Cornelia+Sophia's+CV+pagee

AOI
Human Ingenuity This piece of work relates to Human Ingenuity because our curriculum vitae, in real life, would be sent to universities, or to be specific the university admission directors, schools or companies. The process of creating a curriculum Vitae will lead me to a better understanding of what a CV should look like and what it should contain. I am going to use as well the computer as just normal "old school" tools, such as paper and pencils.

=Investigate= =** Guiding Questions **= Write the answers to each of the questions to help you organise your research phase.

// Is there anything you need to find out how to do? What research will you need to carry out? // // Where can you find information to help you? Will you use books/websites/experts/surveys? // I can use search machines such as google or bing to find pictures or examples of CVs, as well as I can ask someone like Mr. Saunders, who is an expert in terms of CVs, because he receives and evaluates a lot of them as the head of Taihu international school. Another person I can ask for help is my English teacher, Ms Ross, who knows a lot about the basic format of a CV as well as about the language I should preferably use.
 * What do I need to know before I can begin to design a solution to the challenge? **
 * Before I can start to create my CV, I need to decide on my client and on my topic. I need to find some examples of CVs on the internet to understand what a CV should contain and what it shouldnt as well as i need to get a better understanding of how the basic format of a CV should look like. Also I will need to get a better understanding of the topic.
 * What are some sources of information? Who/what can help me? Where can I find these? **

Mrs. Ahmed, Mr. Saunders and I will be affected by the challenge. Mrs Ahmed will help me during the process as well as criticise it and point out eventual weaknesses before I hand it in to Mr Saunders. Mr Saunders will grade it, so he will be my "client". I will write the CV and will have to make sure it looks presentable and has the correct form. =Research= = = = = (a) Name = = (b) Date of Birth = = (c) Marital States = = (d) Nationality = = = = Contact (best two numbers) = = Email = = = = (a) 3 References = = (b) Clean and organised = = > **A CV is the most flexible and convenient way to make applications.** It conveys your personal details in the way that presents you in the best possible light. **A CV is a marketing document** in which you are marketing something: yourself! You need to "sell" your skills, abilities, qualifications and experience to employers. It can be used to make multiple applications to employers in a specific career area. For this reason, **many large graduate recruiters will not accept CVs** and instead use their own application form."
 * Who are the stakeholders in the c **** hallenge? ** // Who is interested by and / or affected by the challenge? Who is the client? The users? //
 * Tips from Mr Saunders what a CV should include (and what not):
 * Never more than two pages including references
 * Pic on the top right
 * Example
 * 1) Personal Details:
 * 1) Adress
 * 1) Qualifications
 * 2) Positions Held
 * 3) Profesional Memberships
 * 4) Resent Accreditation Visits
 * 5) Professional Development
 * 6) Professional areas of Interests
 * 7) Languages
 * 8) References
 * Saunders, S.(2012).Interview.[Interview with Simon Saunders, 04/09/2012]
 * Mr Saunders came into our technology class and we interviewed him to gain information for our challenge. He gave us tips about how a CV should look like and what it should contain. He also told us what kind of CV we shouldn't write because most employers would just throw them away. ||
 * "A curriculum vitae (CV) provides an overview of a person's experience and other qualifications. In some countries, a CV is typically the first item that a potential [|employer] encounters regarding the job seeker and is typically used to screen applicants, often followed by an [|interview], when seeking [|employment]."
 * Wikipedia. (2012). //Curriculum vitae,//[], Date Accessed 19/12/2012
 * **"Curriculum Vitae:** an outline of a person's educational and professional history, usually prepared for job applications //(L, lit.: the course of one's life).//**Another name for a CV is a //résumé//.**

Through making our curribulum vitae, we learn how to make a resume that reflects our professional skills and abilities that refer to the job or place we are applying for. It will be a good exercise for our English skills and for future CVs we will need to write for example for University, a job or a anything else. As I will inevitably have to write CVs, this practise will help me in my future.
 * University of Kent.(date unknown).Kent-How to write a successful CV, [], 19/12/2012
 * These definitions help me understand the purpose of a CV better as well as I learned about the skills and sources I need to make a CV. These two websites also helped me to get a better idea of what to write into my CV.
 * [[image:taihu-myp-technology/CV Example2 Cornelia.gif width="684" height="965"]] ||
 * Bradley CV.(2012).Excellent example CV / resume, [], 19/12/2012 ||
 * [[image:taihu-myp-technology/CV Example3 Cornelia.gif width="640" height="1000"]] ||
 * TurnbackToGod.(2008-2012).Jesus Christ CV - Can You Give Him A Job?, [], 19/12/2012 ||

