Personal Skills

My Personal skills are....

- Good Knowledge of computers- Before I joined this course I was doing an ICT Dida course at my School. It is basically equivilant to a level 2 in IT. Thanks to that course I had gained a vast knowledge about computers and I could complete all kinds of different tasks. I enjoyed IT a lot which is why I wanted to study it when I went to Sixth Form, I have used my skills from the previous level 2 couse in the level 3 course I am now.

- Good Teamwork Skills and Team Leader- During my ICT Dida course in year 10 and 11 we had to work in a group as part of the coursework. This has given me a chance to improve my team work skills by working in my selected group. I learned how to get on with people and  that everybody needed to put their input into the group and listen to what they had to say

I was also elected as the team leader by the rest of the team. As team leader it was my job to make sure that the group was working well and to a good enough standard so we diddn't end up failing the unit. I made sure that everybody was working properly and that I did my fair share of the work as well.

- Time Management- I have learnt how to manage my time a lot better and have improved. I make sure that I turn up to every lesson unless I have a good enough excuse not to turn up. By getting to lesson on time I have more time to do work which also improved the quality of my work.

First IT Lesson

Our First IT leson that we did at the start of course was an exercise to test our skills on different areas of IT.

Our teacher Mr Tipson wanted to test us and see what our strenghs and weaknesses were before we started the course. This could tell him what we were good at and what we struggled at.

We had different cards with different subjects related to IT on them such as Software and hardware. If we were confident then we would put it in one pile, but if we found it hard and had no clue then it would go on another pile. The cards were coloured to show how difficult they were, for example red was the hardest where as green was the easiest.

By taking part in this task, it also allowed me to meet some of the people in my class and interact with them. It was a chance to engage in an activity while making new friends at the same time. It was also beneficial for the teacher as he knew what was our strenghs and what was our weakness's.