Business Research: Learning Experience and Activities

Running head: BUSINESS RESEARCH
BUSINESS RESEARCH
Name of Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Entry Week Number: 1
Activity Week Number: 1
My opinion about the learning experience of the activity of week 1 is that it was
informative. This activity was important for me because it helped me to understand how to
select my research topic and how to find and refer to resource materials for the purpose of my
research. In future, I will use this learning experience in my course by efficiently selecting
my research topic form the discipline of my expertise. During this activity, I was taught about
how to carefully select a unique research topic from a certain area of discipline and how to
search for resource materials (journals and books) and the types of academic resource
materials that would be helpful for my research. I was also taught the process of referencing
in the Harvard style and how to cite the references in my research. This activity was
important for my research learning process, as it had helped me to understand the process of
initial approach to a research. This activity was done so that I could be efficient in selecting a
unique research topic and the appropriate resource materials as well as be able to provide
correct evidences and citations of the resource materials required for my research.
Entry Week Number: 2
Activity Week Number: 2
In my opinion, the activity of week 2 was helpful and practical. This learning
experience was valuable to me, as it had helped me to practically apply what I had learned in
week1. In my future career, it will help me in carefully selecting and identifying the area of
my research as well as the resources that will be required. In this activity, the tutor had given
me a sheet in which I had to fill in details like the discipline of my research, the journals
required for my research and finally my research topic. Based on this, the supervisor had

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evaluated my ability to carefully select a research are and topic. He had then given me
feedback, guided me on the areas that need to be improved and had cleared my queries. This
activity helped me in my research learning process as it allowed me to practically assess the
knowledge I had gained in week 1. I had done this activity in order to identify my strengths
and weaknesses in selecting a research topic.
Entry Week Number: 3
Activity Week Number: 3
In my opinion, this learning activity was particularly important as it involved one of
the major and crucial part of research. This learning experience was valuable, as it had helped
me to grasp the idea and process of reviewing literatures and journals for my research. This
will help me further in my career as it taught me how to objectively review literatures. During
the learning activity of week 3, the tutor had shown me three videos that explained the
process of exploring and writing literature reviews. The tutor had also given us examples of
literature reviews and their styles and mentioned how they can be used in different contexts.
This activity has helped me in my business research learning as it helped me to understand
the process in which a particular journal or academic resource should be approached while
conducting a literature review. I had done this activity to gain knowledge on the process of
writing literature reviews that is a crucial element of any research.
Entry Week Number: 4
Activity Week Number: 4
The learning experience of week 4 was, in my opinion, informative. This learning
experience was valuable as it helped me to understand the ethical paradigm of conducting a
research. I will also apply the knowledge of this learning activity generally in life by giving