Meeting Agenda

We decided to use google docs to upload our Meeting Agenda so that we can record our Online meeting which took place at EMB

In this meeting we discussed how we are going prepare for our walk through for system and analyse. It was very useful to record this meeting on Google docs because most of my group members live quite far from the University, so doing our meetings on here, made it a lot easier.

Online Meeting

Sending System Analyse Models On Google Docs

In our group we decided to use Google Docs to upload our models. This made it easier to do work at home and upload work onto Google Docs so other members of the group can see what you have done.
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Thursday, 13 December 2012 Why did I choose to come to University?

I would have to say, the main reason I came to University was the content of my course which had to be a key factor in deciding what type of degree I wanted.

I came to Sheffield because it's the UK's greenest and safest city. Another quality factor that Sheffield Hallam has to offer is that it has a great record with people going into jobs after they graduated.

 The main reason why I picked Applied Computing is because the course seemed very employable when comparing to other courses. Studying Web Design, Hardware, Networks and Programming is very important, especially after University because they are three very employable sectors in the IT industry.

My communication and confidence have definitely improved over the past three months, which I would say it down to meeting new people and also down to the communication module, especially after getting a good grade in my interview
Only just a day remaining before Semester One comes to an end; I can definitely say that my skills have developed and that I cannot wait to come back for Semester Two.

Coming To A End Of Semester 1

 After a long semester, there are just a few days left to go now. After a worrying start, I can now say, that I have enjoyed all modules for applied computing at Sheffield Hallam University. This semester I think I can reflect on the past months and be really pleased and proud with what I have already achieved. I have already achieved so much here in Sheffield Hallam University, such as, working in groups, web skills and programming. Now that I have improved on these, I can now produce basic to intermediate websites without much assistance. There are still more assignments to be completed so I haven't finished yet, but hopefully in the next couple of days, they will be completed and will achieve the highest mark as possible.

 

Website Walkthrough

Overall, this website walk through was success. We did feel that we could have got more marks but getting 65% in the walk through, you cannot complain. There was a problem at the start of the walk through, when showing our website to Mr Bowman. Every time he clicked on the website, the layout was different to how we actually created it. Also the buttons wasn't working on it which was also a major concern. But by the end of the walk though, we realised that the problems that was happening to our website was because we used a bigger computer monitor when creating the website and also we used an updated programme to what we should have used.

Mr Bowman said that the colour scheme we used, didn't match the main purpose of the website. He said that we should have used a pale blue colour which funny enough that was our actual colour to our website before we changed it to green.

Everything else, Mr Bowman was really impressed with, especially with the logo that I created. He said it suited its main purpose and it looked sufficient. Also the information we showed in our website was also very useful.

From this walk through, I have learnt a great deal of how to make a much better website and hopefully in the future when creating a website for the university, I can achieve a higher mark. I also learnt that we should have more information and text which will be useful for the audience when viewing our website and also, make sure the colour scheme matches its purpose of whatever I am making the website for.

Mathmatical Problem Solivng

In our maths lecture today we learnt about error checking, error correction, Barcodes and QR codes. It was really important for me to understand these mathematical problems, as I have an assignment which is given to me next week about this.

At first, I did find it quite difficult to understand how to find the check Digit of a Barcode, because I have never done this before, but before the lecture finished, I did have a rough idea of how to solve these problems. However, I still think I need more practise at this, so at one point this week, I am going to revise and read through my maths book to get a better idea of how to do these mathematical problems. I might even look at random Barcodes and find the check digit number on that. This will be a great way to revise and to make sure I can really do it, before next week, when actually I start my assignment.

Relaxing Weekend

There is nothing really exciting to explain about this weekend. Just an average working weekend, that’s all I can say really. However, it's always good to have a break from university work for the weekend.
Today, I have a four and half hours of work which is alright, especially when you know after you finish, you have a big pizza hut pizza waiting for you at home. Also, match of the day will be on so I can just catch up on football scores that I have missed.
Tomorrow, same again, I have a four and a half hour shift which is great because I earn more money on Sundays, which i can't complain about that. Then, when I get back, I should be having a Sunday dinner with the family before I head back to Sheffield for the week.
Looking at my timetable for the upcoming week, and I have to say, that this week doesn't look very productive at all because I only have 6 hours of lecture/seminars to do. Better make the most of it then.

02/11/2012

Today, I had two seminars which was communication skills, and programming.

In the communications seminar, the instructor showed us how to plan and note down the minute meetings we have in our group. She taught us how to use Google docs and also told us that this is the best tool of contacting and sending copies to other members in my group. She also told us that we need to start recording our meetings on Skype which will be very useful so we can look back at what we have done in the meeting.

In the programming seminar I learned more about codes which was very useful. I feel really confident with this module, and I will go by saying that this is one of my favourite modules. However, I still need more practise if I am going to earn the best grade as possible. So this week I am going to be looking at some tutorials and taking notes from them, so I can improve my knowledge at programming.

Now that I have finished and I have packed my bags, I will be catching the 13.30 bus back home to Mansfield. It’s always good to see the family and friends. Also, I have to go back to working at Morrison’s to earn some good cash which will be needed for the following week.

01/11/2012

 Today, I had a group meeting. In this group meeting, we had to split the group into pairs and each group had to prepare for an upcoming interview which takes place in November. In my group, we have to interview Mr Goose who is a day career. We planned the questions we were going to ask and how we are going to go ahead with interview. We came out with some really good ideas of what were going to ask. I am really confident that this interview will be successful.

After this meeting, I had a seminar on web design. In this seminar, I improved my knowledge on coding and using the text pad programme. Hopefully when it comes to starting my assignment I can apply this knowledge and earn the best grade I can reach.

Now I have no more seminars, I am going to read two chapters on Cisco, which is very important because I have a hardware test in December based on these chapters. When I have finished reading all of the chapters, I am going for a hard work out  at the gym, which I need.