Individual Reflective Journal: Effectiveness of Learning Experience in Business Research

This reflective journal documents the learning journey undertaken during a Business Research course. It explores the effectiveness of the learning experience, highlighting key takeaways from each week's topic. The journal delves into the impact of the research on the author's skills, knowledge, and future career aspirations. It also examines the role of various learning resources and the practical application of research methodologies.

Individual Reflective Journal
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1 Effectiveness of learning experience
Reflective writing refers to a diagnostic practice of learning and gaining information over a
course of study. I have summarized my weekly learning and reflection through the following
table;
Week Topic Covered Reflection
1 The nature, process and strategy
of
business research
In this week, I discovered about the nature of
the research problem and why research is
conducted on the particular problem.
2 Research designing and planning It is the identification of the set of methods and
procedures for the different activities of the
research. It is essential to manage the things
timely.
3 Literature Review and Business
Research writing
In this week, I have learnt to use the opinions
and views of the other authors in order to use
them for the research topic.
4 Ethics and Legal Consideration in
Business Research
In the business research, it is also essential to
follow the ethical legislation in order to
execute the research ethically. Ethical
considerations are needed in various activities
of the activities such as during the collection of
data.
5 The Nature of qualitative This week has taught me about how to conduct
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research, sampling and
participant observation
the qualitative research where I got to know
about interviews.
6 Interviewing, Focus Groups and
Language in qualitative research
In this week, I was provided the knowledge
and understanding about interviews, focus
groups and use of languages in the qualitative
research.
7 Qualitative Data Analysis In this week, I learned the analysis techniques
in qualitative research.
8 Sampling in Quantitative
Research
In this week, I gained excess knowledge and
understanding about doing selecting samples in
the quantitative research.
9 Structured Interviewing and
Questionary Design
I gained relevant knowledge and understanding
about structured and semi-structured
interviews.
10 Structured Observation and
Content
Analysis
It was not easy for me to understand the
concept of structured observation and content
analysis.
11 Secondary Analysis and
Quantitative Data Analysis
In this week, I have learnt how to use the
secondary data in order to draw the relevant
findings.
12 Mixed methods research Here in this week, I gained knowledge about
the mixed research approach which is the
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combination of both qualitative and
quantitative research.
I believe that the business research is one of the lifetime opportunities for me that has offered
significant knowledge and understanding which will definitely help in my professional
development in an effective way. With this research, I have not seen improvement in my existing
skills and attributes but also I have also gained a lot of new skills and capabilities. My business
skills and knowledge have been effectively enhanced with this business which develops the
strong base for my career in the future.
With this research, I come to know about a lot of management skills and techniques which is
very important in the present business environment in order to sustain and competitively survive.
The note provided by my lecturer was so helpful that guided and assisted me during the entire
period of the research. Without them, it would not be easy for me to complete the research on
time. It can be said that my first experience of research was effective and innovative.
2 Ways in which learning experience may serve in future
This business research was very new for me as earlier I was not earlier of the research activities,
how it is conducted and other things associated with it. The different activities of the research
like the planning and designing the research, data collection activity, analysis and interpretation
have effectively trained my existing research skills and knowledge and has brought a number of
changes in my personality itself. Continuous exploration of knowledge has improved my
searching and exploring skills in an effective manner. In this research, there is the great role of
my professors and lecturers who have helped and trained me at every stage of the research. My
interpretation and communication skills have also improved in an effective manner which will
help me in my personal as well as professional life.
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It was not easy for me to conduct the research as I was not aware of the different phases of the
research earlier. With the continuous process of exploring and generating knowledge, I have
observed a number of changes in my personality which will help in building an effective
professional career for my future. My problem-solving skills has polished and now I can be able
to draw multiple solutions to a problem and implement sound decisions.
3 What did I read, see and hear
While conducting research, I explored the research topic on a number of internet websites where
I have gained relevant knowledge and understanding of the research problem. Also, I reviewed a
number of articles, journals, and books with an objective to avail as much as information about
the research topic. With the use of these sources, I have written my assignment 1 and assignment
2 with greater ease and flexibility.
4 How was Business Research useful for your Research Learning Process?
Learning is the process of acquiring and modifying the existing knowledge and understanding
behaviors, values, opinion, and beliefs etc. This research was very helpful for me in improving
my existing learning through the number of activities such as data collection, analysis, and
evaluation. With this business research, I started to think practically and logically.
5 What is the Reason to do this business research?
I have learned the process and activities of the research theoretically but it is not possible to
acquire these skills without proper and systematic implementation of the research. Hence it was
important to conduct the research with the implementation of the proper activities and stages.
With the help of practical experience, now I possess efficient knowledge and understanding of
the research activities and its applicability.
6 How does learning experience serve me in a future career?
With this learning experience, I can be able to manage my professional career in the future
effectively. The phases that I have gone through the research will help me in continuous
improvement and development of my skills and knowledge in an efficient way. Also, my
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communication skills have become so effective which will help me in developing better
relationships in future.
7 Conclusion
The research has enlightened the theoretical and practical understanding of the business research
where I gained efficient knowledge about how to accomplish the targets within the given time
span. The overall research experience was authentic that will definitely help me in my coming
professional career with greater ease and flexibility.
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