Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a combination of approaches, ideas, and techniques that

Assignment 2 brief: Assessment Task Description Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a combination of approaches, ideas, and techniques that will help you manage your learning and growth (CIPD, 2020). Prepare a personal reflective journal that discusses how this module, or attending the university in general, has contributed to your achievement of the employability and study skills which relate to: • Communication skills: verbal and written • Research skills • The use of ICTs • Teamwork and networking • Time and self-management • Problem-solving skills You should consider applying a relevant model in your reflection process such as; Kolb’s Reflective Cycle or Gibbs Reflective Cycle, etc.  Include evidence with examples to support the achievement of these skills  Include a plan with objectives to hone these skills in the future  You can write in first person for this task Length required 2000 words max of supporting notes. Format and Layout Please note the following when completing your written assignment: 1. Writing: Written in English in an appropriate business/academic style 2. Focus: Focus only on the tasks set in the assignment. 3. Ensure a clear title, course, and name or ID number is on a cover sheet and work is appropriately referenced.

CCCU BA(Hons) Business Studies with Foundation Assessment Brief TemplatePage 3 4. Research: Research should use reliable and relevant sources of information e.g. academic textbooks and journals that have been peer-reviewed. The research should be extensive. 5. All referencing should be in Harvard style. Marking Criteria and Students Feedback Common Assessment Criteria (applied to all parts of the project) 1. Research-informed Literature: Extent of research and/or own reading, selection of credible sources, application of appropriate referencing conventions.

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2. Knowledge and Understanding of Subject: Extent of knowledge and understanding of concepts and underlying principles associated with the discipline.

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3. Analysis: Analysis, evaluation and synthesis; logic, argument and judgement; analytical reflection; organisation of ideas and evidence

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4. Practical Application and Deployment: Deployment of methods, materials, tools and techniques; application of concepts; formulation of innovative and creative solutions to solve problems.

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5. Skills for Professional Practice: Attributes in professional practice: individual and collaborative working; deployment of appropriate media; presentation and organisation.

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