Reflection on My Six Core Competences

Introduction

Eportfolio is one of the most successful assignments that I learned in PMU. So, most of the students in PMU had a good experience with this assignment, because it is very helpful and effective for the students to share their experience in the six competences. Also, most of the students can learn from each other by looking to each student’s experience. These six competences are very helpful for the students, because they will know the importance of the communication and teamwork to do our work in the life. Also, they will know the relationship between being a leadership and professional.

This is Ahmed Alramadan, I am a sophomore student at prince Mohammed Bin Fahd in Saudi Arabia. I am studying a mechanical engineering in the college of engineering. I chose this major because I want to be one of the most successful engineers in the Saudi Arabia. Moreover, most of the companies in the Saudi Arabia need a lot of engineers’ specially mechanical engineers. Also, I interest in this major because I have a huge information about the Mechanical engineering and I interest to work with engines, design and manufacturing.

Professional Goals

My short term goal is to graduate from prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University in mechanical engineering after two years. My long term goal is to keep going in studying and having a master in management, then I will start to do my project as establishing a company for manufacturing and designing engines.

Competencies

The six core competences are one of the most important goals that PMU needs from all the students to know these competences and apply it in their life. You cannot pass the core if you do not know the competences and the importance of these competences in our life.

Communication

Introduction: I did this assignment in written communication course in the first semester of freshman year. The assignment was about describing the mechanical engineering major and describe the mechanical engineering. The assignment was selected to represent my communication and how can I describe the topic by written, because it is very important to know how to describe a topic in specific information. I use in this assignment a lot of skills that related to communication, such as discussing with my professor and making search about this topic. Also, I met with mechanical engineers to know as much as I can about the mechanical engineering and I talk with them about these specific information.

Reflection: I learned from this topic how to search about my topic by using a technology and meeting with other people who have information about this topic. If the topic repeated, I will try to make change in the technique of doing this assignment, by adding a discuss about how are you doing this assignment and what are the steps you are using in this assignment. I advise the students to meet with other people who did finish this topic to have and learn a lot of information from them.

Informative speech

Introduction: I did this assignment in the oral communication course, my topic was about comparison between 2015 Ford F 150 and 2015 Dodge ram 1500. This topic was selected to represent the topic in presentation in the class. So, I make I search about these two cars and I met with my doctor to discuss about it, then I make a presentation in class. So, the goal of this assignment is communication. I used some of my skills in speaking when I present the topic in class. Also, I used a PowerPoint to do a note that will help in class.

Reflection; I learned from this assignment how to make presentation in class when I standing above all the class and how can I make search about specific topic that related about my major. If the topic repeated, I will expand the time for presentation from 5 minutes to 7 minutes because these kinds of topics need more time. I advise the students who will do these types of presentations to study will and prepare good in home before they come to the class.

Critical Thinking

Analyze and evaluate an advertisement

Introduction: I did this assignment in critical thinking course, my topic was analyze and evaluate toothpaste advertisement. This assignment was selected to represent the topic in presentation after you think, analyze and evaluate an advertisement. So, you should to be a critical to thinking to do this assignment. I did this assignment after I make search about my topic then a saw a video about toothpaste, then I make analyze and evaluate for this advertisement by using some technique. I used some skill in this assignment such as searching, communication, computer skills and evaluation skills.

Reflection: I learned from this assignment how to analyze and evaluate an advertisement, and what are the techniques that most of the companies use it to do their advertisements. If this assignment repeated, I will prepare for this assignment early and I will focuses to find all the evaluation and analyzing in that advertisement. I advise the people who they do this assignment to prepare well for this and try to find the errors in this advertisement and they should know that most of the advertisement have errors.

Debate about nuclear energy

Introduction: I did this assignment when I was in critical thinking class, my topic was about should we have nuclear energy in Saudi Arabia. This assignment was selected to represent this topic in a presentation in class. The purpose of this assignment was to make search about our amazing topic and we have a yes position. Also, we should to search about specific information about nuclear energy the presented in class to convince other groups and students. We used in this assignment some skills to convince others people, such as charts, graphs and tables, because we want to be a professional and have a strong position.

Reflection: I learned from this assignment how to make debate with other people about specific topic and how to convince other people by making a research. I think if the assignment repeated, I will make meet with other people who they have experience or work in nuclear energy, because they will help me and give me their experience in this topic. I advise the people who they do this assignment to prepare well and try to meet with other people who they work in their topic.

Leadership

Leader and trait

Introduction: I did this assignment when I was in leadership course, our topic was about John f Kennedy. This assignment was selected to represent the achievements, flows leadership and the history of JFK, because the purpose of this assignment was to learn from the successful leaders who they have a good experience before. So, we did a research about JFK and we make a presentation about in class to make everyone in class to have benefits from our work. We used in our assignment a lot of skills such as working as group to make our assignment and we have a leader for our group. Also, we used a PowerPoint to do our presentation and we improve our communication by presented in class.

Reflection: I learned from this assignment how to leaders were been successful by doing a lot of things that will help me in future. I think if the assignment repeated, I will meet with the person who have a good background in the history, because there are some information I cannot find it in the internet. I advise the people who they work in this assignment to search about history textbook or try to meet with a history doctor in the university, because they will a have a good back ground about successful leaders.

