Course Reflections Summary
Gregory Rutbell
9 October 2013
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide
Campus
My perceived value of this course has been outstanding. I
have received a detailed overview of critical thinking including research
methods and processes and will be able to use this as a foundation for success
in the remaining courses and also in my professional career. I have also
acquired several additional reference books for reference purposes for future courses,
projects at work and refresher training. I have also enhanced my time
management and scheduling skills to balance my time at work, ERAU coursework
and personal social life. The summary of themes that I have honed by skills on
include:
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Leadership
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Critical Thinking
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SEE-I
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Concept (Mind) Mapping
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TheBrain 7 software
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The Hunt Library
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Literature Review
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APA
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Action Research
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Qualitative Research
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Quantitative Research
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ePortfolio
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Presentation Design
All the themes were applicable and relevant to my
experiences and what I expect in future courses. If I had to select the most
important skill that I have discovered it is servant leadership (including
community service and corporate citizenship) because leadership is important for
my personal and professional success along with society and making the world a
better place. Instructor feedback and support has been good too.
I have three suggestions for improvement:
1. create a website
for the different multimedia technologies and software that are available for
graduate students and graduate level coursework. This would include "how to"
use them, tutorials, examples, and student guides (PDF format). I am not
familiar enough with these to know how to create presentations in them. This
could enhance student learner and presentation content quality.
2. break the class
into several teams and have a team project one deliverable presentation for
each team due at the end of the course and have the team members grade each
other. This activity would build teamwork and collaboration.
3. provide a listing
of recommended reference materials (books, etc) that students learners could
purchase on their own in addition to the required course materials.
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