{"id":522,"date":"2016-09-24T12:01:25","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T12:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/bscbusinessmanagement\/?p=522"},"modified":"2016-09-26T15:58:04","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T15:58:04","slug":"reflective-piece-marthe-borresen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/bscbusinessmanagement\/general-interest\/2016\/09\/reflective-piece-marthe-borresen\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflective Piece – Marthe Borresen"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Reflection<\/a>
Reflection upon the year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Going into your first year at a University is a big deal whether you are coming straight from A-levels or have had a gap year, are an international student or have grown up in the same city as where you are starting your degree. You may feel like everybody knows each other and have found their place except you. At least that is how I felt when moving to Southampton a year ago.<\/p>\n

Everything around starting at the University of Southampton led to new experiences; new environment, new friends, new room and even a new language and country. However, most importantly, the entire concept of being a student changed. The first thing that hit me, and hit me hard, was the fact that I was solely responsible for finding my way around. There was of course people to ask for advice, but there was nobody who made sure I got to information meetings, introductions or lectures. Alongside the University comes independence and responsibility, which is perfect if you are tired of adults telling you what to do and where to go when you feel like you got everything figured out on your own. If you on the other hand are used to having parents around dictating your every move, then you are in for quite a change of habits.<\/p>\n

The second significant difference was the extent of how reflective several modules were. I walked into my first lecture as a business management student thinking that I would learn how the world of business works. Period. Let us just say I walked out a bit more confused and frustrated. To begin with, not finding the straight up answer in a text book seemed more annoying than helpful. In addition, the amount of questions asked, and questions answered with even more questions, in some of the modules seemed rather silly. However, looking back at my first year as a bachelor\u00b4s degree student I realise that the course will teach me how to adapt to and make it in an ever changing business world, where asking the right questions and take the right actions is crucial.<\/p>\n

The second year of the degree allows you to shape your degree to a greater extent within certain business areas. For example, I will be taking on modules such as Human Resource Management, Management Ethics, European Business Environment and Operations Management. I am very excited about starting to explore my chosen modules. Even though I see first year\u00b4s modules as necessary and useful, there is something more motivating and exciting about choosing modules for yourself. It allows you to grow and develop within the course, as well as exploring your own interests. However, last year\u2019s experiences definitely affect how I will meet my second year of study. For example, I am not expecting to learn a black on white how to do human resource management-guide and get questions where the answer is obvious, or having a lecturer saying `this is what the European business environment is like`. Instead, I am expecting to get an introduction to the development of human resource management and the European business environment, and explore more deeply how this have changed and are still changing the world of business.<\/p>\n

Even though I have different expectations for next year still does not mean I know what is to come. I think the greatest difference is in my mind and how I will handle whatever is to come. I feel more prepared and able to adjust to the coming situations, and I feel more confident that I will be able to have a more open and reflective mind where I can take a bigger part of the business world as it actually is; complex and ever changing, instead of the predictable machinery a lot of people think it is.<\/p>\n

You have a great year ahead of you. Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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