ACF5000 Business Communication for Accounting Professionals Ikigai Reflective Learning (Individual assignment)

 

Ikigai Reflective Learning (Individual assignment)

Weighting:    30% of the total marks for the subject (marked out of 80 in total)

Word Limit:    1,600 words

Learning objectives assessed:

This assessment task is designed to assess your achievement of the following unit learning outcomes:

1.develop an understanding of the professional environment in which accountants operate
2.assess and develop competencies in the different communication needs of accountants and their diverse stakeholders
5.create key professional documents that are designed to influence specialist and non- specialist audiences.

Overview of Assignment
This assessment task provides an opportunity for you to reflect on key experiences and learnings in relation to the business environment and professional communication in the context of accounting. This will allow you to solidify your own learning in context and explore what this means for you as an emerging business professional. Reflective practice is the basis for all professional work. Professionals are expected to continue to develop themselves as effective service providers. This requires the development of a reflective stance so that one also learns from experience. This assessment is further designed to give you opportunities to consider the types of skills you will need to build on through your studies and private lives, discuss ethical decision-making in business, the complexity of rapidly-changing business environments, changing political-socio contexts and their impact on global business and to be aware of the broader environment that impacts associated ethical judgement. The task will assist in the further development of critical thought and reasoning. This assignment is to be undertaken individually.

 


Requirements for the Reflection of Learning

Using the Ikigai framework along with your own prior formal learning, experiences, and/or work you are required to complete a reflection of learning that positions yourself in the context of accounting as a future career. Where you are now and in what ways you will need to develop to achieve your goals?

You are expected to submit:

A reflection of learning document.
Word limit is 1,600.
How you choose to present this is up to i.e. you can include images, diagrams, key reflections etc.
Your reflection of learning must show how your learning, perspectives and/or thoughts have developed in relation to the business environment and professional contexts that you have discussed in class.
You may like to consider some of the following key questions for example (these are not meant to be exhaustive and you will need to think of your own):
How did you come to choose an accounting degree?
What are your interests in accounting?
In what areas would you like to be working in the future?
What are the key things you will need to be thinking about to get there?
How will you develop the key skills, capabilities and attributes that you see as important?
What learnings did you take away from the Ikigai activity? Why is that important to you? How could you achieve such a path? What will this mean for you?
The reflection of learning document must cover both objective and subjective aspects (as represented below):

a)Objective

comprehensive and clear observations of events arising from the learning activities, exercises and discussions, readings, site visits, field trips, excursions, tours and cultural exchanges, social and networking events, and the knowledge developed throughout the study tour, your own independent research and your own experience.
word count showing that the essay does not exceed 1,600 words

b)Subjective

A good range of subjective description: indicating a depth and thoroughness of reflection and indicating a developing self-awareness of self and others: e.g. for self and interactions with others:

what was learnt
what was felt
what was surprising
areas of difficulties and enjoyment
the identification of strengths and weaknesses
how strengths were/can be built on
how weaknesses were/can be addressed
how actions/behaviour changed
how beliefs/views changed

Assignment Submission
The above should be submitted on Moodle before Friday, 22 March 2024, 11:55 PM.
Assessment Criteria
Your work will be marked out of 80.
A matrix outlining the assessment criteria, and how your work will be assessed against these criteria is provided as an Appendix.