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Task Summary
This assessment task requires you to reflect on your experiences in the subject MIS303: Professional
Ethics by following a four-step process designed to help you gain insights into the work you have
done and how it relates to your own career and life more
oadly. As the trimester comes to a close,
you will be asked to reflect on your learning experiences by refe
ing back to the weekly journals you
had produced from Modules 1 to 5 and submit a final reflective report of 1250 words (+/- 10%) that
will include the weekly journals in the Appendix.
Context
This is an individual assignment that tracks your growth as a student of Professional Ethics over the
trimester. It is scaffolded around what you have learnt in class. Seeking input from your peers and
the learning facilitator is essential for you to achieve a positive result in this subject. This reflective
eport gives you the opportunity to communicate your understanding of how professional ethics
elates to your career and future.
ASSESSMENT 3 BRIEF
Subject Code and Title MIS303 Professional Ethics
Assessment Individual Reflection
Individual/Group Individual
Length  1250 words (+/-10%) 
Learning Outcomes The Subject Learning Outcomes demonstrated by successful
completion of the task below include:
a) Identify and explain how codes of ethics directly impact
professional practice and behaviour in the IS profession.
) Analyse and discuss the impact and consequences of ethical
and unethical IS practices.
c) Critically reflect on the relationship between ethics and
legal frameworks in the IS industry.
d) Apply professional ethics to positively contribute to public
interest and business.
Submission Due by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday end of Module 6.1
Weighting 40%
Total Marks 100
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Task Instructions
1. During Modules 1 to5, you were asked to produce a weekly journal to record your learnings
each week. Based on these weekly journals, please write a 1250-word reflective report
about your experience. Please include your weekly journals in the Appendix of the report
and refer to the Assessment Ru
ic to ensure you address all the assessment criteria.
2. You are required to follow the four steps of Kolb’s learning cycle (see Figure 1) when writing
the reflective report.
3. You were asked to keep a learning journal throughout this subject. Your completed learning
journal should be appended to this assessment when you submit it.
Figure 1. Kolb’s experiential learning cycle
(Note. Adapted from Kolb, D. A XXXXXXXXXXExperimental learning: Experience as the source of learning and development.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Copyright 1984 by Prentice Hall.
Step 1: Concrete experience – Keep a learning journal. The first step is to keep a learning journal for
the trimester (Modules 1.1 through to 5.2 as described above). You should have already completed
this step by now.
Step 2: Reflective observation – Summarise what happened. You should now be able to comment
on your experiences this trimester. This exercise is not a list of what you have done, but rather an
observation of what you have learnt – were there any themes that arose from your journal? The
point of a learning journal is to start a discussion on what the key concepts and skills you have learnt
and acquired in the course of this subject. This is because we often do not stop to think and reflect
on what we have learnt.
Abstract
Conceptualisation
Active
Experimentation
Concrete
Experience
Reflective
observation
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Step 3: Abstract conceptualisation – Analyse what this means. The next step is to analyse what you
have found. Reflective practice is a process of thinking about new experiences with a view towards
learning. It is a form of personal response to new experiences, situations, events, or information.
What new knowledge have you gained in response to this exercise? And what does this information
mean to you? You are expected to reflect at a deep level here. This means that it is not just about
explaining what you have done in this subject – rather, it requires you to think about your personal
eliefs, your background and the way you perceive the world around you. Did you learn anything in
this subject that challenged you or change the way you thought about information systems and how
ethics fits into your future practice as a professional?
Step 4: Active experimentation – New action. The final step is to discuss what you plan to do with
this new knowledge. These new insights may lead to a change of thinking or behaviour. In what ways
could this change happen? Set yourself some specific goals for your future studies or career in the IS
industry.
Report Structure
1. You are required to complete this assessment in a report format using the following
headings:
i. Introduction
ii. Reflective Observation
iii. Abstract conceptualisation
iv. Active experimentation
v. Conclusion
vi. Appendix of weekly learning journals
2. Please note that simply describing what you have done each week will not be enough to
pass this assessment. You are expected to go ‘deeper’ and analyse what this subject meant
to you and your future goals.
