Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Social Networks in Business in the Context of Wesfarmers, Australia

Running head: ASSIGNMENT 3
Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Social Networks in Business in the Context of
Wesfarmers, Australia
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author’s Note:

1ASSIGNMENT 3
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Week 1.............................................................................................................................................2
Week 2.............................................................................................................................................2
Week 3.............................................................................................................................................3
Week 4.............................................................................................................................................3
Week 5.............................................................................................................................................3
Week 6.............................................................................................................................................3
Week 7.............................................................................................................................................4
Week 8.............................................................................................................................................4
Week 9.............................................................................................................................................4
Week 10...........................................................................................................................................5
Week 11...........................................................................................................................................5
Week 12...........................................................................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................7

2ASSIGNMENT 3
Introduction
I attended a 12 week learning course before conducting my assignment 1 and assignment
2. The prime purpose of the learning course was to facilitate me to conduct literature review and
research proposal for my study. My business research topic was “Advantages and Disadvantages
of Using Social Networks in Business in the Context of Wesfarmers, Australia”. The learning
experience provided me great experience in my life. In this reflective journal, I will explain my
learning experience throughout the 12 week learning course in weekly format.
Week 1
The learning course of 1st week was associated with the learning of various research
nature, research strategies and business research process. In this week, came to know about
general research principles that can be applied conducting every kind of research. I understood
the major differences between the academic research and business research. From my opinion,
this learning experience will be highly valuable for conducting the business research in specific
format.
Week 2
In week 2, I learned about several ways of designing and planning business researches.
Moreover, I read the about the concepts like case study, longitudinal, cross sectional,
experimental and comparative research for properly conducting the research study. The learning
course provided me structured insights into the theoretical and practical dimensions of the
business study. From my opinion, such learning experience will help me in understanding the
core business progress criteria in my future professional life.