Final Reflection

The two units that I felt I could connect the most to were the mental health and the factors affecting wellbeing unit. I think I was able to connect the most to these units because some of the things that are talked about in the units applied to my life. In mental health and factors affecting wellbeing, we discussed the different factors that can affect our mental health. One example that we talked about was stress, and this is one reason why I was able to relate to the unit. I often have felt stressed therefore, I know the effects it has on our mental health. Another thing that we talked about was how our mental health is affected every day by little things, and, I agree with this statement because I too have experienced

As a new student coming into this class we might have wondered what interpersonal communication was. However, I believe by now we all have a better understanding of what it means to communicate amongst ourselves. We all, or at least most of us were strangers at the start of class. However, through exercises and discussions we have become open with each other and learned a little along the way. Something as simple as our shared interests such as superhero movies or Star Wars trivia has opened up discussions we might not have had otherwise as a group. Our perceptions of each other have changed since that first awkward day playing a cheesy board game (Alder, Rosenfeld, Proctor II, 2013, p. 106-139). As we practiced our communication skills many of us have developed a stronger self-concept as well as boosted our self-esteems (Alder, Rosenfeld, Proctor II, 2013, p. 66-67). We also used social comparisons in our class intended or not (Alder, Rosenfeld, Proctor II, 2013, p. 69). We compared our backgrounds, both cultural, ethnic, as well as socio economic standing. Some of these comparisons come from what we learned as children to believe, while others are from what we have learned in life. This is what has intrigued me the most in class. The facts that we as a “civilized” world still have not come that far at all. Women are still for the most part second-class citizens, hate is taught to our children, and language still hasn’t evolved to where there are no

The irritating, influential, and overwhelming documentary was directed by Ava DuVernay (Samito, 2015). While the documentary shakes the audience, it challenges their concepts regarding race intersection, mass incarceration in the U.S. and justice. It is a subject matter that sounds less cinematic. It has been increasingly difficult to separate Ava DuVernay filmmaking from her activism (Gray, Palmiotti, Archer & Guzman, 2007). The 13th is a timely movie just as Black Lives Matter protest and the presidential election that was imminent.

After completing clinical simulation laboratory session 5: surgical scrub, I found that entire process of surgical scrub is way too complicated and time consuming: the entire process took me 5 minutes to complete and one wrong move could result in restarting whole process. My tutor emphasized the importance of surgical asepsis and its role in preventing infection but surgical scrub seemed torturous and waste of time to me. Still not fully convinced, I decided to do some research to find out the importance of proper surgical scrub.

Buddhism has been relevant to my life throughout my own cultural experiences and knowledge that I received from the Buddhist Ethics course taught by Dr. Geoffrey Barstow. The ideas and practices of Buddhism were not limited to my past knowledge and continuously expanded as I went over the introduction level of the course. The study of Buddhism opened to me various aspects that were beyond what I had known. The most standing out topic seemed to change my perspective in Buddhism was karma. The concept of karma is not simply to determine every single action that I have done in my lifetime but it also makes me think critically what is right or wrong in many situations when I make an action or behavior to other people around

The third and final assignment that I think is honors level work is my end of the year research paper. For this assignment, every student in the class was given a piece of paper which had a list of topics that were dealing with different topics about Africa. The one that I choose was on conflict diamonds in Africa. The first reason I picked this is the process that I went through to create this paper. The first step to creating this paper is by starting my research. I started my research by researching the topic for the first three days, pulling any information for reliable sources. The next day, I organized the information that I had search into 5 subtopics. Then the next class we had I handed in my outline where I received feedback, After that week,we had 2 weeks to

Sequence: I prefer directions to explain exactly what is required to do. I organize what needs to be done first with anything from start to finish.

