Blog Post 1
This is my first Blog entry. In this entry I will talk about:
What I have learnt in my course since I started this will include information about each unit.
How I have tried to improve my skills and qualities.
I will also reflect on my progress including things like what has gone well and what has not gone well.
What I have learnt in my course
Organisational Security Systems – I am currently a diploma student and therefore I learn about Security Systems. This lesson is quite interesting its fascinating to find out about how many different types of security systems & threats in organisations and other places, it also help that the teacher is helpful, kind and supportive this kind of thing motivates me to do well. I sometimes can drift off and not listen sometimes because I am in a bad mood or because it’s the first lesson of the week and I am tired. A good way to improve my performance in this lesson is to get more sleep, go to bed earlier the night before so I am not tired.
Key Skills – Key Skills is a basic lesson it teaches me how to use more complex tools in programs like Microsoft Word, Excel and Access. I do quite enjoy this lesson because it is relatively easy and the work can be quickly done. We have two teachers for key skills and both are helpful. This is the sort of lesson that I can just sit down and work at and also be motivated to do well because of the skills I learn will help me in all my lessons.
Communication & Employability Skills for IT – In this lesson I have learned different skills in communication and interacting with people for when I go to find a job and also analysed myself and identified Strengths and weaknesses in working and myself as a person. This isn’t the most interesting lesson in the world but I am motivated to do well and listen because these are valuable skills I will need in the future.
Website Production & Management – This lesson is all about Websites and creating them. In this lesson I have learnt how to make a basic website in notepad form using code and also more complex websites in Adobe Dreamweaver which is an excellent tool to use. I have also learnt some history of websites and good and bad points about different aspects within the website. I would say I am motivated in this lesson because I am very interested in the production of websites and also the teaching method, there isn’t much talking involved and we get straight onto learning about websites through creating one ourselves.
Advanced Database Skills – I personally think I have not learnt much in this lesson I have always known to understand databases as tables in Microsoft Access but this stuff is confusing. Also it doesn’t help that I don’t find it very interesting therefore I am not motivated, the teaching method used is not ideal for me the teacher pretty much talks the hole lesson, I think I would be more motivated if we did more work as a class, for example he explains stuff on the board while we follow him by doing it on the computer.
Principles of Computer Network – This is the hardest lesson in my entire course there is so much to take in and learn, the majority of the stuff we learn is interesting to know about, I do admit I have learned a great deal but there is so much work which means I get bored and no longer get motivated about this lesson and sometimes do not enjoy it at all. I feel I would be motivated more if it was taught in smaller chunks so we did not have to take so much in and if there was more practical’s a lot of it has been long lectures so far.
Computer Systems – This lesson is about components of a computer which I am interested in. A lot of it I did know before but what I have learnt is earlier versions on components in a computer for example early versions of Graphics cards. Some aspects of Computer systems can be quite boring and I can drift off in lesson because the teacher just talks for the majority of the lesson. I could be more motivated if there where more practical involved and less talking.
Reflection of my Progress
These first weeks have gone well on my course I have found it very enjoyable have learnt a lot. Recently I have been given a lot of work it is a lot of pressure but ive learnt that good time management is the key. I think what has gone well is ive learnt a lot and settled in and ive took an understanding to the course. What hasn’t gone well, some of the lessons I do not enjoy at all and am not motivated to participate in them.
