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About this moodle.

I planned my project, and now turning my attention to develop several goals that will enable me to success all of them. My Goals are SMART - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-based.

My goals are straightforward hoping to make them come true.

Target	Problems if any	Date
1- Attend all my classes and work too		Open
2- Finish all things regarding the wedding		31/04/2011
3- Finish all my assignments	well done	03/01/2011
4- Study better and go ahead with Java, Database, HTML and System analysis.	good	03/01/2011
5-Find a placement at least for a week	Done	07/02/2011

SWOT Analysis

S Strength Motivation Organisational skills	O Opportunity Study to the last year Find a new job
W Weakness Focus on the now	T Threat Work at night

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Belbin

I have completed the online Belbin test and my results show that I am Team worker which I agree, Shaper, completer, Resource Investigator and Monitor Evaluator.

My Belbin results 

You're a Team Worker

Personal Characteristics :	Team-Role Contributions :	Allowable Weaknesses :
Social	Listens	Indecisive in crunch situations
Mild	Builds
Accommodating	Averts friction
Perceptive	Handles difficult people

 On 7th December 2010 I've visited this links for a free Online Career Quiz, it's really good links because it can show you which job you are able to get in throw the questions you answer about your personality.

My VARK Questionnaire Results:

¨Visual: 3

¨Aural: 11

¨Read/Write: 7

¨Kinaesthetic: 10

My professional qualities:

¨Behaviour: enthusiasm, adaptability, resilience, thoroughness

¨Function IT end user, literacy, language, numeracy

¨Intellectual skills: planning, problem solving, organising own learning

¨Work related: team working, time management, customer service.

You can visit Job Explorer, also you can visit Career Test.

If I think for my future job I would say I would like to be a program designer or developer. And I'm happy with my Career test results here it is.

My results was,

Career Inventory Test Results Extroversion |||||||||||||||||| 53% Emotional Stability ||||||||||||||| 50% Orderliness |||||||||||||||||||||||| 73% Altruism ||||||||||||||| 43% Inquisitiveness ||||||||||||||| 46% You are an Executive, possible professions include - program designer, attorney, administrator, office manager, chemical engineer, sales manager, logistics consultant, franchise owner, new business developer, personnel manager, investment banker, labor relations, management trainer, credit investigator, mortgage broker, corporate team trainer, environmental engineer, biomedical engineer, business consultant, educational consultant, personal financial planner, network integration specialist, media planner/buyer.

Work and Professional Practise.   I really liked the VARK test The questionnaire alerts people to the variety of different approaches to learning. It supports those who have been having difficulties with their learning. And my scores were: • Visual: 3 • Aural: 11 • Read/Write: 7 • Kinesthetic: 10 So I've an Aural Study Strategies, So what should I do? and what does that mean? If you have a strong preference for learning by Aural methods you should use some or all of the following: To take in the information: • attend classes • attend discussions and tutorials • discuss topics with others • discuss topics with your teachers • explain new ideas to other people • use a tape recorder • remember the interesting examples, stories, jokes... • describe the overheads, pictures and other visuals to somebody who was not there • leave spaces in your notes for later recall and 'filling'. And that was first part quite good but the second part was even better and that was the SWOT. The SWOT SWOT analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture Strengths: characteristics of the business or team that give it an advantage over others in the industry. Weaknesses: are characteristics that place the firm at a disadvantage relative to others. Opportunities: external chances to make greater sales or profits in the environment. Threats: external elements in the environment that could cause trouble for the business. To make a learnable package: Convert your "notes" into a learnable package by reducing them (3:1) • Your notes may be poor because you prefer to listen. You will need to expand your notes by talking with others and collecting notes from the textbook. • Put your summarised notes onto tapes and listen to them. • Ask others to 'hear' your understanding of a topic. • Read your summarised notes aloud. • Explain your notes to another 'aural' person.

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Finished my placement

Started on 31/01/2011 to 04/02/2011.

  A week placement at Honda UK Manufacturer (HUM), was an excellent week. I didn't expect that I'll have that responsibility of creating the policy and procedure to develop the overall strategy for (HUM) to dispose all the computer hardware. The policy they already have wasn't clear enough, and the management team put comments on each point of the old policy, so I started to read all these points just to get an idea about their current policy, but that was on the third day.

