Instruction
Reflective Journal: THREE entries 750-1000 words each. Each entry is weighted equally. All entries should be submitted in one document
We will be covering this assignment and reflective writing in week 2 in the in-class tutorial. You are very strongly encouraged to attend this workshop.
Action:
Create a critically reflective journal based on content from three course topics (of your choice) that have interested or intrigued you and relate that content/theory to you and your own experiences and interactions.
Examine how the theory on the topic explains and/or contradicts your own organizational experiences (you can use any organizational contexts e.g. University, sports organizations, church, work, school… etc.).
For each entry you should be showcasing your understanding of the topic content as well as reflexive thinking and learning skills.
Guidelines:
The reflexive journal is based on the assumption that learning is meaningful when embodied- i.e. learning comes from interweaving experiences with theory
I’m asking you to think about your own experiences and learning in relation to the topics and theory covered in the course.
I’m also looking to see your academic writing skills as well as your learning from the course through your insights and theoretical application.
You must use course theories and other academic research to support, challenge or extend your own reflections.
Your journal should help you to identify and question your own assumptions and behaviour in workplace situations, as well as help you to become critically self-reflexive when you examine your interactions, reactions and understandings. These skills also help you to identify silent voices in a conversation or scenario (what is not said is often just as important - if not more - than what is said).
Analyse whether there might be multiple interpretations- it’s a theme in this course.
As you relate theories to yourself think about your own learning; consider possibilities for self-development, new abilities, stretching yourself, try to develop more complex and integrative thinking