Swimming again...Yaay!!!!

The Christmas holidays are approaching therefore everyone is trying to complete their assignments before the holidays. So every time I go to the library to do some work the computers are all occupied.

As university has really stressed me out I have taken up swimming again to release my stress because if I don’t I’m going to get spots all over my face. So I make sure I go swimming at least once a week, I have got to confess it feels amazing to be swimming again. 

Apart from that, this week is strictly doing assignments and reading up for me, no chilling at all. L

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Reflecting university life!!!

The interview filming is officially completed.  I met up with the group on Friday and carried out the interviews, it took some time to do because we couldn’t stop giggling. We found it odd because we were friends however it was fun and good practice. Now all that needs to be done is copying on to a DVD. 

 LPD lecture was interesting today, we did something different. At random students were called to the front of the class room and asked to reflect they time at university and how they have progressed. I was one of them. I think university has definitely taught me a lot; in terms of knowledge, skills and experiences that I can use in the work place. 

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Snowing...noooooo!!!!

The week has just started and it is absolutely SNOWING..not good because i am scared i will fall and embarrass myself.

Anyway I received my HFRM result yesterday which I am very happy with as I was very concerned that my result was not going to be good.

I have made a ‘To do list’ because there is so much to do but I am losing count, I have set myself a target to complete all the tasks by the end of the week. Hopefully this target will be achieved.

Had a day out with friends today, really enjoyed myself but enough fun for the year 2010. 
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Week 10

There was no lecture this week for LPD, but were given the time to carry out the interviews. Me and my group have not yet prepared therefore we have scheduled to do the interview on Friday. Enough time for us to prepare by going over the questions and preparing the answers. I think it will be a lot of fun carrying out this task, looking forward to it.

The deadline for LPD is approaching and for the next three weeks my full attention on completing the portfolio to the best of my ability.  Luckily I have no other deadlines before Christmas. 

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Back to university...

Back to university after a long week off, therefore a lot of work to catch up on. I have made a start on Managing Contemporary Organisations assignment; it is a long one therefore a lot of hard work has to be put in to it.  Apart from that, I have not forgotten to enjoy myself. Met up with a friend who i have not seen for ages as she’s moved to London, had a good catch up over pizza which was a lot of fun.  

Also had a busy weekend at work, as Christmas is approaching the shopping centres are busy with crazy shoppers. 

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Week 9....Interviews!!!!

LPD was quite interesting this week as we were given information on what is required of us to complete the interview filming task. In groups of 3, we have to interview each other by asking the set questions by Bob. It is going to feel a bit weird interviewing friends but I think this task will be a good experience for when we leave university, because for me interviews are what I find the most difficult in the process of getting a job.  Consequently I need as much experience now before going out in the big bad world of work. 
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LPD...

Hey, because I was ill on Monday I didn’t attend LPD. However I have checked WEB CT to see what the lecture was about and to make sure I have understood the task correctly I will also be asking my friend when I next see her. I will definitely be attending tomorrow. Up until now I am up to date with all my tasks, I think this is the only unit that I have done all the tasks on time..way before the deadline, the reason being I’m enjoying it quite a lot and also it is helping me in job searching.  
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Week 8....

I have not accomplished much this week, the reason being my illness. I went to university on Monday for a bit and felt really ill so went home. I have missed all my lectures this week so I have A LOT of catching up to do, something I did not need. Apart from that, the good news is it was Eid on Tuesday. Even though I was ill and didn’t participate in the celebrations as much as I wanted to, I did get a lot of presents and money. So once I am up to date with my work a long shopping day is to be planned.
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Career talk

For LPD this week we had a guest speaker who was a previous student at the university. She is on a graduate scheme and told us all about her job, what her daily task are and also how she got on to the scheme. It was a good session because I have always been interested in graduate schemes but never knew how to go about it, How to apply for the scheme and what the interview process involved, but now I have a clear understanding. I am going to start looking in to graduate schemes and see what they are looking for.
This picture was taken from the website http://www.fenwick.co.uk/graduate-scheme

Job hunting...

Hey….Just been to Nandos and had a tasteful meal with friends.

