Your task Individually, you are required to reflect on the learnings gained from undertaking the capstone subject and assessments by writing a 2000-word reflective essay. Assessment Description. The purpose of this assessment is to foster students’ ability to coherently reflect on their undertaking of the Capstone: Strategy subject together with a reflection on their entire MBA. Assessment Instructions You are required to look back at their MBA course as a whole and identify the specific skills developed that will assist them in becoming effective practitioners in the workplace. Learning is a persistent change in performance or potential that results from experience and interaction. Reflective learning is the process of stepping back from these experiences and reflecting on how skills, attitudes, mindsets and behaviours have evolved.
Your task
Individually, you are required to reflect on the learnings gained from undertaking the capstone subject and assessments by writing a 2000-word reflective essay.
Assessment Description.
The purpose of this assessment is to foster students’ ability to coherently reflect on their undertaking of the Capstone: Strategy subject together with a reflection on their entire MBA.
Assessment Instructions
You are required to look back at their MBA course as a whole and identify the specific skills developed that will assist them in becoming effective practitioners in the workplace.
Learning is a persistent change in performance or potential that results from experience and interaction. Reflective learning is the process of stepping back from these experiences and reflecting on how skills, attitudes, mindsets and behaviours have evolved.
Your reflective essay must cover the following:
• Introduction.
• A brief discussion on the value of reflective practice for managers and leaders.
• A personal reflection on learnings from the capstone subject and consultancy research process.
• A personal reflection on skills developed over the MBA.
• A personal reflection on how these will assist in future career endeavours.
• Conclusions.
• Reference list (or possibly in this instance a Bibliography).
The reflective essay should include a discussion of learnings from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Additionally, insights from undertaking assessments and research, capstone lessons as well as group activities from this and other subjects over the duration of the course. Specific examples should be cited to support and justify all points.
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Copyright Regulations 1969
This material has been reproduced and communicated to you by or on behalf of Kaplan Business School pursuant to Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968 (‘Act’). The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further reproduction or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act. Kaplan Business School is a part of Kaplan Inc., a leading global provider of educational services. Kaplan Business School Pty Ltd ABN 86 098 181 947 is a registered higher education provider CRICOS Provider Code 02426B.
Assessment Information
Assessment Submission
This file must be submitted as a ‘Word’ document to avoid any technical issues that may occur from incorrect file format upload. Uploaded files with a virus will not be considered as a legitimate submission. MyKBS will notify you if there is an issue with the submitted file. In this case, you must contact your workshop facilitator via email and provide a brief description of the problem and a screenshot of the MyKBS error message. You are also encouraged to submit your work well before the deadline to avoid any possible delay involving the Turnitin similarity report or any other technical difficulties.
Late assignment submission penalties
Penalties will be imposed on late assignment submissions in accordance with Kaplan Business School “late assignment submission penalties” policy.
Number of
Penalty
days
1* – 9 days
5% per day for each calendar day late deducted from the total marks
available
10 – 14 days
50% deducted from the total marks available.
After 14 days
Assignments that are submitted more than 14 calendar days after
the due date will not be accepted, and the student will receive a
mark of zero for the assignment(s).
Note
Notwithstanding the above penalty rules, assignments will also be
given a mark of zero if they are submitted after assignments have
been returned to students
*Assignments submitted at any stage within the first 24 hours after the deadline will be considered to be one day late and therefore subject to the associated penalty
For more information, please read the full policy via https://www.kbs.edu.au/about-us/school-policies
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Copyright Regulations 1969
This material has been reproduced and communicated to you by or on behalf of Kaplan Business School pursuant to Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968 (‘Act’). The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further reproduction or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act. Kaplan Business School is a part of Kaplan Inc., a leading global provider of educational services. Kaplan Business School Pty Ltd ABN 86 098 181 947 is a registered higher education provider CRICOS Provider Code 02426B.
Assessment Information
Important Study Information
Academic Integrity Policy
KBS values academic integrity. All students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the Academic Integrity and Conduct Policy.
What is academic integrity and misconduct?
What are the penalties for academic misconduct?
What are the late penalties?
How can I appeal my grade?
Click here for answers to these questions:
https://www.kbs.edu.au/about-us/school-policies
Word Limit for Written Assessments
Submissions that exceed the word limit by more than 10% will cease to be marked from the point at which that limit is exceeded.
Study Assistance
Students may seek study assistance from their local Academic Learning Advisor or refer to the resources on the MyKBS Academic Success Centre page. Click here for this information.
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Copyright Regulations 1969
This material has been reproduced and communicated to you by or on behalf of Kaplan Business School pursuant to Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968 (‘Act’). The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further reproduction or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act. Kaplan Business School is a part of Kaplan Inc., a leading global provider of educational services. Kaplan Business School Pty Ltd ABN 86 098 181 947 is a registered higher education provider CRICOS Provider Code 02426B.
