BU$3034$: Reflective Journal $2$ Union Organizing

Instructions:

Write a self$-$reflection journal entry that addresses the following prompts. Be sure to provide specific examples and insights from your own personal experiences, the unit activities and readings, and class discussions. Not tying it to your own experiences and our class material, or using AI to write your post will result in lost marks or a grade of zero and a plagiarism offence.

The entry should be broken down into:

Introduction

Personal Understanding:

How has this unit influenced your views on unionization? Before this unit, what were your thoughts on unions, and how have they evolved?

Identify any personal experiences or observations that relate to the reasons employees may or may not want to join a union. How did these personal insights enhance your understanding of the topic?

Unfair Labour Practices and Ethics:

Reflect on the ethical considerations surrounding unfair labour practices. How do these ethical dilemmas impact both employers and employees during the certification process?

Share your thoughts on the importance of maintaining ethical standards in labour relations. How might this apply in your future career?

Personal Application and Future Implications:

How do you plan to apply the knowledge gained from this unit in your future career in human resources or labour relations?

Identify any specific skills or insights that you feel will be particularly valuable.

Conclusion

Formatting:

Write a journal entry of approximately $500-600$ words.

Ensure your thoughts are expressed clearly and concisely.

Submit your journal in a Word document through Blackboard by the due date.

How you will be graded $(20$ points$)$:

Criteria Excellent

$(4$ points$)$ Good

$(3$ points$)$ Satisfactory

$(2$ points$)$ Needs Improvement

$(1$ point$)$

Introduction Provides a clear, engaging introduction. Provides a clear introduction. Introduction is somewhat vague or brief. Introduction is unclear or missing.

Point #$1$: Personal Understanding Insightfully discusses a detailed personal understanding related to unions and why employees unionize, demonstrating a deep understanding. Adequately discusses a personal understanding related to unions and why employees unionize, demonstrating a clear understanding. Briefly mentions a personal understanding related to unions and why employees unionize, but lacks depth or detail. Does not effectively discuss a personal understanding related to unions and why employees unionize, or it is irrelevant.

Point #$2$: ULP and Ethics Provides a comprehensive analysis of the ethical consideration for unfair labour practice and maintaining ethical standards, with clear examples, based on personal experiences or observations. Provides a clear analysis of ethical consideration for unfair labour practice and maintaining ethical standards, with some examples, based on personal experiences or observations. Provides a general description of the ethical consideration for unfair labour practice, with vague examples or lacks a personal perspective. Provides little to no analysis of the ethical considerations with no examples or personal insight.

Point #$3$: Future Implications Insightfully discusses a detailed personal reflection on application of knowledge gained in the future, and identifies specific skills and insights, demonstrating a deep understanding. Adequately discusses a personal reflection on application of knowledge gained in the future, and identifies specific skills or insights, demonstrating a deep understanding. Briefly mentions a personal reflection on application of knowledge gained in the future, but lacks depth or detail. Does not effectively discuss a personal on application of knowledge gained in the future, or it is irrelevant.

Conclusion Draws a thoughtful, well$-$articulated conclusion that reflects on personal learning about unions and anticipates future learning or perspective shifts. Draws a clear conclusion that somewhat reflects on personal learning about unions and mentions future learning or perspective shifts. Provides a basic conclusion that briefly reflects on personal learning about unions, with limited insight into future learning. Conclusion is vague, unrelated to unions, or missing, with no reflection on personal learning or future perspectives.