Reflective Questions
You might find these questions helpful to consider when completing your Profile in
the first term of Year 2.
Exam Results
3 What worked well, what did not and what might need to be improved?
Summer Vacation
3 How did you use the summer vacation?
3 What have you learned about yourself from any employment or travel to new countries or
environments?
3 Start planning early to get relevant experience for this summer’s vacation. Applications often have to
be in by December or early Spring.
Conceptual, Analytical and Problem Solving Skills
3 You are learning an increasing number of theories in lectures and in your reading. How well are you
able to relate such theories to the real world?
Labwork/Fieldwork (where appropriate)
3 How well are you doing with your subject-specific technical and practical skills?
3 Which do you find easiest and most difficult?
3 What might you do to improve them?
3 Are you keeping your lab book updated?
Essay Writing/Scholarly Communication
3 You are expected to do a literature review and assemble lots of information in preparation for
essays/dissertations.
3 Can you use logical arguments, synthesise large volumes of conflicting data into a coherent whole,
recognising the pros and cons of each, integrating diagrams, maps, graphs and references with the
text?
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Reflective Questions
You might find these questions helpful to consider when completing your Profile at
the end of the second term of Year 2.
Conceptual, Analytical and Problem Solving Skills
3 You are learning an increasing number of theories in lectures and in your reading. How well are you
able to relate such theories to the real world?
3 To what extent to you critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of ideas, arguments and
methods?
Labwork/Fieldwork (where appropriate)
3 How well are you doing with your subject-specific technical and practical skills?
3 Which do you find easiest and most difficult?
3 What might you do to improve them?
Essay Writing/Scholarly Communication
3 You are expected to do a literature review and assemble lots of information in preparation for
essays/dissertations.
3 Can you use logical arguments, synthesise large volumes of conflicting data into a coherent whole,
recognising the pros and cons of each, integrating diagrams, maps, graphs and references with the
text?
Project Work
3 How well do you work in a team?
3 What do you contribute in terms of ideas, data gathering or processing, energy, decisions,
organisation, confidence?
3 Do you take your group responsibilities seriously, using your own initiative and judgement?
Reflections on the Academic Work of the Year
3 What have you gained academically from this year? Indicate where you think you have made good
progress and consider what has helped develop this.
3 Identify your areas for future academic development and what you might need to do to achieve your
goals.
Reflections on your Personal Development during the Year
3 What additional skills have you improved and/or gained this year and how have you applied or
demonstrated their attainment?
3 What do you need to turn to next, to achieve your personal goals?
Summer Vacation
3 The summer vacation offers a number of excellent learning opportunities through travel, work etc.
3 Employers check to see how effectively you have spent your vacation. Relevant placements have a
major impact enabling you to make a good transition on graduation.
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