Business Research Methodology Reflection: Insights and Learning

This assignment is a reflective paper by a student detailing their learning experience in business research methodology. The student discusses their initial lack of knowledge and how the course helped them understand the importance of structured research, strategic planning, and the significance of each step in the research process. The paper covers the organization of a research study, the value of data, various research types, and analytical techniques. The student reflects on the importance of discipline, data collection and analysis, and the use of questionnaires. The student also discusses their chosen research topic, which analyzes the preferences of international students regarding courses and universities in Australia. The paper highlights the skills gained, including communication and analytical abilities, and how this knowledge will be applied in future studies and career analysis. The student selected a questionnaire as a tool for primary research, and the reflection concludes with the benefits of this learning experience and its application in future research endeavors.

Running head: BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Business research methodology: Reflection
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s note

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1. At the beginning of my learning experience I did not know what a research paper was or how
business studies were conducted by scholars and researchers. I learnt that the purpose of a
business report or a business research can be of several folds. Learning the importance of a
research paper helped me and gave me an idea to choose the topic I have chosen to work up on. I
have learnt that conducting a research paper requires a lot of organization, strategic planning in
order to utilize the time and resources on the right aspect at the right time. It also showed me a
direction to conduct my research as it explained step by step procedure and the significance of
each step and why none of the processes could be skipped. I learnt that a research study depicts
how much and how critically the author is aware of the topic of research. In order to accomplish
a successful research report then I have to follow each step and rectify the mistakes immediately
as one step is connected to another and if an error in the steps taken to conduct a research is left
with an error then the rest of the information that follows will also be deemed to be incorrect (Al‐
karasneh 2014).
2. The knowledge and insights that I have gathered from the learning experience is how to
organize a study and perform a research in a strategized and planned manner. In order to make
sense all the steps should be error free and hence it is important to be perfect and conscious at
every step. The assessment of the research process is dependent on the collection of information
weather that data is material from previous work that has been down or new data that has been
gathered in the course of the research, here I learnt the value of information and how data from
other authors have to be has to be respected and used in an honorable manner. During the course
I have learnt about various types of research that can be performed in order to suite the purpose
of the research study. I have understood the analysis techniques that are used for the purpose of
reaching a conclusion, which is further going to help me critically analyzing any situation or

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circumstance in the future course of my career. Conducting a research is a matter of maintaining
discipline which is necessary in life in general I have learnt the value of disciplined through this
learning experience.
3. While writing this research paper I have learnt how to collect and analyze secondary data in an
analytical form. Apart from that I have also understood how this data will help me in the research
that I have undertaken and how it will help me create hypothesis and take the research forward.
Furthermore, I have also learnt that secondary research helps a researcher to understand the gap
in a topic and derive a conclusion which fulfills that gap. I have also gathered ways and means to
collect ne data from the population and the sample size. I have chosen 200 international students
as my sample size I have realized that I have to understand that everyone is not going to revert to
the survey and also not everyone is going to be serious about it hence I have to keep 20% of the
sample size at least as not useable data. In the process of this learning experience I have gathered
that there are some of the specific skills that a person requires in order to conduct a research
paper. For example: communication skills, analytical skills, derivative skills, language skills etc
(Bourke 2014).
4. This business research paper was useful as it has given me insights about research process,
nature and in-depth understanding about the conducting a study on a particular subject. It has
taught me how to create a hypothesis and the different types of analytical procedure depending
upon the purpose of the study. In my paper I have observed various type of analytical process
like Descriptive statistics, Simple and Multiple Regression Analysis, Pearson Correlation
Coefficient Testing. In the process of this learning experience I have also understood the value
of resource like time and money and how it is important to manage these two in order to submit
an analysis and study. Budgeting is necessary and creating a time schedule and abiding by it is

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also necessary for a researcher to carry out a study in an efficient manner. Moreover, I have also
learnt that stating the purpose and the scope of a research helps in the validation of the relevance
of the topic that has been chosen by the researcher. The topic that I have chosen is “Analysing
the preferences of the international students on the courses and universities in Australia that they
have to enrol into” will help the students and the colleges of Australia to find out the factors and
the opportunities that international students are looking for (Bell 2013).
5. In this paper I have selected questionnaire as my tool of primary research as it will help mw
gather varied information from various perspective. I have chosen to send a questionnaire
because interviewing a sample size of 200 people will be a little time consuming and hectic and
the time schedule that I have created will not allow interviewing these many people.
6. In the future when I am going to conduct another study then I will exactly know where to
begin and what to do step by step in. this is also reduce the time that I will take in order to
complete my next business research. A very important aspect of any research paper is the
analytics part and that is what I have learnt to derive tactfully and efficiently in this learning
process. In my career also it is going to help me analysis any situation in a rational and logical
manner so that the chances of error or misleading conclusion can be averted.

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Reference list:
Al‐karasneh, S. M. (2014). Reflective journal writing as a tool to teach aspects of social
studies. European Journal of Education, 49(3), 395-408.
Bell, K. (2013). Participants’ motivations and co-construction of the qualitative research
process. Qualitative Social Work, 12(4), 523-539.
Bourke, B. (2014). Positionality: Reflecting on the research process. The Qualitative
Report, 19(33), 1-9.