Individual work

Description of work done

When I was doing the referencing work I had to pick three subjects from five, so after a while I finished my decision which were Fuzzy logic in racing AI, Behaviour (“behaviour”) trees and hierarchical A*.

Then after that I had to find three articles for Fuzzy logic in racing AI and three more each for Behaviour (“behaviour”)trees and hierarchical A*,so I started with Fuzzy and I found one of the articles from an article site that had books, PDFs, articles and other published information.

Then after I had finished finding the information I had to write down the first name/initials, year when it had been published, the edition number, the title of the book, the place it was published from and the publisher’s name or names depending if there was more than one person who published the book, article and ect.

After that I had to copy the internet link and paste it into Microsoft word so the tutor could look at the link that I had found for him if he wanted to look at it.

After that I had to get another two articles, then all the other articles from the other topics and collect the information and links so I could collect more information for my referencing so I kept trying lots of sites until I got them all.

Reflection and Issues Identified

Strengths

I think that collecting the information was one of my strengths because I did it better that I thought and I got some good information and I collected it faster than I expected because I thought it was going to take me longer than a day which I did it in.

Weaknesses

I think my weakness was that when I wrote the information down because I didn’t put it down properly but it wasn’t a problem because my tutor shown me how to do it properly which didn’t take long because all I had to do was get rid of the bullet points and put it in paragraphs.

Opportunities

I think that I made the most of my Opportunities because I used my pen drive to store my document on and used the document on my lap top at home so I would do the work at home and I did my work ahead of the time I had left.

Threats

I don’t think I had any big threats only that when I started looking for the books, articles, PDFs and ect I couldn’t find any of the right links and I couldn’t figure it out but after a while after I kept trying I started finding links after links and it didn’t take as long as I thought it would.

Plan of Action

Specific

My specific goal was to get my work done ahead of time which wasn’t too hard because I’ve got my pen drive and my lap top.

Measurable

My measurable goal to complete was just to do the work has quickly has I could but I think I was trying to get it done for four days and I done it in one.

Achievable

My goal was achievable because I did have the resources to do it because I had the university to go to and I had a lap top at home and I had a pen drive to store it so I would always have it on me so I could always work on it.

Realistic

I think my goal was realistic because it was achievable in the time I could do it because I have lots of resources.

Timely

My goal was done for the due in date because I did it well before the time because I had lots of resources and I did the work the next day after it was given to me.

Completion / Review / Conclusion.

I think that I did well because I did all my work faster than I thought I would because I used my lap top and pen drive so I could do my work at home so I wouldn’t be struggling for time, and because I planned all my work ahead of time because I didn’t want to bring it in late so it would be done for it to be due in on the day. I think the only thing I didn’t do well on is the way I wrote it down but I was corrected and I have corrected my work because I was told what to do off my tutor. I think that it wasn’t has hard as I thought it was at the beginning because I couldn’t find anything because I didn’t look properly and until I kept trying and trying didn’t know you have to really look for the sites and kept trying and trying and going deeper and deeper in the internet so that you find something.

Learning pattern

I have learned that my learning style is reflector from your learning document that is the first link on the sixth week and a reflector is:

REFLECTOR ( Reflective Observation)

• focuses on understanding the meaning of situations and ideas by careful observation and description
• approaches learning in an impartial, tentative way
• seeks understanding as opposed to practical application
• good at seeing implications, at appreciating different points of view.
• patent, impartial, thoughtful

I have learned from the other learning style document then I a visual which is;

Someone with a Visual learning style has a preference for seen or observed things, including pictures, diagrams, demonstrations, displays, handouts, films, flip-chart, etc. These people will use phrases such as ‘show me’, ‘let’s have a look at that’ and will be best able to perform a new task after reading the instructions or watching someone else do it first. These are the people who will work from lists and written directions and instructions.

I have learnt that I am better at learning with my eyes to understand how to do things by doing practical or observational things. I have understood which way I learn best in and how I can use thing way to better my skills.