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Running head: REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
Reflective Journal
Name of Student
Name of University
Author Note

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REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
Table of Contents
1. My Contribution to selection of Topic, Problem Definition and Research Questions....2
2. Contribution to Literature Review Report.......................................................................2
3. Contribution towards Research Methodology Report.....................................................3
4. Reflection on Research Experience.................................................................................4
5. Sections I personally wrote..............................................................................................5

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REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
1. My Contribution to selection of Topic, Problem Definition and Research Questions
Selection of a topic and submission of a topic selection report was the first deliverable of
the assignment. My contribution was more towards the identification of the problem statement
and development of the research question. I provided the needed guidance to the team in
selection of the research topic. Out team had focused on working on a topic based on
management of technology and innovation. Our idea behind selection of this particular topic was
to work on a topic that will be helpful in managing the organizational processes. The focus area
of our research is Australia. After finalization of the topic, I along with another team member
had undertaken a brief and a preliminary literature review to identify the problem definition.
After documentation of the problem definition, I have identified three distinct research questions
on basis of which entire research will be formulated. The completion of identification of the
problem definition, research question and topic approval submission, I had prepared the team
charter to delegate specific roles and responsibility to each of the team members associated with
this research project.
The initial experience starting from topic selection to identification of the research
questions was quite good. I have learnt about the need of choosing a realistic topic to deliver a
meaningful research result. In this course, I have learnt about the process and technique of
identification of an effective research question. It is necessary to identify a proper research
question as it will guide the development of the protocol and the design of the research study.
My lecturer had instructed me to focus more on identification of accurate research questions as it
provides an idea of the processes that researcher is trying to find out and therefore I put an
emphasis on correctly identifying the research questions.