What did I do today?
Today I completed my grant application packet. I printed it off and prepared to place the entire proposal into a tabbed and bound book. I still have 3 more books to make as the first one took a while since I had never done it before.
1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?
When preparing to place it in the bound book, I had it all in place, but didn't realize that I had forgotten my research integrity tab. I had forgotten about the document that I had composed regarding this topic, until Katie had brought it up in the morning meeting.
2.) How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
When preparing a proposal to give to a panel of people, I must first review all documents to make sure that they are in the correct order. Maybe I should make a list so I can guarantee I have everything needed. Doing this would have prevented me from doing the same work twice.
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
What did I do today?
Today I reviewed team members grant proposal papers. I also completed my rough draft based on the revisions that other members suggested. I also took some time to think about how I was going to present my proposal.
1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?
I had my grant proposal on both my desktop in word format and I had in the Google team drive. When I noticed a revision had to be made, I corrected it on the desktop as well as on the google document. I should have waited to make these corrections until all members had reviewed the document. This would have saved time since I would not have had to do the corrections multiple times.
2.) How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
I need to learn and practice patience. I realized my method was not working after I made the corrections the first time, but I could not help myself in trying to get the paper done. In the future I will try to resist the urge to get things done prior to other's completing their portion.
Today I reviewed team members grant proposal papers. I also completed my rough draft based on the revisions that other members suggested. I also took some time to think about how I was going to present my proposal.
1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?
I had my grant proposal on both my desktop in word format and I had in the Google team drive. When I noticed a revision had to be made, I corrected it on the desktop as well as on the google document. I should have waited to make these corrections until all members had reviewed the document. This would have saved time since I would not have had to do the corrections multiple times.
2.) How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
I need to learn and practice patience. I realized my method was not working after I made the corrections the first time, but I could not help myself in trying to get the paper done. In the future I will try to resist the urge to get things done prior to other's completing their portion.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
What did I do today?
Today I revised the rough draft of my grant project narrative. I also worked on the budget, budget narrative, and budget worksheet. I spent time getting quotes for airfare, rental cars, and hotel pricing. Today was a very busy day with the grant project.
1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?
I could have done a couple of things differently today. The first, is that I did not review who was team leader for the day until 0830. I thought I was supposed to be the timekeeper for the day and tomorrow I was team leader. When I verified this, I realized that I was team leader for the meeting and that I was scheduled as timekeeper for Wednesday. I should have verified this yesterday after our team meeting. If I would have done this, I would not have had to quickly put together the meeting agenda.
The second thing that I did not do today very well was review the D2L instructions regarding the paper. I thought I had a really good paper that was understandable and well put together. However, during the meeting, Katie mentioned that the paper had length constraints on topics. I did not remember reading this and therefore my paper had to be greatly revised.
2.) How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
In the future, I will review all directions regarding projects much more closely than what I did for the grant project. I might even make notes or a quick outline on projects that require many different topics or points of discussion to cover.
Today I revised the rough draft of my grant project narrative. I also worked on the budget, budget narrative, and budget worksheet. I spent time getting quotes for airfare, rental cars, and hotel pricing. Today was a very busy day with the grant project.
1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?
I could have done a couple of things differently today. The first, is that I did not review who was team leader for the day until 0830. I thought I was supposed to be the timekeeper for the day and tomorrow I was team leader. When I verified this, I realized that I was team leader for the meeting and that I was scheduled as timekeeper for Wednesday. I should have verified this yesterday after our team meeting. If I would have done this, I would not have had to quickly put together the meeting agenda.
The second thing that I did not do today very well was review the D2L instructions regarding the paper. I thought I had a really good paper that was understandable and well put together. However, during the meeting, Katie mentioned that the paper had length constraints on topics. I did not remember reading this and therefore my paper had to be greatly revised.
2.) How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
In the future, I will review all directions regarding projects much more closely than what I did for the grant project. I might even make notes or a quick outline on projects that require many different topics or points of discussion to cover.
Monday, April 9, 2018
What did I do today?
Today I spent some time on the phone speaking to a vendor in regards to the purchase of an Illumacam-2 forensic camera. The camera purchase is part of my grant project. I also spent time attempting to contact my proposed research consultant, Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell, of John Hopkins University. I was reaching out to her in an attempt to gain approval to use her name in my project as a consultant, as well as to obtain a resume and find out about a "train the trainer" opportunity in danger assessment. I made contact with her assistant who requested I send an email to herself and Ms. Campbell in regards to the request. Hopefully, I hear something back from her soon so that I can move forward with the project.
1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?
I should have reached out to Dr. Campbell last week as I am under time constraints. Although, I am simply asking for approval to use her name and to include her resume, I know that people are busy in their own work and daily lives. I should have planned this portion of my grant project a little better, especially when I have to depend on others to do work, let alone people that I have never met.
2.) How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
My behavior will likely change as I will do better in my attempts to contact people in regards to completion of tasks that I request so that I can give people ample time to reply. People are busy and have their own work to do, and sometimes doing something for a person whom he/she has never met may not be a priority.
