Weekly PortfolioCritical Thinking

Question: Discuss about theWeekly Portfoliofor Critical Thinking. Answer: Ctrical thinking is the ability to engage in reflective and indepepndent thinking on understanding the logical conections, identify, construct and evaluate arguments to solve problem systematically ( Philosophy HKU). For instance, between buying a pen and a laptop which one needs crtical thinking? A laptop simply because it involves proceederial process. Buying a laptop involves knowing the problem of of laptop the types of laptop he wantss, doing the research the available outlets selling the laptop, evaluate the brands, prices and cores available in the market and making decisions. The information obtained from the market concerning the laptop should be reliable,relevant and from aa reputable source. Does the information obtained from the market concerning the laptop brands, quality, core capacity, speed, and any other important information relevant to what was needed in laptop purchasing? Does the information from the market research came from the relevant source? Does the market and outlets are actually available? Where is the outlets located? Does the information come from a reputable company r the outlet? All these tripple R strategy would help in getting the correct information and analysing the knowing the market segments. Crtical thinkking is the key to make rational decisions and come up with the best alternative solutions to a problem by considering the available opportuniies and make the right decisions. ICT professionals are critical thinkers. ICT experts are creative and innovative. They come up with much improved technological advancemements which improve the IT use and makes life easier. For example the use of computer softwares like EXCEL, SPSS and others that help in keeping all the relevant information needed and solve problems which were previously done matually like calculations and data keepings. Also the ICT experts are very critical thinkers as they develop internet use tracks which help to dicourage cyber crimes and thefts related issues by the internet users. The track records of using the internet search sites like google and others are well guided and managed through ICT thinking. Therefore, they protect the information obtained from such sources and discourages cyber cases and plagirarism of online library. ICT experts are very essential as they mould or create new technology hence improving the world economic production and also they help in maitaining internet secu rity through password and usernames hence having the details of the user, therefore helps in tracking records. Portfolio SWOT Analysis Accademic writings is one of the most widely used method by researchers to read many books online and check the online book writers. In academic writing, though there are challenges and shortfalls, improvement is guranteed day by day to the besy way possible. My accademic wrting skills have been facing up and down in the accademic world. The writing spellings, poort time management and high confusion in the wrting formats have posed a big challenge. Therefore, my SWOT Analysis inaccademic writingss, the challenges faced have become my strength as they harden and makes me to work extra hard to overcome the shorfalls. Strength Quick learner and reader as any new thing or subject present to me can take me few days and am at par with other writers Good listerner and follows instructions to the letter. This helps in doing what is right of me as needed by the instructor Weekness Slow in typing and keying of words which can take me some few minuted before I could finish the contenys needed Poor citation and references from different writing formats Threats Lack of internet connectionss and WI-FI in the area of residence Plagirarism of works from other accademic writers Opportunity Few accademic writers High demands of accademic writings and accademic works in the daily learning of students and researchers Strategy to Improve in Typesettings Purchase of personal computer and do more practice on key and typesttings. The useof personal computer would improve the ability to type as any free time, i would take the computer and do typing practic. This will improve the gramatical and spelling mistakes coming with poor typesttings. Mastering of the computrts important keys and familiarize with them so that the keys acn be pressed without looking directly one on one Portfolio; Reflective Writing After submission of accademic paper work to the Participant Activity 1, the feedback received was full of praise and critisms. The praises are showing the positive steps made while the critics are to correct where the mistakes were done for improvement in the submission of the next paper. The problem was the usage of vocabulary and more technical terms in my writings. In every senstence I wrote there was a big or a vocabulary word or a phrase. Too much wordy makes the accademic paper very challenging and hard to read and understand. Some lectureres and other Participants were ever complaining of the same as I do not use simple words which are easy to understand and in the best way possible. The factor contributing to this is to show my language prowess by expressing feelings with bigger terms thinking that they will make it flourish and more appealing to the reader. Also poor punctuations and sentense construction structure was a problem in my writings. Sometimes, full punctuations w ere missing in my writings and knowing the beggining and the ned of a sentence was hard as fullstops, commas, speech quation marks and explamation marks to show the feelings of the story were missing. From using the bigger and hard terms does not reflect the quality and standards of writings as perceived before. Rather it complicates the work and makes it difficult to be understood by some people. The content in writings are more important than the bigger and hard vocabularies used into them. Sometimesthey change the whole meaning of the story or the study when wrongly used in a context it does not well fit since they are prone to misuse. Hence simlicity and familiarity of the worfs chosen is very important and critical in the accaemic writings. While doing another assignment, the choosing of simple words is the key to a better writing techniques and easy understanding of the whole literature. Too much wordy makes writings boring as they often change the content when the same word with different meaningsa are used. Improvement in gramatical punctuations will help me in the next accademic writings. Well placed punctuation marks distinguish