Report 1
Monitoring My Information Behavior
By Jayson Dicho
Instructions for this report are at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy22/409a-g22-report1.htm
Section A
Introduction: Aloha, everyone this is my report 1 and I’m glad to say I’m done. It was a crazy roller coaster to begin with and well I hope you enjoy my report as much as I’ve enjoyed finishing it. As you can see through my web sight, my experience on the internet is very little and is a learning process for me. The moment I signed in this class I was like Oh my god!! What am I getting myself in to! Well I’m glad that I’ve taken this course because I’ve really learned a lot. Well anyways here’s to generation 22 and my report 1. Enjoy…
Hae Lin Han
http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409af2003/han/report1.htm
Hae Lin Han was a psychology major who registered
in Dr James’ class last spring 2004. Han
felt when he was going through this task was overwhelming and frustrating due
to his lack of experience of using the web.
Because of the overwhelming information and his lack of experience he
was wondering how in the world he is going to pass the course. Han started out a little slow and made some
mistakes here and there but eventually he was able to complete task one and in
doing so, he learned a some new things about his work ethics and how he takes
on tasks. I feel that I do the same
thing that Han does where as I just go right into the task and try and complete
it without having a plan or strategy in accomplishing it. The first time I started I just went right
into Task 1 with having no clue on what to do.
I had to read the task a second time to actually what I needed to
do. In his web sight what he did was
talk about the sub tasks of how he felt and what he went through due to his
lack of experience. In the end he
managed to complete his report but he mentioned he still encountered the same
errors although he never quite understood what he was doing wrong.
Renae Mendez http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409bs2003/mendez/researchreport.htm
Like Han, Mendez too started out with no experience regarding the World Wide Web. But seeing her web sight it’s hard to believe that without first reading her introduction. Even though she had no experience on the internet she took it as a challenge and converted her stress to being positive and not negative. With one of the previous readings, Mendez stated that her stress only motivated her to complete that task. She also computed a table to see how her stress and anxiety level was as her work progressed. In the end she learned about the value of the online community and how she used it to gather resources amongst her peers. I don’t think I’ll be building a table since my knowledge of the internet is somewhat limited to emailing and downloading music files. My stress doesn’t motivate me it just brings me down and makes me procrastinate my work.
Shawna Honeycut http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/409af96/honeycut/report2.html
Honeycut seems to be the most favorite to read out of the four. She broke it all down in three phases. Her first phase described on how lost she was, she felt like she was the only one in her class that didn’t know what to do. Later in her second phase she described how she went to work at it and that the lost feeling was gone but all that was left in her was stress. She was stressed because of how she kept steering away from her work. Every time she worked on her web page, she got distracted from searching the web. Finally her last phase described how she pieced everything together and it was just cut and paste on things over the internet. She concluded that the internet community was a big help to her and that the community had some advantages and disadvantages, but mainly advantages. The online community to me was helpful. Fortunately for me I have friends online to help guide me on my research and building my website. So like Honeycut, I too utilized my online community by asking for help from others.
Hansjurg http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/409af96/hansjurg/reports/Report2a.html
Hansjurg in the beginning also felt frustrated and
overwhelmed by the workload of this course due to his inexperience on the
web. He started his work step by step
through each sub task he was assigned to do.
As the weeks progressed he began to realize how easy the work really
was, which motivated him to completing the tasks. The more motivated he was the more he became
addictive to the World Wide Web. One
thing he hoped was the Dr James was going to teach him step by step on how to post
things on the internet. Meaning that Dr
James was going to hold his hand while he made an attempt to building a web
sight, he was wrong of course. The
majority of the web sight building he had to learn on his own. The main difficulty was the distractions he
encountered surfing the web. I can see what he means by distractions. Every time I opened up a link I get
overwhelmed by the information from just one link alone. The information is so vast I don’t know where
to begin. I approach this anxiety the
same way I would take a midterm exam I make myself relax and read the article
and then reread it a second time. Then I
summarize it. One disadvantage to that
is it is time consuming.
Section
B
British Journal of Social Psychology; March 2004, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p99, 14p, 1 http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pbh&jid=99J
“Women's
collective constructions of embodied practices through memory work: Cartesian
dualism in memories of sweating and pain.”
The research
presented in this paper uses memory work as a method to explore six women's
collective constructions of two embodied practices, sweating and pain. The
paper identifies limitations in the ways in which social constructionist
research has theorized the relationship between discourse and materiality, and
it proposes an approach to the study of embodiment which enjoins, rather than
bridges, the discursive and the non-discursive. The paper presents an analysis
of 25 memories of sweating and pain which suggests that Cartesian dualism is
central to the women's accounts of their experiences. However, such dualism
does not operate as a stable organizing principle. Rather, it offers two
strategies for the performance of a split between mind and body. The paper traces the ways in which dualism can be both functional
and restrictive, and explores the tensions between these two forms. The
paper concludes by identifying opportunities and limitations associated with
memory work as a method for studying embodiment.
From one
of their subjects, they describe sweating as a sense of achievement and
superiority because of it being the end result from one’s hard work. They also describe pain being pleasurable
from the same sense and feeling of achievement from pushing one’s body to their
limits and maintaining their discipline.
Well obviously one does not have to endure sweating and pain to have a
sense of accomplishment but I’m just curious why women? How
about the age of women I didn’t quite see that in their study.
