I hate the assessment plans for this unit - really hate them. I hated it more when I thought that we weren't being asked to use academic references in our fieldwork exercises. Turns out that the instructions were just unclear and they *do* want academic references ( Read more... )

Thesiswhisperer is one of the most interesting of blogs I follow via google reader, and though it primarily refers to people who are undertaking PhD work, I have found that some of the advice, some of the discussions are still relevant to me as an undergraduate. In particular, this one on feedback: Feedback from the Student Up the Back on the Left ( Read more... )

I haven’t done a proper update in a while and so this is where I’m at currently ( Read more... )

* New job is going well so far, yay for being a business analyst and getting to contribute and expand my knowledge. Boss is delightfully non territorial which is kind of unique in government.

* Movies with Ral and Fox, dinner and snuggling. Loveliness incarnate.

* Breakfast with
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* Do readings for Professional Communication unit from last week.
* Listen to lecture for Professional Communication from last week.
* Listen to lecture for Media Audiences and the Public from last week.
* Do readings for Professional Communication for this week.
* Listen to lecture for Professional Communication for this week ( Read more... )

I've handed it in! I'm confident that I did a good job, know I went overboard but apparently my only models for how to do this are for post grad theses etc, and so... it's kind of made in that image, but with less skill and experience, and over about two weeks as opposed to a year. So note that I'm not actually making a like/like comparison, just ( Read more... )

Oh I am tired, so this will be quick (I hope ( Read more... )

Internet was playing up last night. Also, I almost thought it wasn't a necessary thing to note this. Then rethinking this morning.... I think it is. It's too easy to convince myself that I don't get enough done ( Read more... )

Reminding myself again that the fact that there's so much left to do, doesn't mean that I've not achieved anything today ( Read more... )

And back after me falling off the chickening wagon. As always thanks to Havi for the inspiration. The point is weekly reflection on what was good and what was hard. Assess and reflect, then let go and move on to thinking about the week ahead!

( Chickening beneath the cut )