BA International Business: Analytic Reflection on Study Skills Log

This document presents a student's analytic reflection based on their learning log for a Study Skills module at Suffolk Business School. The reflection analyzes the development of study skills over the duration of the module, referencing specific entries from the weekly reflective learning log. It includes self-assessment ratings at the beginning and completion of the module for various skills, explaining the differences and achievements. The reflection covers topics such as plagiarism, information searching, poster presentation, scanning and skimming, and personal development planning, highlighting areas of improvement and future goals. The student reflects on their learning journey, identifying the importance of group work, reflective practices, and effective time management, and seeks to enhance their writing, reading, and drafting skills.

Appendix A
Week Learning Hours Title and type of
activity
What did you learn What do you want to
improve in future
Week 1 4 hrs  Term of study
skills
 Plagiarism
 Core academic
integrity
 Citation and
referencing
I learned about
study skills with
pilgrims.
Need to improve
plagiarism skill in
future.
Week 2 4 hrs  Searching for
information
 Evaluating
information
sources
 Personal tutoring
system
 Paraphrasing
 Ten golden rule
for study
I leaned to search
the information
and to evaluate it.
To improve the use
of golden rule in
study.
Week 3 4 hrs  Poster
presentation
 Design and
deliver well-
structured
presentation
 Working in group
 Do’s and Don’ts
of a presentation
I studied about
poster
presentation and
its design.
I will learn to deliver
poster in future.
Week 4 4 hrs  Effective listening
 Prediction and
identification of
main idea with
specific details
 Note taking styles
Learn about
purpose of
listening and
importance of
making notes.
I would improve my
skills in future.
Assessment
Week
5 hrs Infographic group poster
making
I learn the
importance of
group work where
sharing idea is
important.
I like to improve my
poster making skill in
future.
Week 5 4 hrs  Gibbs reflective
model
 Active learning
 Kolb’s
experiential
I have learned
about reflective
working and
reflective journals.
In future I need
more practice to
improve this
learning.

learning cycle
 Reflective
practices
Week 6 4 hrs  Scanning/Preview
 Overview/read
 Academic reading
I have learned
about academic
writing where
limiting my words
are important.
I have also learned
about skimming
and scanning for
the certain
information.
I need to improve
my learning skill in
future which allows
to get better
educated and have
knowledge with
better reading
speed.
For searching
information, I will
use my scanning and
skimming skills.
Week 7 4 hrs  Personal
development
plan
 Reflective
learning journals
 Time
management and
learning skills
I have learned the
way to learn
anything
effectively. It also
helps to learn how
to reflect learning
during sessions.
I have also used
the advantage of
personal
development
plan.
In future I will like to
improve my writing
skills and journals
during my
professional
development
through using my
time effectively.
Week 8 4 hrs  Plan to write
plan, write, edit,
overview,
reorganize
 Feedback
(summative and
formative)
In this week, I
have learned
about planning to
write and the way
to use this in
assignment work.
I have also learned
to write draft
before start to
write an
assignment.
I want to improve
the draft learning in
future which should
be written in the
start of the writing.
I will also use
feedback to improve
my work and skills
for writing and
planning.
Assessment
Week
6 hrs  Analytic
reflection on
learning log basis
I get that why it is
important to work
in group and
importance of
assignment.
I need to improve
my writing and
reading skill in
future.
Appendix B

Entry No What did you
learn
Rating at the
beginning of the
module (between
1 lowest - 10
highest)
Rating upon
completion of the
module (between
1 lowest - 10
highest)
Explain the
difference
between the two
ratings and how
you have
achieved the
rating upon
completion of the
module
1 Importance of
study skills
2 8 I had some study
skills but get
better after
learning about it.
2 Searching
information
3 8 I learn to search
the information
from authentic
sources.
3 Poster
presentation
3 9 I have learned to
poster presenting
which is known to
me.
4 Scanning and
skimming
5 9 I have this
learning before,
during my
academic times.