Reflective learning journal

Reflective larn journalReflective learning journalIt is while to write the Reflective learning Journal at the end of this semester to conclude what we rescue learned from the political economy and Finance Engagement range. Through reading outline, I realized that there was a great difference of opinion with separate courses. First, almost all courses fill mid-term exam and final exam however, there are no any examinations in this course. Second, course arrangement is two hours in lecture and one hour in tutorial in former(a) courses, while there is half an hour meeting with clients project snitch in this course and two hours in group discussion. At the beginning of this course I felt up that it would be simpler compared with other courses. In fact, I was wrong. I read to spend much cartridge holder on this subject. Each week our group has group meeting in Cabramatta library, discussion always continue on two hours or the whole after(prenominal)noon. After discussion, eac h member needs to spend long time on researching materials in internet and evaluating them. Although the process is hard, the result is wonderful. After the efforts of our teammates, our group has accomplished tenders and final reports on time. The communication skills, learning styles, information literacy, and data analysis has greatly improved through three months perusing it pass on be helpful for my postgraduate study and future works.In the tender documents I deport mentioned that there are three units applicable to the project which is Investment, Project Management, and Statistics. Investment is pertinent in regards to milepost s hitherto which documents the retail and commercial opportunities Fairfield has in attracting office space leavers from Parramatta and Liverpool. Project Management is highly relevant to this project as time planning, material organizing, data analyzing, time controlling is all very of the essence(p) in ensuring the project successful and achie ving all its objectives and milestones. Statistics is quite helpful as the project will need charts and tables to compare data and statistics and hence guess them. When our group has completed all the tasks, I found that Project Management plays the greatest role with the other two units. Investment theory is applied to the milestone s flat. It is secure recommends investors how to catch the opportunity in disadvantage situation. I mean that Fairfield has lowest price, lowest quality and hardest to go away transportation compared to Parramatta and Liverpool, why investors choose Fairfield rather than Parramatta or Liverpool? It is necessary to use investment theory to evaluate them. We have draw lots of charts and tables in the final reports to compare data, but the data analysis and valuation are reflected from the Project Management. It can be said that project management in the tenders and final reports compete a leading role in this project. Project Management tell us how t o collect ample information in limited time, how to filter the most significant points from interwoven information. Although these three units play an all important(predicate) role in tenders and final reports, other economic and finance content is still need to add. For example, macroeconomic and Market warning get it onledge is widely used in final reports. Macroeconomics is a course that unite with the reality of the economic situation and development trend of the world. Our group found that there are a lot of retail rental advertisements in Parramatta, Liverpool, and Fairfield. The historic data show that the number of retail rental advertisements increasing in recent months. Whats more, the rent is cheaper than onward. This fact is meeting to world economic situation. All we know that the world economics suit to the hugest downturn in 21 century, during the financial crisis, many banks and large companies have declared bankruptcy. In Australia the feign of financial cr isis is also considerable. The unemployment rate goes up nearly twice. Many pocketable business investors are forced to give up their own business. It is quite customary that there are a lot of vacant retail stores in real estate agent website. Market Model is extremely relevant to the project in particular the final objective where the concepts and strategies obtained in Marketing Principles will need to be implemented to evaluate the opportunities that Fairfield LGA has in attracting potential office space leavers from Liverpool and Parramatta as come up as introducing specific techniques to ensure this occurs. Macroeconomic have been learned in my sophomore, but Market dogma have non learned now. In addition to, I think library is a dependable place for researching, discussion, studying. I can find any book I want to it. Except for the theories of economics, other learning skills and language abilities is especially needed for foreign disciple. Overseas scholars have to f ace language and ethnic differences problem, for example, when I low meeting to the word tender, I confused it. I can not understand what the Chinese meaning of this word. My teammates explain the meaning of this word clearly for me. Overall, I still deprivation of sufficient knowledge to finish this course perfectly, it is force me to study harder and master more knowledge.Even if I have learned sufficient economic and finance knowledge, the emotion changes still have enormous impact on my learning. Particular to an overseas student who just arrived in Australia six months, it is very important for me to modify psychological change. When I first meet this course I have a great spare-time activity in this project, each member of our group have enough enthusiasm to complete our own milestone. It is normal that disgusted with the project occasionally, because I must do lots of job in one solar day that included