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WORK EXPERIENCE
REFLECTIVE LOG
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GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETION
There are six sections to this reflective log. Please follow the guidelines below and complete all of the sections
carefully and accurately, and submit it as coursework via the Assessment link on the 252PY Moodle webpage.
The whole of this section should be approximately 100 words. If you took out more than one work experience,
provide information relating to the main provider in the first five rows of the table – there is a row underneath for
including details for additional work experience. Make sure you insert your total number of hours.
The whole of this section should be approximately 800 words. You should complete the table in this section and your
work experience provider MUST sign at the bottom of the table to verify your hours. If they are unable to sign it for
any reason, they MUST email the module leader to confirm your total hours. If there are not enough rows in the
table, simply copy and paste in additional rows, but retain the last row for your supervisor’s signature.
The whole of this section should be approximately 1200 words. Below are important transferable skills that you
should be aiming to develop during your work experience. You should report your skill development in relation to as
many of these skills as you can (ideally 5). Briefly describe an event, your interpretation of it, how you developed this
skill and how you will use it in the future. Briefly refer to any relevant theory and research to help your reflection.
1. Personal You should demonstrate that you are keen to learn and progress, and willing to take on
Development new challenges. Personal development is about evaluating your own performance and
recognising your personal strengths and weaknesses.
2. Personal As well as being able to work effectively in a group situation, you are likely to be required
Motivation, to work alone so you should show that you are motivated, that you can take responsibility
Organisation and for your work and that you can work effectively by being organised and managing your
Time Management time.
3. Team Work In many jobs you will be expected to work as part of a group or team. You should show
your ability to work with others and ‘fit in’, offering a valuable contribution to a group or
team.
4. Verbal Strong verbal communication skills are essential to almost any job. You need to show that
Communication you can communicate information and ideas clearly and effectively in a variety of
situations and to a variety of audiences.
5. Written Many job roles will require an element of writing skills. You may be required to adapt your
Communication writing style frequently because you are writing for different reasons, and for different
audiences.
6. Research and It may be appropriate to demonstrate your ability to research, analyse and critically
Analytical Skills evaluate information. There could be a variety of complex information that you are
required to work with and make sense of.
7. Numeracy Skills You may not be applying for a job or pursuing a career in mathematics or statistics but it is
likely that some basic understanding of numeracy will be useful.
8. Information Many jobs will require that you use word processing, spreadsheet and web-based software
Technology Skills on a daily basis. However, think beyond these basic IT skills. You should show that can
learn how to use new software and new technology.
The whole of this section should be approximately 200 words. You MUST attend a meeting with your APT during the
course of your work experience. Summarise in this section what you discussed in your meetings. Please note it is
your responsibility to contact your APT to arrange the meetings. Note your APT must sign or type in their signature
in this section.
There is no specified word count for this section because it will depend on the application requirements, but you
should write concisely. You need to find an advertisement for a role (a job or a PG / training course) that you would
like to take on when you finish your degree. You need to complete the application for the post exactly in-line with
what is required for applying ‘as if you were graduating now’. You should pay special attention to the job description
and person specification and demonstrate exactly how you meet the criteria in your application. You should then
copy and paste: the advert (including the details on how to apply); the job description and person specification (if
provided); your COMPLETED application; and any other documents that were required for application (e.g. CV,
covering letter) on to a blank word document so that you can format appropriately, before then pasting it all in to
this reflective log.
The whole of this section should be approximately 500 words. It should be an action plan that considers gaps in your
skills and abilities identified through your approved work experience and through considering where you fell short of
the criteria for your application in section 5. This section could be presented as a timeline, or in a table. Headings
might include: skills (you are planning to develop); objectives (what you will do to develop the skills); tasks (break
down your objective into tasks); resources needed (people, services needed to complete the objectives); potential
problems (barriers to completing your objectives and how you will overcome them); evidence of success (how you
will know you’ve achieved your objectives); completion (deadlines).
NOTE: WRITE IN DETAIL THROUGHOUT & DO NOT USE BULLET POINTS - ALL BOXES ARE EXPANDABLE
I can confirm that the dates and hours the student has detailed above are correct to the best of my
knowledge
1. Personal Progress
3. Team Work
4. Verbal Communication
5. Written Communication
7. Numeracy Skills
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