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E-Journal1 (Reflection 1)

Describe

The task given this week was more challenging compared to previous tasks. It started off with

an activity to write a description about ourselves in Facebook, it required everyone to state

their own strengths, hobbies, interests as well as weaknesses. We were divided into a team of

5 with different roles. We have agreed to name our team as Happening which indicates that

we would like to be the most happening team of all where there is a lot of exciting activity

waiting for us to discover! We were asked to read two articles and compare the writing style

of both articles. It enables us to participate in the activity and get to know each other better.

Interpret

Every week before I attend the class, I would go through the study guide to gain more

understanding of what I am going to learn on that particular week. The topics and activities

are getting challenging as each week passes and it is all related to the business industry which

prepares us for the future. Besides, the team was formed through team roles quiz where teammembers shared a mix of roles. We were required to list out our team expectations and

objectives so that we would be more discipline and it is easier for the team to achieve goals.

Evaluate

I personally think that Professional Development is a good course to prepare me for the

future. Although I could see there are a lot of assignments and activities which require team

spirit, but this could shape up my character and personality which makes me a better person. I

have prepared myself to face the upcoming challenges in this course and I hope that I could

make it work with the help of my team members. My team members turned out to be quite

satisfying after a few discussions and there is an unspoken consensus between the teammembers. By completing an activity on Describing Yourself, we were given a chance to get

to know ourselves and others which I think that it was a good activity because it allows us to

know our strengths and weaknesses.

Plan

For the rest of the course, I hope that I could learn how to manage my time properly as this

course is 100% assignment based. I hope that my team members would participate fully in all

the activities and assignments given. To become a highly effective people, we need to be

proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win/win, seek first to

understand then to be understood, synergize and practice renewal (Fogler, 2008). This would

ensure us to finish our assignments in time and be an effective person. Besides, I do need to

learn not to get paranoid easily.

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