MAF306 – International Finance and Investment
Trimester 2, 2021
Assessment 1B – Individual Reflective Statement
Assignment Critical Information Summary
DUE DATE AND TIME
September 5th, 2021, 8PM
FORMAT
Self-Evaluation & Self-Reflection
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL GRADE
5% (This part is graded out of 10 marks but will be converted to 5% of the total assessment in the unit)
APPROACH
Individual (uploaded by each student without sharing with team member)
LENGTH
Maximum 500 words
Submission
Submitted/uploaded individually, via CloudDeakin (Assignment Part B Dropbox), without sharing with other team members
Learning Outcome Details
Unit Learning Outcome (ULO)
Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO)
ULO 3: Demonstrate individual accountability in collaboratively planning and implementing a research-based team project
GLO7: Teamwork
Assessment Feedback: Within 15 working days.
Assignment requirement, objective and submission
The aim of this assignment is to encourage students to enhance their learning in a group experience and reflect on that process. This assignment requires the completion and submission of an individual reflective statement of approximately 500 words that evaluates and reflects on the group experience.
Team details (team number, members’ names and IDs) must be provided with this assignment on the front page. This can be included in the message area of the Assignment Dropbox.
Individual Reflection Reports’ similarity must not exceed 40% (please see below).
Turnitin/Similarity
Highly recommended range: 0-20%
Acceptable range: 21-25%
Undesirable range: 26-39%
Must not exceed 40%
Assessment Criteria: Refer to the marking rubric for full details.
Assignment Instructions (Template, instructions, and mark distribution)
The Individual Reflective template is provided below to give you some structural ideas of how to proceed.
MAF306 Individual Reflective Assessment Statement
Date: _______________________Group number: ________________________
Team Members
Name: ____________________________________________
Name: ____________________________________________
Name: ____________________________________________
SELF-EVALUATION (4 marks)
Complete the following self-evaluation to provide the background information on how your team functioned. This will prepare you for your Self-Reflection. Developing your ability to self-evaluate is a crucial step to reflective practice.
Please note answers to questions in Sections 1-4 are not included in word count.
1.
GOALS:
What were the team goals for the project in terms of developing your collaborative teamwork skills?
What were the team performance expectations and how were they to be measured?
What skills did you want to develop or improve as an individual team member?
2.
PLANNING:
What was your team role in this project? Why were given that role?
What were the main task milestones? Were they achieved?
What tasks were you assigned? Did you complete them all? What teamwork skills helped your team progress with the Tasks?
3.
TEAM PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION:
How did you contribute to your team management and performance?
How did you meet and evaluate team expectations? (For example: prompt and respectful communication, sticking to the agreed task milestones and timelines, peer support, self-management, critical thinking skills, etc.)
4.
ISSUES and PREVENTION/RESOLUTION:
How did you manage potential and actual issues within your team? (For example: non-performance in terms of meeting agreed timelines and task milestones, conflict within the team or poor communication)
How did you prevent or resolve any teamwork issues?
SELF-REFLECTION (500-600 words; 6 marks)
5.
REFLECT on the following:
What individual strengths and weaknesses have you identified as a result of this project? (Conduct a SWOT analysis of your current teamwork skills)
What have you learnt from this team experience?
How has the teamwork experience impacted on you? In what way and why?
What are you going to do as a result of your experience? (For example: if you identify a deficiency in written/oral communication skills, self-management skills or interpersonal skills, you need to outline a clear action plan on how you are going to improve those skills)
How will you apply what you have learnt in this teamwork project to future collaborative projects?
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