OMG so tired, woke up for the class though. Fourth test today, individual score was 75%, team score 95%. We were asked to give (or not give) permission to be observed by some people wanting to study group dynamics for the next test - for science!.

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We got our written assignments back, the evening class averaged 71% and there were 4 high distinctions over 77 students (afternoon and evening class). Mine was called Trust and Relationship Building in Successful Virtual Teams, I got 80%, and I'm really pleased.

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This was fun and very relevant, I found myself constantly thinking about how we make decisions in AD&T and looking at how the class made decisions in our group activities.

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I am now the proud owner of a Life Orientation Test, a Personal Stress Management Plan, a Life Event Stress Quiz and the Connor-Davidson Resilience scale. I'm apparently optimistic, have techniques for managing stress, score low for life event stress in the last 12 months (this is probably a little inaccurate as I had to class AD&T and Swancon2009 ( Read more... )

• Birthday present for Pop was a success despite jokes about paternity tests. Now to figure out how to request a retest for X chromosomes. I’d link you to the actual site but it has a crappy load time so have wikipedia instead.
• Chopped off a small amount of hair for a mineral analysis, felt a bit like an idiot.
• Bought towels, chilli red ones.
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Yeah that struck me as pretty wordy too, it was dead interesting though. I went from sleep deprived to wide awake and stayed there for the next three hours.

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New location, our seminar room has scaffolding this week apparently. It was well hidden, I was glad to find other people trying to find it as well as me :p I got a chance to talk to A., who is working with volunteers doing student-ey things and had some interesting things to say about channelling energy and burnout.

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• Insane pre-essay reading following by some slightly more insane spreadsheeting following by writing punctuated by all five Kübler-Ross stages (it has to be said Bargaining was the most fun - I made
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