Final performance review

1. APPENDIX 3: Performance ReviewDocuments
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STUDENT: Sebastian Dante
Gonzalez
PERIOD
SHEFFIELD HALLAM
UNIVERSITY
ACTIVITY REVIEW 1. 2/11/21
SUPERVISOR: ProfessorJim
Deuchars
2. 16/02/22
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE STUDENT 3. 06/05/22
ACTIVITIES MAIN SKILLS
ACQUIRED/USED
SKILL AREAS
(Technical /
Personal/Operational)
New? A - H
Maintenance of laboratoryin
professionalsetting (Personal)
Cementation of abilityto dissection
techniques(Technical)
Developmentof abilitytouse
instrumentscorrectlyandefficiently
(Technical)
Efficiency withsuccessfullyusing
antibodies(Operational)
Usingspecificsoftware tovisualise
results (Operational)specificallyimageJ
and zen
Furtherenhancementof abilitieswhen
creatingfigures(Personal)
A. Professional /
Organisational
awareness
B. Communication
C. Working with
others
D. Improving your
own learning and
performance
E. Problem solving &
Resilience
F. Information
Technology
G. Application of
numbers
H. Working Practice
(i) Knowledge
(ii) Work skills
(iii) Quality of work

2. SheffieldHallamUniversity:
Performance Review
Student:Sebastian Dante
Gonzalez
Supervisor:ProfessorJim
Deuchars
First: 2/11/21
Mid: 16/02/22
Final:06/05/22
SKILL AREA Student
Examples/ Comments
Supervisor
Examples/ Comments
A. Professional &
Organisational
Awareness
 General presentation
 Equality& diversity
 Professionalethics
 Confidentiality
 Companystructure &
function
 Departmental
structure & function
 Commercial
awareness
Professional andorganizational
awarenessremainssatisfactory,I
have been becominggreatly
inspiredbythe Master’sstudents
and know am determinedto
complete aMaster’sdegree.
Score
7/10
Since a small-ishlabarea,
Sebastianknows this well.Less
knowledge onorganisation
level,sowas supposedlook at
web sites.
Score
7/10
B. Communication
 Clearverbal
communication&
active listening
I believe mycommunicationis
far better than before,I am not
afraid to ask questions
regardlessof how relevantI feel
Works well as part oflab,
communicatingwith other lab
membersespeciallywell.Has

3.  Presentations
 Explanatoryability
 Writingskills
 Communicatingwith
people fromdifferent
levels/backgrounds
they are. I have even
successfullydemonstratedlab
technique earlierinthe year to
other studentsso I believe my
abilityto conferinformationis
also satisfactory, though it could
use development.
Score
8/10
assistedsignificantlywithMRes
and BSc students,who have all
foundSebastian to be a great
help.Couldbe more assertive
with PI to gain time to listento
presentationsand/or read
material.
Score
8/10
C. Workingwith Others
 Cooperating
 Contributingto
teamwork
 Workingunder
supervision
 Supervising/showing
leadership
 Workingwith
differentpeople
 Interdisciplinary
working
 Emotional
intelligence
I work brilliantlywithothers, I
am goingto greatlymissthe labI
am inas I have become soclose
withall of the staff. Itry to help
where Ican, like with Marilyn’s
perfusionsorwhenthe Master’s
studentshave small questions.
Score
8/10
As Sebastiannotes! Worked
well in the team, helpedothers
in lab whenneeded,
volunteeredtoassist in as many
techniquesas couldreasonably
do.
Score
9/10
D. Self-Improvement
 Enthusiasm,
commitment
 Willingnesstolearn
 Initiative,
resourcefulness,
autonomy
 Takingresponsibility
 Maturity
 Effective time
management
 Personal organisation
/ workplanning
My self-improvementhas
drasticallychanged, asIwas
greatlyuncertainof myself atthe
start. I wasverylostand my
dissectiontechniqueleftmuchto
be desired.Now myability isfar
better,Iam confident inthe
protocol and while mydissection
isn’tperfectitisfar betterthan
before.
Score
8/10
Enthusiasm highand managing
own time.Always willingto
learn. Has learnedto take the
initiative to some degree,but
can take thisfurther.
Score
8/10
E. ProblemSolving&
Resilience
My problemsolvingand
resilience hasalsoremained
Experimentsalways need
planningand problemsolving –