On my first day I had a half day induction with Nick Mackey from the HR Department, he was showing me my locker and my uniform which I have to wear each day. then he give me a card that i can top it up with some money to buy coffee from the coffee machine, and then an hour presentation about HUM and the health and safety information, then we went to the production line to show me how they built the car from the beginning until it's ready for the customer. I would like to show you this video but trust me if you watch it live in the production line it's much better. Part 1, Part 2.

Results of my placement

really good results came back from Honda, 

received the Observation Sheet for Working and Professional Practice after the finished it at Honda and emailed it to the college.

Observation Sheet for Working and Professional Practice 1 (UFPEVA-20-1: FDSc Computing)

Employers Name	Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd
Employees Name	Ismael Ibrahem
Supervisor (during the placement)	Sue Gillett
Duration of the placement (dates / time spent with employer)	31 Jan – 4 Feb 2011 (5 days)
Job Title (for placement)	Admin Coordinator

The following questions are asked in regard to the student’s professionalism during the placement:

	Yes / No	Further Comment
Did the student arrive on time?	Y
Where they prepared suitably for the day(s)?	Y
Did they dress in a suitable manner for the job?	Y
Was the language they used appropriate for the work place?	Y
Did they respect the chain of command in your organisation during their placement?	Y
Did they ensure any documentation completed for you was done so to the appropriate house style of your organisation?	Y
Where all activities completed done so within the required timescale? If not what extensions did you offer and where these met?	Y

The following questions are asked in regard to team work:

	Yes / No	Further Comment
Did the student work in an established team during their placement?	Y
If so … how well did they fit into the team? Did the existing team accept the student onto the team? What role did they take?	Y	Ismael engaged with his co-workers very well, and took responsibility for his procedure investigations
Where they productive in the team?	Y	Activities completed in a timely fashion
Did the student have to form any groups / teams during their placement? If so what were the groups / teams to do and were they successful?	N	Worked with other staff as well as independently on the procedure

The following questions are asked in regard to the student’s problem solving ability and general aptitude during the placement:

	Yes / No	Further Comment
Did the student have to solve any problems (such as coding issues, administrative problems, etc) during their placement?	Y	Provided proposals for data cleansing on computer storage devices
How did the student approach the problems set?		Took responsibility for proposing a solution
Did the students require significant assistance in problem solving?	N	Ismael was very able to work with minimal support
Would you say that the student was able to think outside a standard approach to problem solving and find more innovative solutions?	Y	Looked to find the best, workable solution to the problem set
Generally did the student require a lot of support during the placement?	N

Technical Manual

During the placement the student would have been commissioned by you to create a technical manual. The following are questions regarding this manual?

	Comment
What was the initial specification given to the student for the technical manual?	Develop a procedure for disposal of end of life PCs, resolving the issue of data removal
Who are the users for this manual? (including skill level)	IT department operating policy
How long was the student allowed to create the manual?	2 days
Did the student ask about the house style that the document was to follow or did you supply this information at the start of the project before the investigation stage began?	Yes. The document produced was based on the Honda standard format
Did the final manual conform with the required house style of the organisation?	Yes
Did the manual contents meet the standard which you required?	Yes
If not… did the student have the opportunity to correct any faults? If so how long, and is the documentation now ok?	N/A
Will the technical manual be used for the intended purpose? If not, why?	Yes, as the basis for the final issued procedure

Areas for improvement

What if any areas would you say the student could work on before their Year 2 placement project?

No concern areas for this type of placement

General Comments

Any general comments you have about the student placement which have not been covered in the above points?

Ismael approached the placement with a very mature attitude and fitted in with his co-workers very well. He was prepared to think independently and propose solutions outside the normal practice.

Would you be interested in this student returned for a year 2 project (3 month long term contract) from Oct 2011? If so what type of project do you foresee the student undertaking?

I would be interested to understand the nature of activity expected in a longer placement, and if that were compatible with our activities, would have no concerns about Ismael returning to us.

 

Thank you