HI6008 - Reflection on Business Innovations: Myers and David Jones

This reflection report provides an analysis of personal learning and skill development through a business case study of Myers and David Jones. The report evaluates the effectiveness and usefulness of the learning experience, focusing on practical application skills and the ability to analyze business cases. It highlights the development of literature review and research methodologies, essential for future business research programs. The learning process involved class lectures, discussions, and real-world problem-solving, enhancing sensory learning. The evaluation emphasizes the importance of thorough research through journals and articles. The report concludes with a plan for applying the acquired knowledge in future research and professional endeavors, particularly in devising time schedules and analyzing business problems.

Opportunities and Challenges of business
innovations: A Case Study of Myers and
David Jones Group
Assignment 3: Reflection Report
Student Name: Student ID:
Subject Name: Subject ID: HI6008
Date Due: Professor Name:
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1.0 Introduction
Analysis regarding personal self helps evaluates various skills and knowledge pertaining to
a domain (Roberts & Stark, 2008). It is useful after conducting a particular study that one is bale
to critical appraise ones self-learning and capability development. In this current scope of
reflection analysis, effective evaluation of experience has been undertaken to arrive at usefulness
of the learning experience. Then a suitable course for further learning has also been paved that
can allow to accommodate greater number of skills and capabilities.
2.0 Effectiveness and usefulness of the learning experience
In the current scope of the study, there have a business case analysis where I had been
provided with a real world scenario. While I was building this business case, there has been
immense transfer of learning that has taken place. Effectiveness and usefulness of my learning
was primarily related to analysing my practical application skills and capability. I have learnt
several methods and techniques to analyse business case using concepts from various field. It
was possible to apply those skills due to the presence of such learning experience. I am
extremely indebted to my professors for guiding me to apply skills related to business cases.
I have gained tremendous knowledge from analysis of this business case. Primary value
of this experience from learning of this business case relates to development of my applicability
skills. I can in the future easily analyse other business cases in an effective manner. Moreover I
will also be able to apply this knowledge of mine when I am working in the industry for
resolving critical business problems or in developing a framework for business related research
to take place.
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2. Ways this learning process will be useful
Learning experiences not only serves effectively in development towards skills or
knowledge rather they allow development of capability as well. In this course I have learnt ways
in which literature review for analysis of a business case needs to be developed and also ways to
develop its research methodologies. This learning will help further in the course for undertaking
for business research program. I feel I have been capable of mastering over the program by
means of undertaking this current course and research project. This program I feel will help me
in my future career prospects, as I have gained competence to develop any business project case
background. This course has allowed me to do develop skills of life in general as well allowing
me to develop capabilities for application in the future. I am now capable of transferring as well
as applying my knowledge along with insights for the future. I plan to take up further studies in
the future and this development of skills will allow me to apply the same. I will not face any
challenge while applying this skill in future course of study. I will not face any challenge if I take
up research studies as well in the future.
3. Objective description of the learning process
In the learning process there was large number of transfer of learning that took place. We
were given class lectures and videos which allowed easily learning from visual as well as hearing
interpretations. Moreover, through our class discussion I have able been able to pick up various
skills that can be applied to business cases. We have been guided by the professor ways to apply
skills in real world problems. Therefore, learning has taken place by incorporating of all sensory
organs. Hence, there has been greater learning experience compared to the past.
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4. Evaluation of learning
While making the business research process there has been several observations that have
taken place. I have realized that in order to analyse a business case or develop its literature
framework, a thorough search through relevant journals and newspaper articles need to be done
(Cheng & Chau, 2009). This Business Research was extremely useful to Research Learning
Process, as I had a readymade problem that needed to be analysed. This case provided a
benchmark in my learning process and allowed application of tools that needs to be applied in
Business Research problem cases.
5. Learning Process
The learning process I developed by means of undertaking this course was immensely
productive. I was very happy to learn new skills and methods in business research case
applications. I was extremely happy that I am now able to analyse any practical challenges that
are offered by business in real world easily by means of a process (Silvia & Phillips, 2011).
Moreover, I learned ways to devise a time frame that can be applied while analysing business
problems as often there might be time related challenges. Development of hypothesis allowed me
to learn skills of analysing business problem cases by connecting its primary variable to
secondary ones.
While writing Assignment 1, I had to go through a number of articles and journals that
included ideas pertaining to innovation. Then I had to connect ideas in those articles to the
current case analysis. I had to develop research questions and framework by analysing several
newspaper and journals news that covered Myers and David Jones case.
For the purpose of analysing Assignment 2, I had to search several books and journals to
understand ways I n which research methodology framework is developed. I had to understand
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meaning of qualitative and quantitative studies along with various forms of research philosophies
to arrive at the conclusion related to this study.
6.0 Plan of applying learning
The research project undertaken in this course has significant amounts of learning
impacts for the future. This project has allowed me to develop skills and knowledge that can be
applied in the domain of research as well as professional field. In case I take up research for
future project, then I will do so in the field of Business Research itself, where I will analyse
practical business problems. Then I will easily be able to apply knowledge gained. Moreover, in
my future profession, I will easily be able to resolve any cases pertaining to business problems.
Most integral aspect of my learning has taken place in devising time schedules, whereby I have
effectively been able to understand how to segregate parts of a project and then analyse the same.
This skill of mine will have highly applicability for the future as well.
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7.0 Reference Lists
Cheng, G. and Chau, J., 2009. Digital video for fostering self‐reflection in an ePortfolio
environment. Learning, Media and Technology, 34(4), pp.337-350.
Roberts, C. and Stark, P., 2008. Readiness for self‐directed change in professional behaviours:
factorial validation of the Self‐reflection and Insight Scale. Medical education, 42(11), pp.1054-
1063.
Silvia, P.J. and Phillips, A.G., 2011. Evaluating self-reflection and insight as self-conscious
traits. Personality and Individual Differences, 50(2), pp.234-237.
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