Reflection document, period 2 2018/2019

Before you write your reflection you should do the preparations.

If you visited two companies this year

Some students had to visit two companies in order to fit two years' study visit seminars in one year. If you are one of these students, you need to write a double length (1000-1200 words) reflection, where the first half should answer the four first reflection point below regarding your first study visit and the second half should answer all reflection points (including the comparison) regarding your second study visit. Submit your reflection in the ordinary way, but also mail the link to the document to viggo@kth.se.

The written reflection

Write a reflection document where you address the following points based on your study visit and your small recruitment research. Make sure that you bring up both positive and negative aspects. The document should be 500-800 words.

• Give a short description of the company and the visit. Did you learn anything new that you did not know before? Reflect upon why it was new to you.
• How do you and your competence match the company you visited? If not, what competences would you need to develop and how would you do that?
• What insights have you gained that may influence your studies, choice of degree project or future plans?
• What role does the company fill in society? Do you want to be part of what the company is doing? Reflect upon how important it is to you that the company you work for has values that you share.
• (only for year 2) Compare the study visit last year with this one. What was similar? And what was different? 
• Finally, write a paragraph where you reflect on the courses you are currently taking and the courses (or degree project) that you have chosen to take next semester.

The document should be written as, or be converted to, a Google document. Set the permissions, so that everyone with the link will be allowed to comment the document. The following video shows how to do this:

If you do not want to use Google Docs for your text, there is an alternative described in the course memo.

Hand in the reflection

The link to your written reflection must be added to your group's Canvas page for this seminar before 17:00 on November 22. First, check that you are logged in to Canvas (in the blue Canvas menu to the left). You can find your group page by clicking Groups/Grupper in the blue Canvas menu to the left, choose your group (named prosamm group X), click on Pages/Sidor and the page named "period 2 2018/2019: The Study visit". Then edit this page, adding a line consisting of your name and course offering (prosamm18 or prosamm17) at the end of the document, and make this line link to your Google document by using the chain icon and entering the URL of the Google document. Then save the page. Be careful not to change or remove anything on the page that anyone else has written.

(If you cannot find your group in Canvas, please email Viggo Kann <viggo@kth.se> to get a group.)

You will also need to read and comment on the other group members' reflections.

Have you missed anything in this course?

If you look at your results in Grades/Omdömen in Canvas you should have "1" for each of the three tasks for each seminar: reflection document, comments and seminar, in order to pass the course. If you missed anything you will need to read the instructions on how to fix this. If a result has not been reported correctly, you should contact your mentor for that seminar.