Assessment Information
MBA600 Assessment 3 Marking Rubric – Reflective Essay 40%
Marking
F (Fail)
P (Pass)
C (Credit)
D (Distinction)
HD (High Distinction)
Criteria (__/100)
0–49%
50 – 64%
65 – 74%
75 – 84%
85 -100%
Introduction
You have provided inadequate or no
You have provided adequate context
Your introduction provides a clear
Your introduction provides a strong
Your introduction provides a
context and the introduction does
which partially links to the
context for the submission and
context for the submission and
comprehensive context for the
__/10 marks
not link to the assessment
assessment brief.
directly links to the purpose of the
directly links to the purpose of the
submission and directly links to the
requirements.
assessment.
assessment. .
purpose of the assessment
Reflective practice
You have not or
You have provided a basic
You have competently explored the
You have persuasively argued
You have comprehensively
and its value
inadequatelydiscussed the concept
discussion on the concept andvalue
meaning, importance and value of
the meaning, importance and
discussed and persuasively
and value of reflective practice.
of reflective practice.
reflective practice.
value of reflective practice.
argued the meaning and value of
__/15 marks
reflective practice.
Personal reflection:
Your reflection is inadequate
Your reflection provides a basic
Your reflection provides a detailed
Your reflection provides the reader
Your reflection provides the reader
MBA Capstone
orabsent with virtually no insight into
insight into your own learnings and
insight into your own learnings and
with a comprehensive
with an excellent insight into what
what you have learned in the MBA
objectives from undertaking the MBA
objectives from undertaking the MBA
understanding of your learnings and
you have learned from the MBA
__/15 marks
Capstone.
Capstone.
Capstone.
objectives in undertaking the MBA
Capstone and how in future you will
Capstone.
use this learning..
Personal reflection:
Your reflection is inadequate or
Your reflection provides a basic
Your reflection provides a detailed
Your reflection provides the reader
Your reflection has
MBA Course
absent in relation to what you have
insight into your own learnings and
insight into your own learnings and
with a comprehensive
carefullyexplained, skillfully
valued in your MBA Course.
objectives from undertaking the MBA
objectives from undertaking the MBA
understanding of your learnings and
analysed, and thoughtfully presented
__/15 marks
Course.
Course.
objectives in undertaking the MBA
how you will use your MBA in your
Course.
future career.
Personal reflection:
Your reflection does not include any
Your reflection provides a basic
Your reflection provides a detailed
Your reflection impresses the
Your reflection captures the essence
Future career
real reference to how your learning
insight into how you might use your
insight into how you hope you might
reader with the energy you hope to
of why you chose to study an MBA at
and experiences will be used in your
MBA in your future career.
use your MBA in your future career.
apply in using your studies to shape
KBS and precisely articulates how
__/15 marks
future career.
your career.
you hope to use it to direct your
career
Conclusion
You have written an inadequateor no
You have written an adequate
You have written an adequate
You have written a strongconclusion
You have written a
conclusion which leaves the reader
conclusion that captures only some
conclusion that captures mostof the
that captures allsalient points of
convincingconclusion that captures
__/5 marks
confused as to the purpose of the
of the salient points of your
salient points of your reflection.
your reflection.
allsalient points of your reflection.
reflection.
reflection.
Grammar/spelling
Consistent errors in spelling and
Though there are some grammar
Mostly correct grammar and spelling
Errors in grammar and spelling are
Perfect grammar and spelling
grammar impact the flow and
and spelling errors, these do not
with errors that do not impact the
rare, enhancing the readability and
throughout, with excellent readability
__/5 marks
readability of your essay.
detract from the readability and flow
readability and flow of your essay.
flow of your essay.
and flow of your essay.
of your essay.
Format
The format chosen for your essay is
The format chosen for your essay is
The format chosen for your essay is
Your essay is professionally
Your essay is professionally
inappropriate and/or lacks thought
appropriate, but further attention to
appropriate, but minor changes
presented and has been submitted
presented and suitable for the
__/10 marks
and consideration for the intended
detail would improve its
would enhance its presentation.
in the appropriate format.
intended audience.
audience.
presentation.
In-text citations and
Neither in-text referencing nor
In-text referencing or the resultant
Both in-text referencing and the
Both in-text referencing and the
Both in-text referencing and the
referencing
reference list adheres to Kaplan
reference list adheres to Kaplan
resultant reference list adhere to
resultant reference list adhere to
resultant reference list adhere strictly
Harvard Referencing Style.
Harvard Referencing Style but with
Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style
Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style
to Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style,
__/10 marks
several errors.
but with several errors
but with only occasional minor
with no errors.
errors.
Feedback and grades will be released via MyKBS