COMMUNICATION

What have I done?

For the communication and professional identity learning outcome I rather write one bigger chapter about how I think it went this semester instead of writing smaller articles, so that is what I did here and in the professional identity learning outcome.

I think communication is one of my weaker points and will always be one of my weaker points as well, this semester I do think I grew quite a bit in this however. Especially in communication towards group mates and stakeholders. During my last study I always got feedback that I was too quiet and had to participate more in group discussions, which my group now says was not something they noticed. They thought I was participating in group discussions and decision making well. I was also clear in communication if I was not able to come to school or would be at school later and the reason for it.

In project X I decided to work on a project for a friend of mine and have been communicating with him every step of the way, from starting with what target group he wants and what he envisions for this project to discussing things like the wireframes and the designs. I used a lot of his feedback so that we were both happy with the end result and in between I also asked a lot of feedback from other students sitting at my table and a friend of mine who fits in the target group to check if this actually fits the needs and wants of the target group as well.

I have noticed however that my communication towards teachers is lacking at times, especially when asking for feedback. I usually ask a quick question about something here and there but I have not often gone up to teachers to actually receive more feedback on the project as a whole and to get feedpulse moments, so that is something I have to pay extra attention to during the next semester.

What have I learned?

• I will have to ask more feedback starting next semester from teachers and ask for more feedpulse points. Also I then need to remember to fill the feedpulse points.