I am back to university from reading week, definitely needed it to catch up with the work. I’ve made a start on HFRM assignment, which is due in two weeks, shouldn’t take long to finish as I know what to do just need to sit down and do it. This week is the week where I am going to start searching for jobs. And the first step is sorting out my CV..I already have one but need to make some changes to it. So I will be paying the careers office a visit.


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Jobs!!!!

Its reading week, therefore no lecture for Learning professional development but I am going to use this week to get up to date with the tasks, shouldn’t take long as majority of them I have completed.

I really enjoyed doing task 3 as I now have a clear perspective of the type of job i am interested in. I’ve always been interested in a few jobs but never got round to researching those, finding out what experiences and qualifications they require and what the job entitled of. However now there is 2/3 jobs that I would love to pursue in the future.


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Reading week..

Reading week is here, like all lecturers say it is not a week off from university but a week to catch up with work and that is exactly what I intend to do. I also need to make a start on other unit assignments.  Apart from that I am and will enjoy waking up late in the morning.

Last week I attended a charity event that was put together by a group of students to raise money for orphans all over the world, that was a lot of fun and I heard a lot of money was raised.  It felt good to be part of it and raise money..


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Week 5....

Not long for LPD portfolio deadline.. I am not as worried because completed majority of the tasks.

Week 5, is about goal setting and action planning. For this task, I am going to set myself some realistic goals that I would like to achieve maybe by the end of university year and different approaches that I could use to meet them. My aim is to finish this task by end of this week if not, end of reading week.

Apart from that do not have much to say abut LPD...I am on top of everything and organised for the first time.
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Freezing!!

Oh my gosh…it is FREEZING!!! Just had a media law lecture in a massive lecture hall and it was freezing.  Apart from that, I have a load of assignments to do, Media law and Human financial resources management. So making a start on them and going to carry them on to reading week. HFRM assignments looks quite easy, have to write up a personal specification and an interview schedule for a job, I think it will be fun to do not like the usual boring assignments.

Also meeting up with a friend today at pizza hut…cannot wait for cookie dough!


This picture was taken from the website http://www.individualism.co.uk/2008/11/top-5-tricks-to-keep-warm-this-winter/

Decision making.....

Well no lecture for learning professional development this week however bob has given us some work to complete about decision-making. I have to find out what my decision making style is, this will be quite useful because I am awful at making decisions and take forever.

Apart from that, have to blog every week, which is what I am doing at this moment of time. Never done anything like this before but that is what university is about..trying new things with new people. Exciting!!!

A bit behind on my tasks for lpd because I have had other stuff but will catch up on reading week.


This picture was taken from the website http://yesvinay.blogspot.com/2010/05/decision-making-heart-vs-mind.html

DEADLINE!!!!!

Deadline for research for proposal is tomorrow…but I am not worried because I have nearly finished, just have bits and bobs left.  I have put a lot of time and effort in to the proposal so hopefully I will get high marks. Apart from that, I have had the cold however nothing that will stop me from doing my work.

Got another assignment this week, there is some time before the deadline so nothing to be worried about.

So much to do but so little time…now I know what lecturers mean when they say third year is the most stressful.


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Lpd

Week 3 into LPD unit and made a start on the portfolio, really enjoying it. Met Jonathon two weeks ago and got a better understanding on what degree level I finished last year and what I need to do to achieve my desired degree.

Also had a careers talk on week 2, which was very helpful, because I was quite confused and frightened as I had no idea what I wanted to do after university and the options that are available. So my next step is to book an appointment with MMU careers councillors and start searching for a job.

This picture was taken from the website http://www.physics.nus.edu.sg/~physoc/career.html

My life at university

Hi, it is the third week of uni and finally settling back in after four fun months’ holidays. Even though it is middle of October the weather has been good, sunny but a bit chilly.  

Had a quick catch up with university friends, had a lot to gossip about. But that is enough fun for now because need to concentrate on studies.

I’m doing a project for final year which I am quite excited about, as I have picked a very interesting topic. It is about women working in technical jobs and I will be researching and getting an insight of women’s experience in these roles.

I’ll keep you updated....bye for now...x


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