Design Specification:
=**Designs **=
 * Specification Point || Test ||
 * Desired ||  ||
 * Be on time || Hand it in on the date Mrs Ahmed has stated. ||
 * It fulfilles the purpose of a CV, the client is interested in me and my abilities for the job. || Ask Mrs. Ahmed to check it. ||
 * It mustn't be too complicated or detailed, but understandable. || Ask Mrs. Ahmed to check it. ||
 * It looks nice and ordered. || Ask my classmates whether it does look nice and ordered or not. ||
 * Required ||  ||
 * The CV is professionally formatted. || Check it against a format on the internet and ask Mrs Ahmed to check it. ||
 * The Cv has 1-2 pages. || The CV is 1 to 2 pages long. ||
 * The CV has no grammar or spelling mistakes. || Check it with Mrs Ahmed or my english teacher. ||
 * It includes the points Mr Saunders pointed out as important. || It will include the points Mr Saunders pointed out as important. ||

Using your design specification create four or more designs for your CV. You can design in any way you choose such as on paper, photoshop, publisher etc. Consider the design principles of Contrast, Alignment, Repetition and Proximity.

Add your design ideas onto you wiki page. You need to include 4 or more different design ideas with annotations against the design specification. This can be a checklist or another way of your choice.
 * Evaluate the designs**






 * Specification Point || Design1 || Design2 || Design3 || Desgin4 ||
 * Desired ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Be on time ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * It fulfilles the purpose of a CV, the client is interested in me and my abilities for the job. || x || x || x || x ||
 * It mustn't be too complicated or detailed, but understandable. || x || x || x || x ||
 * It looks nice and ordered. || x || x || x || x ||
 * Required ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * The CV is professionally formatted. || x ||  || x || x ||
 * The Cv has 1-2 pages. || x || x || x || x ||
 * The CV has no grammar or spelling mistakes. || x || x || x || x ||
 * It includes the points Mr Saunders pointed out as important. || x || x || x || x ||

Now select the best design and justify (explain with good reasons) why you have chosen it. You can write why it is the best or you can record your explanation of it and add to your page. Assessment Criteria read the criteria carefully and check off the things that you have done. Make sure all of your work is on your wiki page.
 * Justify the chosen design**

I chose Design 4, because it is held simple in black on white and seems professional. Even though design 1 and 3 would have the same amount of ticks, I like number 4, and moreover it is easy to make with word on the computer. I had a few really good designs that I liked. All of my uploaded designs were fitting into my design specification very good, but as I simply liked the simplicity of design number four I chose it. I also think with the lines to seperate the different sections from each other, it looks very ordered and with black also professional. **Plan:**
 * Why do I choose design 4?**

I think my plan isn't very good, because it lacks in detail and thoroughness. I didnt include the exact steps I was going to do in word for example during making my format or including the information. I didn't say what information exactly I was talking about. A strenght of my plan is, I think, that it gives a good and realistic time frame. A weakness is, as I said, the lack of detail. My plan also doesn't include many steps, so i could have made it more detailed easily.
 * Step || time needed || Resources ||
 * Open Microsoft word || a few seconds || Microsoft word (programme) ||
 * Collect the information I will need || 1 day || An appropriate foto of myself, my full adress, remember of projects or work I did in my previous school or in the holidays. ||
 * Create my format (rough) || 10 - 20 minutes || Microsoft Word (programme) ||
 * Add the information I collected. || 30 minutes - 1 hour ||  ||
 * Review my work and fix mistakes or weaknesses. || 30 minutes || Ask Mrs Ahmed to check it and point out mistakes and weaknesses. ||

=Create=



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 * Specification Point || Test || Final Design ||
 * Desired ||  ||   ||
 * Be on time || Hand it in on the date Mrs Ahmed has stated. ||  ||
 * It fulfilles the purpose of a CV, the client is interested in me and my abilities for the job. || Ask Mrs. Ahmed to check it. || x ||
 * It mustn't be too complicated or detailed, but understandable. || Ask Mrs. Ahmed to check it. || x ||
 * It looks nice and ordered. || Ask my classmates whether it does look nice and ordered or not. || x ||
 * Required ||  ||   ||
 * The CV is professionally formatted. || Check it against a format on the internet and ask Mrs Ahmed to check it. || x ||
 * The Cv has 1-2 pages. || The CV is 1 to 2 pages long. || x ||
 * The CV has no grammar or spelling mistakes. || Check it with Mrs Ahmed or my english teacher. || x ||
 * It includes the points Mr Saunders pointed out as important. || It will include the points Mr Saunders pointed out as important. || x ||

