Reflective Journal: Evaluating the Business Research Learning Journey

This reflective journal details a student's learning experience in business research, focusing on the challenges faced and lessons learned. The student reflects on the effectiveness of the learning process, highlighting the importance of technology and practical application of business principles. The journal explores the value of the experience in terms of course relevance, program prioritization, and future career prospects. It objectively describes the learning process, including interactions with diverse individuals, goal-setting, and seminar attendance. The student evaluates the knowledge gained, particularly in market structure analysis and business risk assessment, and explains how the acquired skills will be applied in their career and personal life, emphasizing conflict resolution, innovation, and ethical business practices.

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Business Research
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation

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The process of learning has become one of the most joyful and worthwhile experience.
The learning programs and the information mastery has been useful in my learning life and
will be of great help in my career life and my life generally. This reflective journal focuses
on the learning experience to assess what we have learned from the challenges faced in
efforts to overcome business challenges. The learning process is featured concerning what
worked well or what did not work well as a learner. Some of the learning aspects were so
welcomed in my learning experience while others still need to be rectified for better
achievement of results. In the field of commerce that is closely related to the business world,
I have been able to interact, learn, and gain new experiences on how to handle business
challenges. My desire to become a successful business person, driven by the virtue of
entrepreneurship has kept me moving and always focussed to learning new experiences on
how to venture in new innovative businesses. This article explains the importance of the
learning experiences I have gained while in the coursework and interactions from the
successful business people in the business world.
1. Evaluate the effectiveness and your usefulness of the learning experience
The current advancement in technology has necessitated numerous alterations in the
learning process which requires one to be on the know-how of the computer so as to develop
the necessary learning skills. This is made possible by having the required tools such as the
tablets and the laptops which help in keeping one updated and enhances the learning process
(Hesser & Schwartz, 2013). By the end of the learning process, I was able to concentrate on a
certain subject for quite long hours than before with a focused mind to understand the content
unlike before whereby I could not withstand staring at a book or reading material for more
than an hour. I realized the importance of the learning gadgets which include the laptops and
that they are not only meant for entertainment but for enhancing the learning process.
What is your opinion about learning experience?

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A good learning experience, especially in this dynamic world of technology, can be a
great and wonderful experience since it can create engaging, relevant, and notable
educational experiences which address certain challenges faced by the learners. The learning
experience is beneficial especially to people who would want to get involved in business
transactions since the trend is ever-changing and this helps one to become accustomed to the
business world dynamics without a struggle (Kao et al, 2014). The learning experience also
helps one to widen their minds in terms of business dealings hence able to identify the
emerging opportunities to venture into. Thus, the learning experience should be improved and
make it more effective.
What is the value of this experience?
The learning experience has great value in a person’s life generally. Firstly, it ensures that
one is fully-equipped with the current trends in the world. One cannot engage in a business
that they are not aware of the dynamics involved in the kind of business they would want to
venture into (Johnson et al, 2012). Again, the learning experience enables one to evaluate the
kinds of businesses that are easy to carry out and the requirements needed thereof. One is
able to assess the type of risks each business is prone to and the amount of capital required to
start a certain business. The learning experience exposes one to many kinds of people such
that it becomes easy to transact a business with all types of people with different
backgrounds.
2. Explain how this learning process will be useful to you in:
− course
The learning experience enables one to choose a course wisely based on their talents
and areas of interest. As one develops a learning experience, he or she is able to identify the
kind of course which they can fit better and put their whole efforts towards improving on
those areas and leave alone those that they are not talented in (Ellaway et al, 2014). The

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relevance of the course is determined by the learning experience in such a course. This will
help one to choose a course which they feel will benefit them the most and which their
passion is directed to and this guarantees good performance in such a course.
− program
It helps one to prioritize their time and activities wisely. The setting of priorities are
important aspects of learning which enables one to attend first to the important things and
give significant attention to them to avoid unnecessary mistakes. The proper scheduling of
events with their appropriate time is significant towards the success of all my ambitions to
become a successful business person and a decision maker in matters that require prompt
action. Working without any set or established priorities leads to the creation of conflicts and
the establishment of petty mistakes that leads to business failure. My ability to make the right
priorities and assign the correct time would help me become the best decision maker in my
commerce profession.
-future career
The learning experience is a good determinant of the kind of career one is likely to
engage in future. Through learning, one is able to discover their talents and abilities to
perform in a certain area and this guides the type of career to choose. The areas of interests
are vital since one realizes that there are some areas which they can perform better than
others (Shek et al, 2015). This helps to eliminate those that are difficult to understand or are
of less interest. It also helps to identify the areas which may need to be improved in future.
− life generally
During the learning process, I was exposed to various lifestyles, languages, and cultures
which played as an adventure kind of life. Thus, transacting business with various people and
business environment was somehow enhanced. Having a wide range of knowledge and
information is useful in the organization as the ability to solve critical issues is advanced.

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3. Describe objectively what happened in the learning process
During the learning process, I interacted with many people from different backgrounds
and this will help me to adapt to new challenges and environments. I read about how to set
both short and long-term goals and the merits of each. I heard of the various business
expositions and seminars and the advantages of attending them. My objective of learning
commerce principles is assisting me realise and exploit my full potential of the dream to
become a successful business manager.
4. Evaluate what you learn
Venturing into a business is a wise idea and a good way to build one’s career. However, it
requires one to first have the idea and be focused on evaluating the potential risks and
benefits of running a certain business. It is also important to scrutinize the market structure
and understand the potential competitors. My learning experiences can be viewed as a
success, and not a failure. This is because I have been properly equipped with the right skills
to scrutinize the underlying challenges that face a company and come up with amicable
solutions regarding the problems.
5. Explain your learning process:
‘What was the reason you did particular activities (Assignment 1, Assignment 2?
Doing a research on the market structure was a critical assignment since it is the
determinant of any business success. Identifying the best business types and how they are run
and the possible outcomes of the business was an important activity so as to assess whether to
venture into such a business or not. Therefore, doing the activities in task one and two was
designed to equip me with the right skills to solve business challenges, understand business
trends and needs, and understand which business venture is right to invest by a business
person.
6. Explain Plan how this learning you will apply

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The learning will be useful in my career life. Having interacted with various people and
cultures, I will be able to transact business without fear as it will be easy to analyse the
business situations. I will also be able to consult business experts in any particular area of
interest to expand my business ideas. Generally, the learning experience has enlarged my
mind hence built both my personal and career life. Learning helps people both professionally
in in their personal lives. I would apply my learning experiences in the creation and
innovation of new business ideas that would thrive in the economy. Further, I would apply
my learning experiences of conflict resolution approaches in the resolving of wrangles among
any conflicting parties in the work place. Looking forward to become a family person,
understanding the importance of tolerance and the facts that people show differences in their
approaches to different matters, I would be tolerant and always understanding so as to bring
peace in the family. Furthermore, learning the principles of conducting business and ensuring
that it thrives would be helpful to me when applying such principles into practice. This
practice would involve the laying down policies that protect the rights of everyone in the
industry as well as ensuring that all the identified opportunities in the minimum risks and
costs as possible.

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