Self-Reflection on Academic Journey and Learning Experience

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Self-Reflection
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Executive summary
This paper entails a reflective report on my journey throughout the term. The report aims to
show the academic achievements I have gained. It also conclusively shows the classroom
experience and activities undertaken within the term. The report is in relation to blog entries
listed in weeks. The blogs form a reference point for the paper. They contain the topics and
key concepts taught in class. Personal insights, opinions and observations are recorded too.
The reflection report includes the intended action plan after the learning experience.

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Table of Contents
Executive summary...............................................................................................................................2
Creative self-analysis and reflection on personal development............................................................4
Unique Research................................................................................................................................4
Importance of team work..................................................................................................................5
Developing and implementing ideas.................................................................................................5
Innovativeness and persistence.........................................................................................................6
Learning and experience...................................................................................................................6
Design thinking process.....................................................................................................................8
Critical self-analysis and reflection on knowledge and development....................................................9
Value chain analysis...........................................................................................................................9
Collaborative problem solving.........................................................................................................10
Introduction to Visualization...........................................................................................................11
Prototype development..................................................................................................................11
Presentation experience..................................................................................................................12
Action plan..........................................................................................................................................13
Reference............................................................................................................................................15

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Creative self-analysis and reflection on personal development
Unique Research
This paper entails a reflection of my academic journey since enrollment of this term. It
depicts valued learning experiences and opportunities that I never anticipated to have. The
journey kicked off with introduction to importance of research in the engineering field (see
week 1). Research is systematic, controlled, empirical and critical investigations about the
presumed relations among natural phenomena. I learnt the importance of conducting research
in my career as an engineer (Light, 2011). It is an essential lesson I plan to implement in real
life scenario my future days as an engineer. Conducting a research can be challenging and a
rewarding experience too. However gives us a chance to depth original study about a topic of
interest and expand our knowledge (Salas, Cooke & Rosen, 2008). It improves our
communication skills and shapes our perspective towards our areas of research.
As an engineering student, conducting research will help in various ways. It makes me active
in class thus maximizing my learning experience consequently leading to better academic
experience. This is because I have a good grasp of the lesson in class thus evade being
passive. Research also leads to development through innovation of new ideas hence
encouraging development (Scotchmer, 2004). It also encourages independent learning. I as
the student has an opportunity to go an extra mile and learn on their own my own. The
necessity of research and vision was emphasized in the lecture. This was done through
illustration. We viewed a video of a cartoon automobile manufacturing. The video brought a
practical touch to the lesson (see week 1).