Assessment Task 1 Self-Analysis Reflective Essay
Worth: 30%
Due date:
Week 5, april 4 thursday 5pm
Length and/or format:
1500 words (10% --/+)
Purpose:
You are to analyse yourself comparing your own cultural background with that of others, raise awareness of importance of self-identity, attitude, personality and behaviour. Reflecting on your self-identity and understanding of the tools used in this unit (Johari Window, MBTI, and DISC) you are to write a reflective essay on how these tools and exercises have helped you to improve your own identity, attitudes, personality traits and behaviours in terms of conflict management and communication in an organisational setting.
Detail:
Primary dimensions of diversity (e.g. gender, race, ethnicity) are essentially unchangeable. People generally have more control over secondary dimensions of diversity (e.g. education, political affiliation, work experiences), than over primary dimensions of diversity. Thus, the secondary dimensions of diversity are changeable personal characteristics that are acquired and could be modified throughout life. However, the process of modification of secondary dimensions depends on cultural context, self-identity, attitude, behaviour and personality traits. Self-analysis and self-reflection may help an individual to enhance the modification process for better conflict management and communication in organisational setting. Thus, considering all these features, you are to write a reflective essay.
To complete the task, you need to go through the following steps.
Identify, analyse, evaluate and provide evidence of:
1. What have you learnt from self-analysis by comparing your own culture/cultural background with that of others? What is the influence of group affiliation on your self-identity, behaviour and attitude?
2. What have you learnt about your arena, blind spot, personality type, behavioural patter, and attitude by understanding the tools e.g. Johari Window, DISC and MBTI?
3. What surprised you most about your-self and of others?
4. What are the strengths and weaknesses of your own personality, attitude and behavioural pattern in communication with others in an organisational setting?
5. How can you improve yourself to manage diversity and conflict in an organisational setting?
6. You need to provide at least two solid examples of your recent work experience in which you failed to manage a conflict earlier. Explain- a) what was the situation, b) why have you failed, c) what you would do now on that context; and d) how you will manage conflict in an organisational setting in future reflecting your learning and understanding of self-analysis and implications of the tools (e.g. Johari Window, DISC, MBTI).
7. You should provide evidence of research from academic articles minimum of five and not older than five (5) years excluding legislations.
How to submit:
Turnitin
Return of assignment:
Turnitin
Assessment criteria: Refer to Appendix 1