Assessment task - Reflective Discourse
Write brief Reflective Discourse of your understanding of what the SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT is about, and how formal study of this topic will help you develop professional skills appropriate to your future job.
Purpose
The primary purpose of this assessment task is to help focus student attention on the discipline of Operations Management and provide an opportunity to reflect on how the discipline relates to jobs and careers in management.
The secondary purpose of this assignment is to give students an early opportunity to develop generic academic writing skills within the framework of reflective discourse. This paper should be written in first person language.
Task
Choose a topic that interests you from one of the ten to be covered from week 3 to week 12 (see the course schedule in the Course Profile).
Write a brief description of your understanding of what the topic is about, and how formal study of this topic will help you develop professional skills appropriate to your current or future job. (Hint, choose a topic that is not too familiar to you but you think will be useful).
No research or references are required for this assessment item as it is designed to encourage you to reflect on the course and what you think will be of value to you.
You may wish to refer to the course learning outcomes to provide some structure to your discussion.