MGMT11-103 Business Model Execution
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Learning Journal & Reflective Essay Guide
MGMT11-103 Business Model Execution
Overview
This subject has several aims. In conjunction with the ENFB11-100 Business Model
Generation subject, Business Model Execution is designed to help you integrate and apply content from several of your foundation subjects while providing you the opportunity to
launch, operate and shutdown a value generating enterprise. Viewed as an integrated
whole, the various active learning approaches inherent in the design of this subject is likely to be quite different than those incorporated in other subjects you have taken previously. This is by design. This subject is designed to facilitate learning by doing (i.e., experiential
learning). Learning about a topic is very different than demonstrating that you know both how and why a phenomenon occurs and that you can perform some task or behaviour. This higher level of learning is commensurate with the higher expectations for students in these subjects.
Reflection
Over the course of your life, the vast majority of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes you accumulate overtime will be learned through experience. However, just because you
accumulate experiences during your life does not necessarily mean that you will learn anything from them. Learning from experience requires reflection.
What is reflection? The Latin origin of the verb ‘reflect’ means ‘to bend back’ . When we look in the mirror, our image is bent back (i.e., returned, reflected) for us to see. Similarly,
reflection in this context means to direct one’s thoughts back in time to examine a previous experience. As you can imagine, reflection is difficult to do in the heat of the moment while you are busy processing everything going on, including your mental, emotional and physical state at the time, your environment, and your interpretation of the presence and behaviour of other people around you. Simply processing all that information while determining how and when to appropriately act can often be a challenge for many people. Reflection occurs most effectively after that moment has passed and you have the opportunity, adequate
time, and the appropriate personal and situational state to look back and evaluate the experience. Although there is noone best way to reflect, some common questions you might consider when reflecting, include:
. What happened (i.e., describe the experience)?
. How did you feel about what happened?
. How did others perceive the situation? How did they feel about it?
. What assumptions did you have prior to this experience?
. Why do you think events happened in the way that they did?
. What could you have done differently? What might have happened if you did?
. What will you do differently next time?
Notice that describing the experience is only a small part of the reflection process. The bulk of reflection is about digging deeper to explore questions of “ how”, “why” and “what if” .
Only through these types of questions and examining your experience from different
perspectives will the process of reflection enable your learning and personal growth.
Although reflection is a process, it is also askill that can be learned and improved overtime like any other skill. Done regularly and effectively, reflection can promote deep, lasting learning.
Learning Journal
In this subject, you will practice reflection using a learning journal. Although this term is
used frequently in higher education, it has many different uses and interpretations. For our purposes,a learning journal is NOT an event diary,a record or a log of what occurred. It is a
tool for you to facilitate reflection using questions and other prompts like the ones
presented above. The focus of your reflections each week during the semester should be
your experiences relating to this subject – both inside and outside of the classroom. When I say “relating to this subject”,a useful guide for you to consider is the subject learning
objectives. You can also consider similar experiences (e.g., previous group projects) from your pastas a point of comparison. One of the benefits of reflecting in a learning journal is to help you integrate your current understanding (i.e., mental model) with new learning. Often, this integration will occur overtime as an outcome of the reflection process that is captured in your journal.
Each week you are expected to reflect on your experiences relating to this subject using the journal tool in iLearn. Ideally, you will write a reflection in your journal at least three times per week (e.g., after each class or team meeting). As with most forms of practice or training, shorter, more frequent reflections are better than longer, more infrequent reflections.
There is no prescribed structure for your journal entries and all entries will be private (i.e., no other students can read your journal entries). Neither the content, nor the structure of your reflections will be graded. However, I will periodically check the frequency of your entries and your general level of effort as these dimensions of your journal entries will be assessed as part of your reflective essay. Having ample quality journal entries will not only enhance your learning in this subject, but also serve as a critical resource when writing your reflective essay at the end of the semester. If you would like feedback on your individual
journal reflections at anytime during the process, just ask me.
Reflective Essay
At the end of the semester, you will submit a reflective essay summarising what you have learned in this subject. The purpose of this essay is for you to demonstrate the depth and breadth of what you have learned throughout the semester and what effect this learning has had on you. This is your opportunity to draw reflectivelyon your learning journal to further develop both your writing and your learning.
As much as possible, your essay should draw on the content of your learning journal entries as the source or content of the themes you present. Each of the identified themes should be a separate paragraph in the body of your essay. There is no minimum or maximum number of themes, but the other requirements of the essay will provide additional guidance for you. As you explore and explain each of your themes, try to be as specific as possible, giving
examples from the experiences and reflections captured in your learning journal. In short, you will synthesise and organise what you have learned during the semester and present it in a clear, coherent, and professional piece of writing.
Structure
Your paper should be written in atypical essay structure with an introduction, body and
conclusion of approximately 2,500 words (2,000 minimum to 3,000 maximum) in length.
Similarly, make sure that each of your paragraphs follow a consistent structure that includes a main idea with several supporting ideas, claims and/or facts. Your reference list does not count toward the word limit.
Style
Since this is a reflective essay, feel free to write in the first person, though remember that your writing style should still be formal. Formal in this instance means no jokes, puns, slang, colloquialisms, contractions, or unexplained abbreviations. It also means proper sentence and paragraph structure, punctuation, spelling and grammar. It does not mean using “big”, “fancy” or “academic” words when simple, direct language would express your ideas more clearly.
Format
The essay you submit for grading should be typed in a single-spaced, 12 point Calibri or Arial font. You will need to cite a reputable source for any theory, models or concepts you use in your analysis; these should come from books, textbooks or academic journals, not web
pages or class notes. Use APA Style to format your citations and list of references. Do not include a cover page, but please be sure to include your student identification number in the header of the document. All papers must be submitted via iLearn as a single Word
document (.docx). Any additional files submitted will not be graded.
Bonus Advice
Remember, writing is a process. Do not expect to sit down and write this essay the day before it is due and expect to earn a good grade. This essay will require you to revise
multiple drafts of your writing to refine and clarify your expression of ideas and the depth
and persuasiveness of your arguments. I encourage you to start on the assignment at least a few weeks before it is due so that you can get feedback from friends, family members,
Student Learning Support staff or me. Do not expect to get feedback from any of these individuals if you wait until the last minute. For instance, in my case, I will not review any draft essays less than three business days prior to the deadline.
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