L 7 Higher Degree in Occupational Safety and Health
Communications
Reflective Journal Assessment 2024
Journal brief
Welcome to your own reflective journal for this module. This journal should be entirely
your own work and completed as frankly and honestly as possible. Reflection on our own
practice is one of the most power tools in self-development and professionalism but only if
you commit to giving it 100%.
There are 4 different reflections to carry out. Each is worth 6.25% of your overall marks.
This manual poses the questions, and you are free to use it for your answers and then
submit as a document at the end.
Please ensure that you present your final document in a professional manner. Remember
that when you are writing it can form a first impression of you and so it is incredibly
important to make sure that your written work shows your skills off well. It does not have
to be very complex, in fact in safety simple can often be very effective.
Be sure to apply the information discussed about reflection in class before trying to
undertake this journal. You may find it hard at first, if this is the case don’t worry – it is to
be expected. We generally do not reflect on ourselves in a positive manner so it is
important to acknowledge that this is a skill that will take practice.
1. Reflection on own communication style.
2. Reflection on presenting your work
3. Reflection on written work
4. Reflection on module as a whole
Carry out each of these reflections throughout the semester. Submit them as a single
document by the date assigned.
Name
Student Number
Reflection 1:
Consciously observe your interactions with people around you for a week.
1. What did you notice about how they are interacting with you?
2. How did you feel being conscious of your communication?
3. How would you describe your communication style?
4. What change did you decide to adopt for the following week?
5. Did you observe any changes in how people interacted with you?
6. Reflect on the experience using one cycle of reflection to help you focus.
Reflection 2:
Reflecting on presentations
1. How did you feel when you heard you had to present?
2. What skills did you think you needed for presenting?
3. Were there any skills that you did not have in place?
4. What did you do to address these deficits?
5. Reflect on the delivery of your presentation using a cycle to help focus.
Reflection 3:
Reflecting on written assessments
1. How did you feel when you had to write a formal report for this module?
2. What were your strengths and weaknesses of your writing skills?
3. Reflect on the experience of doing this written assignment using a cycle to help
focus.
Reflection 4:
Reflecting on Communication Module as a whole
1. Did you think that you were an effective communicator before this module?
2. How do you think you have improved as a communicator (if at all) at the end of the
module?
3. What areas of communication will you continue to work on going forward?
4. Reflect on your experience of the module in its entirety using a cycle to help focus.
