INP605 Industry Placement: Learning Portfolio Assessment Answer

Instructions:

Part A: Reflective Essay (2,500 words)- Weighting: 25%

To fulfil Part (A) you are to construct a reflective essaythat addresses the following key points:

• A brief overview of your organization and position.
• Your performance as it relates tosecuring your placement, particularly the preparation, application and selection process.
• Critical evaluationyourinduction andtrainingprocesses intothe organization and related department.
• Identification and comparison of your department’s operating objectives and their alignment with the organization’s overall objectives. Critique of the overall performance concerning departmental andorganizational objectives.
• Recommendations for improvement of the recruitment, induction and training process of theorganization.

Part B: Report (2,500 words)- Weighting: 25%

To fulfil Part B, you must construct a report that addresses the following key points:

• Criticallyanalysehowyourdepartment’sinternalandexternalstakeholders contribute toward the department and hotel’s objectives. Draw conclusions from your experience and rely upon academic sources to explain and justify the importance of these relationships.
• As an internal stakeholder, critically reflect on your performance and contribution toward the department and hotel’s objectives. Consider the following in your response:
  • Your keystrengths;
  • Areas of overall performance that could be improved;
  • How your placement has contributed to your leadership behaviour
  • A justificationof yourlong term (three to five year) career goals and your strategy to achieve them