Reflection Paper Assignment: Integration and Application of Business
? Cover page
? Executive Abstract (250 word maximum)
? 4 to 5 pages (not including cover page and references)
? Double-spaced with 1" margins
? Appropriate sub-headings
? References (reference the Research, Writing, & Presentation Resourcesin your Blackboard course site for additional guidance for completing this assignment)
All the assignment in the class are group research papers about Target corporation, SWOT analysis, and how can they better leverage their usage of technology.
Assessment
Tips to help you write your paper:
1. A reflection paper is your identification of the main themes of the readings integrated with your classroom experience and how both affect your thinking and practice. It is not a summary of course readings or PowerPoint slides.
2. A reflection paper is your chance to add your thoughts and analysis to what you have read and experienced.
3. A reflection paper is meant to illustrate your understanding of the material and how it affects your ideas and possible practice in future.
4. Begin by jotting down some of the reading material and class experiences that stand out in your mind. Decide why they stand out to you.
5. It may be helpful to use the restorative questions to generate some of your thoughts and feelings about the course experience.
6. Using the first person singular ("I"), relate the readings and classes to your previous knowledge and experience.
7. Consider if and how what you have read and learned changes your thinking and might affect your practice in both personal and professional situations.
8. Review the readings and class notes to be sure you've included all the relevant information you can and made all the connections you can.
9. Give your reflection paper structure with an opening paragraph, main body, and conclusion.
10. It may be helpful to write the body of the paper first by using Steps 4-7, and then decide what your opening paragraph should say. The opening paragraph may be brief, only a sentence or two, but it should offer some overall statement of your perspective based on what you've learned (e.g., Before I researched my company, I had never considered how organizations respond to changes in the environment, that is, changing consumer demands and pricing.). Then you could go on to describe which readings or class experiences affected your thinking and why. You could disagree with some of the readings or ideas. The conclusion of your reflection may also be brief (e.g., I realize that I must learn how to be more supportive to get the best from my team.). Or it could be uncertain (e.g., I don't agree with everything I learned but I am going to consider using some of the practices in the future to see if they change my working relationship with others.).
11. Include in-text citations and a reference page for any materials you cite using APA citation format (reference the Research, Writing, & Presentation Resourcesin your Blackboard course site for additional guidance for completing this assignment).