Investigate
This part of the cycle was very hard for me, because it was the first time in my life that I had to write an AOI and Guiding Question. The whole idea of planning and researching and all that was completely new for me, so it was very hard to get an idea of what to do. I didn't work independently in Investigate, because I had no idea what to do, so I looked at my classmates' Wikis. I had big struggles with the Guiding Questions and with showing the relation to the AOI. I solved them by getting help from my teacher and classmates. I looked at a lot of other peoples Wikis at what they did. I didn't enjoy this part of the cycle, because it was very hard to learn how to answer the guiding question as well as about the AOIs. I did try to do the best I could although I could have improved myself by showing more possibilities eg. in my possible resources for the guiding question number 2. Also I could have explained in more detail why my stakeholders are affected by my challenge. I had to learn all the skills I used, because I had never done anything like that ever before. I learned how to relate to an AOI and to write guiding questions by asking for help from my teacher and by looking at my classmates work.

Research
This part was easier than the first one, Investigate, because researching was something I had done before. I worked widely independent on this part, only with the recording in APA form I had help from my teacher, Mrs. Ahmed. I had problems with the recording of my research, especially with the APA references. I solved them by looking into my student handbook and asking Mrs. Ahmed and my classmates, as well as by looking at their works. I kind of enjoyed this part of the design cycle, because it involved a lot of reading on the internet and "fun work". I could have worked better in this part of the cycle by gathering information from more sources than I did, finding more theoretical information about CVs in general as well as getting more examples. I could apply the skills I had from earlier researches in previous years. I had to learn how to correctly record my research with APA, which wasn't very hard to find out by looking into our student handbook.

Design
This part was very easy for me because it was about real creative work. I worked mainly independently, I only had some help with the check against the DS. I had no big problems with this part of the cycle, except a struggle while scanning my designs and checking them afterwards against the DS. I solved these problems by scanning my designs at home and asking for help from my classmates for the check against the DS. I enjoyed this part of the cycle a lot because of the creative part of work in making the 4 designs. I could have improved by making my last two designs more carefully and detailed. I also could have evaluated them in more detail against my DS. Moreover at least the first one of the hand-drawn designs was a little crappy. I draw a lot so I could apply my drawing skills a little bit eg. for the second design. I had to learn the concept of brainstorming for more than one idea before deciding on one. It was very easy to learn, as Mrs Ahmed told me to do it.

Plan
This part of the design cycle was extremely hard because the concept of exactly planning what I was going to do before actually starting it as well as predicting eventual problems before they actually appear, was something I had never done before and so it was very difficult to do it properly. I didn't work independently in this part because I had no idea what to do so I needed a lot of help from my classmates and Mrs Ahmed. I had a lot of problems with writing my plan, which I solved by looking at my classmates works and checking a few times with Mrs Ahmed. I didn't enjoy this part because I don't think it makes much sence to try and predict eventual problems as well as recording our idea of what to do that much in detail. I tried to do my best but I could have done it a lot better by writing more steps and more detailed what I was going to do. Also I could have been more precise in my resources. I didn't have any experience or existing skills to apply on this part. I had to learn how to write down my plan according to the criteria. It was very difficult to learn and understand the concept.

Create
This part of the design cycle was very easy because I knew exactly what to do by following my plan. I worked mainly independently in this part except of some help that I had with the check against the DS, although it was less than with the previous ones in the Design part of the cycle. I didn't have big struggles with this part of the cycle, only with the check against the DS i needed help which I got from my classmates works, my classmates directly and Mrs Ahmed. I did enjoy this part of the cycle because it was very relaxed and not much work because I knew exactly what to do. I could have improved by giving more skills and qualifications. Also I had very few professional areas of interest. Moreover I should have been more precise with my recording of the working steps, as i didnt write anything to the pictures I uploaded. I had made a few CVs before at school so I could use these skills again. I had to learn how to record my worksteps. It was easy to learn because I was told how to do it. = Impact of our product = My CV will have an impact on life because I will need the skills and the knowledge I gained about CVs in my further life when applying for a job or University. I will be helpful to the society because it will give possible employers an idea about me and my skills. The community will be profiting of it because I will actually get hired after sending a good CV and won't be unemployed and live on caritative services. It is limited because it is not real, there is nobody to actually hire or not hire me.