Personalised Learning & Development: Weekly Reflective Journal

This document presents a student's weekly reflective journal entries, focusing on personal learning and development within a business context. The journal covers topics discussed in weekly sessions, including the business environment, business planning and strategy, motivation, marketing, globalization, business structures, human resource management, financial management, organizational culture, and entrepreneurship. Each entry reflects on the skills gained and outlines plans for further development, referencing academic sources where appropriate. The journal also includes a Personal Development Plan, highlighting the student's strengths and areas for improvement, such as communication skills and financial management, with strategies for addressing weaknesses to enhance their potential as a future entrepreneur. This reflective journal is a component of a module assessment.

Personalised Learning Weekly Reflective Journal
PERSONAL DETAILS:

Introduction:
This template should be used to record your reflections on the weekly sessions.
Please use the spaces provided to reflect on what was discussed in class, what you
gained from the session; did you find the content useful; how can you relate it to your
studies at university as a business student. You will also need to discuss how you
intend to further develop the skills discussed in class. This is a continuous process
and should be completed during the module and not at the end.
In week 8 you will be expected to submit what you have completed so far, via
Unlearn, to receive feedback. You will then complete weeks 9 to 10.
The Weekly Reflective Journal will be used in conjunction with your Personal
Learning and Development Plan and Interview to work out the final grade for this
module. The Reflective Journal and PDP will be summative submitted in week 14 on
Blackboard. Submission of all parts of the assessment are required in order to
receive a grade.
Week 1
Please describe in less than 200 words what was discussed in this session and how you plan to
develop these skills.
In week 1, I had come to know about the business environment and its importance in my career. I
learned that to conduct a business it requires to get knowledge about the internal and external
environment which helps me to understand the business structure. During the session, I realized
that I need to enhance my research skills so that I can be able to identify the risks and threats in
the future existence (Upadhayaya, 2019). For improving the research skills, I have to stay focus
and required to use different sources to collect the data and information in maximum manner. I
also need to learn the quality sources so that I can be able to provide the effective research and
can identify the information I large and appropriate manner. As, the skills increases it will help me
to conduct the business effectively and can evaluate the business surroundings in definite
manner.
Week 2
Please describe in less than 200 words what was discussed in this session and how you plan to
develop these skills.
During the week 2, I learned about the business planning and strategy where it helps a lot the
occupation to grow and develop in effective manner. In the session, I came to understand the
importance of the planning of the business structures which can help me to design the effective
planning for the business purpose. I came to realized that for making a perfect and accurate
planning I need to focus on my thinking and needs to adopt the critical thinking skill which can
help me to make appropriate decision for the business occupation (Widana, Parwata, and et.al.,
2018). For enhancing the critical things, I need to make a proper list or information of different
resources and a plan to exhibit so that I can be able to work out effectively to increase my critical
analysation skill. I believe that when I am able to improve my skills then I also will be able to

understand the effectiveness of the business planning and strategy which help me a lot in decision
making regarding business occupation.
Week 3 Please describe in less than 200 words
what was discussed in this session and how you
plan to develop these skills.
In week 3, I learned about the motivation importance in the business field. I got to know about
the business motivation who helps the person to put their effective work and efforts which will
enhance the growth of the occupation. While this session, I realized that I need to focus on the
motivation concept so that I can also be able to improve the motivation of the people in my
professional life. For improving the motivation of the people I need to enhance my leadership
quality or skill which helps me to conduct the people accordingly and can provide them effective
response in the occupation (Stein, 2020). Motivation helps an individual person to grow
themselves and feel satisfied which makes to put their best efforts and hard work. Accordingly, for
improving my leadership skill I need to be attentive at the people suggestion and required to
listen their problems and obstacles effectively., so that I can work on them and can provide
effectiveness in the company from which people will feel motivated and satisfied.
Week 4
Please describe in less than 200 words what was discussed in this session and how you plan to
develop these skills.
During the week 4, I understand the importance of marketing who accelerates the business
growth and development in fruitful manner. In this session, I learned that marketing is the process
which can help me to promote my business products and services in effective manner which will
enhance the growth of the occupation. In this context, I believe that for improving my marketing
strategy I am required to enhance my customer relationship skill which will help me to conduct
the customers effectively. Customers are the major source of any business who purchase the
goods and service and helps the business to grow (Oyedele, Kuye, and et.al., 2021). Accordingly,
for improving my customer relationship skill in need to focus on my target audience so that can be
able to identify and convert them into a potential consumer.
Week 5
Please describe in less than 200 words what was discussed in this session and how you plan to
develop these skills.
In week 5, I understand about the impact of the globalization in the business field. I read put that
globalization is the major part of the business market which provides the best and fruitful results
to the occupation. For doing or running nay business in market filed I also want to expand my
business globally so that I can also be able to develop my occupation worldwide. For this purpose,
I believe that I need to focus on my communication skills as the global environment have different
areas and locations where the language is also different (Jagadheeswari, Priya, and et.al., 2019).
Communications the first way of approaching any business client and can impress them by my
communication strategy. For improving my communication skill, I need to adopt the active
listening and also required to understand the body language of the person. Along with this, I also

