IMC451 Organization of Information

What is the topic? What do you know about the topic? How the topic is connected with the course outcomes?

Benefits

How does this subject contribute to society? To the future? To the present? What makes the topic so great? What are some strengths? Why is it important (to you)? Who might benefit from exploring this topic? What are some specific examples?

Limitations and logical inconsistencies

What could be improved about this topic? What are some weaknesses in the subject?

Applications

What is the real-world meaning for this topic? What are specific areas in which this knowledge or topic could be used? How is this subject useful? Why is it useful? What are some specific examples?

I. Personal Reflection

Initial reaction

What were your first thoughts when learning about this topic? What have you learned from this? What impressions do you have, positive or negative? Why do you think the subject was presented? What are you thinking and feeling about the topic?

What resonates with you?

Why does it fit? What do you like about the topics? What is important for you? What do you hope to take away or remember about this topic?

What does not resonate with you?

What don’t you like about the topic? Why not? What is causing you to feel negatively? What needs to be changed in order for you to enjoy this topic? Are your dislikes something with which everybody would agree?

Examples from own life

Where or when in your life do you see this topic? What are some specific examples of you experiencing the topic? Have you previously considered the link between the topic and your life? What are some specific examples of times that contradict the subject? If you have no examples of this topic in your life, why not?

Integration with own life

How might this affect your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours in the future? How could you improve your own life with the knowledge you have gained from this subject? What have you learned from this? How has this subject affected you? What are some specific examples of how you will integrate this topic into your life?

Questions

What questions do you still have about this subject? What would be important to know? How could you find the answers?