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The reflection of group problem solving task

The topic of our group was "acupuncture". We made questionaire and did survey individually. We discussed and made an anaysis of survey results together. Also we designed power point for the presentation. In this group work, all members participated very well and organised what to do.
I was able to improve my skiils for computing especially for making graphs.
I needed to think critically for making conclusion so I looked the result more deeply and through a process of this, my thinking power has increased a lot.

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Journal 5 (29/03/09)

Whole of my evening this week was spent doing research and writing the report. It took a lot of time to write the report because I wanted to make a good structure and sentences, so I write the sentence several time until I was satisfied. As the result of this effort, my reading and writing skills are improved and I am getting used to academic writing. I have read many books, articles and journals regarding herbal medicine and tried to analysis the information and think critically while I was reading. There were numerous information about herbal medicine in internet but the important thing is the ability of selection from many articles and need to decide whether it is useful or not. While I was writing I made a topic sentence and tried to write deductive style each paragraph.
On the other hand, I need to prepare the presentation about ginseng which was given to me in speaking class. The topic is relevant to the writing topic therefore I feel little less nervous and stressed. Anyway, I intend to prepare well and practice a lot before I stand in front of the class.

Journal 4 (22/03/09)

An article was given us in reading class last Wednesday. The article was from “Time Australia” and was written about the herbal medicine. It describes about different medicine approaching style between Eastern and Western. Eastern practices treat the body as a complex whole instead of trying to heal a specific illness but western medicine approaches diseases in a direct and unilateral way. With this information, I could make sure the difference approaching method between Eastern and Western. Also it was very helpful to prepare the report and get an idea. When I was reading this article, I felt the heavy pressure because of the time limit, but when I finished reading it, I realized that the teacher gave us very important information as a kind of a guide line. I haven’t started to make structure for the report yet, but I drew some outline in my mind to start the report soon.

Journal 3 (15/03/09)

From last week, I have started to research about the herbal medicine for the assignment. I visited Parramatta library last Monday and was able to find some books relating to the topic fortunately, so I applied for a library card and borrowed five books. The next day, I went to the Holroyd library which is in the Merrylands, although it was very busy day because of my mother-in-law’s birthday. I spent about half an hour for finding books which is about the herbal remedies and nutritional herbology. When I found these books I was very pleased, because many of my classmates said to me it is very hard to find the books from any library about the topic because somebody took these books already. Anyway I was lucky, so I could get some books. Especially, in the speaking class, I chose the ginseng as the topic for presentation, so I borrowed a few books about ginseng, which has been used as a herbal remedy in Korea for a long time. Also, the teachers have given us the information about useful internet sites which are reliable. They told us that it is better to use .org, .net, .edu, or .gov. I realize that most internet sites are commercial so it was very hard to find reliable articles from internet, but when I used the databases provided by library, I could find a lot of articles which are reliable and academic. I think I can get enough sources about he topic.
Now, more important task is left. I should make a plan to write the report and try to think critically about herbal medicines. That is the main part of the assignment and one of the things I am concerned about, because critical thinking is unfamiliar to me. So, I need more practice for this ability and should change my way of thinking. It makes me stressed but also it will make me study harder so I can get a good result

Journal 2 (08/03/09)

Last Friday, in the computer class, I learned about basic computer theory which is very useful. I realized that to understand about computer program and its functions is quite important. So I need to get familiar with the terms as CPU, Hz, Ram, Rom etc. I have heard these terms before, but I did not know what they mean exactly. It was very good chance to learn and understand about computer theory not only about terms. I should remember what I learnt, because we are going to do the test next week. Teacher taught us how to use Microsoft Word 2007 which is made recently. I have version 2003 only on my computer. Needless to say in version 2007, it has more developed functions, so I was very interested in learning the various functions. The computer class became my favorite class.

On the other hand, honestly I still feel difficult in writing and speaking. Especially academic writing seems too hard for me, so nearly every day I read English books and study vocabulary to overcome my barriers. I expect to increase my writing skills gradually but it seems to go too slowly and sometimes I feel disappointed. But I will always remember this sentence; “Do not give up!”