The Analysis

Time spent on tasks

Website design: 10.5 hours
Viewing Content Material of Worskhop and Learners’ Analysis Questionnaire: 4 hours
Analysis Report: 3 hours
Team Meeting: 2.5 hours


Team’s Website
After submitting the Project Charter last Thursday, I had to work again on the team’s website. It’s funny how it was mentioned in class that if a team’s completion of a job stays at 50% for more than two weeks, then they have a problem, and I think we do. Anyhow, one of my classmates sent me the code on how to keep the menu tabs highlighted when active. I ventured to play with the code on my version of the website. Not knowing what files to work on, I ended up messing the CSS of the website and decided to start from scratch again. I was lucky to be homebound because of the weather. It gave me ample time to play with Dreamweaver. On Monday, another classmate helped me figure out the tab highlighting problem and now it is solved. During our team meeting, we discussed the website design for half an hour more. I would consider the work on it to be at 100% completion but I have yet to wait and see when it will see the light on the class’s website, replacing what we have now. 

Learners’ Analysis Questionnaire
Next I worked on designing the questionnaire for the learners’ analysis and I wrote the analysis report, as these were part of my responsibilities. Our client has provided us with a DVD and a CD of the content of the workshop on which our instructional unit will be based. This was very helpful. Other than providing content material, it gave me a feel of what the Autozone culture is about and how important it is for the organization. They use the word “Autozoner “to give a sense of community and to strengthen the sense of belonging and ownership among the employees. Back to the content, the DVD presented examples of good and bad leadership practices and the CD included the trainers’ manual in PDF format. They both provided a clear understanding of what the intended message ought to be. In the trainer’s manual, I found the review questions used at the completion of the workshop. I used those as the basis of the learner’s analysis questionnaire. I also wanted to see if the store managers were facing difficulties in implementing what they have learned in the workshop. So, I included questions related to that as well. However, in our team meeting few days later, we could not reach a consensus on what to include in the questionnaire. It was decided to skip doing the learners’ analysis altogether. This was very hard for me to accept. One, I strongly believe in the importance of the learners’ analysis. Two, our client has already facilitated the distribution and collection of the questionnaires from the learners and I consider going back on this step to be unprofessional.

Analysis report 
As I was writing the analysis report, I realized how fruitful our first meeting with our client was. During our brainstorming in that first meeting, we were able to cover most of the information needed for the front-end analysis. This is the result of our team’s preparedness and the Autozone team willingness to share and provide all the support needed. In addition, our client is the instructional design team at Autozone which facilitated the communication process. I posted the report on the wiki for feedback from my teammates. Sadly, the feedback received was a lot of rewriting and I felt that my efforts went to waste. However, the analysis report will be at a 100% completion by the time the report is due.

Professional Blog Post
One more thing I did this week is writing the professional blog post. It was not as easy as I thought it would be. Not being a native speaker of English makes it hard for me to write in a casual tone. Moreover, I had to limit myself to 350 words. So, I struggled between being brief and writing a juicy content. However, after receiving feedback from the professor and after the appropriate corrections were made, my blog was posted. I am excited at the opportunity of having a starting point in blog writing. I read other people’s blogs and I get kind of envious. I admire their willingness to spend the time sharing their expertise and points of view. I wonder to myself if I can ever reach that point and then have followers too who will be waiting to read my blog posts. Anyhow, I received replies from my classmates on my blog and I responded back. I also participated in the conversations of the other blogs posted by my classmates. I enjoyed this virtual exchange of ideas, whether in agreement or not.


Reflections 
What I have learned this week is to highlight the menu tabs in Dreamweaver when active. I am starting to understand code a little bit more. On this point, I appreciate the collaborative aspect of learning where colleagues share their skills with each other.
On the other hand, writing the analysis report gave me insights into the Autozone culture and the corporate world. Other than that, I am struggling to figure out how to navigate team work when team members cannot agree.