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REFLECTION ON WRITING OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
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Reflection on Writing of Business Research
Introduction
For my class assignment 1 and 2, students in my class undertook business research writing. This
involved writing a research proposal, conducting the research itself and writing a research report.
It was a quite a learning experience. This paper documents a personal reflection of the
effectiveness of the business research, the skills learnt (learning outcomes) and how these may
be applied in the course, program and life in the whole context.
Effectiveness and Usefulness of the learning Experience
The learning process began with the formulation of a suitable research topic. The standard
requirement for developing a research is that the topic should be one that is researchable//////.
This aspect of the learning experience was vital to me because it’s comparable to goal setting in
life. In setting life goals too, one must ensure that they are achievable. This is one of the skills
that I learned from the formulation of the research topic.
The effectiveness of the research writing is manifest in the strict and predetermined ordering of
the writing. In a research proposal for instance, there are subsections with indicated sub headings
that come with specifications on the kind of information that should be written in the said
subsection. One cannot write information about the methods of data application in the section
that is designated for the background information. The research proposal apart from having a
properly formulated topic must have the introduction, literature review and methodology and

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conclusion chapters (Huang 2017, p. 22). The chronological order must be followed. This step by
step development of a research proposal teaches one how to organizes ideas and plan their work
before commencing writing.
It is nearly impossible to complete a research report without having some Internet Technology
(IT) proficiency (Huang 2017, p. 22). This became very evident to me during the business
research project writing. Data analysis methods using software such as SPSS (Statistical
Packages for Social Sciences) require some knowledge of IT. Since I was not tech savvy at the
moment, I had to consult with colleagues and see how to use the software. At the end of it, I had
gained some IT skills too.
How the Learning process will be useful to;
Course and Program
The learning process produced some skills in me that will be very necessary as the course
proceeds. After conducting the business research writing, I am effectively equipped to handle
any other assignment in the course. Successful completion of any assignment requires that the
researcher interrogates relevant sources (Jeyaraj 2018, p. 26). This is a skill that many students
fumble about, but after the successful conduct of research writing, identifying relevant sources to
be used for assignments has been made easy. By extension, these same skill set yielded by the
learning process can be applied in other areas of my program including other courses. The
learning process has enabled me to become more critical in handling further research papers and
assignments in the future.
Future Career and General Life