Today I spent some time on the phone speaking to a vendor in regards to the purchase of an Illumacam-2 forensic camera. The camera purchase is part of my grant project. I also spent time attempting to contact my proposed research consultant, Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell, of John Hopkins University. I was reaching out to her in an attempt to gain approval to use her name in my project as a consultant, as well as to obtain a resume and find out about a "train the trainer" opportunity in danger assessment. I made contact with her assistant who requested I send an email to herself and Ms. Campbell in regards to the request. Hopefully, I hear something back from her soon so that I can move forward with the project.
1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?
I should have reached out to Dr. Campbell last week as I am under time constraints. Although, I am simply asking for approval to use her name and to include her resume, I know that people are busy in their own work and daily lives. I should have planned this portion of my grant project a little better, especially when I have to depend on others to do work, let alone people that I have never met.
2.) How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
My behavior will likely change as I will do better in my attempts to contact people in regards to completion of tasks that I request so that I can give people ample time to reply. People are busy and have their own work to do, and sometimes doing something for a person whom he/she has never met may not be a priority.
Thursday, March 8, 2018
What did I learn this week?
I learned about the grant writing process and that the various places to find grants. I learned that grants do not just exist on state or federal websites, but they also can be found by contacting businesses and retailers. Furthermore, many grants have specific guidelines and rules to follow and that if the guidelines and rules aren't followed to the "T" the grant applied for will most likely be denied.
1.) What could I have done differently this week that might have impacted my performance for the better?
When I was team leader on a grant brainstorming process, I could have been more direct with the team as far as what the team needed to accomplish and assigned the tasks to individual team members rather than let the group work as if no leader was present.
2.) How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced this week?
I learned a lot about being a team leader during the grant brainstorming class project. Normally, I feel that I am a rather direct person, but on this particular assignment I did not act that way. I let the group, as a whole, lead and that was not the correct way to handle it. I felt that the assignment was rather difficult as grant writing is mostly foreign to our team. With that being said, I think that with me not assigning specific tasks such as, looking up a recruiting video, to individual members this created a leaderless group. I did not like that and it was uncomfortable. In the future, when I recognize this, I will be more direct and assign specific tasks which may make the task at hand easier.
I learned about the grant writing process and that the various places to find grants. I learned that grants do not just exist on state or federal websites, but they also can be found by contacting businesses and retailers. Furthermore, many grants have specific guidelines and rules to follow and that if the guidelines and rules aren't followed to the "T" the grant applied for will most likely be denied.
1.) What could I have done differently this week that might have impacted my performance for the better?
When I was team leader on a grant brainstorming process, I could have been more direct with the team as far as what the team needed to accomplish and assigned the tasks to individual team members rather than let the group work as if no leader was present.
2.) How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced this week?
I learned a lot about being a team leader during the grant brainstorming class project. Normally, I feel that I am a rather direct person, but on this particular assignment I did not act that way. I let the group, as a whole, lead and that was not the correct way to handle it. I felt that the assignment was rather difficult as grant writing is mostly foreign to our team. With that being said, I think that with me not assigning specific tasks such as, looking up a recruiting video, to individual members this created a leaderless group. I did not like that and it was uncomfortable. In the future, when I recognize this, I will be more direct and assign specific tasks which may make the task at hand easier.
Friday, March 2, 2018
What did I do today?
Today I worked on my goal achievement sheet along with the team memo presentation where I was tasked with explaining shared resources and partnerships.
1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?
Today, I was a few minutes late for our team meeting as I was caught in the hallway talking to Chief. I should have politely interrupted her and said that I had a meeting to get to and I'm sure she would have understood. She was asking me about the class, my team, and the experience with the class so far. She was expressing her thoughts on the course and what she has noticed when others have attended. It was interesting to hear her take, but I should have mentioned to her that it was getting close to the meeting time rather than be late.
2.) How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
Even though I was talking to the chief about our class, I was late for a team meeting. I should have politely interrupted her and told her that I needed to get to my meeting. In the future, I will inform others of my deadlines if I am running short on time. In this particular cases, and with others at my department, he/she would understand, but I need to make he/she known of my schedule as that is important, as is my team's time.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
What did I do today?
Today I finished up the "It's Your Ship" audio book. I also reviewed memos and made some revisions to my own memo.
1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?
There is not a whole lot that I could have done differently today, since I just listened to the book and reviewed memos.
2.) How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
The "It's Your Ship" book was actually a good book. I'm not too much of a reader, so I listened to it as an audio book. After listening to the book, I did learn that it seems really valuable that in order to get a team to function at a high performing level, to include everyone in the decision making, let them have fun with mundane tasks, and to create a culture of where each member feels empowered and proud of the work that he/she does.
Today I finished up the "It's Your Ship" audio book. I also reviewed memos and made some revisions to my own memo.
1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?
There is not a whole lot that I could have done differently today, since I just listened to the book and reviewed memos.
2.) How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
The "It's Your Ship" book was actually a good book. I'm not too much of a reader, so I listened to it as an audio book. After listening to the book, I did learn that it seems really valuable that in order to get a team to function at a high performing level, to include everyone in the decision making, let them have fun with mundane tasks, and to create a culture of where each member feels empowered and proud of the work that he/she does.
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