one sentence from another, one point to an other and express the feelings. Therefore, improving in the punctuation would make my work more simple and easier to read and understand since the points are separated. Taking course in English language is very important in improving the punctuation problems. Reading more books of English and doing more research on English punctuation skills would improve my ability in English writing and sentence constructionss. Portfolio; Responding to an Ethical Scenario I as an ICT clerk Assisstant working in the ICT Industry in Sydney have a friend working in the same Industry as ICT Clerk Asistant too. During our cordial relationship, I realized her husband is diagnosed with terminal illness and soon to die just 6 months while they are planning to buy a property in Sydney. Since the huge amount of money soon be invested in the propertyand repaying the loan from one salary source would be difficult, I will not take side and keep quiet for the issue. Rather I would take the step to advice in professional way. Four professional characteristica would help me in this dilema situation. Firtly, information interegrity is very crucial (ACS, July 2012). I willnot tell anybody in the management concerning my friends husband health situation as this will cause working discmfort in the office but only the operation manager. Rather I would take advisoryand encouragement measures as social responsible person (ACS, July 2012) to talk to my friend and ask her any past health records of her husband and any information sheknows of her husband health status. Then advice her of the cosequences of taking such investment risk. Using economic and market situations, I would advice her to tell her husand to re-think buying the property now due to future economic change and buy it later after 6 months elapsed. Honesty(ACS, July 2012) is the next key to help the situation. Being too honest and open to her and tell her the facts rather than telling lies that bound. Honsty concerning her health situation is very important. Keeping silent and quiet will not solve the situation rather telling her the truth that will set me free in long run if they go against my advice given to her. Showing more love, companion and understanding to her(ACS, July 2012). Telling her that her husbands health situation is beyond human nature but lshowing more love, care and understanding of her situation will comfort her and feel appreciated in the industry by other fellow workmates. Keeping loyalty and total assurance (ACS, July 2012) of her job even after the death of her husband is very crucial. Knowing that she will be the bread-winner to her family after the death of her husband in six months time and the challengers of single parent face, she will keep her job and offer her service to the ICT industry competen tly and serving the community interests (ACS, July 2012). Portfolio; Succesful Completion Justification In communication and passing of information the use of interpersonal skills togethr with listening and verbal skills are highly crucial. For example, when talking to a dumb person and sometimes there is mis-communication, the use of interpersonal skills, reading and verbal is very important. Interpretation the meaning of gesturess needs interpersonal skills. Unable to commnicate using gestures due to not knowing the meanings, reading and writing is important and verbal shoutings from the to show the displassure and any feelings he or she has is seen. This helps in communication and understanding. Effective use of reading skills help in understanding the instructions given before doing accademic work. Reading while writing the accademic work also ensures quality work is deliverd. Hencd reading skills are important in following the instructions and quality work delivery. In the research paper and assignments, the reading skills are importantly used. For example, reading the ICT Codes of Conduct and Standards of ACS. Soving a problem in a group vonflict or assigning tasks and duties to a group needs proper communicaion, understanding and respect of everybody within the group structure. Use of good channel of communication and professionalism ethics would help in reducing conflicts and easy duty assignments to individuals. Open minded communicationas and ability to listen to everyones views in the group would ensure mutual respect an this improves teamwork and togethernes. Other skills used are rspect and understanding of all parties involved in the conflict situation or in assigning tasks. Discusion and understanding of the ethicalissues of ICT and its professionalism is very important. The two assessments where the ehics discussed include; first seminar and conference of ICT workers, professionals and other stakeholderss. Secondly, training and undertaking ICT courses that comes with its ethics and practices as units in the curriculum to impart the knowlede to the ICT students. The ICT skills learned fromnthese two sessons are important in ICT profesionalism. The skills were learned through direct observation of how the other professionals were carrying out themselves in and out the session period. The skills also learned throgh direct participation in the ICT conflict resolution team as the team member. There notes were taken and kept to help me in fuure references in case of such conflicts arise. The two things I liked about the unit were the interractions of the ICT professionals, to gthemselves and to the society.the ethics and code of conducts an ICT personel should have while carrying out the ICT duty. Also to the society where one tries tohelp the situation of other fllow work mats and the society in gneral. This improve unity and teamwork Another thing is the group or ICT conflict group resolution. There are many cases of conflicts in the offices where people work together. However, kowing how to solve the problem would improve the productivity and teamwork within the prganization structure. The topic is very nterructive. However, there are still some improvements to be done to make it more appealing to many. Firstly, the availabibility of readily ICT and ACS Codes of Ethics to many people and ICT personels. There are very few ICT personels who can access the materials so that they can read and understand the standard ethicks needed if them. Some conflict cases occur wuthin the ICT industries and how they can be solved hasposed a big challenge to them. Secondly, References ACS, Ajuly 2012, accessed through Google www.acs.org.au on 27, May,2017 Phhilosophy; Critical Thinking, HKU University, 2007 (accesed on 27, May 2017