The collaboration project has come to an end and with it arrives my final blog post, reflecting on my overall experience of the situation.
Month: March 2018
CompTIA Network + Exam
I sat the CompTIA Network + (N10-007) exam on Wednesday and am happy to say I passed! To be honest I was a little underprepared (having booked and taken the exam in just under 2 weeks) but I wanted to experience what the CompTIA IT exams were like, especially now they include performance-based questions (PBQs).
Review – Piktochart
Piktochart is a web-based application which can be used to create infographics, presentations and flyers. You can create great looking visuals in just a few steps, without the need for specialist graphic design skills or software! I was able to sign-up and create a poster all within my lunch break.
Conducting an Interview
In a previous post I talked about planning to conduct an interview. As part of a research project for university I have to conduct an interview with someone working in industry. In this blog post, I’ll be talking about conducting an interview and reflecting on the experience.
Collaboration Project – Week 9
It’s the last week of the collaboration project, the documents are due for submission on the 26th of March. This is my reflection on week 9.
Teams and Social Relationships – Does this affect project success?
I was listening to a lecture on virtual teamwork a few weeks ago and something that was mentioned in the podcast stuck with me. I made a note at the time to explore this in more depth (which is why I’m only just getting around to it now).
Collaboration Project – Week 8
This post includes reflection on Week 8 of the collaboration project.
Planning an Interview
As part of a research project at University, I am required to conduct an interview with someone working in technical communication or e-learning. I am required to prepare interview questions; with the interview lasting between 40 minutes to 1 hour. The interview must be conducted face to face. As part of a research project at University, I am required to conduct an interview with someone working in technical communication or e-learning.
XML Assignment
As part of a University assignment, I was required to create a short XML document for technical communicators who need to learn about an aspect of ethics or intellectual property. The document should be 500 words and with metadata and appropriate XML elements, styled in CSS or XSLT.
Note: I submitted this blog post to my University forums as part of my project reflection.
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Collaboration Project – Week 7
Collaboration project reflection, week 7.