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PRE-CLASS ACTIVITES
Do you think creativity is like research? Why or why not?I personally think that creativity is not like research as research are based on facts and fuigers where by creativity is based on opinions, thought process and the expression of an individual.
CLASS NOTES
The essence of all academic work is the argument. How will you support your ideas?How I will support my ideas and opinions is by presenting facts and statistics which are identified to back up my findings and research gathered.
How to form a sound argument?Soundness is the way in which a person evaluates and proceeds with a set argument. Any argument is valid when a factual statement that is made is backed up by a false conclusion. Any set argument must meet two requirements to be true:
If we know that an argument is sound its conclusion must be true.
Example of a valid argument:P1) Whales do not have furP2) Whares are mammalsConclusion) Therefore, not all mammals have fur
Logical Fallacies - ActivityA + B = C is a logical syllogism - the most basic form of argument.Argument: There is no connection between video games and violence because the incidence of violence has fallen as the use of video games has risen.
How to form a sound argument?Soundness is the way in which a person evaluates and proceeds with a set argument. Any argument is valid when a factual statement that is made is backed up by a false conclusion. Any set argument must meet two requirements to be true:
- The argument must be valid
- The justification of the argument must be true.
If we know that an argument is sound its conclusion must be true.
Example of a valid argument:P1) Whales do not have furP2) Whares are mammalsConclusion) Therefore, not all mammals have fur
Logical Fallacies - ActivityA + B = C is a logical syllogism - the most basic form of argument.Argument: There is no connection between video games and violence because the incidence of violence has fallen as the use of video games has risen.
Why is it important to reference and cite sources?
- To show your research and knowledge on a subject or topic
- To strengthen arguments and ideas (to convince people your premises and conclusions are true)
- To acknowledge the work of someone else
- To avoid plagiarism, which can have very serious ramifications. See the SAE Academic Honesty Policy here.
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Genealogy Tree Class Activity Support
Process:- You identified three of your influences and what specifically influenced you for each case (the aspect of the work that is important to you)
- You researched around that aspect of your influence and formed an argument about where that idea came from (a genealogy!)
- You kept your references, and know what each reference is relevant to
Product/Proficiency:
- You have a finished tree (it doesn’t have to be exactly like the template, more or fewer branches is acceptable as long as you have done good research)
- You have a reference list in APA style
- You can explain the connections you have made to your peers and facilitators
Person:
- You know more about the ideas in your discipline that interest you
- You can do research using the library catalogue and EBook Central and make a reference list
- You have developed your time management skills, and reflective skills
WEEKLY REFLECTION
What...
During this week Kevin started off by reviewing most of the students geneology trees and provideing us with feedback on how we could improve. During this process Kevin also explained that it would be required for us to sprlit the project into two tabs (Milestone 1 & Project tab). I personally found this exclamation really helpful. This allowed me to have a clear understanding of what I had to do and by what state. Kevin then also spoke to us about how to simplify the genealogy tree that we had created and what's the benefit of it would be.
The aim of this weeks session was to understand how to clearly layout my genealogy tree and make it as simple as possible in order to reach the high distinction level. In order to achieve this task and get my project as far as possible before the deadline I also decided to research my chosen artists into more depth during the given time in the session.
In further addition it was also great seeing where others were struggling in order to push myself forward and ensure that my project was meeting all the needs. Having other students been given feedback with the whole class allowed myself to also reflect on my project and understand where I was falling back in comparison to other students in my class. I personally think that this weeks session was extremely beneficial and extremely productive and has set me in a good space and a good place to submit my project fully completed by this week on Thursday.
So what...
So the next steps in order to fully achieve the grade that I want within my project one genealogy tree I will ensure that I lay out the correct information within the correct tubs of my website, I will add images, videos and interactive media to keep my lecturer engaged while reading my project.
For future project I think I should have done which I did not do for this one until now was ask Kevin for guidance in terms of planning and laying out of the project, this ensures that the project is always meeting the required needs throughout the creation process.
Now what...
Not the next steps are to ensure that my project is completely finished and supported with the correct research and information to achieve the highest the distinction grade, i'll have to ensure that I have all the correct information and product layout as well as being able to support my research and facts with a valid sounding arguments. This is something that we have learnt in today's class which is how to make an argument valid and sound.
In order to achieve the highest grade with my project also have to ensure that they are correct citation throughout my project to avoid any plagiarism and in a way to acknowledge other peoples research and information gathered from the Internet, books or other sources.
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
Week 3 - Transferable Skill - INTERPERSONALWhat is your understanding of warm vs. cool feedback? Why is it productive?
Being a team player doesn't just mean contributing to the group work, but also enriching those around you. How can you help to boost the morale and efficiency of others within a team environment?
Self Reflection: The genealogy tree project was a great project as it is helped me identify my chosen artist and who I linked with. The research project also further enhanced my research skills and allowed me to develop succinct research techniques. What I mean by a succinct research technique is that it allowed me to intake information that I gathered from the Internet and then summarise it and remove any unnecessary findings.
Furthermore, in terms of my own interests, I also learnt that there are pop genre connections throughout all my chosen artists, therefore the reason to me being more leaned towards pop music.
In terms of time management, it was a great project as I learnt how to plan my time ahead of time but also spread out my workload in a way that allowed me to most efficiently present my findings and the information gathered.
My personal understanding of warm and cool feedback is a process of which another member of a team or a peer critiques the work that you have done in order to help you develop and create a stronger final outcome.
Being a team player doesn't just mean contributing to the group work, but also enriching those around you. How can you help to boost the morale and efficiency of others within a team environment?
The way in which I can help enriching and boosting morale and efficiency within a team environment is by not only sitting down and discussing ideas and opportunities with other group members but also to ensure that there is a reward at the end of completing a milestone, a task or a project
It is important to praise others within the group for and have done the correct work and the correct task that will help the group develop and come to a final product in the simplest way.
Self Reflection: The genealogy tree project was a great project as it is helped me identify my chosen artist and who I linked with. The research project also further enhanced my research skills and allowed me to develop succinct research techniques. What I mean by a succinct research technique is that it allowed me to intake information that I gathered from the Internet and then summarise it and remove any unnecessary findings.
Furthermore, in terms of my own interests, I also learnt that there are pop genre connections throughout all my chosen artists, therefore the reason to me being more leaned towards pop music.
In terms of time management, it was a great project as I learnt how to plan my time ahead of time but also spread out my workload in a way that allowed me to most efficiently present my findings and the information gathered.
Communication Skills & Collaborative Skills: The way in which I was able to demonstrate my communication skills during this weeks session was by communicating with Kevin and other peers within my class to provide them with constructive feedback in order to best support and enhance their final projects for the genealogy tree task. I also was able to give my own opinion throughout the session and share my thoughts on what was being taught and what I understood out of the thought content.
REFREANCES
Warm cool hard - school reform initiative. (n.d.). Retrieved October 11, 2021, from http://www.schoolreforminitiative.org/doc/warm_cool_hard.pdf.
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