personal leadership

reflection on myself as a professional

design

I believe I lean heavily towards the design side of ICT & Media Design, as I'm more creative than anything. Any development or research I do are merely steps to take in telling a story and achieving my desired result.

I did notice I was somewhat lacking in the design side of things this semester. In general I've always been held back by thinking too much about what I design, as I care a lot about quality.

I've fully learned this semester that instead of trying to account for multiple things at once, I must simply let go and accept that feedback and research are the most important ways to ensure an end product's quality.

presenting

I've always enjoyed presenting and I'll take any chance I get to improve my presentation skills. This semester I took it upon myself to present for every project I was involved in myself.

Doing this has allowed me to be more comfortable and confident when presenting than I already thought I was, and makes me look forward to doing so in the future.

development

I hadn't had much experience with JavaScript prior to starting the semester, and this was something I wanted to change as I felt it would further my ability to tell a story through a website.

I can confidently say I've succeeded in doing after working work on the PM Recorder Project and this very portfolio. They've allowed me to step out of my comfort zone with HTML and CSS and have opened up many new possibilites for what I can create in the future.

integrity

I care very much about my integrity as a professional. Most of the assets I've used in my content were either created, photographed or edited by me.

While I've used tools like ChatGPT to help with things such as troubleshooting code and proofreading documentation, I've always ensured that the end product came from me.

reflection on my attendance

I've had a very poor attendance this semester, which I tried very hard to combat. Initially I started taking the bus to school in hopes that it would force me to wake up eariler. This did not work.

I came to realize that my issue was sleeping too late, which happens due to my habbit of pushing back work and not letting myself sleep until it's done. I end up not getting it done at all, leaving me tired the next morning I end up napping later to compensate. This worsens the issue as it further reinforces my bad sleeping schedule.

I've found that staying late at school helps me keep a work focused mindset, allowing me to get more work done in the day. Doing this does require me to prepare lunch in advance however, as I would otherwise need to spend money purchasing food.

Applying this change in lifestyle to my daily routine is something that will take time, but I plan to focus heavily on it next semester

reflection on work with my semester coach

I was considerably slow and behind on things during this semester, which I would attribute to my sleep and general work ethic. I began working closely with my semester coach Stan for advice on my work, my attendance and my general progress.

He suggested I come to the TQ Building at Strijp-S to work and get extra feedback, and this has been very beneficial in keeping me on track with work on my portfolio. Working with him has also allowed me to open up on my general communication with teachers, peers and stakeholders.

I'm very grateful for the help he's given me, and I wish to work with him in the future.