Reflective Account of Learning: Semester 1 and 2

This report provides a critical reflection of the learning experience in Semester 1 and 2, using Gibbs' model of reflection. It highlights the benefits of reflective learning and the skills and competencies developed. The report also includes an action plan for future learning.

Reflective Account of
learning

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Reflection of Semester 1-.............................................................................................................3
Critical Reflection for Semester 2-..............................................................................................4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Reflective learning can be defined as looking back at the experience of the individual and then
critically analysing the events. This involve considering all the unsuccessful as well as successful
aspects of the learning experience. There are many benefits of reflective learning as this helps the
learner to improve the reading comprehension as well as the performance level of writing also
get increased (Slepcevic-Zach and Stock, 2018). This is important as well for the learners as this
provides them the basis for the improvements by gathering the feedbacks and reviews from the
teachers. This type of the learning when practised by the students helps them in making the
learning as more conscious process. This report will illustrate the critical reflection of the
semester 1 as well as of the semester 2 which involves the topics which has been studied in both
the semesters.
MAIN BODY
Reflection of Semester 1-
The reflection of the topics which has been learned by me in the semester one can be effectively
described by using the Gibbs' model of reflection. Gibbs' reflection model is the tool which is
used by the individual to explain the learning experience in much detailed and effective manner
(Lousberg and et.al., 2020). This model involves the six stages such as Description, feelings,
evaluation, analysis, conclusion as well as the action plan. These stages can be used for the
reflection of semester one such as-
Description: The topics which has been learned in the semester one were on the area of the
human resource in the operational and the business management within the organisation. The
learning process for the overall semester was quite good as it enabled me to develop by
enhancing the skills and the competencies. The lectures which were held for the semester were
very timely and the topic was explained in much detailed manner which enabled me to learn the
topic effectively. The overall learning experience was found effective for me as through this I
have learned how the human resource plays the role in operational and business management of
the organisation.

Feelings: While attending the lectures of this semester I felt very nervous as the topic was very
wide and in starting of the lectures I was not able to cope up with the speed of the learning
process. I was not able to manage the time according to the lectures which were happening
which made me lag behind of the other learners. Learning the topics of this semester I felt very
good as this has made me learn the areas where I require the improvements and where I am
good. Whenever the teachers asked me any questions to be answered in the front of the other ast
that time I felt very nervous and unconfident and was not able to give the answers because of this
reason.
Evaluation: The overall learning process was very good as this has contributes to my
professional development which is very helpful for my future. The speed of the lectures took in
this semester was very fast that I was not able to manage the time effectively. I was not able to
make time for practising the topics which were learned in the lectures. The content was also very
complex where I was not able to learn and read things in one go this helped me in analysing that
my communication skills are also not good.
Analysis: The things in the learning experience gone very well that I was able to learn the things
very effectively and the teachers were used to ask the questions in the class was also very good
thing. This has helped me much as due to this I was able to fight with the nervousness as well as
the questions which were asked by the teachers enabled me to learn them thoroughly. Only I
thing did not gone well was the speedily lectures of the semester.
Conclusion: From learning this semester, I found that there are many skills and the
competencies which I have to improve so that I can stay ahead among my competitors. The
situation which raised in the learning process has helped me much for the future. If I would have
taken the online classes other then this learning Would have helped me much in my learning of
topics. If I was good at managing the time, the speedily lectures would have not created the
problem for me and I was able to learn the topics on time by giving time to revise the topics
again at home or privately.
Action Plan: There are many skills due to which I was enable to learn the things in one go. It is
very important for me to learn and take actions towards those skills so that next time when I will
go for any such courses this will not create barrier in my learning process. Next time I would like
to go for the online classes as well which will help me explanation of the topics two times. The