4.  Prioritisingtasks
 Definingproblems
 Takingaction
 Locatinginformation
 Takinga range of
approaches
 Persevering
tenacious,especiallyafter
spendingtwoanda half months
purelyonantibodyoptimization.
Score
7/10
doesso on own and with helpof
others,asking advice and
followingup.Perseveredwith
helpof others whenneeded.
Score
8/10
F. Information
technology
 UsingWord/Excel/PP
etc.
 Usingspecialist
software
 Usingdatabases
 Literature searching
 Opento developing
and utilisingnew
technologyskills
Information technologyis one
of my most dramatic
improvements,as at the
beginningofmy placementexcel
was the limitof my abilities.
Now I confidentlyuse ImageJto
add scale bars and have been
usingit to record fluorescence
downloadedfrom zensoftware.
Score
8/10
Has gainedexperience in
ImageJ,Zen software etc.Much
improved.
Score
8/10
G. Numeracy
 Calculating/
evaluating
 Checkingresults
 Applyingappropriate
statistics
 Recording/
presentingdata
My numeracyremains
satisfactory, Ihave beenworking
withequationsand statisticsand
withguidance from Marilynand
Joe I have beenable touse them
correctly.
Score
7/10
Not beena big demand,but has
done some since last meeting
and I await the outcome of the
stats, to be seenthis week.
Sought helpfrom the lab when
needed,agood use of the
available resource!
Score
7/10
H. WorkingPractice
1. Knowledge
 Experimental/project
design
 Function/principles
of equipment
 Health& safety
procedures
My theory of neuroscience is
once again satisfactory, thanks
to the slidesthat Jim has given
me access to. I will admit that
with my time beingfocusedon
my lab report I have let it slide,
but fullyintendto have it
perfectin time for the final
presentation.
Theoretical knowledge could
have beendevelopedmore,but
with lab work perhaps time a
little limited.

5.  Knowingreasonsfor
particularworking
practices
 Background/
theoretical
knowledge
Score
7/10
Score
7/10
2. Work Skills
 Careful &safe
workingpractice
 Manual dexterity
 Correct use of
equipment/methodol
ogy
 Followsmethods/
protocols
 Competentinarange
of activities
My workskillsare alsogreatly
improved,Iknow how touse all
of the equipmentIhave
encountered andmyknowledge
of immunohistochemistryis
sufficientlythorough.
Score
8/10
Agreed,mountingof sections
now generallynice,dissections
much improvedand also now
experiencedsome perfusionsby
assistingin lab.
Score
8/10
3. Quality of Work
 Accuracy
 Reliabilityof service
 Attentiontodetails
 Efficiency
 Meetsdeadlines
 Resilience under
pressure
While Ido believe the qualityof
my workhas improved,Idostill
leave small damage during
dissectionsandthatcan be
furtherimproved.
Score
7/10
As above!
Score
8/10
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SUPERVISOR
Comments/ Proposals
Potential actiontoassistwith
training,extendexperience or
addressproblemsasfollow-
up to Performance Review
Last time a keyarea to improve wasintissue dissection,whichhas
takenplace to a large degree.
Some more projectdiscussionwouldbe good,withSebastiantopro-
activelyseekopportunitiestodoso.
Backgroundknowledge couldbe furtherimproved,butwhose
doesn’t!?
Date discussed:
6/6/2022
Supervisor:
JimDeuchars
Student:
SebastianGonzalez

6. Score Level of Achievement
10 outstandingin all aspects
9 
8 excellent
7 above average
6 good, average
5 satisfactory,clear pass
4 poor, bare pass
3 very poor, fail
2
1 
0 completely unsatisfactory
Professional & Scientific Practice 3
Performance Review Summary Form (agreed by WPS and APA)
Studentname:SebastianDante Gonzalez
Course:Biomedical Science
Organisation/Department:Biological Sciences
Score Level of achievement
10 outstandingin all aspects
9 
8 excellent
7 above average

7. 6 good, average
5 satisfactory,clear pass
4 poor, bare pass
3 very poor, fail
2 
1 
completely unsatisfactory
Score /10
A. Professional/Organisational awareness
B. Communication
C. Workingwithothers
D. Improvingownlearningandperformance
E. ProblemSolving&Resilience
F. InformationTechnology
G. Applicationof numbers
H. Workingpractice (i)Knowledge
(ii)Workskills
(iii)Qualityof work

8. Comments: (please continue overthe page) Total score = final %
Performance Reviews discussed with student and scores agreed during APA’s final contact.
Signatures (Supervisor)_________________________ Date ________________
(Academic PlacementAdvisor)______________________
Summary Form to be included in the Employability e-Portfolio, Section 3.