{"id":47,"date":"2021-11-01T15:17:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T22:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/engl301wyf\/?p=47"},"modified":"2021-11-30T12:30:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T19:30:35","slug":"unit-two-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/engl301wyf\/2021\/11\/01\/unit-two-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"Research, Research, and Research"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vancouver in Summer<\/p><\/div>\n

We started the unit by\u00a0brainstorming the ideas\u00a0for\u00a0formal report\u00a0and writing a proposal for it.\u00a0I decided to use my background in Computer Science and address a problem that\u00a0I found very relatable\u00a0\u2013 the disconnection between\u00a0CS\u00a0education in university and skills demanded by jobs.\u00a0However,\u00a0my first draft was very vague. I proposed the solution of setting up an AMS funded student club, without even knowing how\u00a0it\u00a0actually works. The main reason for this mistake was that I did not have a target audience in mind before thinking about the solution, and figuring out the target audience means knowing who is going to be responsible for addressing the problem. After giving it more thoughts,\u00a0I believe it would be more realistic\u00a0to let\u00a0CSSS\u00a0handle this issue. As a result, the target audience for my formal report is the president of CSSS.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The peer review process is really helpful, and I believe I have learnt a lot from reading Samantha\u2019s proposal and her peer review of my proposal.\u00a0I really like her idea of improving the onboarding process for new hires.\u00a0As someone who\u00a0also had a fully remote work experience,\u00a0I think\u00a0this problem is relatable, clearly-defined, and (potentially) has a feasible solution.\u00a0Her proposal is also well-written, with the right amount of detail given at each section\u00a0and plain wording that\u00a0is easy to understand.\u00a0Compared to her proposal, mine\u00a0contains some grammatical mistakes, and some sentences are too complicated. The problem statement is too long, and should have been divided into paragraphs.\u00a0In general, I should pay more attention to the correctness and conciseness, as they are really helpful in improving the clarity of writing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The other important part for Unit 2 is about LinkedIn. I have created my LinkedIn profile a while back and have been using it extensively for networking\u00a0as well as applying for jobs, but\u00a0I still learnt a lot during researching the best practices and read\u00a0other people\u2019s memorandum. For example, I never knew that the heading section will be used by LinkedIn\u2019s algorithms when recommending your profile to other people, and having a complete profile increases your chance of being discovered by other people. Doing this research gives me chance to\u00a0further polish my profile. Also, I gained some new perspectives on connecting with other professionals. Before\u00a0doing my research, I often send empty connection request to other people, and it is really a bad practice. I should have stated my background and my intention to show my respect and sincerity.\u00a0I believe that at the end of this course, I can be a better user of LinkedIn.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please find the link to my revised proposal and outline below.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My revised proposal:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Yifan’s Formal Report Proposal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

My outline:<\/span>\u00a0Yifan’s Formal Report Outline<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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