required skills will be developed by taking the online courses as well as regularly practising for
becoming expert and developing the skills.
Critical Reflection for Semester 2-
The reflection for the semester 2 can be defined by using the Gibbs' model of reflection such as-
Description: There are various topics which has been learned in the semester 2 are such as
inventory management, project management as well as the quality assurance. This semester has
enabled me to learn the topics which are very important for the individual in the future. This
helped me in analysing how the overall management of the businesses is done. The experience of
learning the second semester was quite good as this also helped me in gaining the theoretical
knowledge of how the management in the businesses works and how does this facilitates the
organisation. The lectures for the semester 2 was also arranged in the effective manner which has
helped the me in understanding the topics effectively. The lectures were taken by the teacher and
his teaching style was proved very beneficial for me. There was many situation occurred during
the learning process of this semester as they have helped me in learning the things much better.
The teacher while taking lectures used to ask the questions related to the topics so this was much
beneficial for me.
Feelings: While taking the lectures of the topics, I felt very good as this has enhanced the skills
and competencies. The skills which were I able to develop in the semester 1 was then helped me
in effective learning of the topics of the semester 2. After taking the lectures, I felt very
professional as learning such skills and topics was proved much meaningful for me and is very
beneficial for me in the future. The others who was not able to cope up with the teaching style of
the teachers has felt unsatisfied by learning this semester. As due to this they were unable to
understand the topics in much detailed manner. While the teacher were asking me the questions,
I was feeling very nervous at that time. I was not able to give the correct answers for the
questions due to this reason. There was one more situation happened when the teacher asked us
to do homework and I did not do that. That time felt that I must have done that as this has helped
me in learning the things.
Evaluation: There were many things which did not worked during the learning process of the
semester 2. The topics of this semester are very lengthy and comprehensive so these topics
requires the effective teaching. The were many students in the class who does not understand
how the teacher was teaching so this was not good for many of the students or learners. The

experience of this semester was also good as during the lectures of this semester, I was able to
learn the topics in one go as many of the topics were correlated with the semester one. So the
topics which were learned by me in semester one has helped me in semester two as well. The
contribution from my side for learning the topics was effective as due to which I was able to
learn and understand the topics in better manner. The lectures for this semester were not taken on
time due to which I was not able to improve effectively the time management skills in this
semester also.
Analysis: As the timely lectures were not scheduled in this semester, I was not able to develop
my time management skills in this semester as well. This semester was proved effective for me
in many ways but there were many skills which I was not able to develop and these skills are
highly important for my future. The teacher was asking the questions as well as was taking the
tests which helped me learning the topics on time and facilitates the revision for at least 2- 3
times before the exams. This semester was proved much meaningful for me as this has enhanced
my skills and knowledge related to hoe the management of the project as well as the inventory
occurs in the organisation (Brañas-Garza, Kujal and Lenkei, 2019). This part is considered as
very necessary in the operations of the businesses so this will help me in using this theoretical
knowledge practically in the future.
Conclusion: From learning the topics of semester two, it has been found that the learning
experience of the semester two was quite effective for me as this has enabled me to learn the
topics which are very complex. Through taking the lectures on the time, I was able to complete
the course with the teacher only. The teaching style of the teacher was also proved effective for
me as I was able to learn the things in one go. If the teachers has used that teaching style which
is understandable by every student of the class as this will help them in learning the topics
clearly. I have to develop the skills of the communication as well as of the time management
skills so that the topics can be learned on time as well as the time can be given for the revision as
well.
Action Plan: I would like to go for more better module or course for the next time which will
help me in developing the other important skills such as critical thinking skills, analytic skills as
well as all the other academic skills which will be much meaningful and helpful for my overall
career path. It is very necessary and important for me to develop the skills which are highly
required for learning the topics in the better manner in future. The communication skills as well

as the time management skills are the two main skills which I was unable to develop in both the
semesters. The communication skills will be improved by daily reading the newspapers and the
novels as well as the time management skills will be improved by dividing the work according to
the topics. If I will be able to improve my skills which are very necessary for learning process
will definitely help me in learning the things differently (Rosseel and Anseel, 2022). This will
help me in my all over career path which is very necessary for me while working in any of the
organisation.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that it is very important for the individual to develop
the skills which will help them in the professional development. The above report has illustrated
the detailed experience of how the semester one and two has take place. The reflection of both
the semesters has been done using the Gibbs' reflection model which has enabled to explain the
experience using the six different stages of the model. The skills and knowledge which has been
enhanced in the learning process was proved very effective as well as this will be much helpful
for the future.

REFERENCES
Books and journals
Brañas-Garza, P., Kujal, P. and Lenkei, B., 2019. Cognitive reflection test: Whom, how, when.
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 82, p.101455.
Lousberg, L., and et.al., 2020. Reflection in design education. International Journal of
Technology and Design Education. 30(5). pp.885-897.
Rosseel, J. and Anseel, F., 2022. When reflection hinders creative problem-solving: a test of
alternative reflection strategies. Journal of Business and Psychology. 37(2). pp.429-441.
Slepcevic-Zach, P. and Stock, M., 2018. ePortfolio as a tool for reflection and self-reflection.
Reflective Practice 19(3), pp.291-307.
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