Final blog entry
Provide an example of an interpersonal skill which you feel you have
developed during this module.
From the very start of this
module I believe I have been able to develop my communication skills. At first
I did not know any one so had to be able to communicate with strangers and
develop new relationships; this was the first time I had really been with a
group of people who I did not know at all, so it was quite a challenge. When I
had overcome this first stage of communication I felt it easier to get on with
my class mates, but then had to achieve communication on a different level by
working with them in a group. I feel like I have developed communication skills
whilst working in a group as we all had to be in regular contact to achieve our
assignment.
Reviewing the blogs you have
submitted, which was the most challenging to write, and why?
The blog which I found most
challenging was Perception and Communication. I found this hard as at first I
could not think of an example where I had perceived someone to be something
they were not. I found it difficult to write about my own experiences as I had
to think quite a long way back when I worked for Waitrose. I also found the
second part of this blog challenging as we had to write about an article and
discuss how the university could improve communication with students. I think
the main reason I found this blog hard was because I left it until quite a
while after the lecture to complete it; I believe that if I had done it
straight away it would have been clearer in my mind and I would have found it
easier.
What would you change, if anything, if you were the module leader? You
can consider assignments, lecture content, activities, subjects. You need to be constructive in your comments
and ensure you approach this from the view of the module leader, so a
suggestion to have no assignments is not appropriate!
The two assignments for this
module were fine, as they both linked together. I think it is good that one of
them was a group piece and the other a reflection of how we worked, so I would
not change anything about this. However, I found some of the blogs quite
challenging and I was left with a lot to do at the end of the year. Although I
know this is my fault, I think the lecturers could have done more to make sure
no one was behind on blogs. If I was module leader I would set 1 blog every 2
weeks, but make sure that the deadline for each was at the end of those 2
weeks. This gives students a good amount of time to complete each one easily
and makes sure they do it when it is fresh in their mind. If each of the blogs
had to be completed within 2 weeks of them being set I know I would not have
got behind and I would have had only 1 to complete in this last week, (instead
of 5!). This would also make it easier for the lecturers as they would be able
to mark them each week rather than have 100s to mark at the end of the year.
A lot of people have mentioned
getting rid of blogs altogether, however I think that this is a bad idea as I
actually found them quite enjoyable when I got round to doing them and
motivated myself. I think they show that students can work independently and
they encourage them to turn up to lectures; I have found that the blogs are so
much easier when you actually turn up to class and pay attention.
Overall, I think this has been a
really fun and interesting module, and I have enjoyed the lectures very much. There
is not a lot I would change as I think it has been taught well and has good
content. I feel I have done well in People and Organisations and I have gained
a lot of skills.