The most important thing I have learned in Unit 2 is time planning. A project such as the final report needs to be carried out in multiple stages. The formal report outline and progress report helped me to organize my time. I had limited time again to spend on constructing my work in this unit. I look forward to coming weeks to commit more time to edit my writing.
Peer Review
I have missed a few sections in my peer review of Louisa Morett’s writing. I need to revisit the instructor’s blog in coming weeks. I have followed the template in my previous peer review, but have forgotten in this unit. It is an improvement I need to work on for the upcoming peer reviews. I had the great opportunity to have Bradley Jeffery review my work for this unit. He was very thorough. His recommendations were detailed, and I was able to edit my work easily following his review. An updated final report proposal is attached in enclosures.
Formal Report
Determining a topic for my formal report was challenging. The proposal has to be achievable within three months; therefore the scope can’t be extensive. My sources of data come from different government departments. The response time can be unpredictable. In my formal report proposal, I planned to conduct the staff survey first before contacting other government departments. With slow response time, I have revised the plan and approached several departments before composing the survey.
LinkedIn was the most exciting assignment for me in this unit. As a government employee, I infrequently used LinkedIn for networking purposes. I have used LinkedIn as a place to store my work experience. Though I have had a profile created in the past, I spent very little time editing the content. Through research of best practices, I was able to focus on my LinkedIn again. Cherie Johnson reviewed my profile, and she has provided a few valuable comments. I have reworked my summary section to add a little more personality to my writing. I have also included some digital content in my experience section.
I continue to have trouble uploading .docx documents to UBC Blogs. The word document of my revised Formal Report Proposal is linked below.