Reflections about this project…
Initially, when I realised that we would have to study statistics, I had rather negative thoughts about whether or not I will be able to cope with it and what kind of projects will we then be involved in. When I got to know about the finalised plans for the project submission, I was relieved upon realising the assignment will not be a written report, but will be a rather informal one. However on the other hand, I was also rather sceptical about the part if I will be able to cope with the technical problems I may meet when the project submission is not printed and submitted in black and white. It was a new way in which I submit project work for remarks, which I thought that it allows more space for students to write freely and unleashing the creativity in them during the blog/webpage making. I think that this allows students to still be able to do the project more light-heartedly and more time to understand and evaluate, rather than focusing on whether we did it correctly in the formatting of the report.
Some of the challenges which I experienced during this project as an individual is to having to cope with my own time meeting of expectations of others. As there were other commitments that are requiring much of my time and attention, I found it rather difficult to cope with time and being able to catch up with the pace of my groupmates. In addition, I think that the knowledge on statistics is also important in my understanding on the project and hence the area of contribution in the final report. Initially I was still not very sure on how to do data analysis, in which I think have resulted me in avoiding contribution in that area, which I had later find time in revising and finding out the knowledge I had lacked in.
As a team, I think that some challenges we had was in understanding other groupmates’ researches, there were also some clashes in ideas and contributions during this process of producing the final report.
Furthermore, I was glad that we were given the chance in doing this project on top of the ICA exam, such that we will also learn the process of data collection and data analysis. It was a new experience to us and practical for us to make use of what we learn in class in the project. I think that I found this easier for me to understand due to my preferred hands-on learning style. In addition, I think that it also allowed me to know the feeling of having to ask random participants to help us in providing data for our project. Also, as it was the first time I am submitting a project report in the form of blog, I think it allowed me to experience using technology to deliver all our information we have for the report.
All in all, I think that I had changed my perspective that statistics is very difficult to learn and apply. I think that this project was good in the area that it did not stopped at just delivering the data, but including this area of having us to provide reflections for the project. I think this reflections portion of the project had allowed me to reflect upon myself, not just about the group as a whole. Upon reflection, I had gain more awareness of what we did right or wrong as an individual or a group, as a result allow us to avoid behaving the same way the next time in working together as a group, regardless of is it a project on statistics.
Initially, when I realised that we would have to study statistics, I had rather negative thoughts about whether or not I will be able to cope with it and what kind of projects will we then be involved in. When I got to know about the finalised plans for the project submission, I was relieved upon realising the assignment will not be a written report, but will be a rather informal one. However on the other hand, I was also rather sceptical about the part if I will be able to cope with the technical problems I may meet when the project submission is not printed and submitted in black and white. It was a new way in which I submit project work for remarks, which I thought that it allows more space for students to write freely and unleashing the creativity in them during the blog/webpage making. I think that this allows students to still be able to do the project more light-heartedly and more time to understand and evaluate, rather than focusing on whether we did it correctly in the formatting of the report.
Some of the challenges which I experienced during this project as an individual is to having to cope with my own time meeting of expectations of others. As there were other commitments that are requiring much of my time and attention, I found it rather difficult to cope with time and being able to catch up with the pace of my groupmates. In addition, I think that the knowledge on statistics is also important in my understanding on the project and hence the area of contribution in the final report. Initially I was still not very sure on how to do data analysis, in which I think have resulted me in avoiding contribution in that area, which I had later find time in revising and finding out the knowledge I had lacked in.
As a team, I think that some challenges we had was in understanding other groupmates’ researches, there were also some clashes in ideas and contributions during this process of producing the final report.
Furthermore, I was glad that we were given the chance in doing this project on top of the ICA exam, such that we will also learn the process of data collection and data analysis. It was a new experience to us and practical for us to make use of what we learn in class in the project. I think that I found this easier for me to understand due to my preferred hands-on learning style. In addition, I think that it also allowed me to know the feeling of having to ask random participants to help us in providing data for our project. Also, as it was the first time I am submitting a project report in the form of blog, I think it allowed me to experience using technology to deliver all our information we have for the report.
All in all, I think that I had changed my perspective that statistics is very difficult to learn and apply. I think that this project was good in the area that it did not stopped at just delivering the data, but including this area of having us to provide reflections for the project. I think this reflections portion of the project had allowed me to reflect upon myself, not just about the group as a whole. Upon reflection, I had gain more awareness of what we did right or wrong as an individual or a group, as a result allow us to avoid behaving the same way the next time in working together as a group, regardless of is it a project on statistics.
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