Reflective essay

I joined MBA in August 2019 and as part of the curriculum, we

were introduced to a new way of learning i.e. Academic
Assistantship. In this course there is inducive learning. In this
unique course I was first assigned a mentor by the Executive
Office of the O.P Jindal Global University and so, I was assigned
to professor SUMEDHA CHAUHAN.
The main objective of this paper is to conduct the self-
assessment to evaluate the role of the individual and therefore
the effectiveness of the work being assigned. Moreover, it is
crucial to appraise the correlation between the roles and duties
assigned to each member and success. The basis of this
reflective essay is the theoretical framework, experiences from
the business world, aligned with the personal experience, which
would help me to identify and compare the difficulties that
have arisen and the correct way of overcoming those. To
achieve the aim of this paper, it is essential to determine the
essence of how to manage our time.
On 09th September 2019, Under the guidance of professor
SUMEDHA CHAUHAN, I was assigned the very first task, i.e.,
How e-commerce is different from traditional commerce and
How mobile apps are different from mobile websites? Which
one is better? On 30th September 2019, I was assigned the
second task, i.e., Different marketing techniques for e-
commerce? (Choose a company). On 23rd October 2019, I was
assigned the last task, i.e., What is data analytics and why it is
important? Different types of data analytics with examples…
When it comes to reflection on performance, I think I am still on
my way to the top and actually get best in my soft skills. I
would like to say that the biggest hurdle in academic
assistantship, for me was time management. I am a
procrastinator and always have been, so completing
assignments on time was and still is a challenge for me. I have
not come to a full solution to this problem yet, but I did make
changes in my life as to how I can manage time management. I
found that it was easier for me to focus on homework if I was
outside my hostel room, because when in my hostel, I would
usually mess around on the internet or take naps. I don’t think
realistically I will get over procrastination anytime soon, but I
can manage it. I used to despise hard work, I used to think that
things can be done with less hard work but after doing all these
tasks I have now become very hardworking and no task is
difficult task for me. My experience during performing this
assignment was incredible. It provided me a platform to
recognise and utilise my skills of leadership, Time management
and communication skill in a more practical scenario.
With hurdles came hidden strengths I discovered about myself.
I used my analysing skills in various junctures of my tasks,
learned how to manage my time in the right manner and got to
knew that I like reading which earlier I used to run away from
because the task assigned needed a lot of reading. The
highlights of the course for me would probably be the creative
portion of the entire course.
I really appreciate the efforts of professor Sumedha Chauhan in
guiding me, supporting me and pushing me forward to work in
this assistantship programme. As I go forward with more tasks
coming my way, I would do them with a more competent
attitude and with a zeal of learning more things under the
guidance of professor Sumedha Chauhan

Thank You

Kunal Goyal
19020121
MBA’19