In my opinion this project has happened to be one of the most beneficial projects. I personally wanted to do the field of Veterinary medicine because I have always been interested in that field and my fiancée is starting Vet school at Louisiana State Veterinary School, so knowing the statistics about the industry will benefit us. So after talking to my partner we both had an interest, so the decision was easy. Doing research about the job opportunities, salaries, and the stigma of the industry helps one realize the pros and cons. Ashley and I met twice to work as a team for the executive summary. I had finished my half of the project a week ahead of time and Ashley was not as proactive so I got a little nervous

I can honestly say that I am glad I made the decision to return to school and finish my degree, more specifically, I am glad I changed my degree program to Mechatronics. I believe a bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics can allow me to become more marketable in a realm of sectors and industries and I can learn more about the broad spectrum of engineering. A bachelor’s in Mechatronics is a like obtaining associate’s in Electronics, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering along with an associate’s in Computer Programming. I am on my last week of Logic and Design and must say I am somewhat upset that it is only five weeks long; I would not have guessed I would like the class as much as I did. I had to complete a course project, broken into 5 sections which covered the major requirements of the class. I learned a lot from doing the project, found my weaknesses

The course did not offer any beneficial qualities; it was a complete waste of time and a complete waste of tuition fees. The exorbitant cost of tuition, better instructional courses are necessary tools to prepare us for our endeavors. With this in mind, please allow me to give an example of what type of non-beneficial setting we endured. A syllabus was provided on day one; however, non of the prescribed material was ever reviewed. For the majority of the time, the class viewed power point footage of a self-absorbed instructor constantly advertising his home area. On at least four occasions, we viewed Mr. Ollis' anti-graffiti power point of Coatsville; this experience proved excruciating. I know more about the instructor and his adventures in Coatsville than reinforcement information of the

It’s hard to think that the summer semester is rapidly coming to an end already. I’ve had so much going on in my life this summer from finishing an internship to landing a full time job and starting that at the beginning of August it seems like all my projects both in school and outside of school all decided to be due around late July and early August. The past couple weeks for this technical services course specifically it has seemed particularly odd because we didn’t have class due to the fourth of July last week. I hardly remember what we have covered since the last reflective journal because it seems like I just wrote it last week, luckily with the assistance of my own notes and the slides provided it all helped jog my memory.

As I begin my final semester, I start to reflect on all the things I have done with my time here at Ashland and wish I could relive my four years all over again. Thanks to the many organizations and clubs on campus, I was able to be actively involved while still focusing on my studies. In my freshman year, I joined American Chemical Society and have been involved at the collegiate level as well as the national level since then. Both the collegiate and national levels keep me up to date with happenings in the chemistry field and allow me to learn about new advancements or technologies. In my junior year, I decided to go through formal recruitment where I accepted a bid from Alpha Phi. I immediately fell in love with Alpha Phi and was given the position

During week one, my initial definition of learning was listening to an instruction, studying and then rehearsing that information in my mind, or categorizing it in a way so I could remember most of what was taught in the course. The class has opened a new dimension for me in the learning process; from understanding how I process information to deciphering which learning processes I use in intentional learning or metacognition. Understanding my learning patterns form dynamic learning relationship is a key element to my view of how and why I process the learning experience, even relating it to every day life.

For the final reflection, I have accurately notate the sentence I have spoke depending on how many rhythm are there in that word like basketball are three rhythm so i would draw eighth note of 3. For the every word I have notate it correctly which has made the rythm well and have 4/4 in each bar and there are no more or less for 4/4. The some area that I could have improved are the maybe on writing the reflection since the reflection are long that we need to have 3-4 paragraph which is like an essay and my english is not really good which can cause making the mark go lower.

My undergraduate studies at the Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) – Pilani, India, has prepared me phenomenally well for the MHCI program. Aside from graduating with first division from the most sought-after department (Computer Science) at India’s premier educational institution, my academic experience provided me with an environment to perceive and experience multiple cultures and a variety of human behavioral patterns. This contributed to a holistic education, set to act as a solid foundation for a successful future in the human computer interaction domain.