Reflective General Professional Course

Question: Describe about the Report for Reflective General of Professional Course. Answer: My classes started on the fifth of April 2016. The entire course was divided into 27 weeks of assessment. In the first week, we had our orientation session at the main campus of ECA. At the session, first, we were welcomed and congratulated on our acceptances for the professional course. We were notified of the course duration, course details, what we have to study about in our classes, and what we have to do in the entire internship. We were provided with our ID cards and class schedules by the management. We got to know from the schedule itself that our classes will be held on Tuesday afternoons, from 2 o' clock to 9 o' clock, at the central campus instead of the main campus. The program leaders explained to us how this course would be helpful for fresh graduates, what will be taught to us in classes and how we can utilize the lessons learned to experience a smooth coursework. We were made aware of how the course will enhance and polish our accounting skills and knowledge. Also inf ormation about different campus resources, programs and services were shared with us. Discussions were carried out about financial aids and assistances, books and tutoring and many other resources. Everyone was encouraged to ask questions, and we were guided on how to navigate through the campus and introduced to different communities and clubs. Our classes started from the second week onwards. I was quite nervous about the new classes, but at the same time, I was excited and thrilled. I was actually looking forward to a new experience, new things to learn about and meeting new people. On the first day, I reached the classroom early in excitement. The classes have not started yet. Then after a while, I saw other students coming in. I recognized them from the orientation session. Everyone came in and settled down. Our class started exactly at 2 pm as per schedule. The teacher entered the class and introduced himself. He had a friendly smile on his face that curbed all our nervousness. He asked everyone to introduce himself or herself to the class. He shared some jokes with us related to the course and his experiences with previous batches. After that, we were explained throughout the first half of each class that we have to prepare about ILTES and then we continued with the regular course activities in the classes. I interact ed with my classmates and made some friends too. In the second and third week, we learned about Australian work cultures. As I am an international student, it was necessary to learn about how Australians work. We were taught why it was necessary. The importance of knowing the culture we will be working in, in the future, is that if we do not know what is happening off-field we can never understand what is happening on the field. It will help us in teamwork. Nowadays Australia has become a culturally diverse country, and we were taught how to work in that diverse environment, how to manage the different kinds of people we will be interacting in future and how we can be more productive by utilizing this diversity. We all were asked to prepare a presentation on workplace diversity. At first, it was difficult for me to understand how to approach the topic, keeping in mind the instructions provided. However, with the help of my friends, I managed to prepare a decent presentation. I was not so sure about it, but it turned out to be just fine. I gained some confidence from the success and promised myself to do better the next time. For two weeks, we were also shown presentations on Australian immigration rules and how different leaders brought in different features to these rules. The main idea was to update us about the latest modifications. We were also shown a classic Australian family movie "The Castle". The movie was all about a family's fight against big corporations and the government. The best part of the movie was the informal language used by the characters, the local slangs and dialects and also the multi-cultural characters. From the fourth to sixth week we were taught about the proper procedure of applying for a job and the importance of each step, how the steps work and the impacts they have on the overall process. We were taught about the different types of resumes and cover letters in use. In addition, we learned what the significance of each type is and how we can use these two tools in the labor market to gain competitive advantage. What I learned is that a resume is essential to the job search procedure; it is one of the most important documents needed to secure an interview. We were also made to consider that a tactically targeted cover letter is the key weapon needed to fight this job-securing battle and to win it. Our resumes and cover letters introduced us to the employers and based on those the employer will decide if we are eligible for the position or not. These documents are basically our reflection on paper. This was followed by a personality test, which reflected my own personality, how I am, how do I act, what are my qualities and my negatives. By using the DISC behavior model, I evaluated my qualities and learned how to develop them to become more productive. I also examined what I lack in and formulated how to overcome those hurdles. In the ninth week, we were given a task of preparing a presentation on any topic and the researches made on that. My topic was "Earthquakes in Japan". This was my second presentation, and I was confident I could do it this time. For this one, I needed to conduct some researches about the topic. I first researched about the geographic features of the land and the tectonic plates. I also found out about the different earthquakes that have happened in those regions and surrounding areas. An elaborate study on the pressure points and earthquake-prone areas was done. I illustrated some recent earthquake events in Japan, analyzed those events and recommended some possible solutions that could have improved the situations if not prevented them. I provided some future mitigation methods and some recommendations too. For this, I had to go through several official reports and articles on these events. It opened my eyes towards the topic. I was unaware of the extreme impacts earthquakes has had on Japan and its population. So many lives were lost, so much of damage happened. It made me more conscious about the anthropological factors that contribute to the earthquake events. I promised myself to be more cautious in future. After this, a mock interview session was conducted. Our classmates took each other's interview and asked some typical questions generally asked by employers. The entire session was recorded for future reference and use. Before the session started, our lecturer had already given us some tips on how to conduct an interview and how to answer the questions properly as an interviewee. When I reflect on my potency and failings as associated to this itinerary, I believe that the age-old proverb with reference to how my biggest flaw became my biggest strong point is valid here. One of the obstacles I first came across in the course group was being unable to obtain an instantaneous response when I was facing trouble with anything. In a conventional classroom, the lecturer is regularly bodily present. Hence whenever there is any pressing requirement, he or she is usually instantly available in any way or other (during a lecture or duty hours). Aforementioned problem, though, spun about as I slowly discovered to dig farther and examine further because of my solutions. I further learned to depend on my training group (course mates), also. At the commencement of the course there persisted an adaptation period, however as the course proceeded and while I started to go with the flow, I begun to be less reliant on the lecturer and more reliant on myself. I believe it was a g reat learning activity. At times lecturers solve far so many issues quickly when they actually must allow the scholar to hunt for their individual answers. As a student of this course work, I discovered that it was necessary to operate individually to uncover answers to queries. It is there when my analytical reasoning talents appeared in handy. I do not intend to neglect the necessity for the training community, still being a self-sufficient scholar allows a learner to be a genuine part of that training community. Thus, to review, my biggest flawthe incapacity to obtain data immediatelybecame my biggest strengthmy capacity to mature into a self-sufficient student and achiever. In the end, I would wish to say that I truly relished the activities of this course. The course has been beneficial for me to discover first-hand whatever the assessments are all about. I express my gratitude for the guidance and endurance.