Subject: Assignment 3
Reason 1
> Continues Education to build my mortgage broking business
Reason 2
> Long Term goal to go to University
Reason 3
> Set an example for my children that it’s never too late to study and education can be life long
> Assignment Three: Personal Case Study
> Assignment Three: Personal Case Study Reflection
This assessment requires you to engage in a critical reflection of your personal decision to study postgraduate studies at University of Newcastle.
Weighting 40%
Using academic essay format, firstly, you are required to succinctly summarize the factors that led you to your decision to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Newcastle.
> Secondly, apply and synthesize relevant academic theories, models and frameworks presented in this course to identify key causative and symptomatic decision-making issues that arose in your decision summary and
Criteria 1
evaluate why the identified key causative and symptomatic decision-making issues arose (Note: avoid extensive use of the theories you have already written about in previous assignments in this course)
Criteria 2Finally, you are required to reflect upon how you might have dealt these issues differently if, at that time, you had been exposed to the academic theories, models and frameworks covered in this course.
Criteria 3
The paper is to be written in an academic essay format. Due to the reflective nature of your academic essay, first person narrative style is suitable. Although first person narrative is suitable you still need to write in a formal and objective academic style (see page 47 in the student manual).
See the student manual for help with writing academic essays, APA6th referencing and academic writing. In particular you may find the following sections helpful –
Causative (macro) issues and Symptomatic (micro) issues, in the section on Case Studies, page 65 onwards
Reflective writing, page 57 onwards
Academic Essays, page 61 onwards
Referencing, including APA6th formatting, page 27 onwards
Researching, page 16 onwards
Criteria 4n Student Assessment Output
Personal Decision Making Reflection Essay (2000 words)
Assignment 3: Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes (relating to assignment)
1.Recognise and articulate various decision making perspectives and techniques.
2.Use relevant literature to construct and support a written argument.
3.Apply critical judgment, analytical and logical reasoning, strategic thinking, and creative problem solving skills to decision making
4.Reflect upon one’s own managerial decision making and that of others.
Assignment 3: Assessment Criteria
Selection of relevant academic theories, models & frameworks from course literature to identify key issues of personal decision making situation 20%
Application and synthesis of relevant academic theories, models and frameworks to evaluate why the issues of the personal decision making situation arose.25%
Personal reflection, informed by theory, on how the issue could have been addressed differently.35%
Clear language, overall structure and correct referencing 20%
