Process of Competing Dissertation Project
Overview:
Provide a critical self reflection of the process of completing dissertation project through different phases
Assumptions: Why it is critical to identify clearly stated business’ requirements? However, If the clients’ requirements were not provided in a pre-determined view. Then you were responsible to identify or assume what is required to improve a business, will you be able to summarize all the information needed? Therefore, You can rely your answers based on the below: Challenging assumptions ie double loop learning (Argyris and Schon, 1974) Reflection, reflectivity and reflexivity
Ethics and values
How did you come up with the specific aims and objectives? Secondly, did your ethical principles and values play any role to your proposed intentions. Then to come up with certain aims and objectives to assist the Client to meet its requirements? Also should our aims and objectives reflect corporate social responsibility by avoiding decisions that could possible harm organizations or society?? You can rely your answers based on the below: Understanding our personal values Transactional Analysis Drivers (Kahler, 1975) o Be perfect; Be strong; Try hard; Please people; Hurry up The impact of values on professional work (Anti) -discriminatory practices (Thompson, 2012)
Time Management
Why it is important to create a Gantt chart that outlines the main tools and timeframes of the completion of your suggestions? Do you believe that listing down certain timeframes for future actions may impact the way of dealing with tasks?
Learning from Experience and Moving Forward
In case you will identify similar requirements in your business environment, will you do the same process again? I yes why, if not what would you do differently going forwards? You can rely your answers based on the below: Theoretical models of experiential learning o Driscoll’s ‘What’ model (2007) o Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle (1984) Progression and Regression (Illeris, 2014) Managing change as a way of moving forward Managing stress as a way of moving forward Moving from ‘doing reflection
Guidelines for completion:
The word limit is 3.600 words, +/- 10% inclusive of appendices. Bear in mind that the appendices count towards the word limit so avoid including organisational material such as annual reports in any appendices. Additionally, where you quote directly or take ideas from something you have read you must reference these correctly using the Harvard referencing system, not numbered footnotes.
Assignments should be word-processed in Times New Roman 12 point type. 4. As this is a self reflective practice within your writing you can use of the first person such as ‘I’ or ‘we’.
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