This assessment calls for a scholarly essay of between 2000 words (no less) and 2500 words (no more). The essay should be constructed and submitted in MS-Word format. For an optimum outcome, the essay should be started in Week 1 and continued through the trimester. Keeping a daily 'reflective diary' will help enormously but try to make contributions to your essay on a weekly basis at least. Becoming an effective professional manager involves reflection and critical reflection. 'Refection' requires you to closely observe, describe and make meaning of your experiences. 'Critical reflection' requires you to take this one step further; to analyse, reconsider and question your experiences (in this case, your GB500 learning experiences) and relate these experiences to your previous knowledge, skills and experiences to gain deeper and broader understandings and from there to make changes (improvements) in your future behaviour. How have your learning experiences and the major knowledge and skills you have developed during this subject affected you? What impact have these had on your current job and your attitude to work? How will this impact on your practice as a manager and future business leader? Critical reflections from GB500 Business Perspectives You should consider the following points (the list is not exhaustive): • Your view of business before entering GB500. • Your goal on entering GB500 in relation to the subject matter. • Your reflection what you have learnt about business during GB500. • Areas that have interested you the most and why. • Make proposals on how you will develop yourself further in your professional career.