Personal Career Development

Last Name/Family NameFirst NameStudent NumberSubjectModule codeClass Professional Career DevelopmentHE 1,2,
H 1.SemesterDateDuration141Friday Week 16No time restraintLecturerProgramme LeaderLindsey ThomasLindsey Thomas
MARKING SCHEME
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PointsSection I810 Final MarkPass / Fail
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SECTION I
Please read and attempt to answer the following questions. Each question is reflective, please think about each topic discussed during the course and give your own responses.I.1
What is critical analysis? When would you use critical thinking skills? In what ways has your learning style developed in the 3rd year programme? Do you consider yourself a critical thinker? Please justify your response.
 Critical analysis is the ability to evaluate and assess information in order to gain deeper understanding and make decision making. Critical analysis is essential when faced with numerous alternatives to choose. Critical analysis plays an important role in assessing the purpose and message of communication, and this helps to give a coherent response of written materials in view of the evidence provided.
Critical thinking skills are important when learning and especially when applied to case studies. One needs to use critical thinking skills by evaluating information from work experience, personal experience and knowledge. In essence, interpreting information in case studies calls for one to rely on knowledge from numerous sources, as differences in work differences typically result to difference in interpretation. Thus, critical thinking skills are vital in the hospitality courses and in the industry whereby open-mindedness and empathy facilitate use of these skills.
I have relied on intrapersonal and visual learning throughout college, but I am now comfortable learning in groups. Even though, I have relied on learning with other people, this has not been my preferred learning style. Learning in groups helps one to understand different perspectives and this reinforces and compliments intrapersonal learning. Case studies are interesting more than ever before as I am a better active listener and can look at problems from different angles.
I am a critical thinker as I am open minded, show concern for others both in and out of class. Unlike before I acknowledge when I do not have sufficient information and understanding, and this has been accompanied by willingness to ask more questions and assess arguments presented. Essentially, there are set standards for analyzing information and the need to seek solutions is accompanied by willingness to tolerate and examine assumptions.I.2Managing your career. In what way would an online platform such as MyCareer / Symplicity be helpful in your career.
Online platforms allow users to build positive online presence and this improves chances of knowing more people in the ho...