Performance Review 2
Sheffield Hallam University:
Performance Review
Student: Megan Dutton
Supervisor: Jody Smith
Mid: 21/04/22
SKILL AREA Student Examples / Comments Supervisor Examples / Comments

A. Professional &
Organisational Awareness
1. General presentation
2. Equality & diversity
3. Professional ethics
4. Confidentiality
5. Company structure &
function
6. Departmental structure &
function
7. Commercial awareness
Mid:
 Gained an understanding of the departmental function
during teaching throughout semester 1, and during
semester 2 this has developed to involve
undergraduate projects
 Maintains professional standpoint when
communicating with and assisting students during
projects that have previously been my peers and that
I may know personally outside of work
 Gained an insight into the research occurring within
the BMRC, which is supported by LAO, when
volunteering in an outreach event that aimed to
introduce research to the public and strengthen public
trust.
 Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information such
as students’ medical status.
Score
7/10
Mid:
Megan has continued to conduct herself
in a professional manner. She is fully
aware of who the customers of LAO are.
During projects she has dealt with
students in a professional manner even
though some of them are her peers, she
has maintained professional boundaries.
She has also maintained confidentiality
as she has been made aware of
confidential information regarding
students who have been granted a
project extension.
Score
7/10

B. Communication
1. Clear verbal
communication & active
listening
2. Presentations
3. Explanatory ability
4. Writing skills
5. Communicating with
people at different levels /
from different backgrounds
Mid:
 Communicated with other members of staff when
preparing for practicals that I have been lead on in
semester 2 reasonably well, although could be
improved by knowing when to ask for help.
 Have briefed academics and given equipment
demonstrations when introducing them to practicals I
have been lead on.
 Written communication on working documents could
be improved for example keeping QMS’s up to date
with location and progress of prepared materials so
that it is clearer for the assist and other staff members
when I have been absent due to illness
 Communicated with students when supporting
projects whilst maintaining a professional position
 Volunteered at an outreach event hosted by the
university which required me to communicate with an
adult audience with a lesser scientific background
than my colleagues and students. This involved giving
a short presentation to small groups about the activity
I was assigned to which allowed me to work on my
presenting skills.
Score
6/10
Mid:
By giving Megan practicals to lead on in
semester 2, it has allowed her to grow in
confidence when it comes to
communicating with her team members
and academics. It has been great to see
Megan improve in this area. She has
also been student facing during the Ug
project session to which she has done
very well. Megan was ill when one of her
practical’s was due to run. She emailed
me with a very clearly explanation what
needed to be done. This demonstrates
she has good written communication
skills.
Score
7/10

C. Working with Others
1. Cooperating
2. Contributing to teamwork
3. Working under supervision
4. Supervising / showing
leadership
5. Working with different
people
6. Interdisciplinary working
7. Emotional intelligence
Mid:
 Self-aware as can evaluate my own strengths and
weaknesses but sometimes struggles with self-doubt
which impacts confidence and communication.
However, this has decreased with increasing
responsibility as I have progressed on placement.
 Supported an academic when volunteering at an
outreach event as a STEM ambassador
 Gained confidence in showing leadership when
leading on semester 2 practicals.
 Worked alongside other placement student to cover
shared duties during projects and worked to cover
project support when necessary. Due to illness and
having preparation for ongoing practicals I feel this
hasn’t been entirely balanced and so going forward
into masters projects I will be sure to be pro-active.
Score
7/10
Mid:
Megan has continued to work well as
part of a team, this is evident when
she has been working alongside the
other placement student and the
level 3 apprentice when covering
housekeeping duties during ug
projects. She has also developed her
leadership skills through being the
lead on numerous practical’s’.
Megan has demonstrated she is
competent when working in the labs
and so can be trusted to work
without supervision.
Score
7/10

D. Self-Improvement
1. Enthusiasm, commitment
2. Willingness to learn
3. Initiative, resourcefulness,
autonomy
4. Taking responsibility
5. Maturity
6. Effective time management
7. Personal organisation / work
planning
Mid:
 Continues to use diary and outlook calendar to plan
meetings and has kept on top of duties such as tap
flushing, housekeeping checks and restocking of cell
culture.
 Learnt new information and processes regarding
projects.
 Meets deadlines when preparing written work such
as performance review documents.
 Have attempted to manage time to accommodate
extra responsibilities during projects, such as
increased stock checks, but feel it hasn’t been an
even balance due to absences and prepping for
ongoing practicals. I aim to be better at this for
master projects.
Score
7/10
Mid:
I think Megan needs to give herself
more credit with regards to time
management. She has had
numerous practical’s to lead, she
has managed to prep and deliver
these on time which shows she has
good time management skills.
Illness can not be helped and that
is where the assist can step in. If
Megan had not been ill. I believe
that the second open day practical
will have been prepped and deliver
on time.
Score 7/10

