Hi Angela, There seems to be an ongoing…

Hi Angela,

There seems to be an ongoing issue with the reply function of the blog, so here is my reply to your last comment! I agree, I am also used to having full authority over my research projects. This has been the case even in other research based learning classes that I’ve taken at UBC. We are without a doubt developing, and relying on trust both with our teammates, as well as with our community partner. I think that this is what is so valuable about community based learning. The reality of a university degree is that it really doesn’t put you in situations where your final product relies on more than one stakeholder. Generally, the stakeholders are limited to the members of a group, or even yourself and the path towards a final product is quite linear. I think that is what is so gratifying about this course, the path to our final report is less linear and less structure – as is the case in the real world, or workplace. This experience will indeed be valuable to our personal skill sets, but also to our understanding of what it truly takes to tackle complex issues outside of the sphere of academia.