Instructions to Students:In your End of Module Assessment you are asked to “critically evaluate your skills as a strategic learner”:An Analysis of your Development Needs supported by a Personal Development Plan that demonstrates an evaluation of your current skills and identifies your strengths and your development needs for success in your studies and in your chosen career path. Your Personal Development Plan will be supported by information contained in your Reflective Learning Log and self-assessments (Units 1 to 10).Deliverables:All submitted via Moodle as one WORD or PDF document:• Development Needs Analysis (1500 words excluding title page, appendices, PDP, Learning Journal etc…)• Personal Development Plan (template provided in Moodle)• In the Appendix section, your Reflective Learning Journal (template provide in Moodle) and your answers to all self-assessments (Unit 1 to 10 – all available in Moodle)Recommended Structure:Section One:Development Needs analysis (explanation and justification)Word Count: 1500Indicative Content:Development Needs Analysis (explanation and justification)• Introduction: value of development planning in a professional & academic context• Background: explanation of your goals• Strategic learner: key concepts and their application in your professional life (Kolb’s theory of experiential learning and at least one other learning theory; Evidence of your own research into Learning Styles)• Skills analysis: definitions, sources of evidence, evaluation, justification of development plans (Academic and Transferable Skills, and Self Awareness Methods)• Conclusions• ReferencesDevelopment Needs Analysis (some helpful guidelines)What should be included in the introduction?• Attract interest of the paper• Indicate the scope and direction of the paper, and act as a navigation guide to its reading.• Show the reader how you are interpreting and approaching the question• Provide a context for the main issue• Indicate the focus of the paperWhat should be included in the main body of the paper?• The body of an academic paper must contain the arguments supporting your analysis. After you have presented your arguments or focus of your paper, you must back up your statements in a well-organised series of paragraphs supported by in-text citations and/or quotations. Together, these paragraphs make up the bulk of your paper.The conclusion must include:• A summary of the arguments presented in the body of your paper and how these relate to the assessment question• A restatement of the main point of view presented in the introduction in response to the topic• The implications of this view or what might happen as a result.Additional NotesYour assignment should include in-text citations and be supported with a full List of References. You are expected to use the CU Harvard Referencing Style. Please refer to the CU referencing guide. Assignments must be presented in the following format:• Word-processed in Arial font, 12 pitch and double-spaced• Pages must be numbered• All tables and figures must be labelled• Make sure you have anonymous marking cover sheet on the front of your assignmentPlease also remember that your submission can be enhanced or damaged through layout, for example placing all tables and drawings in Appendices can hamper the flow of discussion. Decisions therefore need to be made about the most appropriate place to use tables etc… to support your case. [Show Less]