Coursework 1: Learning Portfolio - Summary Essay (MOIC 2016-17) QUESTION: Reflective essay writing Critically reflect on your learning about your personal aptitude for change management and the implications of this for your future career plans. (1500 words) Assessment Criteria Tutors will mark the essay based on the following assessment criteria: • Knowledge and understanding of relevant theories (T) • Analysis linking theory and practice (A) • Critical evaluation and coherent argument (C) Guidance 1. Alongside the first 6 Study Units, you have been encouraged to build your own Learning Portfolio. This is a resource that you can reference closely to provide portfolio evidence in this Summary Essay. 2. Illustrate your reflections with examples of change management from your own experience. Remember that for a reflective summary of this kind, your learning starts with you and your experience. 3. It is also essential that you work with relevant theories to support your self-insight. Use a range of relevant theories and perspectives to develop your arguments (for guidance see Blackboard, lecture/seminar materials and readings for Study Units 1-6, core text, module handbook). 4. Maintain a focus on answering the question throughout 5. Use the detailed assessment criteria given in the marking scheme to guide you on the standard of work expected, and how you construct your answer T = relevant theories and models are selected A = Discuss in detail. Detailed aspects of theories and models with detailed evidence of why and how these apply to the examples from your experience; based on this develop the discussion of the implications for your future C = Demonstrate critical thinking for example by: • Develop a line, or lines, of reasoning or argument • Make points that are evidenced with details from examples from your experience and discussing relevant aspects of your chosen theories/ • Question the applicability and usefulness of what you have read • Use a wide range of theories • Compare and contrast the relevance of your chosen theories/ models • Comment on the limits and relevance of different theories and models 6. Do not spend your word count 'describing' theories and models or 'describing' in too much detail your experiences. Description should be kept to a minimum the emphasis should be on discussion, analysis and argument. 7. Do use the full word count 8. Do use Harvard Referencing 9. Do make sure you submit your own work and do not plagiarise from other sources or students as we do use Safe Assign software Format of Written Work & Word Count • 1500 words.. Writing beyond this maximum limit will not be read or marked • Word count includes everything in the main body of the essay (including headings, tables, citations, quotes, lists, acronyms and numbers expressed as digits or in words. etc.) • The reference/ bibliography pages and any Appendix at the end are excluded from the word count. • Appendices are not expected, if you do decide to use appendices remember these will NOT be marked. The marker may or may not refer to the Appendices: do not depend upon material contained in Appendices to develop the discussion in the main body of your essay.