GBU100 Professional Business Communication
Assessment 3: Reflective Journal
| Assessment 3: Reflective journal (individual) | 30% | Week 12 | 1500 words |
Description/Task
Individual: Reflective journal
- Due: Week 12
- Task: Students write a reflective journal of 1500 words reflecting changes in your developing awareness of the practice and issues discussed within 11 weeks of studying related to Business Communication. Justify your thought with a specific example.
Considering the following in your reflective journal:
- Describe an event(s)/ experience.
- Interpret and evaluate your event(s)/ experience from your perspective (What do I think about it now? How does it relate to practices I learnt? How does it connect to discussed theories/ hypotheses?)
- Reflect on how the introduced hypotheses during the course will be useful to you or change your thought in communication.
Reflective Journal Structure
Refer to Appendix 1
Marking rubric
Refer to Appendix 2
Referencing
Your group’s report is required to consist of at least 10 additional readings. Be aware of following strictly Harvard style format in both in-text reference and reference lists.
Plagiarism
Use your own words to present your work. You are allowed to reach up to 10% of similarity. Assignments reaching up to 25% will be considered by the lecturer. Assignments having more than 50% similarity will be immediately marked “0” and reported to the institution for misconduct behaviour.
Feedback
Marks and feedback with comments will be provided to students within 2 weeks after submission. A rubric will be provided with the questions providing marking criteria. This will be used to mark and provide feedback to students.
Note: For all the requirements of submissions and integrity policies you must refer to the unit study guide provided. Please check on the MyPIA Moodle site.
== End of Assessment brief==
Appendix 1
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL STRUCTURE
TITLE PAGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION:
- Introduce briefly the unit GBU100
– Elicit briefly the content of your journal REFLECTION
- Reflect on how the introduced knowledge has changed the way you communicate
– Reflect on how the unit has helped you become a better communicator EVALUATION
- Discuss what you like and do not like about the unit RECOMMENDATION
– Recommend potential improvements for this unit APPENDIX (if any)
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