what will be there in the feedback. This is another major weakness of me as with any sudden
change I get hyper very fast. Thus, in this situation i need to make effective use of anti- stress
activities as this will help me in relaxing and give proper time in managing my feedback and
work according to that.
CONCLUSION
In the end it is concluded that a reflective statement is very essential for a person to have
their analysis that is to find out their strength and weaknesses. This is very important as this will
assist the person in doing their own critical analysis. This will assist the person in identifying the
strength and weakness and this will assist in proper development of the weakness and converting
them into strengths. The current essay also outlined the three major areas learned in the class by
a person. These areas were note- taking, self- organization and time management, managing
stress and working in team. All these three areas of utmost importance for the proper learning
and working in the corporate sector. Thus, the analysis of these three aspect was done and how it
will be managed in future was discussed. Further in the end the analysis of the overall
performance during the class was discussed and after the feedback as well. In this the analysis of
the strength and weakness of the person was discussed and this assisted them in developing all its
weakness into strength. Further this analysis was helpful in managing and maintaining the
strength at the same level and not deviates from the current position of the strength.

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