Reflective Journal: Exploring Cybersecurity Challenges in Business

This reflective journal details a student's 12-week learning journey on cybersecurity challenges in business. The journal begins by outlining the initial awareness of research aspects, methodologies, and the selection of 'Challenges in Cyber Security for Business' as the research topic. It then progresses week by week, detailing the acquisition of knowledge on cybersecurity concepts, the writing of a literature review, the understanding of research objectives and questions, and the exploration of different research methodologies. The journal highlights the importance of sampling, data collection methods, and data analysis techniques, including the selection of a qualitative approach. It also emphasizes the significance of a time schedule and the evaluation of expected outcomes. The conclusion reflects on how the learning experience, including the selection of appropriate research methods, has contributed to a deeper understanding of the research process and enhanced the student's ability to analyze cybersecurity challenges, and the development of skills applicable to future career goals. The bibliography includes a list of relevant academic sources.

Running head: REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
Challenges in Cyber Security for Business
Assignment: 3
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author’s Note:

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................2
2.0 Week 1.......................................................................................................................................2
3.0 Week 2.......................................................................................................................................2
4.0 Week 3.......................................................................................................................................3
5.0 Week 4.......................................................................................................................................3
6.0 Week 5.......................................................................................................................................3
7.0 Week 6.......................................................................................................................................4
8.0 Week 7.......................................................................................................................................4
9.0 Week 8.......................................................................................................................................4
10.0 Week 9.....................................................................................................................................5
11.0 Week 10...................................................................................................................................5
12.0 Week 11...................................................................................................................................6
13.0 Week 12...................................................................................................................................6
14.0 Conclusion...............................................................................................................................6
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................7

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1.0 Introduction
My 12 week learning course has facilitated me to select the most contemporary and
useful research topic. The literature review conducted in assignment 1 is highly significant to
frame appropriate research question in assignment 2. In this reflective journal, I will discuss
about my 12 week learning courses and their contribution in research process.
2.0 Week 1
In the 1st week, I have become aware of various research aspects for conducting effective
research on a particular research topic. I have properly learned the things like research reasoning,
research aspect and research structure. Apart from that, I have also learned about several research
methodologies for gathering most authentic information about the research areas. My intension
was to conduction an effective research on any contemporary issue in business. Hence, I have
gone through several research topics for choosing most attractive research topic. After reading
several research topic, I considered the research topic “Challenges in Cyber Security for
Business”, which used to be the most challenging issue in contemporary business.
3.0 Week 2
In 2nd week, I have come across several concepts and theories regarding the cyber
security in the context of business. I became able to frame effective research objectives and
questions through being aware of various theories and concepts. I have also become aware of the
significance of cyber security in maintaining the privacy of the business. Apart from that, such
theoretical concepts have enhanced my knowledge regarding the research process. Moreover, the

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knowledge of theoretical concepts has facilitated me to write effective literature review in
Assignment 1.
4.0 Week 3
In this week, I have actually written the literature review on the challenges of cyber
security in business. I have acquired huge knowledge on the literature review concept for this
research topic. Such knowledge about the theoretical concepts from the previous week has
helped me a lot in writing this literature review. On the other hand, I have also accessed several
secondary sources for gathering more authentic and in-depth information regarding the cyber
security challenge in business. Apart from that, the previous studies regarding the research topic
facilitated me to incorporate highly valuable information in writing the research. Huge
knowledge collected from the secondary sources has enhanced my ability to deal with
contemporary issues of cyber security.
5.0 Week 4
In this week, I have understood the importance research objectives and research questions
to be incorporated in the research paper. I have realized that both primary question and
secondary question set is equally significant for collecting valuable information regarding the
topic of the research. Both types of research questions serve different purpose in conducting the
research process. In have learned that primary research question serves the needs of fundamental
and authentic information in conducting the research. On the other hand, secondary question
serves to the needs of detailed information. Hence, I have considered both primary as well as
secondary research for gathering more accurate research information.

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6.0 Week 5
In 5th week, I have learned about different types of research methodologies to collect
authentic research information. I have also realized the significant difference between qualitative
and quantitative methods of research. In this way, such knowledge about different research
methodologies has assisted me to choose the most appropriate research method in assignment 2.
7.0 Week 6
In this week, I have learned about the significance of sampling and sample size to collect
most accurate research information. Sampling and sample size are extremely important for
collecting most accurate qualitative and quantitative information. However, sampling and sample
size was not much important for my research project, as it was actually based on secondary
method of data collection.
8.0 Week 7
The huge information collected about the research methodologies in the previous week
has boosted up my confidence to choose the most important research method. Based on the
knowledge, I selected most appropriate research method for gathering most valuable
information. Moreover, based on the type of research topic, I chose secondary method of data
collection. Such method had the ability to provide me wide access to several authentic secondary
sources like journals, books, websites and others for accumulating most accurate information
concerning the research topic. Such secondary sources were also useful in providing detailed and
in-depth information regarding the research topic. Hence, I found secondary method to be quite
useful for conducting this research paper successfully.

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9.0 Week 8
In this week, I finally started to search for most valuable and authentic information for
reaching at accurate research outcome. Moreover, I gradually started to get access to most
accurate secondary sources for collecting appropriate research information. It was quite tough for
me to get access to most authentic secondary sources. However, I got help from my supervisors
and academic guides in this regards, where they have directed me to our university libraries for
getting access to most authentic secondary sources. The huge knowledge collected from the
secondary sources would definitely help me to research out to most appropriate research result.
The knowledge gathered from the secondary sources can also make me prepared to resolve the
challenges of cyber security in my organization, where I can join after my studies.
10.0 Week 9
In this week, I realized the significance of data analysis techniques in completing the
research process and reaching at most accurate research result. I understood that the method of
data analysis facilitates in extracting the right meaning of collected from secondary sources for
reaching at appropriate research result. I have learned about several data analysis techniques to
be incorporated in analyzing the collected data.
11.0 Week 10
In 10th week, I finally chose an appropriate data analysis method for extracting accurate
meaning of the secondary information. Moreover, I have selected qualitative method of data
analysis for analyzing the collected secondary information appropriately. The selection this
appropriate data analysis method would facilitate me in achieving best research result in future.
Apart from that, the practical knowledge about data analysis method would help me in being a

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proper research analyst in my future career. Hence, it can be an effective and proper way of
building my future career.
12.0 Week 11
In this week, I realized the significance of time schedule for completing the research
paper with it time bound. Accurate formulation of time schedule helped in planning the whole
research properly and conducting the research in step by step way. It was also helpful for me to
make progress on the research as per its time requirements. Moreover, time schedule would be
highly beneficial for me to complete the final research paper within its strict time boundaries.
13.0 Week 12
In 12th week, I properly evaluated the expected outcome to be extracted from the final
research paper. The empirical evidences and secondary sources were the ground of formulating
an effective research outcome. Expected outcome has given me a solid direction towards the
final research outcome. Moreover, such expected out has given me an appropriate assumption
concerning the final outcome of the overall research paper.
14.0 Conclusion
While concluding this reflective journal of my business research, learning courses
provided from my supervisors have helped me a lot for writing an effective literature review and
research proposal. Proper selection of research approach, research purpose, method of data
collection and data analysis has assisted me to gather more valuable and accurate research
information. Moreover, such selection of appropriate research method would be helpful for me to
research out to accurate research result. It would facilitate me to complete the final research

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paper in most authentic way. On the other hand, the knowledge gathered from conducting
business research can also enhance my career scope in research area.

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