Business and Academic Skills: Reflective Learning and Problem Solving

This reflective writing assignment details a student's learning journey in a Business and Academic Skills module, highlighting the challenges encountered and the strategies employed to overcome them. The student initially faced difficulties in finding relevant and authentic content, as well as struggling with formatting using Microsoft Word. To address these issues, the student focused on identifying credible sources through Google Scholar and practiced formatting techniques. A key takeaway was the importance of relying on personal knowledge and imagination rather than solely depending on internet research, especially considering the authenticity of online information. The reflection emphasizes the significance of continuous learning and the value of personal conviction in completing academic tasks, ultimately contributing to overall personal and academic growth. The student also acknowledged that while research skills are important, one must also use their own imagination and knowledge to complete tasks successfully.

This module taught a lot about academic
writing and it’s important in upcoming years.
I learnt about referencing, formatting and
researching content on internet also. I was not
aware of various aspects related to
presentation. One of the most important this
that I learnt from my experience is that
continues learning is very important overall
growth of an individual.
Initially I got nervous when I faced many
problems all together but then I decide to
follow the strategy of “One step at a time”. I
first read about finding authenticate sources by
using Google scholar. After this, I learnt about
formatting by practicing commonly used
features of Microsoft word. Nest and final step
was to write some answer by using own
knowledge and imagination instead of
searching it on internet. I did this with full
conviction in order to complete my work
successfully.
Learning is not possible without getting
involved in difficult situations. When I
started working on this module that the first
problem which I faced was finding relevant
content. I was afraid of finding content from
unauthentic sources. Another issue was
designing of whole project; I am not good in
formatting as my technical skills are still
below par.
Although my research skills are fine but at
some point of time I felt that sometime one
have to write things by using own
imagination. We cannot find everything on
internet; especially when most of the data
and information is not authenticate.
Business and Academic Skills
What I learnt?
References
Fullana, J. and et al., 2016. Reflective learning in higher
education: A qualitative study on students’ perceptions.
Studies in Higher Education. 41(6). pp.1008-1022.
Overcoming problemsFaced problems