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Leadership and Management Skills

Personal Development Project

Goals

WHY?

I feel like I haven’t been managing my life well enough and it has been a mess and all I did was just live with it. I don’t have time to practice for SAT because I spent time with other things although I know it is important. Furthermore, I will be traveling for two weeks so I would end up with loads of work when I come back. I also not getting 8 hours of sleep that I should because I procrastinate work until it is 10 pm.

Solutions

Obstacles

  • Laziness

  • Procrastination

  • Social media

  • Netflix

  • Sleep

Self-Management

I think that I don’t really know what to do in the future yet. The only thing I’m aware of is I want to continue in the field of business. However, I still have the question of “What am I like?” I am not sure about myself and what I really want. I want to find the purpose of my life in both short and long term. This will also help me know myself, what I want, and my abilities as well as help me get ready to apply for university.

WHY?

  • Take personality test

  • Take time to research

  • Ask friends to describe me

Solutions

  • I don’t have the time to settle down with myself.

  • I don’t have the time to do a serious research

Obstacles

Self-Awareness

Process Journal  & Reflection

  • Create a schedule

  • Set the goal for each day

  • Focus on the work

  • Eliminate distraction

Interview 

1st interview

2nd interview

Reflection

During my first interview, I’ve made a lot of mistakes that I didn’t expect. However, it was fine since it was my first time so I didn’t actually know how to answer those question in the proper ways. It wasn’t hard since I had the answers in my mind but there were too many answers and too many details. My interviewer gave me an advice which is to be specific on my answer and goals. I have to improve my answers by making it specific and straightforward. I have to show the interviewer my determination that I really want to get into this university and describe how I can turn my weaknesses into strengths. Also, I should talk about one specific achievement I’m most proud of. When I got back, I try to improve myself by thinking about the answers and practice my speaking skill. During my second interview, I can definitely see the improvements, I speak more fluently, naturally, and I was well prepared. I said that I would be leaving university early to study abroad, however, I should’ve said that I would be studying aboard as an exchange student instead. My answer showed that I will not graduate at this university which is something that we should avoid in an interview.

Process Journal

Personal Statement

first draft

Reflection

For personal statement, I had to do some research about the universities I want to apply for and look at the personal statements they require. However, I did not find that information so I decided to look up some examples and research about how to write a personal statement and what should be included. My personal statement was written for applying business majors. I mostly write about my passion and experiences in business that I’ve gained during my time at MUIDS. However, according to the feedback from Ms.Fon and my friend Khing, my first draft had a strong main idea but there were many repetitive statements about me applying my skills to things. I rather focus more on telling the experiences that I presented and fix the second paragraph. Ms.Fon gave me further suggestion during my final draft. I made the whole statement more concise and relevant as well as adding more information on my achievements. Then, I show my strong sense of applying for the program as well as the plans that I will accomplish by earning the degree. Writing this statement of purpose helped me improve my formal writing skills and define my motivation and career goals.

second draft

Process Journal

This is a short film me and my friends made for this class to present at the Penny Awards Film Festival. The purpose of this short film is to use technology to break barriers in order to create social change. My role in this project was to film and edit the film. Our film focuses on using technology to improve students' learning since it relates to us. We introduce the audience to a new application that helps match students with tutor teachers. The role played in this film is a student who needs help with a subject and discovers the application that helps him improve his grade and understandings. The ESLOs related to this work is Articulate Communicator by using technology and media to state our ideas of breaking the social barrier. 

Short Film

Self-publishing Final Project​

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Project proposal

mind map 1

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process journal

Action planning

mind map 2

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reflection

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