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MGMT 20000: Critical Thinking and Managerial Decision Making
Assessment 2: Written Assessment- Reflective Essay
This assessment item accounts for 50% of your final grade for this unit and must be
completed by students individually.
Due: The assessment is due at 5.00 PM 16th. September 2018 AEST.
Task: The essay must be 2000 words (+/-10%) in length.
Cover page: The essay must include a cover page that contains your name, student number,
esident campus, assessment title, and lecturer.
Format: Text should be word-processed, with appropriate layout and use of headings/sub-
headings. Times New Roman, 12 size font and line spacing (1.5).
Referencing: A minimum of 10 academic references are required. The list of references
should form the last page or two, at the end of the assessment. Referencing should be in a
consistent APA style.
Please save and upload your file in either a Word format (.doc or .docx) or pdf. Format via
the assessment link on Moodle.
Textbook: Think Smarter: Critical Thinking to Improve Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
Skills (2014)
Authors: Michael Kallet
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
ISBN: Binding: Pape
ack
Task Description: The objectives of this reflective essay are for students to
(1) Summarize, critically review and reinforce key concepts and theories learned from week 1
to week 9 of this unit XXXXXXXXXXTHEORIES (choose 6 of those theories) (I have chosen possible 6 of
them as BOLD, but it is not final, you might have change it!)
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1-9 week theories:
1. Disc profile (week5, lecture 5)
(official source: 1. Disc profile workshop ppt file(attached) 2. Disc profile example pdf file(attached)
3. Other resources such as https:
www.discprofile.com/what-is-disc/overview/ )
2. Critical thinking (week1 lecture1-2)
(official source: 1. Critical thinking and decision Seminar 1-2 presentation (attached) 2. “A meta-
analysis on critical thinking and community college student achievement” article which we
have finished in the assessment 1 named as “A meta-analysis on critical thinking and
community college student achievement”. (This was an example article how critical
thinking skill differentiate between international students and local students.) (attached)
3. Other resources, related to critical thinking, you can use)
3. Automatic thinking (week1 lecture 1-2)
(official source: 1. Critical thinking and decision Seminar 1-2 presentation (attached)
Automatic thinking vs Critical thinking
Automatic thinking: XXXXXXXXXXCritical thinking:
Decisions
Conclusions
Clarity Clarity
Conclusions
Decisions
https:
www.discprofile.com/what-is-disc/overview
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4. EQ Emotional Intelligence (lecture 4)
5. Psychological contracts (see lecture 8)
Beliefs based upon promises expressed or implied, regarding an exchange
agreement between an individual and, in organizations, the employing firm and
its agents. Six features:
1. Voluntary choice;
2. Belief in mutual agreement;
3. Incompleteness;
4. Multiple contract makers;
5. Managing losses when contract fail;
6. The contract as model of the employment contract
6. Prospect theory (see lecture 8)
• Focuses on:
– How people make probabilistic decisions not optimal probabilistic
decisions.
– Understanding bias and level of risk averseness.
– The ways in which consumers and others not always rational.
– Attempts to understand the people’s cognitive biases/frames.
7.Johari window (lecture 4)
8. Anchoring
9.Clarity
10.Deductive/inductive thinking (lecture 3)
11.Self awareness (lecture 4)
12.F &S thinking
13.impossible thinking (lecture 5)
(2) Reflect on these concepts/theories’ potential impact on students’ decision making, and
how these learnings are being applied and could be applied in their cu
ent jobs, development
of future career and/or their life generally.
(3) Reflect on new insights gained about oneself as a result of learning the unit, and propose a
plan for self-development.
Minimum number of concepts/theories/themes required to pass: 6
Students ought to start the reflective essay in week 4 after the submission of their first
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assignment. From week 4 to week 9 (a total of 6 weeks), students are expected to reflect on
the topics (week 1-week 9) this unit has covered and evaluate which concepts or theories
have inspired their thinking or influenced their decision making. This assignment still
equires an essay format with introduction section outlining the scope, purpose and
structure information. The body paragraphs need to contain at least six themes over the
course of six weeks, and each theme needs to contain:
A Convincing and Personal Justification of why these concepts/theories are chosen
(IMPORTANT)
1. How the mentioned concepts/the 6 theories have changed/might change the students’
thinking or the students’ decisions. For example, students could identify the concepts
of “automatic versus critical thinking” as a theme for one week’s reflection, and
illustrate with personal examples how having learned about the differences has
enabled him/her to be more effective in making a certain decision at work.
