Final Thoughts...

It 's hard to believe that we've reached the end of the semester and there will be no more Judgement and Decision Making...well there will be for me as this is the subject area for my project.

I've thoroughly enjoyed the module and feel as if I've really been stretched. This has happened mainly through the method of assessment, which, having been through it, I wholeheartedly support. I've improved my IT skills through the use of Google presentations and the writing of 2 Wiki pages. Having to present a paper in class most weeks has improved my ability to summarise a research paper, identifying the really important bits and kept up my presentation skills by doing these regularly and with other people. I found the weekly blog really useful. This is because of its reflective nature. In the Career and Professional Development module last year, we kept a weekly reflective log and I found that the reflection on what we were listening to really helped me with my plans for the future. The JDM weekly blog also brings these benefits, but rather to a particular subject matter. I much prefer this method of assessment to studying for exams, which sometimes feels as if it's just a rote learning process.

Overall, excellent method of assessment and could benefit introduction into other subject modules.

Since our last class on 18 December, I've been working towards our second group Wiki page. I found the subject matter really interesting, particularly when thinking about its applications in the "real world", which are quite significant, as I hope I've detailed in the page. Group work has had its frustrations, but usually centring around people not working to the timescale I want them to, which I recognise can be unreasonable sometimes! Writing on Wiki has been good for this though, as there is plenty of opportunity to edit other's work, although this again can be difficult, particularly if you want to significantly reduce a large piece that they have written. Overall though, I've enjoyed this and feel as if I've acquired some new skills that I will be able to use in the future.

So, it's with genuine sorrow that I'm going to sign off for the last time. I'd just like to also say thank you to David Hardman and also my group members for their contribution to my enjoyment and learning from this module.