Identify two learning experiences from the semester and critically reflect on how they have contributed to your future development in the entrepreneurship space.
The two examples should include:
a learning experience where you discovered something about your personal entrepreneurial identity;
a learning experience where you discovered something about your approach to entrepreneurship, now and after you have completed this unit of study.
In here I chose WEEK 4: Entrepreneurship and Individuals & WEEK 6 Entrepreneurship and Wider Contexts
Please use all the references below –
Week 4 Readings:
1. ARTICLE The Big Five Personality Dimensions and Entrepreneurial Status: A Meta-Analytical Review
2. ARTICLE Person–entrepreneurship fit: why some people are more successful as entrepreneurs than others
3. ARTICLE The five minds of a manager
Week 6 Readings:
4. ARTICLE Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Elements
5. ARTICLE Match your innovation strategy to your innovation ecosystem
6. BOOK CHAPTER Exploiting Networks
+ References from your choice
Length: 1500 (excluding references)
The task
Over the semester, you have explored how and why entrepreneurship occurs, how
entrepreneurship varies across different contexts and times, and your own entrepreneurial
interests. For this assignment, you will synthesise this knowledge by reflecting on your learning
and how it has contributed to your individual development in the field of entrepreneurship.
Identify two learning experiences from the semester and critically reflect on how they
have contributed to your future development in the entrepreneurship space.
The two examples should include:
• a learning experience where you discovered something about your personal
entrepreneurial identity;
• a learning experience where you discovered something about your approach to
entrepreneurship, now and after you have completed this unit of study.
You can use the 4Rs reflection framework outlined below to support your reflection, or another
model of your choosing.
Tips for writing your reflection:
Reflection is a crucial capacity for successful entrepreneurs. This unit has emphasised the
importance of reflection and reflective practice as a key entrepreneurial skill. By purposively
reflecting on active experiences, you can consolidate knowledge and build understanding.
Practising reflection and reflective writing throughout the semester will assist you when you
come to write your final reflection. Activities in the weekly workshops are designed to support
you with practising reflection regularly.
Strong critical reflections will move beyond simple description of the learning experiences to
analyse how and why these experiences were impactful. To do this, you will need to apply
relevant concepts and tools from the unit into your reflection.
You can use the 4Rs reflection framework to support your reflection, or another model of your
choosing.
The 4Rs framework for reflective writing involves four key elements:
1. Reporting and responding to a critical issue or experience,
Report (describe) the experience and explain why it is important to your personal entrepreneurial identity / approach to entrepreneurship. Give your initial response to the experience or issue.
What happened? Why is it relevant? Respond to the incident or issue by making observations, expressing your opinion, or asking questions
2. Relating this issue or experience to disciplinary knowledge in this field,
Relate the experience to your own discipline knowledge, skills, and experience of entrepreneurship.
How does this connect to your knowledge of the entrepreneurship field or your professional/personal experiences of this field?
3. Reasoning about causes and effects of the experience according to relevant theories
or tools, and,
Reason about (discuss) the experience to show an understanding of how it relates to your knowledge of the discipline.
Which factors in the experience are important for a new understanding? How do these factors relate back to the concepts and tools from the unit? What evidence can support your claims?
4. Reconstructing your thinking to plan new ways to engage in similar experiences in the
future
Reconstruct your understanding for future practice What are the changes in your understanding as a result of the experience and your reflection upon it?
What are the implications of what you learned for your future entrepreneurial practice? What actions will you take and why?
Source: this framework is based on Bain, Ballantyne, Mills & Lester (2002). The reporting and responding stages in the 5Rs model have been combined in the model above to create 4Rs.
Format and style guide
Reflective writing can be more personal in tone than a formal academic essay. It is appropriate to use first person perspective. However, as a critical reflection your work must not be merely anecdotal, your style should be analytic, and your claims supported by evidence.
There is no prescribed format for your report. However, you should structure your report clearly and logically, including an introduction at the beginning and a conclusion at the end.
Avoid merely describing your experiences. Rather, demonstrate your understanding by applying concepts and tools to your experiences within the unit.
You must provide appropriate referencing of any data sources or quotes, using APA style 7.
Write in full sentences. Dot points are only for listing issues. You must still explain the issues. Do not exceed the word limit. The top end of the word limit is the UPPER BOUND. Anything beyond that will not be read. Present your ideas convincingly, creatively and concisely.
