The assignment I choose to reflect on is Project 2: Institution Analysis. For this project, I had to conduct research on a specific institution of my choice. The institution I chose was health care, precisely, nursing. In my power point, I presented the history of nursing, descried the responsibilities of this job, how to become a nurse, and lastly the income. Even though it took me a while to research all the information, I still chose this topic because I wanted to become a nurse. During the research I found many sources from the PCC Library site and found that to be very helpful. There were articles and peer reviewed journals for me to learn from. I also used other sources from the internet and found books that talk about this profession. In my future assignments I hope to also use a variety of sources and find information from accredited sites.
I improved my research and organization skills the most from this assignment. To begin, since this is a research based project, good research technique is a must. I have learned to develop better search words that led me to better search results. I have communicated with a librarian about how to develop key words during my research. I think that will definitely help me in the future, not only for school work, but also career. Lastly, I had learned to enhance my organization skills. Since this project was a power point in outline format, it required everything to be well organized. Also, I had to be able to summarize and present the most important information. I think this skill is crucial for future assignments. For many assignments, the professor would value quality over quantity. Thus, it is very important for students to be able to present their work concisely. I recently applied this skill in my resume. I had to develop my own resume. I basically had to put all of my past experiences on one page of paper.
In addition to these skill, the knowledge I have gained from this research project is also very valuable. Since I am a nursing major. I believe learning about the history and future of nursing is very helpful. I am sure I will be able to apply what I have learned in the future.
A skill I would like to work on in the future is my time management skill. I think I took to long to do the research and did not have much time left to put all the information together. Next time, I hope to distribute the time evenly.
I improved my research and organization skills the most from this assignment. To begin, since this is a research based project, good research technique is a must. I have learned to develop better search words that led me to better search results. I have communicated with a librarian about how to develop key words during my research. I think that will definitely help me in the future, not only for school work, but also career. Lastly, I had learned to enhance my organization skills. Since this project was a power point in outline format, it required everything to be well organized. Also, I had to be able to summarize and present the most important information. I think this skill is crucial for future assignments. For many assignments, the professor would value quality over quantity. Thus, it is very important for students to be able to present their work concisely. I recently applied this skill in my resume. I had to develop my own resume. I basically had to put all of my past experiences on one page of paper.
In addition to these skill, the knowledge I have gained from this research project is also very valuable. Since I am a nursing major. I believe learning about the history and future of nursing is very helpful. I am sure I will be able to apply what I have learned in the future.
A skill I would like to work on in the future is my time management skill. I think I took to long to do the research and did not have much time left to put all the information together. Next time, I hope to distribute the time evenly.