Understanding Self and Others

Reflective Personal Development Report and Plan: checklist

Instructions:
This is a checklist for your assignment. Please see the full instructions on your
Moodle page.

Formatting and referencing requirements checklist Yes or No

Is your work’s main text Arial font Size 12?

Is your work in MS Word document (not a pdf) format?

Is your work 1.5 point line spacing?

Have you added the cover page for your document (find this on your
Moodle page)?

Have you accessed the Harvard Referencing guides from your Moodle
page, and ensure all of your sources are referenced correctly?

Do you know where to upload your work?

Have you written in the first person?

Have you put your reference list at the end of the assignment?

Have you made reference to at least one theory when asked in the pro
forma sections?

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Assignment Checklist

Part A: Introduction / Executive Summary Yes or No

Have you set the context of the reflective journal by explaining what
reflection and self-awareness are, making reference to academic
sources?
Have you included a thesis statement which provides the full goals of
the project?
Have you fully summarised the content of the report?
Have you written about 200 words (guide)?

Part B: Reflective Personal Development Plan Journal (60%) Yes or No

Each entry is 15% (4 x 15% = 60%)
Have you included four (4) reflective journal entries using the template
provided?
Have you identified four (4) different skills or attributes which you have
explored?
Are these 4 skills taken from ‘Information Box 1: 10 Core skills’ in the
Assessment brief?

Journal Entry 1 (15%)

Have you clearly defined and described the core skill / attribute by
making reference to academic literature?
Have you discussed why this core skill is important, by making reference
to academic literature?
Have you discussed why you might possess the skill / attribute?

Have you provided evidence i.e. self-assessment tools and seminar

sessions to demonstrate your current level of competence?

Have you included references to feedback from peers and your tutor?

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Have you identified any contradictions with regard to this skill /
attribute, by making reference to toolkits and to theory?

Have you identified the relevance of this skill / attribute to your future
career?

Have you shown evidence of wide reading and familiarity with

theoretical concepts?

Have you demonstrated your ability to reflect on practice?

Have you written about 450 words per entry? (guide)

Journal Entry 2 (15%)

Have you clearly defined and described the core skill / attribute by
making reference to academic literature?
Have you discussed why this core skill is important, by making reference
to academic literature?
Have you discussed why you might possess the skill / attribute?
Have you provided evidence i.e. self-assessment tools and seminar
sessions to demonstrate your current level of competence?

Have you included references to feedback from peers and your tutor?

Have you identified any contradictions with regard to this skill /

attribute, by making reference to toolkits and to theory?

Have you identified the relevance of this skill / attribute to your future
career?

Have you shown evidence of wide reading and familiarity with

theoretical concepts?

Have you demonstrated your ability to reflect on practice?

Have you written about 450 words per entry? (guide)

Journal Entry 3 (15%)

Have you clearly defined and described the core skill / attribute by
making reference to academic literature?

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Have you discussed why this core skill is important, by making reference
to academic literature?
Have you discussed why you might possess the skill / attribute?
Have you provided evidence i.e. self-assessment tools and seminar
sessions to demonstrate your current level of competence?

Have you included references to feedback from peers and your tutor?

Have you identified any contradictions with regard to this skill /

attribute, by making reference to toolkits and to theory?

Have you identified the relevance of this skill / attribute to your future
career?

Have you shown evidence of wide reading and familiarity with

theoretical concepts?

Have you demonstrated your ability to reflect on practice?

Have you written about 450 words per entry? (guide)

Journal Entry 4 (15%)

Have you clearly defined and described the core skill / attribute by
making reference to academic literature?
Have you discussed why this core skill is important, by making reference
to academic literature?
Have you discussed why you might possess the skill / attribute?
Have you provided evidence i.e. self-assessment tools and seminar
sessions to demonstrate your current level of competence?

Have you included references to feedback from peers and your tutor?

Have you identified any contradictions with regard to this skill /

attribute, by making reference to toolkits and to theory?

Have you identified the relevance of this skill / attribute to your future
career?

Have you shown evidence of wide reading and familiarity with

theoretical concepts?

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Have you demonstrated your ability to reflect on practice?

Have you written about 450 words per entry? (guide)

The Proformas
Have you written about 450 words per entry (total word count of
1800 words)? (guide)

Part C: Summary and Action Plan (30%) Yes or No

Have you summarised your strengths and weaknesses identified from
your journal entries?
Have you considered why it is important to analyse personal strengths
and weaknesses and briefly linked it to theory?
Have you identified three (3) areas of personal development?

Have you demonstrated how you plan to deal with the development
needs in preparation for year 2 of your study?
Have you clearly linked your areas of development to the reflections from
your journal entries?
Have you written about 450 words (guide)?

Reference list Yes or No

Have you personally read every source in your reference list?
Have you included a reference list after your action plan?
Have you included every source you refer to in the text?

Have you used Harvard referencing and included every detail of the
author?

Appendices Yes or No
Have you included appendices which provide evidence of the toolkits
you have discussed in your proformas?

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Have you included appendices which provide evidence of the
management feedback you have discussed in your proformas?
Have you included appendices which provide evidence of the tutor
feedback you have discussed in your proformas?

Presentation (10%): Yes or No

Have you included an executive summary/introduction?

Is your work tidy and well laid out, with appropriate structure and with
good standard of concise and effective written English?

Have you checked your spelling and grammatical errors? E.g. spelling
& grammar function in Microsoft Word.

Have you cited all the sources correctly by using Harvard referencing
system? More information on Moodle.

Have you cited others’ ideas used in your assignment e.g. (Surname,
Year)?

Have you then put them in your reference list at the end?

Is the work of appropriate length?

Additional suggestions Yes or No

Have you made an appointment with the ACE Team to ask questions
about academic skills? aceldn@qa.com

Have you brought your drafts to seminars to ask your subject seminar
leader for feedback?

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 Appendix B: Assignment Checklist from the Assessment Brief

You are strongly advised to look through this checklist before you submit your
assignment

Main body of your assignment

You have added a title page which includes your name, the module code and
the word count
You have answered part one, and your reflective journal consists of 4 entries on
4 pro-formas (appendix A)
The 4 entries in your reflective journal are 4 different skills
You have reflected upon the feedback you have received on your draft pro-
forma, and improved your reflections as a result
You have provided a summary of your strengths and weaknesses

You have identified three (3) areas of personal development and you have
demonstrated how you plan to deal with your weaknesses in preparation for
year 2 of your study

To double check at the end

You have reviewed the assessment brief and marking criteria for a final time to
ensure that your work meets the requirements
You have proof-read your work carefully
You have ensured that all of your references in the main text are presented in
Harvard format and that page numbers have been provided for all direct quotes
You have ensured that a full list of references (in Harvard method) is provided at
the end of your assignment
You have included your completed toolkits in your appendices so that your Tutor
can look at them.