Week 2

·       Part I         . Review and Reflect Learning Strategy

o   top 3 items I am good at

§  surveying, questioning, listening

·       I can scan books, powerpoints, and videos easily to find the most important pieces.

§  extracting important details

·       I can easily read a paragraph and find the important details.

§  getting the main idea

·       I can find main points with ease.

o   top 3 items I am weak at

§  reviewing and revising

·       I dislike seeing or reading information more than once at the same place.

§  where to keep notes

·       I tend to lose notes unless they are in well bound notebook.

§  outlining textbooks

·       I have a hard time reading lots of text at once.

·       Part II. Preview Time Management Skills

date	time	activity description	how I feel	duration	value
9-Sep	6am-4pm	asleep	asleep	10h	high
9-Sep	4pm-12am	homework	incredibly stressed	8h	high
10-Sep	12am-7am	dinner and movie then internet	not tired	7h	low
10-Sep	7am-3pm	sleep	n/a	8h	high
10-Sep	3pm-7pm	internet	tired	4h	low
10-Sep	7pm-10pm	relax but also missed meeting	bad	3h	low
10-Sep	10pm-2am	cook and eat	late dinner-rushed	5h	medium
10-Sep	2am-4am	internet	not tired	2h	low
11-Sep	4am-11am	sleep	asleep	7h	high
11-Sep	11am-3pm	homework	stressed	4h	medium
11-Sep	3-7pm	EJ Gallo Internship info session	inspired	4h	high
11-Sep	7:30pm to 10pm	homework	rushed	3h	high

Part III. Project Management Basics

o   Video1What is a project manager? : A project is a temporary project that makes unique products and is ended eventually. It has many phases of the project life cycle: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/control process, and closing. Not all projects are completed and not all of them are the same as when they were started. Failures are common: failure in scope management, and failure in quality management. The project manager has skills: leadership, communication, IT, accounting, purchasing, and problem solving.

o   Video2: What is a work break down structure? PMI 4th edition. The guide to the project management body of knowledge. The work breakdown structure is "a deliverable hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the team to accomplish the project objective and create the required deliverables." This is done in order to "organize and define the total scope made of the deliverables." The project can have subprojects. For the deliverables, the work is executed by work packages.  To me, this means that the project is broken down into smaller digestible tasks that can be given to varying workers. Those tasks become the deliverables which are part of the project.

o   Video3: What is Gantt Chart? This is a type of complex bar chart that is a visual representation tool of a product schedule, a part of project management. This tool lets PM's know if their projects are going smoothly. This chart has the start and finish dates of the "terminal elements and summary elements" of a project. They are the work breakdown structure of the project and the relationship between activities; some tasks can be done at the same time but some can only be done after the predecessor is completed. They have 3 time estimates which combine to create the expected time (Optimistic time+4Mnormal+Pessimistic)/6.

Part IV. Check Out Previous Capstones

o   Project 1: Monterey County Rape Crisis Center

§  what was type of the project? 

·       website redesign

§  was the project well done?

·         I liked that she made the website responsive. Many people only view websites on phones or tablets.

§  how do you like the presentation? 

·       She was well spoken and empathetic

§  can the project and presentation be improved?

·       She did a good job on the presentation but it was hard to see the website pictures and how it was improved.    

o   Project 2: Eagle Eye Ag Tech Graphic Identity Project

§  what was type of the project? 

·       a new business

§  was the project well done?  

·       He did a very good job on the logo, they look amazing and professional.

§  how do you like the presentation?

·       He didnt speak as clearly in the presentation as the first project I viewed and read from a paper.

§  can the project and presentation be improved?   

·       He should work on practicing his speech so he doesn't need to read from a paper.

o   Project 3: Open Source Management Tool: Ceres

§  what was type of the project? 

·       management tool

§  was the project well done? 

·       Yes, it solved a problem the organization had

§  how do you like the presentation? 

·       There was few words so I had to focus on the words of the speaker.

·       I like that there was a joke. It made the presentation more engaging.

·       The speakers also asked the audience a question, making it more interactive.

§  can the project and presentation be improved?   

·       I wish that they focused on some difficulties they had or which novel functions or data structures they had used. These presentations seem like they are for investors or laypeople.

Part V. Summarize Your Week on Your Learning Journal

o   This week, I learned more about the APA format. I learned that sometimes, the entire date is used (Articles) and sometimes only the year (other sources). I learned a little about project management. I think that I may be interested in a project management career in the future. I learned about faux pas people sometimes make when writing such as using incorrect definitions or wordiness. I also learned about some of my weaknesses and strengths when studying such as my weak revising and reviewing. I learned how to sync my csumb calendar with my gmail calendar so it will appear on my widget so hopefully, I don't miss another meeting. I also learned about the various capstone projects the communication design students have done. I can also view the computer science projects in the same place.