Reflective Journal Part 1 – OUTLINE
Due: Sunday Week 2
Weighting: 15%
Word length: Approximately 700-800 words
Please follow the steps below when completing the Reflective Journal Exercise Part 1, to ensure that you have met all of the requirements for this assessment.
Please also consult the marking rubric to be clear about the criteria that will be involved in the marking of this assessment.
IDENTIFY- A recent or ongoing moral problem, scenario or situation that you have been confronted with and challenged by in your recent or current life, that presented you with a decision about how to act (or perhaps, not to act). It could be a 'micro-level' personal dilemma or situation, or it could be something more 'macro' and public that affects the community or society more widely but presented you with a decision of some kind (large or small, it doesn't matter, so long as it was of significance and challenging for you). Describe the challenge in as much detail as required in order to convey the key facts and elements to your reader. [Note: If you wish you can describe a current situation/decision you are facing. This may be harder to reflect abstractly upon, but you may find this process helps you to reach a sound decision/resolution.]
REFLECT- How have you approached this difficulty in trying to work out what you would do or what your response would be? Answer this by considering questions like the following: Was/is it the way you always approach these kinds of situations, or a different way? Did you engage in a conscious strategy, deliberation or thought process? Or has your response been more intuitive, falling back on 'gut instinct' or emotion in some way? Alternatively, did you turn to prior experience and conditioning, or perhaps some kind of authority figure in your life for guidance (e.g. parents, teacher, professional practitioner, church or other community leader...)? Describe the process in as much detail as you can.
EVALUATE- How did that approach work out for you (or how are you currently finding it?) Was/is it helpful, and in what ways, specifically? Do you think it will be helpful in future? Were there any drawbacks that you could identify at this point? Would you recommend this approach to others?