Category Archives: Journal

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

I start off this post with the common proverb: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” I won’t be writing a thousand words here to describe the picture, but feel free to add your own imagination to it. For this project, we had to choose a visual aid that would best explain “renewable energy implementations …

November 20, 2010 – 2:38 am | By admin | Posted in Journal | Comments (1)

The Feeling of Change

It is the seventh week of Autumn quarter at the University of Washington. HCDE 333 has been a rewarding class. During the past seven weeks, we had the opportunity to work on a fine tune skills in various important documents. So far, this class has changed my abilities and provided me with a number of …

November 10, 2010 – 2:47 pm | By admin | Posted in Journal | Comments (1)

The Challenges of Collaborative Writing: Sharing Files

Recently, we’ve been working on a collaborative writing project in our HCDE 333 class. So that each of us could work on the same document at the same time, we decided to use Google Docs for the first draft. Each of us was responsible and accountable for an assigned section of the proposal, so we …

November 4, 2010 – 2:46 pm | By admin | Posted in Journal, Ramblings | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

How to Deliver an Effective Presentation

A few days ago, we presented our mock consulting proposal to our Advanced Technical Writing and Oral Presentations class. There are a number of key elements for giving successful and effective presentations. It is very important to practice; have succinct and well-designed slides; and deliver the presentation with the correct vocal and physical demeanors. Practice …

October 24, 2010 – 1:54 pm | By admin | Posted in Journal, Ramblings | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Managing a Successful Project

In our Human Centered Design & Engineering class, we are working on a mock consulting project with a sustainability focus. Similar to a case competition, these projects are supposed to help us learn about typical business projects and provide us with the opportunity to build leading teamwork skills. There are a number of elements that …

October 19, 2010 – 10:55 am | By admin | Posted in Career Development, Journal, Ramblings | Comments (0)

What Skills Do I Need to Get Hired?

“What Skills Do I Need to Get Hired?” emphasizes that soft skills are required, especially for technical-based engineering positions. It also discusses how to be successful at the workplace. Collaboration is very important within large enterprises as there are very many learning opportunities that one can learn from his or her coworkers. This video also …

October 9, 2010 – 11:35 pm | By admin | Posted in Career Development, Journal | Tagged , , | Comments (0)