2. Close to the end, the essay needs to reflect on self-knowledge and highlight
implications for future self-development.
To successfully complete this assessment task, students should answer the
following reflective essay questions (IMPORTANT)
1. Which concepts/theories from which week’s learning activities are significant
or important to you?
My answer: EQ (week 4)
2. Why are these concepts/theories you have identified important or significant
to you? (Theoretical review)
Need to answer as theoretical review.
3. How are the concepts/theories (which I have chosen 6 theories) you have learned
influencing/impacting your decision-making in relation to your cu
ent
interpersonal relationships, professional workplaces and/or personal life?
(Practical Application)
Need to create.
4. What have you learned about yourself through the unit activities? What skills
do you possess and what skills are you lacking? How are you going to improve
your decision-making in the future? (Self-knowledge and self-development)
Need to create
5. You should tie all your arguments/insights together at the end of your paper,
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highlighting how you think you will be able to use your learning in your
future career and in life generally.
Related information to this question in case you may need: My past career
elated to Project manager. I am 38 years old and 10 years’ experience in
different industry (banking industry- e products- internet banking, sms
anking, e billing …etc., automobile selling, loyalty card center, call center) .
My future career will be related project manager too, I am planning to work
at especially large projects in my country. (it is just additional information, if
you use or mention some)
Assessment 2: Written Assessment- Reflective Essay Marking Ru
ics
Section/Criteria 40% Fail (< 25%) Fail (26-49%) Pass (50‐59%) Credit (60‐69%) Distinction (70‐79%) High D (80‐100%)
Introduction & Conclusion
6 No introduction. No
conclusions
provided.
No topic, key
points and/or
purpose is
introduced or the
introduction is
i
elevant to
assessment item.
Brief conclusion
ut no links
established to the
introduction and
ody of the essay.
Topic introduced, but
the introduction is
underdeveloped in
terms of key points
and/or purpose. Brief
conclusion with
limited links
established to the
introduction and body
of the essay.
Topic, key points
and purpose of the
essay is introduced
with satisfactory
clarity.
The conclusion
provided some links
to the introduction
and body, but was
not concise or
unclear.
Topic, key points and
purpose of the essay
is introduced in a
clear and interesting
way. The conclusion
provided links to the
introduction and
ody, but concise or
unclear at times.
Topic, key points and
purpose of the essay
is introduced in a
clear and interesting
way. Clear and
concise summary of
the essay with links
to the introduction
and body of the
essay.
Critical review of key
concepts/theories
Are the following two
questions well addressed?
Which concepts/theories
from each week’s learning
activities are significant or
important to you?
Why are these
concepts/theories you have
identified important or
significant to you?
10 The concepts and
theories that will be
considered, and
their impact on the
students’ thinking
and decision-making
are not clearly
identified and
justified.
The concepts and
theories that will
e considered are
identified but
their impact on
the students’
thinking and
decision-making
are not
articulated.
The concepts and
theories that will be
considered, and their
impact on the
students’ thinking and
decision-making are
clearly identified and
articulated in an
acceptable manner.
Containing six (6)
concepts theories.
The concepts and
theories that will be
considered, and their
impact on the
students’ thinking
and decision-making
are clearly identified
and articulated in an
effective manner.
Containing more
than six (6) concepts
theories and strong
justifications.
The concepts and
theories that will be
considered, and their
impact on the
students’ thinking
and decision-making
are clearly identified
and articulated.
Containing more
than eight (8)
concepts theories
and strong
justifications.
The concepts and
theories that will be
considered, and their
impact on the
students’ thinking
and decision-making
are clearly identified
and articulated.
Containing more
than ten (10)
concepts theories
and strong
justifications.
Reflection on course impact in
personal decision making
Is the following question well
addressed?
How are the concepts/theories you
have learned influencing/impacting
your decision-making in relation to
your cu
ent interpersonal
elationships, professional
workplaces and/or personal life?
10 Demonstrates little,
if any reflection on
course impact in
personal decision
making with
extremely limited, if
any, analysis.
Demonstrates
limited reflection
on course impact
in personal
decision making
y providing a
limited level of
analysis.