My Mentor

I chose one of my class friends to be my mentor as we seemed to be able to help each other out and she could give good criticism if I needed it. She was available to help me at any time that I needed and she would happily look over any of my work and give me tips or points to make my work better. It was re-assuring that I could know I would be able to get an honest opinion on my work from some-one who is doing the exact same work so we could both exchange points and I could get advice from some-one who knows exactly what it is I am doing.

It made me more at ease with completing my work as I knew I wasn’t alone, and I wasn’t the only one having problems so it was nice to know I could talk to someone about how I was feeling and what problems I was having and being able to know I wasn’t alone. It also developed our friendship and has enabled us to trust one another’s opinion and know that we have each other’s best interests at heart.

I feel I chose a sensible, helpful mentor that could help me with any problem I was facing and if she couldn’t help she would do her best to point in the right direction to find the help I needed.

Reflection on my personal tutorial meeting.

After starting my course, Business Information Systems it hasn’t been as I had expected. I’m finding the change from college work to university work hard to adapt to and this is strongly affecting the amount of work I am putting in. After discussing this in my tutorial meeting it was suggested to me that I was either on the wrong course for me or that I just wasn’t cut out to do the degree. I don’t feel that my meeting was at all helpful to help me make my decision on whether I wish to continue the course.

I would like to carry on with the course and prove to myself that I can succeed as the modules are continually changing, so even though I may find current modules hard I may excel in other modules. I have to figure out what is going to be best for my future and the positive effect this degree could have on my life and career and to stick this out, or whether to cut my losses now and go on to do something I will enjoy.

The personal tutorial meeting was definitely an eye opener to show me I need to make a decision about my plans and to strongly consider whether I have made the right choice in course or the right choice to even come to university. So I will need to monitor my effort towards the course to make sure I am there for all of the right reasons.

My Learning Style - Visual

After completing the VARK questionnaire, it appears that I learn best when things are shown to me rather than if I was being told. I think this is the best way I learn, as I seem to have a short-term memory as I easily forget things that I’ve just been told. I learn best when things are demonstrated to me or shown to me by using presentations, posters or by using a book that I can read and look at myself and highlight any key points that I can look back at.

By using these kinds of learning materials such as posters, presentations etc I am able to see what is being explained rather than having to imagine what it is they are talking about. I like to be able to see some sort of example to re-assure me that I am doing what I have been asked to do right and that it is in the correct layout. I feel more confident in my work when I know that I have some guidance to use and things that I can look back on and re-use such as the presentations and the books with highlighted notes.

I also find that I remember a lot more when it has been shown to me and explained, I tend to get on with the work quicker as I don’t have to keep looking up things to find out the answers or keep reading over things that I’ve already been told once before.

VARK Questionnaire Scoring Chart

Vark Questionnaire Part 2

VARK Questionnaire Part 1

SWOT Analysis