University Business Research: Self-Reflection and Learning Analysis

This assignment is a self-reflection by a student on their business research project. The student discusses their learning experience, focusing on the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing. They detail the challenges faced in data collection, particularly in understanding the nuances of cloud computing and its applications. The student reflects on the effectiveness of weekly learning activities and how they helped in breaking down the project. The reflection also covers the relevance of the experience to future course projects and career aspirations, including data collection techniques, research methodology, and critical analysis. The student highlights the value of the experience in understanding cloud computing's role in organizational operations and its potential application in future market research or data management roles. Furthermore, the student evaluates their learning process, emphasizing the development of new ideas, understanding of topic selection, and the impact of cloud computing on business practices, while also acknowledging areas for improvement, such as paying equal attention to disadvantages. The student concludes by explaining how this experience will be applied in future academic and professional contexts.

Running head: BUSINESS RESEARCH
Business Research
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Content
Evaluating the effectiveness and usefulness of the learning experience.........................................2
Explaining how these learning experiences will be relevant to me.................................................3
Describing objectively what happened in the learning process.......................................................4
Evaluating what I learn....................................................................................................................4
Evaluating my learning process.......................................................................................................5
Explaining how these things will be applied...................................................................................5

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Assessment 3- Self-Reflection
The completion of the assignments provided me with a great amount of joy and
satisfaction, as I have the opportunity to learn about several things in the field of advantages and
disadvantages of cloud computing. At the initial stage, it was quite difficult for me to grab the
concept related to cloud computing and apply them to the assignments. In addition, I must
mention that weekly learning activities helped me to break down the projects and lead towards
the destination.
Evaluating the effectiveness and usefulness of the learning experience
The learning experience in terms of the projects has been effective, as I have learnt about
some significant factors related to cloud computing such as the maintenance of the security, the
implementation of PaaS software, each of data storing and many more. My opinion in this
context is, such experience might help me in future project or to a real world context. I could
use this experience in my next course project. Initially, I faced several challenges in collecting
data related to cloud computing. This means initially, due to lack of experience, I could not
judge the relevancy of data. There were many tiny facts related to cloud computing. Moreover, I
was confused with the disadvantages of cloud computing because the organizations in the recent
time have increasingly been implementing cloud-computing software in their system. In fact,
the small and the medium size organizations even have started implementing cloud-computing
software in their operation. Therefore, finding the disadvantages of cloud computing was
challenging for me. However, weekly learning notes helped me to categorize the data in terms
of advantages and disadvantages. The overall experience has been valuable for me because I
have boosted up my experience in a new field. Moreover, the experience is valuable because I

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could use this experience in future when I would start working in an organization where cloud-
computing software might be installed. This theoretical experience might help me to understand
the use of cloud-computing software in organizational operation.
Explaining how these learning experiences will be relevant to me
The experience that I have gained from the project would certainly help in my course
project. I have learned the techniques of collecting data, linking the data with other studies. I
have learnt how critical analysis can be conducted with considering the facts given in the
existing studies. Thus, in my course project, if I am required to conduct another research, I
could apply this data collection technique, sampling methods and deriving the findings. In
addition to this, in my next course program, I could use this experience to complete the project
more effectively. Each aspect, I learnt in the course project will help me to design and develop
the project. The experience will help me to generate appropriate findings from the projects. In
addition to this, the experience gained from the projects will certainly help me to boost up my
career. For example, if I start working in an organization where, I may have to conduct a market
research, in such context, I could use the experience that I have gained from the project.
Moreover, if I need to use cloud-computing software to collect and store data, I may
apply the experience that I have derived from the project. However, one thing I must say that
the techniques of conducting the business research remains always relevant to me. Throughout
the enhancement of my career, I could apply the techniques of preparing audit for the company,
preparing financial results, conducting internal and external research. I could also apply this
experience in general as well. For example, if my friends are in trouble with data collection or
selection of research methodology. I could help them out by guiding them throughout the work.

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On the other side, the completion of the project increased my ability of searching the facts with
the keywords. Thus, whenever I need to search anything on the search engine, I could put the
relevant keywords for an expected result.
Describing objectively what happened in the learning process
The learning process was certainly effective as it provide many opportunities for judging
things from several perspectives. At the initial stage, the learning was difficult, as I could not
understand how I would proceed with the context. I collected several sources of data, some of
them were relevant, and some were not. Yet, I could not gather the courage of applying them to
the context until I attended the weekly lecture sessions. I observed that in order to avoid the
delay or any flaws in the research, I should go with what instruction provided in the lecture
notes. I received the lecture notes and read them completely. Obviously, the class notes helped
me a lot to lead the project towards the appropriate direction. Each and every step related to the
implementation of the research was relevant and useful enough to facilitate the ways of
conducting the study. During the progress of the course project, I observed my colleagues losing
confidence about the work, which also affected me to some extent. Nonetheless, wide reading
sources and the lecture notes have helped to get rid of such trouble. With the help of such
learning materials, I led the project towards the end.
Evaluating what I learn
If I look at my project, I see several things that I have learnt; firstly, I have gained
experiences about the selection of the topic. This means, now I have learnt how to select a
relevant and significant topic that the relationship with the current affairs. In my business
research project, I have made the observation that due to the ease of storing data and specifying

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the access point the organizations keep their valuable data in cloud. Hence, while observing, I
have avoided the fact of data security and cost associated with the cloud computing. I have
excluded this fact from the observation because the organizations in the recent time are not
worried about the cost and security, as they know they can fix it up. Moreover, compared to
disadvantages, the organizations have gained a large amount of profits from the cloud
computing software. Nevertheless, I should have paid an equal attention to the disadvantages
associated with cloud computing.
Evaluating my learning process
I must say that the completion of the assignment helped me to form new ideas and
understanding. I predict that in the coming days, cloud-computing technology will gain more
popularity due to the rapid acceptance of the business organizations both in private and public
organization. I feel that despite the disadvantages associated with the cloud computing
technology, small and medium size organizations are adopting such technology to reduce time
required and cost of labor in following the traditional paper methods.
Explaining how these things will be applied
This learning experience will help me in many contexts in future. During my course
learning, if I have the opportunity of conducting a business research on another context, I could
implement the methods that I have applied to the current project. Likewise, in my profession, if
I have to deal with a live business research project, I would use the experience of collecting the
data and presenting a critical analysis.