Personal Reflection Essay

– Personal Reflection Essay Based on philosophical concepts related to organization and work in" rel="nofollow">in the early part of the course, what do you now thin" rel="nofollow">ink about your own experience of organisation and organisations, and of workin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in them? Indicative length: 2000 words, excludin" rel="nofollow">ing references. This is equivalent to approximately 4 sides of A4 typed usin" rel="nofollow">ing a standard 12 poin" rel="nofollow">int font, sin" rel="nofollow">ingle spaced. Guidance for All Assessments Please note that every assessment item, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing the exam, contain" rel="nofollow">ins explicit questions, but there is no one ‘right’ answer. Your task is therefore to develop your own explicit answer to this, usin" rel="nofollow">ing management philosophy concepts and ideas. Therefore in" rel="nofollow">in all work there should a clear argument, critically usin" rel="nofollow">ing ideas discussed in" rel="nofollow">in class or drawn from your readin" rel="nofollow">ing, and leadin" rel="nofollow">ing to a conclusion that represents an explicit answer to the question you choose. All work will be evaluated and graded on the basis of how successfully you demonstrate the ability to: • Discuss key approaches to management thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing • Critically evaluate key concepts of management • Analytically discuss key philosophical concepts and arguments as they apply to management and busin" rel="nofollow">iness • Analyse key management concepts • Construct valid arguments relatin" rel="nofollow">ing to the central debates of the nature of management In addition to demonstration of the specific learnin" rel="nofollow">ing outcomes listed above, you need to pay attention to the followin" rel="nofollow">ing generic criteria: Good standard of argument – in" rel="nofollow">in other words, the ideas you present are well supported by reasons and evidence. You should aim to make your arguments as convin" rel="nofollow">incin" rel="nofollow">ing as possible, and be ready to accept that sometimes there are not defin" rel="nofollow">inite conclusions. Critical approach to readin" rel="nofollow">ing – material relevant to this subject can come from several different places, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing academic management articles and books, the classic works of the great philosophers, as well as from more up to date material in" rel="nofollow">in the form of relevant cases and examples; in" rel="nofollow">in all of these you should be ready to approach the material with the attitude that there is somethin" rel="nofollow">ing of value in" rel="nofollow">in it, but also that it is unlikely to be 100% true; so the ‘critical’ bit is showin" rel="nofollow">ing what is of value and what has limitations in" rel="nofollow">in what you read Professional orientation – although much of what we do in" rel="nofollow">in class and engage with through MyLO may not be suitable for direct use in" rel="nofollow">in workin" rel="nofollow">ing experience, you should always keep at the back of your min" rel="nofollow">ind that the content is in" rel="nofollow">intended to help busin" rel="nofollow">iness practice somehow; and this should not only affect the ideas you have but also how you express them; at this level you should thin" rel="nofollow">ink of all your work as potentially somethin" rel="nofollow">ing you could show a future employer, so you need to make all your work somethin" rel="nofollow">ing you would be proud to show off to employers, even if you never actually do this.