First two weeks summary

The First Two Weeks

The first week of my course (IT Practitioners Btec National Diploma) was pretty much without problems.  the timetable changed a couple of times, but that's all sorted now. Met my personal tutor, Paul Wake. He also happens to be teaching me about 50% of my lessons. My other teachers are Chris Jagger and Judith Hartley.  

I've made a few friends, all of which seem to think I'm mad as a hatter. I don't mind though!! <cough>Ben</cough> <---( People on my course will understand why I put the <>'s and /'s)

So far, I think my favourite lessons have to be programming and Web Design.  Both of these are taught by Chris. I also really like Networking, which I'm already pretty good at, but still have areas that need improving, such as the theory of them. I know how to set them up and shizzle, but not the underlying terminology/technology.

I think I'm really going to like my course, I'm such a nerd :P but hey, I'm happy being a nerd!! 

I've been really shocked at just how much content these teachers can cram into a lesson, it's completely different to how it was at my old school, Hope Valley College. I guess it has to be packed, seeing as we're doing 3 A levels in 2 and a half days.

Going slightly off topic here, everyone has to keep a blog to pass one of the units, and I find it hilarious that Sam Ward has already got a stalker on his!! What a legend!!
Thats's all for now folks,
Please comment!!
Bryn

Communication Techniques

Below is a list of communication techniques

What I use to Communicate	Who I communicate with	How I use it	Why I use it
Text Message	Friends / Family	By texting someone and sometimes calling.	Free, Easy and instant
Facebook	Friends / Family	The Chat Function, Writing on walls, and send private messages.	It's free, and easy
MSN Messenger	Friends	Write a message out, and click send.	Free, Easy, and instant.

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UPDATE: more communication methods.

Method	Strengths	Weaknesses	Example
Text	Fast, Delivery Reports	Can be costly if loads are sent, informal	Meeting tomorrow reminder
Email	Can be emailed to lots of people at once using groups.	Internet connection can go down	Meeting tomorrow reminder
Letter	People always open them, formal	Can take time to get to address if not first class or urgent	A firing.
Memo	Will be seen by employee if easily placed on the desk where they can see	Might get mixed up with other bits of paper, therefore, not getting read.	Meeting at 1pm
Press Conference	Released to news like advertising	might offend the person concerned	Ronaldo scandal
Office Notice Board	Will be seen by employee if placed where easily seen.	Might not apply to everyone.	Christmas Dinner Notification
File on a public area	Can be seen by everyone	Can be seen by everyone, even people who it doesn’t relate to.	Shared computer area with file on system
File on a Restricted Area	Can only be seen by certain people	Can only be seen by certain people.	a file that only certain people need to see.
Face to face 1-1	In person, know how they sound when they speak e.g. sarcastic	Some people don’t like meeting face to face sometimes	A firing
Whole Company (MD)	Stops the chinese whispers syndrome, so that people hear information from the horses mouth.	Takes a long time to arrange	Company gone bust, lots of changes happening
Google Docs	Many people can edit a document at once	It has a lot of bugs	Updating lists of people

This isn't a complete list by any stretch of the imagination, but it gives a picture of just how many ways of communicating there are.

Wednesday September 15th

This was my first day with lessons in Sheffield City College. My tutor today was Paul Wake all day.