Nurul Afiqah Binte Rashid_A0160361R_C01_Reflection Writing

The kind of genres that I would be writing in my major, Information Systems (IS), are

typically, business reports, statistical reports and proposals that are either

informative, evaluative or argumentative. After taking the ES1103 module, I believe

that I am more informed of the mistakes I used to make in my past writings and I

could improve my future writings by leveraging from the skills taught in the module. I

will reflect on how the skills and experiences, gained from ES1103, is applicable to

the written genres or non-written works in my discipline, IS, and discuss my

strengths and weaknesses.

One of the written genres that I will be writing in my discipline is business reports.

The skills and experiences that ES1103 have taught me will be helpful in the

planning and structuring phase of the reports and also, the usage of citation and

expressing citations in the reports. I could apply this skill by finding the scoping,

value, content and instructional words; thereupon, having a clear understanding of

the requirements for the reports (Rashid, N.A., 2017d). Other than that, I also learnt

from the module that shaping the thesis serves as an anchor for the entire report so

it is very important to make it concise and yet covers the summary of the report

(Rashid, N.A., 2017c). Furthermore, the module has improved my citations and how I

paraphrase, synthesize and summarise the citations into the reports. In Week 3, I

learnt these skills by using complex sentences and complex nouns, which makes the

citation concise while integrating more information and expressing dense meanings;

thus, having such a skill would be good to apply into reports since reports have

heavy cited references (Rashid, N.A., 2017a).

On the other hand, for non-written works, such as presentations, the module has

taught me how to plan future presentations by using the suitable references and

making the flow of the content more coherent. Experiences from peer feedback

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sessions have taught me to be more conscious about how the presentation flows so

that it would be readable and understandable for readers (Rashid, N.A., 2017b).

Not only will the module be applicable in the genres of my discipline, but it has also

made me grow strengths and realise my weaknesses in my writings. My strengths

are in paraphrasing, synthesizing, summarizing citations and using suitable

progressions and text cohesion in my essays (Rashid, N.A., 2017b). On the contrary,

I am still weak in being concise, structuring complex sentences and being evaluative

in my essays based on my problem solution essay (Rashid, N.A., 2017b).

Indeed, I feel that the skills taught are useful and applicable to the genres of my

discipline. However, despite my improvements, more can be done to fix my

weaknesses; thereupon, achieving more concise, clear and evaluative reports that

will be convincing and readable as well. Consequently, I would be able to share my

ideas easily and readers would be able to capture my ideas better.

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References
Rashid, N.A. (2017a). Paraphrasing, Summarizing & Synthesizing. [e-portfolio post].

Retrieved from http://afiqah-es1103.weebly.com/blog/paraphrasing-

summarizing-synthesizing

Rashid, N.A. (2017b). Problem Solution Essay. [e-portfolio post]. Retrieved from

http://afiqah-es1103.weebly.com/blog/problem-solution-essay

Rashid, N.A. (2017c). Reflection Essay. [e-portfolio post]. Retrieved from

http://afiqah-

es1103.weebly.com/blog/english-reflection-essay

Rashid, N.A. (2017d). Transferring of Learning to the Discipline. [e-portfolio post].

Retrieved from http://afiqah-es1103.weebly.com/blog/transfer-of-learning-to-

the-discipline

ES Portfolio Blog URL: http://afiqah-es1103.weebly.com/blog

Critical Reflection Essay Rubric

A. Content. The writer provides:
s requirements good/mostly no

Good/minor

requirementsproblems/ does
meets basic Only fair/some
requirements problems/only

Poor/major
Very

problems/largel
y meets
problems/meet

1. an analysis of the type of writing required in the writers y not reach

discipline referring to relevant sources

more analysis can be included
1 an evaluation of the extent to which ES1103 applies to y
writing in the discipline
evaluate the skills in the ES1103 curriculum again as there
are more which are relevant to your discipline
1 an analysis of the writers own strengths and weaknesses y
as a writer in relation to the writing requirements in the
discipline and in relation to the ES1103 writing tasks
strategies for further improvements?
1 a weaving of abstract and personal evidence y

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A Organization. The writer provides:

1. unified paragraphs with clear topic sentences y

1 cohesion built through thematic progression, referencing, y

lexical cohesion and referencing
more cohesion between ideas required within paragraphs
for a more fluent development of content

A Lexicogrammar. The writer:

1. uses a range of language to incorporate sources; and y
evaluate and link writing knowledge, experiences and
discipline-specific writing requirements
1 makes few or no grammatical errors y

Comments from tutor/rater: