Tutorial Activity REFLECTIVE LEARNING JOURNAL Reflective learning is a learned process that requires time and practice. It is an active process: involving thinking through the issues yourself, asking questions and seeking out relevant information to aid your understanding. Reflective learning works best when you think about what you are doing before, during and after your learning experience. Reflective learning is therefore not only about recognizing your something new, it is also about seeing reality in a new way.   Assignment Task 2 Reflective Learning Journal Due date: 07 May 2017 23:55 Length and/or format: 2000 words Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to learn about concepts of rewards and performance through reflection. Your learning journal will consist of three entries and a summary of learnings. Each entry will relate to a different week of the program. The content for reflection follows the teaching, readings and discussions in three of the week’s 3-7. Content of your learning journal A learning journal should focus on your personal responses, reactions and reflections to new ideas or new ways of thinking about a subject that you have been introduced through: • Lectures, tutorials, set readings, class discussions and case studies • Research and readings from high quality websites e.g. Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) • Conversations and discussions with other students, your lecturer, manager, mentor or work colleagues Requirements You are required to keep a journal as a record of your learning process. The journal will consist of reflections on material covered in each of three different weeks of the course program in weeks 4-7 (i.e. Weeks 4, 5, 6, 7). The topics are: 4. Determining the structure of a remuneration and performance system: person and job considerations. 5. Determining the structure of a remuneration and performance system: external considerations, including legislation 6. Benefits: should they be compulsory or voluntary? 7. Recognition schemes and individual rewards This is your chance to consider the content and either support or argue a perspective, rather than just accepting what has been delivered. Your personal experiences with the topics will play invaluable part of the process. Entries should be made after the relevant tutorials and record: Please commence your journal early, and not leave it until just before the due date when, depending on the lapse of time, reflection will be much more difficult. What to include: • Reflections and responses to materials covered in lectures and tutorials, readings and class exercises. • Reflections on learning in classes and its impact on existing views and opinions, other courses and students’ experiences generally in learning environments. • Consideration of the implications that specific material covered in class and in tutorial readings may have for professional practice. • Ideas related to your work, profession or courses you have undertaken • Interesting observations that lead to insightful questions or conclusions. • Lines of reasoning • Thoughtful questions, sometimes with suggested answers • Analysis of logic • Propositions • Opinions with justification and explanation Learning outcomes assessed: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of, and be able to explain and critically evaluate the key principles of an integrated model of remuneration, rewards and recognition; (GA 4, 5, 7) 2. Demonstrate an understanding of and assess the interrelationships of a remuneration system in terms of their contribution to strategic goals and culture   ACTIVITY: Reflective Journal Entry on the Topic: Overview of the purpose and concepts of remuneration, rewards and recognition ** Use the following template AS A GUIDE to break down your discussion Example Learning Journal Template SUMMARY OF WHAT WAS DONE, SEEN etc.… (Don’t Describe Everything, Be Selective) (include date, time and place if appropriate). The questions below are a guide. NEW LEARNING What did I learn that was new to me? What insights did this new knowledge give to me? • Did it help me see something in a new light? • Did it help me understand something that I didn’t understand before? How do I think this might be useful (in my work practice, in my studies, in my life)? PERSONAL REACTION How did I feel about what was done? • Did it affect me emotionally and if so how? What did I like or enjoy and why? What did I dislike and why? What did I find easy to do or understand and why? What did I find difficult or challenging to do or understand and why? ACTION TO BE TAKEN Is there any action that I will take as a result? Do I need to address the gaps in my knowledge? Do I want to investigate or research further? LEARNING STYLE How did the delivery of the topic help my learning? How would I have preferred this topic discussed? Was the topic presented in a way that related to the real world? Did you find the theory reflected your experience? OVERALL REFLECTIVE COMMENT ON THIS TOPIC