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Referencing
Formal citation of sources is not required. However, specific reference to your own experiences
must be made.
It is essential that you use appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research or images used.
All referencing must be in accordance with the university’s APA Referencing and Academic Writing
Guide. For more information on referencing, go to
http:
li
ary.laureate.net.au
esearch_skills
eferencing
Submission Instructions
Please submit ONE Word document (.doc or .docx) via the Assessment 3 link in the main navigation
menu of MIS303: Professional Ethics in the Blackboard portal. The Learning Facilitator will provide
feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal. Feedback can be viewed in My Grades.
Due date: 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday end of Module 6.1.
Academic Integrity
The work you submit for this assessment task must be your own and align with the To
ens
University Australia Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. Before submission, please make sure
you have read and are aware of this policy, viewable online at http:
www.to
ens.edu.au/policies-
and-forms.
Academic Integrity Declaration
I declare that except where I have referenced, the work I am submitting for this assessment task is
my own work. I have read and am aware of To
ens University Australia Academic Integrity Policy
and Procedure viewable online at http:
www.to
ens.edu.au/policies-and-forms
I am aware that I need to keep a copy of all submitted material and their drafts, and I will do so
accordingly.
http:
li
ary.laureate.net.au
esearch_skills
eferencing
http:
www.to
ens.edu.au/policies-and-forms
http:
www.to
ens.edu.au/policies-and-forms
http:
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ens.edu.au/policies-and-forms
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Assessment Ru
ic
Assessment Questions
Fail
0-49%
Pass
50-64%
Credit
65-74%
Distinction
75-84%
High Distinction
85-100%
Demonstrated
understanding of the
learning cycle
eflection
model
10%
No clear
understanding of
Kolb’s learning
cycle
Has not clearly
demonstrated an
understanding of Kolb’s
learning cycle. The four
stages are not articulated
and appropriate to the
discussion
Demonstrated
understanding of
Kolb’s learning
cycle. The four
stages are clearly
articulated and
somewhat add to
the discussion
Demonstrated
understanding of Kolb’s
learning cycle. The four
stages are clearly
articulated and
appropriate to the
discussion
Demonstrated
understanding of Kolb’s
learning cycle. The four
stages are clearly
articulated to a high
level and appropriate to
the discussion
Reflection and analysis of
own experiences
demonstrating
independent thinking and
expressing meaningful
insights
25%
The learning
journey has been
cursorily put
together and
needs significant
work in
demonstrating
how the subject
has developed the
student
The learning journey has
a passable level of detail;
more work is needed to
demonstrate how the
subject has changed the
student as a result of
undergoing it
An inadequate, unclear,
unfocused overview
which does not include
analysis or
personalisation or
express meaningful
insights
The learning journey
shows an average
level of depth; there
may not be any
vulnerability or
detail in how the
student has changed
as a result of
undergoing the
subject
The learning journey has
a good level of depth and
the student has shown a
hint of vulnerability as
well as good detail in how
they have grown as a
person and as a
professional
Reflection and analysis of
own experiences is
personalised, and to a
certain extent
demonstrates
independent thinking and
expresses insights
The learning journey is
chronicled to an
appropriate depth and
the student has shown
vulnerability as well as
significant detail in
growing as a person
and as a professional
Reflection and analysis
of own experiences are
consistently
personalised,
demonstrates
independent thinking,
and expresses
meaningful insights
Evidence of changed
thinking and/or goal
setting due to new
understanding of
ehaviour
The learning
journey has been
cursorily put
together and
needs significant
work in scoping
The scope of the report
needs significant
adjustment and the
student needs further
work in demonstrating
how they have changed
The scope of the
learning journey
may need to be
adjusted or the
account provided
may need more
The learning journey has
a scope that is good and
includes a very good
account of how the
student changed as a
The learning journey
na
ative has been
scoped well and
includes a complete
account of how the
student changed, both