Negative Experience
During this module we looked at lots of different things and also made and presented
multiple presentations, the main presentation was the presentation for HSBC where we
were given five problems and we had to come up with proposals and solutions for these
problems during this time we encountered a few problems within the group, such as time
management and how to effectively work as a team. The main reason for these problems
was that people had in my opinion different ways of working and completing their work for
the deadline, I like to get my work done well before the deadline, especially when my work
will have an impact on the grades of others and I did this successfully along with the
majority of my group for this project, as I didn’t want to let everyone down, however there
was one person in my group who didn’t share this outlook and was still working on his part
of the project the night before, this in my opinion wasn’t a great experience as the rest of
the group and I were worried that we wouldn’t have part of the assignment completed
when it came to the deadline for the presentation, however in the end it worked very well
as the last person had put a lot of effort in and also did very well in the final presentation
which was really good to see.
In retrospect we could have gone about the process different when it came to which parts
of the work we did as we split the problems between the four of us which could have gone
wrong if one person hadn’t have completed their work, we could have all done small bits of
different problems in order to spread the work load and have all of the bases covered if
something like that was to happen. We could also have done more of the work together as a
group by meeting up and doing it as a four, this is because we would have been able to get
everyone’s collective ideas towards the topics we were covering and would have had a
wider overview of the topics, it would have also guaranteed us to have done the work as
everyone would have been there to do it and we would all have contributed the same
amount to each problem that we had to solve for HSBC in order to get a good mark. We
could have also spent more time practicing the presentation itself as we only had one rough
skim through it together rather than having a good few proper practice goes. If we had to
do this presentation again, I would put that method of working for the presentation forward
as it would be a much better way to make sure all the work gets done at a good standard for
the deadline. We would have also had a better total understanding of the presentation as
we would have all been working together permanently to achieve the same common goal
which is something I have learnt to be very important during this process.
However, I think that overall, we did well with the presentation and the content that we
used was of a great standard in order to achieve a good grade and also to impress HSBC
with our knowledge of their values and try as best as we could to help them find answers for
the problems that they have within each of those sectors. Another presentation we did was
in week three where we looked at professional ambition, we had to outline our career
ambitions and then present the skills needed and then say whether we possessed these
skills or not and if so whether we could improve them, for this we worked well as a team
and put together a good presentation.
Positive Experience
A positive experience I had during this module would be when we learnt about the honey
and Mumford learning styles. I had never really contemplates the thought that people had
different learning styles, but during this seminar I found that my learning type according to
Honey and Mumford would be a theorist this means that I like to understand the theory of
things once I have found the answer and also like the use of concepts and facts to back up
my learning, I also found myself to have a very high score for being a pragmatist which
means that I learn best by seeing things being put into action in real life and work well from
seeing demonstrations it also says that pragmatists are also well suited to problem-solving.
After thinking about my results for a while I concluded that these two learning styles do suit
me well and if I were to describe my learning style it would be a combination of the two as I
feel that is how I would get the best out of my learning. I also had a reasonable score in the
reflector category which I would also agree on that I would like time to think and investigate
before I start, however that is also sometimes where I go wrong as I can rush into things
without thinking and investigating and things go wrong for me. After doing this test I have
realised the methods that help me to work effectively and will take that into account in the
future to work more efficiently. We also looked at the Belbin team roles to which I founds
that I was a plant and an implementer which means that I normally want to work by myself
and often work in an unorthodox way or solve problems in a systematic fashion, being an
implementer also means that I am good at getting things done for when they need to be
done for. I think this sounds like me, but I could also see some of the other team roles in
myself too which I didn’t get from the test.
Throughout this module overall I feel I have learned many things about myself that I didn’t
really think about before starting this module, it had also changed my approach to different
scenarios in the future, I also feel that I have improved some of my team working skills and
developed more skills and views on the professional world which will put me in good stead
for the future. As I reflect on this module, I can also see areas which I could definitely
improve myself in such as public speaking which has always been a fear of mine.
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