GCU Reflective Essay

* establishes a system of praise and constructive criticism - rewards and improvement; grows with the organisation

This unit does not introduce much new material. Instead, we expect you to integrate technical and theoretical knowledge acquired from study across your degree. We refer to two frameworks that may support you in carrying out this integration:

Reflecting on this course over this semester, there have been many lessons learned that will be valuable, as we enter the business world. Our first lesson was to learn to work together, as a team, to prepare a short memo, long memo, letter, and email for use in the business world. This is a lesson that will experience many times as we do our daily work. Punctuation and grammar are so important to present to the client and other organizations that we are professionals. It could mean the loss of a sale or acquiring new business. It’s like dressing for work; looking professional or unprofessional.

I have also operated as part of a team, for example AUQA audits, scholarship allocations, and large IT projects. Having spent most of my career working in schools and faculties I am well versed in dealing with students, general and academic staff and central units. These include timetabling, graduation, prizes and scholarships, and student and academic administration. I have also provided support to academic staff as required, for example in invigilating assessment items (including online assessment), developing course and subject proposals, reviewing Turn It In reports for potential plagiarism, and enabling advanced Blackboard

I can see Texas Christian University as a great fit for me because it offers so much for me to grow as a students. I can see myself attending the Academic Services offered by TCU in order for me to become a better students and go for help. At Haverford I would find myself using their academic help services, asking teachers questions and go for extra help. TCU also offers its students a wide variety of major and minors to choose from. Business is an interest of mine and TCU offers a great business program. But if I was not to go down that path TCU would allow me to find a new major or minor to choose.

This essay is a reflective essay on my learning development from a young age through to my current position as a University Student. I will be relating my learning development back to two theories of human development, Vygotstsky’s socio-cultural theory and Marcia’s version of Erikson’s theory of identity development. I will identify and discuss the challenge I have faced with my identity and how this has impacted on my development.

What really motivated me to enroll at GCU was a couple things. I was in the process of applying to a different college, and something just wasn’t feeling right. The process wasn’t going smooth at all. The enrollment advisor called me numerous time a day and the over the phone interview felt fake. As I got off the phone with her, I thought I would research my degree more. I googled Bachelors in Science with Business Management and Grand Canyon was one of the links. I had taken a previous class long time ago with GCU when I was pursing my BSN. I had remembered that all my previous prerequisites were on file. After more research on GCU another thing that convinced me was no out of state tuition. That is a big perk. Online classes are my only option

Vital signs are a fundamental component of nursing care and indicate the body’s ability to maintain blood flow, regulate temperature and regulate oxygenate the body tissue. Taking vital signs are essential in revealing any sudden changes in the body, which could potentially indicate clinical deterioration of the patient.

During my time at UBC, my rigorous course load along with a number of extracurricular activities have allowed me to enhance my organization and time management skills.

something that is just not right. I was just not feeling the way I thought I would after graduatin

I thought this was going to was going to be easy. With my past experiences of always succeeding, I thought I was going to flourish without any struggle--I was wrong. Composition I was a whole new entity than what I have ever experienced with school. I was so used to always getting the grades I wanted, with hard work of course, but not here. Even with the hard work I put in, it was very difficult to keep up with my grade because of the assignments and essays; however, with that being said, the challenges I found in Composition I have made me realize all I have learned this semester, which was more than any English class I have taken.

During my education at Western Governors University (WGU), I had the opportunity to take the course Community and Population Health as part of my BSN program. The community health course forced me to go out into my community, something I would have never done otherwise, and interact with its members. The interaction gave me a chance to assess the community’s health problems. Being put out into the community gave me a better understanding of the implication of public health nursing. Giving me a new perspective on the causative factors involved and methods for preventative measures.

This assignment will be a piece of reflection based on a clinical decision I have assisted in during my placement. This reflection will relate to a situation that occurred in my clinical work where I felt that I have learnt something that is of value to my practice. The clinical decision was based on wound dressing. I will identify what I have learned from the experience and how this relates to theory that has been researched. To help me with this reflection I will use Gibbs (1988) model of reflection. For the purpose of confidentiality I will call the patient Mrs H. The description of events will be in the appendix.

Reflecting on your learning through writing is a very effective way to show what you know and understand. As a future teacher, you will be constantly reflecting on the students in your classroom, your teaching, and what you could do differently next time. To help you begin to develop this reflective practice this semester as you write about the things you learned from your readings, your own experiences as a writer, and your classroom experiences with your peers.

Poverty has always been present in both rich and poor countries around the world. Vietnam is not an exception. Vietnam, the pearl of the East, shines beautifully with a charming culture and a long glorious history. However, hiding underneath that beauty, the present of poverty is still out there in the big cities as well as in the countryside. The longing war that Vietnam had been through with Mongolian, China, France, United States and the natural calamities have hurt this beautiful country mentally, physically and economically. My parents and I, as the “dragon and fairy descendants” as claimed in the Vietnamese myth, always give a hand in helping people that are out there suffering.