E. Problem Solving & Resilience
1. Prioritising tasks
2. Defining problems
3. Taking action
4. Locating information
5. Taking a range of
approaches
6. Persevering
Mid:
 Have prioritised and planned tasks to manage
practical preparation alongside weekly duties and
covering project support
 Knowledge of databases on the google drive and
documents on N drive has helped me locate
information to assist students during projects
 Developing knowledge of staff members specialist
subjects has allowed me to direct students or seek
information for them myself
Score
6/10
Mid:
Megan has demonstrated she can
prioritise and plan tasks as she has
delivered her practical’s she has
been lead on alongside her weekly
duties. She has clearly
demonstrated that she has got to
know her team members
specialisms as she has been able
to sign post students to the relevant
person if she is unable to help
them.
Score 7/10

F. Information technology
1. Using Word/Excel/PP etc.
2. Using specialist software
3. Using databases
4. Literature searching
5. Open to developing and
utilising new technology
skills
Mid:
 Maintained use of previously mentioned systems and
databases as well as learning how to use new ones
during projects. For example, using equipment
booking and chemical inventories to assist students
during projects by finding requested reagents,
identifying poisons and booking equipment slots etc
 Continues to identify literature for my ongoing
literature review. Literature searching may be
required when assigned practical development.
Score
6/10
Mid:
Megan has demonstrated she can
use all the databases required to
support projects and those that
support teaching.
She has continued to use the e5
portal and internal ordering system
competently.
Score
7/10
G. Numeracy
1. Calculating / evaluating
2. Checking results
3. Applying appropriate
statistics
4. Recording / presenting data
Mid:
 Generated, interpreted, and presented data as
standard results for practicals I have been lead on.
 Completed stock orders.
Score
6/10
Mid:
Megan has generated standard results
for the practical’s she has been lead
on and has interpreted those result to
make sure the practical is producing
the results it should. She has also
completed weekly stock takes to
makes sure there is the adequate
amounts of consumables available for
both team members and students.
Score
7/10

H. Working Practice
(i) Knowledge
1. Experimental/project design
2. Function / principles of
equipment
3. Health & safety procedures
4. Knowing reasons for
particular working practices
5. Background / theoretical
knowledge
Mid:
 Knowledge of health and safety procedures has been
used and strengthened when checking students
poison request forms when assisting in projects.
 Experimental project design skills will be tested when
given practical development.
 Was trained in the equipment maintenance of
microscopes
Score
6/10
Mid:
Megan has continued to use her
knowledge of H/S procedures and has
put them in to practice during the Ug
project session. She will continue to do
this during MSc projects.
Score
7/10

(ii) Work Skills
1. Careful & safe working
practice
2. Manual dexterity
3. Correct use of
equipment/methodology
4. Follows methods / protocols
5. Competent in a range of
activities
Mid:
 Have identified training courses I will attend at the
start of Master projects.
 Follow methods and protocols detailed in QMS when
generating reagents and in lab script for generation of
standard results for practicals I am lead on.
Score
7/10
Mid:
Megan has demonstrated she can
follow protocols as she has
successfully delivered the practical’s
she was lead on by using the QMS
documents required to do this. She
has also followed scientific
methodology to produce standard data
for these practicals.
Score 7/10
(iii) Quality of Work
1. Accuracy
2. Reliability of service
3. Attention to details
4. Efficiency
5. Meets deadlines
6. Resilience under pressure
Mid:
 Meets deadlines when preparing written work such as
performance review documents
 Works under tight deadlines when resetting leading
practicals during lunches
 Works under pressure to keep on top of project duties
such as stocking the prep room, labs and cell culture,
carrying out housekeeping checks of the labs and
opening and closing cell culture, as well as continuing
weekly duties such as tap flushing and preparing for
ongoing practicals I am leading.
Score
6/10
Mid:
Megan has demonstrated that she can
work under pressure remarkably well
during semester 2. She has
successfully balanced practical prep,
her weekly duties, and her project
housekeeping duties. She has been
unwell during this period but has still
managed to deliver what is required.
Score 7/10
Final:

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SUPERVISOR
Comments / Proposals
Potential action to assist with
training, extend experience or
address problems as follow-up to
Performance Review
Second:
Megan has shown that she can work well under pressure during semester 2. She has successfully balanced
delivering the practical’s she was lead on, complete her weekly duties, and complete her housekeeping duties
during the project session. This shows she has good planning and time management skills. It has been great to
see Megan grow in confidence over semester 2 as she has been given opportunities to allow her to do this. I
encourage Megan to keep growing in confidence as I believe she is a very capable person, she just needs to
believe in herself more.
Date discussed:
Mid: 21/04/22
Supervisor: Jody Smith Student: Megan Dutton