Jasper shaw personal development plan

Week 10.  This is the final week of my blog, I will look back over the progress I have made. Over the ten weeks I have considered different careers, different work experiences and looked at different templates for a CV. However that was more recent and I am still in the process of making myself a CV.  I am happy with the progress I have made over the last ten weeks as I have learnt more about communication and the barriers to it and how to overcome it. This unit  has helped me to learn more about communication and has helped me gain confidence as I have done multiple presentations for different units both involved answering questions and addressing an audience. My first presentation was about a pc for VR development and I was nervous about doing it however I feel better about finishing it. My second presentation was about one of my favourite tv shows, Breaking Bad. I am passionate about Breaking Bad so it was easier to talk about it however I was still a bit nervous abou...

Week 9  This week I finished the work for the unit computer systems, I couldn't start the Skype calls as the plug on my Mac was damaged,  however I further researched my plans for work experience and started to draw to a close the other units. The unit for which I am doing this blog I will have to expend some more time doing the distinction and merits tasks as I am still completing those tasks. However for distinction I need to get multiple opinions on if my work is good enough as the exam board will be very critical on my work and I want to ensure I achieve distinctions.  I also looked at a few other universities although at the minute I prefer the courses at Sheffield university and I like that option best at the minute as it is closest to home so I would not have to travel too far.

 This week I continued to consolidate the work across the different units and finish them to the best of my abilities. I am aiming to achieve high results for these units so I need to do as much as i possibly can. We started to look at Von Neumann architecture which is how the computer processes complex logic issues. I started to make a leaflet about Von Neumann and how the ALU and the other components interact with each other. This was one of the final parts of the unit computer architecture, and it consists of multiple parts (e.g. the pass, merit and distinction). I am working on the distinction and merit but I achieved the pass quite a while ago. The other units I am also working on although I don't have that much left to do on both really.

This week  I started to round off work for each of my current units, this included testing a configured system and doing routine maintenance. I also carried on researching  about work experience. I began to see my options clearer and I now know how I intend to go about with this. I intend to do weekly Skype calls to a relative who is in charge of software management at a large international company in Nottingham, these will be used to show me the different systems this company has designed and maintain, and how this was achieved I'm looking forward to this as it will allow me to expand my knowledge about computer systems and give me an insight into my potential future career.