Days To Remember

Introduction

Growth and progression are among my favourite things in life. Not a day goes by where I don’t learn something new or gain a valuable experience, great or small. When the semester first began I asked myself, “will this class really make a difference, and is it pertinent to my reason for attending this college?” Now, with 3 weeks left in the semester I can honestly say that it has and is.

What I learned this week

I found this weeks material to be very resourceful and informative as we work towards another assignment due in the next 2 weeks. Learning about the purpose, criteria, and value of an appendix was extremely helpful because I’ve never completely understood what an appendix is; however I was most informed by the clear direction given on citing references. In the past I have paraphrased the writings of others not realizing this is a form of plagiarism, so I am grateful this was covered so poignantly today.

What I already knew

Having missed last week’s class I knew that I would need to pay extra attention this week in order to stay on top of my game; this meant coming to class prepared to take valuable notes with a more in depth focus on the material presented. Having done so I was able to apprehend quite clearly the expectations of the report assignment, but also recall previously taught items such as setting benchmarks and KPI’s.

What I still wonder about

Is there anything left to wonder about? I feel as though today’s material was covered so accurately as to leave little or no room for question in my mind. I give my thanks to Marc for being patient with our class and providing such pertinent teachings that will benefit us forever. These lessons we learn here and now will carry us through life and eventually mould us into the person we wish to become, so thank you once again.

How I participated

Two of my weaknesses are hesitating and not asking questions, so I’ve been focusing on trying to be more assertive and outgoing, which has been a valuable learning experience. I now find myself being less hesitant and more willing to answer or pose a question. In today’s class I made the effort to define what it means to back up a KPI, and though I may not have given the right answer, it afforded the ability to express my thoughts. On another note, I made the effort to demonstrate an example of an excel function in computers this week, even though I wasn’t 100% sure of the answer.

Conclusion

Overall, I feel this was another excellent week and look forward to meeting the challenges of the next, as difficult as they might be.