Reflective Report
1500 Word Report and 500 Word PDP
The Reflective report accounts for 50% of the Study Skills Module final assessment.
The Reflective report enables you to practise and demonstrate reflective practise
skills which you will need throughout your programme of study. A Reflective Report
should be written in the first person, as it is a consideration of your thoughts and
feelings, but you do need to consider the objectivity and underpinning of your work.
The title for the Reflective Report is:
A critical reflection of the key themes for self-development identified within my
Personal Development Plan (PDP).
In your report you are expected to consider (the induction activities, as appropriate to
your PDP):
Referencing
- Including plagiarism
Academic Writing
- Including ethics
Reflection
Introduction (10%)
Outline the aim, objective and scope of the report, with reference to the
literature to demonstrate the academic support and basis of your work.
Main Body (80%)
Consider your sub-headings and how they will build in a logical manner
Make clear and specific linkage to your PDP which will be placed in the Annex
Reflect upon the importance of the induction activities and how mastering
these skill sets will impact upon your overall programme success and on the
overall content of your PDP
Reflect upon your current transferable skills and how these will enable you to
achieve academically.
Ensure that you demonstrate evidence of your use of topical reflective theory
or frameworks within your reportConclusion (10%)
Highlight the main points of your report and do not introduce any new
material.
Provide your underpinned and supported final opinion (be sure to include
academic references and evidence to gain credibility for your assertions and
arguments).
If appropriate make a final statement to illustrate your final learning and
understanding.
Reference List
your assessment are correctly listed here.
Include only sources that you have referenced in the work – any additional
research that you undertook should go in a Bibliography.
It is very important to use appropriate academic books/e-books and
journals/e-journals as the basis for your research.
Whilst you may use the internet, take great care to ensure that the sites are
valid and appropriate for academic purposes – sites such as Wikipedia,
Businessballs.com, MindTools.com etc are inappropriate for academic
research.
The reading list is not an exhaustive listing but should serve as a starting point for
your research and reading for the report.
You will have the opportunity to submit 3 drafts to your tutor for formative feedback
to facilitate your development, as part of the draft process you should access and
consider your TURNITIN originality report; you will then submit your final
(summative) work via the link below on or prior to your deadline date. Once you
have uploaded your summative work you need to inform your tutor and the
administration team of your submission. You will then receive your grade and
feedback within 15 working days, it is important you reflect upon this feedback so
you can action it within assessment two and subsequent modules.
Please check the correct format of the Reference List in the Harvard
Referencing Handbook and ensure all sources referenced in