Well, that wasn’t as stress-inducing as I thought it would be.

Although it took me a little while to come up with a topic to focus on, I feel that I’ve submitted a research project that applied to me, which is rare when it comes to my assignments.

I felt adequately supported by both the weekly green books and my tutor (Rae). Once I felt confident about my chosen topic, the project felt breezy from there – and that is thanks in large part to the endless source of expert advice and guidance gifted to me and the rest of BCM.

It is because of Rae and the rest of the team that I’ve now come out of BCM 212 with a significant increase of understanding in the collecting of testimony and the ethics behind it. I’ve also come out of it with an increased understanding of how my fellow students operate when it comes their study process. My project has allowed me to become more in-tune with the others compared to before.

Of course, there’s still room for me to grow. For example, if I were to do this again, I would maybe search for a more challenging topic. I would probably also make a better effort to promote my online survey (on a side note, Rae was a great help on that front). I would probably also aim to find a more definitive answer, as opposed to communicating an open-ended discussion. Although I do believe there is value in that, it did lead to me talking in circles a little during my opinion piece. There weren’t many surprises.

I should probably also start thinking about taking project planning more seriously just in general. I knew as I was writing out the grid for Assessment 2 that I was never going to adhere to it – I never do.

However, that’s not to say I never will…? (yes it does).

And as for the option to use AI… I’m just going to pretend it doesn’t exist for now.

All in all, this was a highly positive experience. The environment created was one I found extremely inviting. Many of the things I learned here will most definitely be carried over for the remainder of my BCM classes.

Thank you