Question 1: My reflection on my lowest mark.
Academic writing, it is not even a fearsome word, but the chills it gave me turned into my lowest mark of 80% for assignment three. In this assignment we had to write an essay on a topic presented and I chose topic one, “The over dependence on technology has resulted in students losing the ability to think independently” UNISA, 2016 (Placeholder1). In this assignment I reflected on how to write academically for economic purposes; using suitable resources, quoting, in-text citations and referencing. I believe I preformed this way, because I could have written this essay better, and instead of quoting I should have paraphrased more. If I could do it again tomorrow I would construct …show more content…
This assignment was about evaluating my ability to reflect on my interpretation by answering the question related to a particular passage. My vocabulary; reading, thinking and grammar skills were tested. I identified key factors, by summarising a particular article in literate and visual format. I think I preformed this way, because I thoroughly read the study guide before attempting the assignment. When answering the questions in the assignment I made sure I understood every aspect that was expected of me and I answered the question in such a way that my answer will justify the total mark for that question. If I could alter this assignment I would present a more in a detailed summary of the article, but I have learned from my mistake.
Section B: Topic 1 (a): Conflict occurs in the workplace mainly because people have different interests, priorities and belief systems which sometimes clash.
Causes of Conflict in the Work Environment with Conflict Management …show more content…
Kenneth W. Thomas and Ralph H. Kilmann (2010) wrote the “Tomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument” report. This report presents five different styles which I would suggest to make use of when managing conflict, namely, “Competing” which is to make sure you get what you want. “Collaborating” is to cooperate by understanding each other and identifying the problem. “Compromising” is to find a solution where everyone will benefit by stating individualistic ideas to deal with the problem. “Avoiding” can be to evade from the conflicted situation and “Accommodating” which is to put the interest of others before yours in order words unselfish (Thomas & Kilmann, 2010). This report gives a baseline of suggestions on how to manage conflict, it should be noted this report is only based on managing conflict and not