Fishbone!

Our fish bone diagram.

3.10.2011 Reflection (Peak Oil)

We read all the articles and watched all the videos provided in KN individually. We decided to do this instead of reading the articles and watching the videos together because we do not want to be influenced. In this way, we can form our own views and have a personal response towards this issue.

We also did the fishbone diagram. This was done by separating the workload into 4 main sections namely, personal, national, global and future. This was more efficient as we can work on the diagram simultaneously. Also, we allocated the specific roles according to their specialities. For example, Bryan and I have lived in Malaysia pretty much our whole lives so we did the national perspective of peak oil, a section that is closer to heart. 

We are a pretty close-knitted group so it wasn't really difficult to work in a group. I personally find it more interesting to work in a group because there are more views to a certain topic. 

Independent Project Wall Display

A photobooth blurry product.

Reflection and Sharing

I have FINALLY completed my first independent project.

What have I found easy about IP?

I found it easy as I already have done a similar one in my mock IP. So what I did in my current IP was to specify and narrow down my topic (by a lot), looking at abortion. 

What have I found difficult?

Finding a medium to present my view of different levels. It would be dull and boring if I were to present everything in a word document. Thus, I have chose to present my findings in unique and different ways. For example, I used a recipe book, a diary and an iMovie. For the iMovie especially, I was pretty lost at what should I include and how should I film my video. In the end, I used graphics and I did a voiceover.


What problems did you encounter? How did I overcome this?
To obtain Malaysia's statistics on abortion. I overcame this by looking at different sources and googling A LOT of reliable sources. At some point, I felt like I was going out of the topic and at some point, I felt like I was making absolutely no progress on my project.

BUT I AM GLAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE MY PROJECT WELL BEFORE THE DEADLINE. 


Tata,
Nicole. 

Traits

Trait 1: Implementer

I do have common sense, have self-control and discipline. 

Trait 2: Monitor-evaluator

I do prefer accuracy over speed. For me, quality is more important than quantity.

Trait 3: Completer-finisher 

I get panicky when things are not done on time. But I remain my steadiness and calm even under pressure. 

Teamwork 01

1. What do you think you are good at?
- Coming up with good ideas
- Making sure people do their work on time
- Include everyone during a discussion
- Meeting deadlines
- Working with other people
- Communicating

2. What areas do you think could be an issue?
- Ensuring that everyone is updated on the issues
- Making sure that everyone meets the deadline

Vandalism

Nicole Lee
Bryan Chen
Maxwell Lim
Stephanie
Carlos
Terry

Teamwork:
- equal amount of inputs.

Our team has:
- has a great mixture of gender and nationality.
- We live in different districts. Thus, we can compare the rate of vandalism.
- We have considerable chemistry.

A successful team:
- can work with each other, cooperate and communicative
- mutual understanding and respect
- equal distribution of work
- inclusive

Expectations:
- To be able to finish our work on time
- Make sure that everyone is involved
- Respect each other's views
- Be organised
- Be communicative, no arguments!