https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax How I went about planning and doing my assignment 2 essay. en-us 2017-11-17 15:27:51 UTC 2024-10-15 10:04:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rafaelo.png chapmj1998 https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/209936608 Since finishing AS1 and with AS2 in progress, I am now aware that my time management is an important aspect of creating a good assignment. I can now use my new found understanding of time management in other situations like: essays, assignment, etc, in both foundation courses, my home degree course as well as other aspects of life. Next time I will set a plan out for what to do in order to complete assignments. The plan will set dates, order priority, so that i know when what should be done and how long it should take.]]> 2017-11-24 14:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/209936608 chapmj1998 https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/214495036 In AS2 I didn't complete as much reading as soon as i ideally should of, this resulted in me not having enough knowledge about different types of topics to write about which meant that I struggled to start the essay because I didn't know what to write about. In the future I will start reading much earlier as i am now aware of how important reading preparation is. ]]> 2017-12-08 14:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/214495036 chapmj1998 https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216660610 The attached file shows the preparation i did for my assignment 2. The document details different sources I found and read. With each source I have read I give a brief description of what the sources key ideas are as well as how they link to the 21st century university and then finally how they link to each of the other sources. The linking to the other sources assisted when citing sources in my essay because I had it set out which articles shared certain view points with each other. This reading matrix played a key role in saving time whilst writing my essay AS2, and if i did not have this matrix it would have been a lot harder to stick to a time schedule.]]> 2017-12-16 08:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216660610 chapmj1998 https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216684847 Since finishing AS1 and with AS2 in progress, i am now aware that varying my vocabulary is an important aspect of creating a good assignment. I can now use my new found understanding of varying vocabulary in other situations like essays, assignments, etc, in both foundation courses, my home degree as well as other aspects of life. Next time i will have a thesaurus to hand to ensure my vocabulary is varied. The varied vocabulary will improve the quality of my writing style.]]> 2017-12-16 14:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216684847 chapmj1998 https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216686027 Since finishing AS1 and with AS2 in progress, i am now aware that reflection is an important aspect of creating a good assignment. I can now use my my new found understanding of reflection in other situations like essays, assignments, etc, in both foundation courses, my home degree as well as other aspects of life. Next time i will reflect using a set of question i have found useful to use when reflecting (image of questions below) in order to complete a good assignment.]]> 2017-12-16 14:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216686027 chapmj1998 https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216687574 Since starting AS2 i have become aware of how important it is to structure an essay before starting. Setting a structure before means you have a set plan of what to write about when and where, making it easier to start and work through. Setting a structure can be used in situations like essays, other assignments, etc, in both foundation courses and in my home degree as well as in other aspects of life. In the future i will start out with a planned structure (like the plan attached). The structure will enable me to start and work through the assignment easier]]> 2017-12-16 15:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216687574 chapmj1998 https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216688345 Before starting my AS2 i did not know how to cite a source that was in another reference, resulting me not being able to include some view points if i could not find that article i wish to cite. However during a lesson we went through how to do so (image attached) which considerably helped me include many more arguments and view points and conclusion than before.]]> 2017-12-16 15:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216688345 chapmj1998 https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216688849 NELSON is an online tool which is used to find pieces of text on a given topic.
Positives of NELSON:
- Millions of sources
- Can add multiple criteria to narrow down the search
Negatives of NELSON:
- Doesn't always show the most relevant pieces of text with regards to what has been searched for
- Doesn't say how many times the article/text has been cited.

To help me navigate and use NELSON I asked my lecturer, who showed me how to add different criteria and also tort me that I would need to try different variants of the same words/phrases in order to find all the pieces of text relating to the topic of choice.

]]> 2017-12-16 15:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216688849 chapmj1998 https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216688855 This referencing guide is very useful in order to find the format of the Harvard reference for multiple different sources.]]> 2017-12-16 15:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216688855 chapmj1998 https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216688867 This website is very useful is finding sentence starters for different types of writing.]]> 2017-12-16 15:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216688867 chapmj1998 https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216688887 The image attached lists 14 questions that you can ask yourself to determine whether a source/piece of text is reliable of not. This was very useful to me and helped me pick the most appropriate and reliable sources of information.]]> 2017-12-16 15:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216688887 chapmj1998 https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216689344 Like the reflection above, this is what should be included in an introduction.]]> 2017-12-16 15:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/chapmj1998/1xhtm51lqhax/wish/216689344