Reflection Essay (Santa Clara University)

Reflection Essay (Santa Clara University)
Pathway Reflection Essay
Instructions and Guidelines

Introduction: As you leave the university and begin a new chapter in your life, you will discover new applications of the knowledge and skills you have acquired at SCU. This reflection essay encourages you to consider your learning experience at SCU in an explicit and structured way. Your essay may also provide evidence for others, such as potential employers, of the quality of your thinking and writing.

Assignment: In no less than 500 words and no more than 1000 words (approx. 2-3 pages), respond to the three questions below, either individually (resulting in three mini-essays) or collectively. Please address all three questions.

1. Connections: Integrations
What is a significant connection that emerges as you think about your Pathway theme and courses that you completed for your Pathway (and, if relevant, courses in your major)? Describe the connection that you have identified in sufficient detail so that readers not familiar with your coursework may understand the connection and how it relates to your Pathway theme. Be sure to identify the Pathway theme and relevant courses or major by name.
For example, a student in the Politics and Religion Pathway who majored in Economics might describe several ways in which economics can be linked with religious ideas and practices and her surprise at this discovery.

2. Analysis: Disciplinary Perspectives on an Issue
What issue, problem, or situation relevant to the theme of your Pathway can be examined through two of the disciplinary approaches represented by courses in your Pathway? Briefly analyze this issue, problem, or situation from the perspective of two different disciplines that you encountered in Pathway courses. Support your analysis with specific references to learning in your Pathway courses. Be sure to name the relevant courses.
For example, a student in the Sustainability Pathway who identifies the problem of the availability of clean water might explain how the disciplinary perspectives (such as theories, methods, or concepts) of engineering and history (or sociology or religious studies or marketing…) address the problem.

3. Reflection: Looking Back and Looking Forward
In what ways has the learning you experienced in your Pathway complemented your learning for your major(s), your education overall, or your life experiences? As you reflect, you might consider the following:
• Pathway learning that deepened your understanding of issues in your major(s) or allowed you to develop a separate expertise outside of your major(s).
• The implications of Pathway learning for your life: new understanding of significant social issues; revision of beliefs or values; new interests, commitments, or ways of thinking.
For example, a student in the Global Health Pathway with a Communication major might describe how the Pathways courses he selected in Anthropology (Human Culture and Nutrition), Critical Thinking and Writing (Reading Food, Self & Culture), and Public Health (Community Health), made him think more deeply about how a culture of fast food leads to poor health and obesity, and the role he might play in improving children’s access to healthy foods.
Successful Pathway reflection essays will demonstrate effective organization, appropriate use of examples or other evidence, appropriate word choice, clear sentence structure, and close attention to mechanics including spelling and punctuation. Most students will revise multiple times before submitting their essays. Prizes will be awarded to authors of exemplary reflection essays.

Review the theme of your Pathway, “Tips for Completing the Pathway Reflection Essay,” and the rubric that will be used by faculty to evaluate your essay on the website at: (give link). HUB Writing Partners are available to assist you; for information, see www.scu/HUBwriting center.

Students who do not meet the requirements above will be asked to revise and resubmit their reflection essays.

 
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