Introduction and Rationale/Topic Introduce what the assignments focus will be. Give some background here on your first thought

Guidelines for the Preparation of the Professional

Portfolio Plan

Module title: Critical Reflection and Developing Practice

Assessment Point: Formative task

Assessment task: Plan for the Professional Portfolio

Word count limit: 500-700 words

Submission deadline: Please consult the VLE.

Submission procedure: Please submit via the submission link on the VLE.

This assessment DOES NOT carry any points.

General Guidance

Your Plan for the Professional Portfolio should be word processed (handwritten

assignments are not accepted), using time new roman size 12 font, double spaced,

with numbered pages and your student number printed as a footer on every page.

The word limits stated for this assignment excludes the reference list at the end

of the assignment but includes all text in the main body of the assignment

(including direct quotations, in-text citations, footnotes, tables, diagrams and

graphs).

The majority of references should come from primary sources (e.g., journal

articles, conference papers, reports, etc.) although you can also utilise area

specific textbooks. You must ensure that you use the Harvard style of referencing.

Please indicate the word count length at the end of your assignment.

Please note that you are required to submit an extended literature review project

where you will critically evaluate scholarly articles and books in order to answer

specific research questions.

NO STUDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO COLLECT ANY PRIMARY DATA

Written assignment instructions: An outline (please the template below) briefly mentioning the points that you

will develop for your final assessment in week 8. You will need to mention each basic point in a few words (100-200 words) and provide the sources you will use to develop your points after you conduct your research on the two topics. Make sure to conduct your literature search for academic sources and then narrow them down to the ones that are useful for your essay to back up your arguments with valid information.

The main objectives of your final assessment in week 8 that you will need to develop further and base your outline on for this formative task are: Part 1: A summary discussing all the theories and models discussed in the course. Part 2: A critical reflection of taking a leadership stance and/or application of mentoring skills in your practice.

IMPORTANT NOTES  You will need to separate your outline to Part 1 – Summary Report and

Part 2 – Critical Reflection  You DO NOT need to go through the material after week 4 of the course

to develop your outline, as you can add more points and observations to your outline as the course progresses.

 This is a task for you to prepare and conduct the pre-writing process that will help you further with the writing process of your final assessment.

 After you submit your outline your tutor will provide their feedback and you can resubmit if necessary.

 This task is NOT graded.

1. Introduction (rationale) 2. Main body (aims, objectives and arguments)

3. Conclusion (final thoughts and ideas)

4. References (Harvard style)

OUTLINE TEMPLATE

1. Title and Cover Page

2. Introduction

 Introductory statement

 Thesis statement)

3. Main Body

(First Supporting Idea)

 Topic sentence

 Supporting evidence

(Second Supporting Idea)

 Topic sentence

 Supporting evidence

(Third Supporting Idea)

 Topic sentence

 Supporting evidence

4. Conclusion

 General statement that brings a sense of closure

5. Reference List

MARKING CRITERIA

Title of section Further Explanation

Introduction and

Rationale/Topic

Introduce what the assignment’s focus will be. Give some background

here on your first thoughts. Provide the context and the rationale of

your literature review and possible debates around this research area.

Aims, objectives and

arguments

Explain the aims and objectives of the study and outline your

arguments.

Methodology

Explain your search strategy (How did you go about this? Books?

Journals? Databases etc.?)

Perhaps use a table here and show, which databases (Emerald/Sage

etc.) you used and which journals come from where.

Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria of literature for the review (ensure

the validity and reliability of the research studies you included

in your review)

References Use the LJMU Harvard referencing guide.