Textbook chapter presentation

Introduction: I did this assignment when I was in leadership class, our assignment was to make summary about the chapter from the leadership textbook, and our topic was about particle lessons in leadership. This assignment was selected to represent the information in the textbook about leadership rules and summarize it in short form, then we put it in the PowerPoint to gives presentation about it, because we want all the class to have a benefits from this important chapter. We use in this assignment our some skills such as working in group and how we deal with our members in the group. Also, I have more experience in how to present in class a chapter from the book and make everyone in class understand.

Reflection: I learned from this assignment how to make a summary of the textbook in short form and presented in 5 minutes. If the assignment repeated, I will try to prepare before with our friends to make my presentation strong, because you will face some difficulty when you convince the students about leadership course. I advise the students who will make summary about textbook chapter about leadership to make a good not about the topic and do not forget the leadership rules.

Teamwork

Debate about should we have tax in Saudi Arabia

Introduction: I did this assignment when I was in the teamwork class, it was very interesting assignment, our topic was about should we have tax in Saudi Arabia? This assignment was selected to represent the importance of teamwork and how can we did our work as a teamwork. We were been 4 members in the group, we work together to finish our assignment and we did the purpose of the assignment as been working as team work. I learned from this assignment very important skills, such as how to manage the group work and how to deal with other people in the team.

Reflection: I learned from this assignment how to make a group debate about specific topic and you are working as teamwork. If the assignment repeated, I will try to make many meeting before we submit the assignment, because we can see our mistakes and we can correct it and we see our group performance. I advise the people who they work as teamwork to make meeting 2 times a week and do most of the work together, because if one member do not come in the presentation you can deal with their work.

Group project

Introduction: I did this assignment when I was in the teamwork course, this assignment was given in the class, the doctor gave our group a case study a bout bank problem and he wan from our group to make a decision in small amount of time. This assignment was selected to represent the importance of dealing with group members and working as teamwork. I learned from this assignment a good skills, such as how to make decision in 15 minutes with a group contain of 7 members and each members see the problem from his side.

Reflection: I learned from this assignment how to make decision in small amount of time with a group of people that was a first time that I met with them. If the assignment repeated, I will try to divide the work directly to the members then we can manage the time and solve the problem in small amount of time. I advise the people who they work in the same kind of assignment to make time management and focuses in the case and listen to each other, then chose the best answer.

Professionalism

Ethics in the workplace

Introduction: I did this assignment when I was in professional development course, our topic was about the ethics in the work place for the mechanical engineers, this assignment was did individuals. This assignment was selected to represent the importance of the ethical behavior in the workplace. I did this assignment by writing a report of at least 500 words about the Ethics. I learned from this assignment the ethical behavior that I should have it in the workplace and what I should avoid in the workplace and I had skills in searching from textbooks in the library.

Reflection: I learned from this assignment the definition and the meaning of the ethics in the workplace. Also, I learned the importance of the ethics in the workplace. If the assignment repeated, I will make a search about the unethical behavior that most of the people do it in the workplace, because I want to avoid it in the future. I advise other students to search about their topic in the library of the university and do not forget to write the references at the end of the report.

Diversity in the workplace

Introduction: I did this assignment when I had professional development class, our topic is to write a report about the diversity in the workplace. This assignment was selected to represent the importance of the diversity in the workplace and how to be successful and professional in the work place if you will be a manger. I did this assignment by writing a report about this topic. I learned from this assignment some skills such as searching in the E – resource, because I did most of my assignment by using a lot of the information from the E- resource.

Reflection: I learned from this assignment how you can make diversity in the workplace and the importance of the diversity in the workplace. If the assignment repeated, I will put a real examples about some companies who they apply diversity in their work and how they are successful. Moreover, I advise the people who will do a research or write a report about this topic to visit a famous company to see a the meaning of Diversity.

Technology

Presentations and reports in PMU

Introduction: I did most of the assignments in the PMU such as presentations or reports by using Microsoft Office. This selected assignments was represent by doing these assignment by using a computer and programs. Moreover, I was submit the assignments online by put it in the Blackboard. I learned a lot of skills, such as how to use these programs like PowerPoint and Word.

Reflection: I learned from most of the assignments that you cannot do the assignment without use the technology. If the assignments repeated, I will try to go to my brother who have experience in the technology especially in Microsoft Office to see if I have any mistakes in my Word Page or PowerPoint page. I advise the people who they are doing their assignments by using technology to have courses in the Microsoft Office, because most of the assignments need this program and you should know the basic of this program.

How to make program by using C++

Introduction: I did this programing in introduction to computing course, our topic was how to make program by using C++. This selected assignment was represent by doing some works that I learned about writing code, and the doctor give questions that I should to write in the C++ program. I learned from this course how to use C++ program and what is the benefits from this program and where I can use it.

Reflection: I learned from this topic how to write formulas, equations and questions by using a C++ program. I can enhance the course and the assignments by adding one hour extra to the lab for introduction to computing, because you can have more time to make and have practice. I advise the students who they have this course to download the program in your computer, because you can make practice and anytime and you can have more experience.