This week has been a strange one, I felt as though it had not been that productive, but it seems to actually have been quite the opposite. I feel as though I have a renewed optimism too, but how long that will last we'll see!
A progress report is due I feel, so here you are:
CiSSy - A little progress has been made but things beyond my control have hampered me this week. I feel a lot better about using and implementing CSS now too. I find using tutorials less mind boggling than before but I do wish that the penny had dropped a lot sooner. Its my own fault though, as you who have read previous entries will know, I have had a fear of CSS (and Flash) and generally anything I have not come across before.
So its the last week of the CiSSy project and for once it seems everything will not be left to the last minute.
The things I have to do for Tuesday 20th March are:
- Write a 1000 word essay on CSS level3.
- Fnish my 3 CSS layouts of the BBC pages.
- An evaluation of the project.
Very do-able I feel.
KISS - The KISS project was brought to completion this week with the submission of my remedial work, I really did not enjoy doing work for something I knew I could only get a 'pass' for, so I will be trying my hardest to avoid a repeat. But it was a good feeling to get it out of the way, one less worry!
On The Job 2 - is coming along and we have a brief extension to the project, this means the deadlines for the CiSSy project and this one do not coincide with each other anymore which I feel more comfortable about.
I feel though that this project has not gone as smoothly as I had hoped, similar issues have arisen from the previous 'team' project, and I am not sure a lot of lessons have been learned from previous mistakes.
I would also have appreciated a chance to do more on the building side of the site to hone my skills a bit, but that is a problem for the project manager, because as such he has gone with peoples strengths, so yet again idea generation was my task. Not that I mind I just feel I need to do more technical stuff, and now the fear has gone, I want to jump in!
The new (and last) project 'A Day in Your Life' starts on the 26th March, it looks an interesting brief with a lot of scope for creativity.
I am hoping to utilise some of my idea generating skills to come up with something quite original. But also I would like to prove my worth with the use of CSS and other technologies, I feel as though others may still see it as a weakness of mine, but I believe I am starting to making good progress. I feel too that with so little time left on the course that, this will be encouragement for me too learn more off my own back, I think learning (or starting to) things like the implementation of CSS level 3 will give me an advantage later on.
The other things i have not necessarily enjoyed in the past because of my lack of expertise, such as flash and java scripts are now something I do not mind facing. This bodes well as i think the more rounded my skills, rather than being too specialised, the better chances of employment.
This brings me to my next fear / problem, I have asked for time off from my job to make sure I get my course work done, my asking resulted in my contract being terminated as of the 20th of April.
This is of obvious concern as I still have to pay bills and keep a roof over my family's head, but I do feel, strangely, a sense of excitement - that this could be the start of my new career. I am just really hoping that I gain employment relatively quickly after leaving college. I feel as though I have made a leap of faith in risking so much, especially when the result is not guaranteed.
Fingers crossed!!
Well thats all for this entry, any feedback, as always is welcome from anyone who feels like chipping in.
Thanks for reading
Mark
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