another subject assignment. This situation raises the pressure, an d these pressures may come from learning, life and finance. For example, I accepted the vitamin E education nearly 15 years, so it is difficult for us to truly integrate into Hesperian societies. What more, before I came to Australia, my parent give me lots of help when I needed. Without parents support, I am afraid to face some problem. On the other hand, I have to face language and cultural differences. I must thank our teachers spend long time on our foreign students and countenance particularly concerns sometimes. I have improved myself a lot after I arrived in Australia. I was a shy, introverted student, and even performed unconfident sometimes. I would not like discussing with other group members at first. However, through four month communication, I have slowly started to change myself. I would like to talk with my teammates when I confused some problems and other life problems. So I really want to calculate our group members, thanks for their serious, hard-working, humor ous, and enthusiastic military strength to me. On one occasion, I should be completed my task that belong to my part, unfortunately, I must run short house that day. I was so busy that I cleaned my home until 12 pm, it is really felt tried. When I intend to start my task, team leader send the SMS to me told me that I must be very drop for moving house, they have finished my part. I am really very grateful for their help. Both learning styles and education styles have contrasting way in China and Australia. Although this is my first time go through the Western education, I already known that there are huge differences between Eastern educations with Western educations. Firstly, the different way was from the article of belief methods. When I see our teacher Ingrid sitting at the table directly during the first class. It is amazing for me, because it looks like impolite for students in china. In fact, I find that the teachers purpose is wants to communicate with students more cl osely. However, this teaching method is impossible happened in China. In China every classroom has the podium and a blackboard in high school or university. The teacher is used to stand on the podium during the class. Secondly, from the student point of view, the distinction is even more apparent. If students meet problem in the class, we are unbidden to raise our hands to answer questions after the teachers permission or directly ask the teacher after the class finished. It is impolite for student to interrupt teacher lecture. Student need to keep silent in class in order to not disrupt teachers thinking. In Australia, I find every student is concentrated and activity in the class. Students can ask any questions without teachers permission in the class. For example, if any student feels their thoughts or ideas not the same as teachers idea, student will be asked it directly. However, It is a pity that teacher have to force student to answer questions in China, whats more, no one wants to give the answer even someone know the solution. Thirdly, there are few group discussions or group meeting in senior school or university in China. Even there is one group discussion in one semester which is a choice to chat with another topic that no relation with teachers topic. Whats more, most of students do not cherish these opportunities. All assignment completed independent by the most excellent students in the group without any assistance. In fact, group meeting is important and useful in research or business. It is a sincere way to improve our team spirit. Reading and reference and that Chinese girl provide a lot of help. I have acknowledged some of the theories that I did not know. For example, from the Goldsteins article utility Learning and Teaching about Globalization, I learned that advantage and Activist learning(SAL)is a way that crumble kind problem by corporate with community, many students were attracted who hope the world be better in the future. Oth er opinion is that Globalization is not just the region different from north to south, and that combined with winners and losers in both economic worlds. In another article Increasing Creativity in Economics The Service Learning Project by Hervani and Helms. In the figure 2 Service learning pedagogy step and implementation procedure, it looks like our course procedure. I also understand that the profit of this project is a good chance for developing the critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis and evaluation. Our research topic relevant to social, I realized that there are lots of social problem still waiting for us to deal with them after research. The key values of service learning project are to improve the social awareness and caring, responsibility, accountability, critical thinking, creativity and active learning. That Chinese girl provides us lots of useful information, teaching us how to do the tender document, which part we should be attention to.In conclusion, I want to appreciate again our teachers Ingrid and Julianne, our teammates Brian, Ian, Linh, Kim and other people who always help me. Overseas students really have different experience with local students. From China to Australia is a very hard experience. First of all, we need to get great results in domestic examination. Followed by we spend long time to prepare for Ielts test, whats more, no one can stop up your Ielts test result will be able to achieve what you wanted result, some students test 2 times, even more than 4 times 5 times. Visa through Australia government is also complex issues that we need to provide detailed information and sufficient finance source. Duration for Visa always sustain on one month. It can be said that overseas students harder than domestic students. So I cherished the opportunity to learn as much as possible I can.