need to make notes which help me to remember the little things and can focus on that in detailed
manner.
Week 6 Please describe in less than 200 words
what was discussed in this session and how you
plan to develop these skills.
In week 6, I had learned about the types of business structures which plays an important and
major role in business occupation. I realized that in business there are different types of areas and
methods from which a business can be handle effectively. To conduct and manage the business, I
am required to enhance my project management skill (Cooper, and Sommer, 2018). For increasing
the project management, I am required to enhance my focus on the risk management and
problem solving skills which help me to manage the entire business accordingly.
Week 7
Please describe in less than 200 words what was discussed in this session and how you plan to
develop these skills. Use a minimum of one academic source and reference this.
During the week 7, I learned about the human resource management who is the important role in
the business environment. The HR management is responsible to monitor and evaluate the
business performance a provide them effective result. For improving the HR management skills
and focusing on the monitoring area I need to adopt and enhance my interpersonal skills which
will help me to conduct effective management in the business occupation (Schmid Mast, and Hall,
2018). The interpersonal skills include the self-confidence in me and make me to feel positive
attitude. This skill helps me to provide the effectiveness in the occupation.
Week 8 Please describe in less than 200 words
what was discussed in this session and how you
plan to develop these skills. Use a minimum of
one academic source and reference this.This journal should be formatively submitted for feedback, via ULearn, at the end of this week.
During week 8, I came to learned about the financial management importance in the business
environment. I believe that finance is the major source for running any business occupation. For
understanding and being professional at the financing structure I am required to enhance my
budgeting and accounting skills. For enhancing these skills, I need to do practice and makes notes
for solving the numerical values which will help me to solve effectively and correctly (Gashaj, and
Trninic, 2022). Budgeting is the process which will help my business occupation to grow and
develop. For enhancing the numerical skills, I am required to focus on my analytical skills too
which will help and support me to manage the accounting and budgeting of the business.

Week
Please describe in less than 200 words what was discussed in this session and how you plan to
develop these skills. Use a minimum of one academic source and reference this.
In week 9, I had learned about the organization culture impact on the business productivity and
performance. The internal environment plays an important role in the business which helps to
enhance and increase the development areas. For running a business effectively, I am required to
increase and improve my management skill which will help me to organize an effective and
positive culture in the business surrounding. Organizational culture can make the people to put
their best efforts and ideologies sin the business and will lead the business at higher level (Liu,
2018). For enhancing the organization culture environment, I am required to focus at the
management skill which will help me to provide the effective and good culture in the business
occupation. Along with this, for improving the management skill I need to focus on team working
ability which will help and support the organizational culture effectively.
Week 10 Please describe in less than 200 words
what was discussed in this session and how you
plan to develop these skills. Use a minimum of
one academic source and reference this.
I week 10, I had come to learn about the entrepreneur and its importance in the business
environment. To become the entrepreneur or businessman I am required to adopt and enhance
my various kinds of skill which will help me to conduct and manage the good business occupation
(de Carvalho, Costa, and et.al., 2019). For enhancing the different kinds of skills especially
leadership and, management skill I need to practise and focus on the goals and targets of mine
which will lead me to become a successful entrepreneur in the future existence.
Personal Development Plan
Name: Degree pathway:
Student Number:
Part 1 – Personal Analysis
Strengths Areas for further development
Looking at my strengths and abilities I
believe that I am quite at communication
skill which can help me a lot in business
enterprises. As, it has been mentioned
above that communication is the major
objective which can help me to enhance my
business management skill and can be able
lead the occupation successfully. I also
As, the areas of improvement is numerical
or finical management where I believe that I
am quite weak at this concept and skill. For
budgeting and accounting I need to
enhance my skill so that I can be bale to
become a successful entrepreneur in the
future existence. These weaknesses can
become risk for me to stay at the lower

believe that I am also good at leadership
skill which helps me to management and
handle the occupation effectively.
position. In addition, I also identified that
am also weak at my critical analysation skill
which creates a problem and huddle for me
to solve any budgeting and accounting
equation. I am required to enhance both of
these skill so that I can be ale to conduct a
business very effectively and will also be
beneficial for in the future existence.
Opportunities Threats
As, looking at the opportunities then I
believe that my communication skill can
provide me a huge opportunity to handle
and manage any professionalism.
Communication is the best and major
source to start any business deal. As, the
communication is effective I can be able to
achieve variety of opportunities sin the
career or future existence.
I believe that skills play an important role in
an individual life as well as for me. I am
required to enhance my numerical or
accounting which will be very beneficial for
me in the future existence and help me to
conduct a proper and accurate business
financial structure which will lead me to
become a good and big businessman. But I
have a feeling of being scared or
threatened as if i am not able to enhance
my skill I will stay at the lower level and
cannot be able to become an entrepreneur.
Likewise, I am being threated because of
being substituted by the other competitive
business organization if I am not able to
improve my skills effectively.
Part 2 - Setting goals
What do I want to
learn?
What do I have
to do?
How will I
measure
success?
Target date for
review?
Numerical skill I have to start note
making and regular
practices of the
equation solution
which helps me to
improve my
numerical skills and
ability.
I will measure my
success when I will
be able to calculate
and can do budgeting
accurately.
3 months
Communication skill I want to enhance
my communication
skill more
effectively as I will
be able to become
a successful
person. For
improving the
I will measure my
success when I am
able to speak in front
of loud crowd and
public places with full
of confidence.
2 months

communication skill
I need to focus on
the listening which
help me to
understand the
speech of the
another person in
proper manner.
Part 3 – Personal Objectives
Short-term goals (next 12 months)
My short term goal is to get good marks in the finance and accounting subject in the
graduation
Medium term goals (next 2-3 years)
My medium term goal is to enhance my all skills and can be able to adopt the
professionalism in myself.
Longer term goals (beyond 3 years)
My long term goals is to become a successful entrepreneur In my career plan or future
existence.

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