Since creating my first formative statement 4 months ago I didn't realise things would have changed as much as they have. I always had a feeling I would enjoy the course but not as much as I have done so far and I never expected the course to be as hard as it as been. I knew presentation would be a big factor but again not as much attention to detail as expected. Which is exactly the same as the amount of planning for a website we have had to do, it just wasn't expected but I now can understand why it has to be done.
Over the christmas period someone who I work with wants me to design them a simple 2 page website and it ended up being me who was asking him the questions like who do you want the site to be aimed at? What age group? questions I wouldn't even have thought of before this course. It gave the guy a lot to think about too as hes a learner in the internet as well. When I get around to doing the site i'll post the URL here so I get some creative feedback.
The main thing that I have struggled with in college is money (I guess like most students these days) I have worked full time hours off and on since I was 16 and with me thinking I am only doing 2 days at college I could carry on with almost full time hours of work, how wrong I was! With the age I am and with all my mates having full time jobs and managing active social lives out of work was one thing I really didn't want to give up easy. I carried on working long hours and doing my college work and also having an active social life in which I thought I could handle again, how wrong I was.
I had to give one of them up but not without a fight and I felt my college work suffering I found myself in Steve's office on quite a regular basis with him telling me what I already knew but it was only upto me to actually do something about it. So I found myself a little part time job on nights in which I soon settled in and am able to fit my college work in just right. I miss the money and going out as much but it won't be forever.
I also made the decision to drop down to the HNC part time course as the extra hours I had to commit to outside of college I was finding a problem and I feel I can understand and take things in easier with it being just one day a week with one subject rather then double that.
I also didn't expect to meet as many new friends on this course either, in which I have fallen into a nice little group but feel I get along with all the group as well with not person I can see myself having a problem with and I just hope we get the full group back when we return and that no one has dropped out.
Now that I feel i've settled down in the course and know what is expected of me I can show people what I can do and why I chose to be on the course. I hope that a lot more design work is expected this year as I have never been a fan of essays and writing.
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I remember in one of our many conversations with Steve (I think you was away this particular day) he asked how committed we was, and "how bad did we want it?".
I suppose he can see that in the effort you put in outside of college as well as in. I'm glad you've seen that it's impossible to hold down a full time job at the same time, well done to you for realising it's time to think about you're education.
Good luck to you on the HNC.
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