Self-Reflection
Time pass by, it is already near the end of my first trimester. During these three months. I have been through and overcome a lot of challenges as a novice in university life. However, according to that famous quote by Professor Graham Gibbs: ‘we do not learn from experience, but we learn from reflecting on our experience.’ Hence I reviewed my journey, in order to make this brief conclusion on my performance so far.
I always believed that the fundamental element to success is comprised of three factors, including: a proper goal, efficient method to approach and control the process. Therefore, I tried to comply with these rules in the first trimester. The ultimate goal for me was straightforward, which is complete the commerce degree with the shortest time possible and retain the quality of learning as well. I have divided this objective into several subsidiary targets, which are more applicable for me to approach. For instance, the unit MAA261 financial accounting requires us to understand and be experienced on handling financial transactions plus accounting standards. Thereby my short-term goal on this subject was to comprehend the learning resources and achieve a decent grade in this course.
Once I have determined the objective, the development of the target achieving strategy took place. Although there are plenty of techniques could be discussed, I think the unique one in the university is the digital literacy resource. In Deakin University, the digital literacy created an outstanding platform to assist my study. The online library allowed me to access most of the academic resources through the Internet, so I could easily locate the external readings for my course. In addition, I realized the cloud-deakin system is very helpful, where the first-hand learning materials were kept in an organized manner. Moreover, I sufficiently utilized the collaborate discussion forum to find out the answers of my questions. All staff members were extremely helpful and showed profound knowledge on the subject. In conclusion, I was aware of the value on digital literacy resources, and anticipated using it more to achieve my goals in the future.
The self-management was the hardest part for me, but I understand it is the most crucial factor. Thus, I made an immense amount of effort to improve my self-control. During this process, I recognized the power of consistency, so I invested my endeavor to establish inertia on study. My weekly plan helped me enormously on both time and activity management. Besides that, I insisted to update my writing practice blog every day (http://mikewriteprac.blogspot.com.au/), since I found it would help me to review my knowledge and record my ideas. More importantly, this activity made me understand the value of preservation. As a consequence, I obtained more control over my actions, and I believe this blog will eventually contribute to my future career. On the other hand, the experience on group assignment also helped me to enhance my self-management. Because now I understand the best way to win people’s respect is to create value to them. And only people who maintained substantial control over their goal completion would be able to do this.
At last, I would like to thank all my lecturers and tutors for the help provided in this trimester. I am really appreciate that!
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