This unit had been one of the more challenging units. Although organizing and writing my formal report had been smooth, the process of research was more time consuming than expected. First of all, I had spent much more time editing my survey and interview questions than expected because I wanted to avoid questions that were too personal or leading questions. This was much more challenging than I thought as I had to maintain neutral and not to guide participants to certain answers. Because of this, I had less time to complete the surveys and interviews. In addition to that, reviewing clients’ data also took longer than expected. While reviewing client data, I noticed many targets have changed and may not last 6 months long. Furthermore, one of my clients had new behaviour interventionists that joined the team and did not have 6 months of data. Hence, I was only able to compile 3 months of data. In the future, I should be mindful of the constant changes and consider more practical data research. I should also allocate more time to create survey questions.
In terms of organizing and writing my formal report draft, it seemed to be more straightforward. When completing the draft of my formal report, I realized that some parts from the introduction had been completed in the research proposal or research outline. Hence, some parts of the report were more about editing written work. The data collected had been quick to compile as my research sample was rather small. In addition, when completing the data analysis, the results had resembled my expectations. This meant that the results were supportive of my recommendations. Therefore, the overall writing of the report had been similar to my expectations and straightforward to complete.
With peer reviewing, it has been an interesting experience. This was because everyone’s topic is different and it was interesting to have the opportunity to read and critique one of my teammate’s work. Furthermore, it was helpful for my writing as it highlights successful areas that I could consider to change in mine. Lisa, my peer review partner had clear distinct headings and subheadings with a strong font size contrast. This made it clearer as to where is a new section in the formal report. From reading her work, it helps me to reflect on additional areas to improve on in my own report.
Formal Report Draft: 301 Cheryl Chao Formal Report Draft