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, June 1990, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p277, 2p
http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&jid=SSN
“Judaism and its Social Metaphors:
This study addresses
the relationship between a social system and a rejoice one, dealing with the
concrete case of Judaism and "
Basically this article breaks down the social and caste system of Judaism. It describes the history of the religion by referencing specific dates to events that made this religion what it is today. I’m not too familiar with some of the terms or words he used in this article. It would’ve made a lot more sense if I knew a little about the religion.
Section
C
Jill Umetsu http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/409af96/jumetsu/report2.html#top
Umetsu took on her task feeling confused and intimidated by the work. The work is so intimidating because it seems like a complicated task that she just didn’t want to do it. Just the word research shakes fear into the hearts of all college students. Like Honeycut, Umetsu broke her work down in three phases how lost and confused she was described her first phase. She felt that everyone in the class knew what to do except for her. Her second phase shows how she converted her negative feelings into positive energy. She concluded that through time and practice she has gained more knowledge on using the web to the point where she can give students advice and pointers on building a website. Well how I approached the task is totally different from Umetsu, I’m not much of a positive person over all and well me converting something negative into something positive doesn’t appeal to me. I basically took the problem step by step and motivated myself by telling myself the sooner I get this task done the sooner I can relax.
Jacquelyn Lim http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409af2003/lim/report1.htm
Lim started out her task with confidence feeling that this work is going to be easy. How ever, once she started she began to realize of how difficult the work was. She felt it difficult because of the attention to detail that Dr James expects for each task and that most of the work was so repetitive it was rather boring. Well, actually she thought the task was dumb! Her problems that she encountered was that she kept rushing into the tasks and making little mistakes while Dr James would correct her she would get frustrated in her errors that she needed to take a few minutes to calm down. She concluded that she learned a lot about herself and how she needs to slow down and read directions and not try and rush into things so blindly. She also learned that she projects her negativity to other things whenever she gets frustrated in her work. I can so relate to her frustrations, as I’ve read through her article I was laughing because as it sounds I too feel that some of the tasks were dumb. Some of the articles that I needed to read are so long I just want skip to the end and get it over with but like Lim, I learned to take a few minutes (or 20) to calm down and handle the problem through a different approach.
Michelle Alonzo http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/409af96/malonzo/report2.html
In the beginning she stated how the initial process of learning the internet is frustrating. She stated how procrastination was the major problem. Without the motivation to drive us most people will simply push the tasks to the side until the bitter end and then they have consequences to pay. She broke down her research into five steps in learning the internet. In the end she concluded on how good it felt after she accomplished the task and how much she has learned from it. She added some advice in not waiting till the bitter end of your work to finish all the tasks because it would be impossible to accomplish. I must admit that I did do some procrastination in my part of my report. But it makes me breathe much easier knowing that was not the only one experiencing this. Almost every person I’ve talked too about the report in our class has said the same thing how frustrated or stress they are because of not knowing or trying out new things.
Heather Piper http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409as2003/piper/g18research.htm
Piper did research on prior generations. She mainly compared the reactions and feelings from one generation to the next. She then states that it’s common for college students to go through these frustrations as we learn new things. The main thing is that one should never quit while experiencing these emotions. Her research was on three prior generations. She mainly compared those generations to her own and how she coped with her research. It basically starts off as the student being scared and anxious but eventually in the end the student has a basic understanding of the internet and is willing to take on the new challenge and explore deeper into his newly acquired skill. I must admit I am beginning to find doing these tasks easier as I progress. When I initially started I admit how frustrated I felt and that I blew my work off until that Friday. It’s just people hate trying new things well at least I hate trying new things.
Section
D
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Section
E
Ginger Andrews http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/409af96/gandrews/report2.html
Andrews report was on the generation three class and their reactions when making their reports on the web. Like everyone else, they were all overwhelmed with the fact of trying something new. And some even commented that if they had known that their work had involved doing stuff on the web they would not have taken it in the first place. What he did was compile a whole bunch of comments from generation 3 and then in the end added his views of what he though and felt about it. To sum it up he compared learning the internet to a newborn baby once you’re out your not going to know everything off of the bat. Just take baby steps. I didn’t feel like a baby but rather more than a lost child in a huge mall. There is so much information I didn’t know where to start.
Christine March http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/409af96/march/409/report2.html
Through the different stages of emotions from learning about the internet March describes one’s frustrations and stress. One of the ways to deal with one stress and frustration is to walk away from the problem and take it off of your shoulders for a while. This was how I was dealing with this report whenever I get a block in my head and don’t understand the work I’d simply take a break then I’d reread the instructions and follow it through step by step until I’ve accomplished it.
Shane Cobb Adams http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/459f96/cobb/psy409a/home.html
Adam did a report on how to use search engines effectively. There are a variety of search engines that one could use but he broke it down to 3. Search engines are pretty simple but they could be very time consuming and stress full if one does not know how to narrow their search. He concluded that the Web is part of an abstract, mentally derived existence that search engines help us to navigate and use effectively. His insight helped me to narrow my search for the copper mail box by utilizing the right type of search engine. I knew needed to look for a item as if I was buying it, so, instead of using yahoo or google, I used ebay to search for my item. It seems that all search engines aren’t exactly alike and each one caters to different needs and one needs to learn how to utilize each search engine.
Ryan
Mitsui http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/459f96/rmitsui/409/reports/report2.html
Mitsui felt that learning the Internet can be broken
down into three phases: confusion, resistance, and the spiderman
phase. In the beginning the internet
could be quite difficult because of it’s overwhelming
information but through time and practice one could learn that the internet can
be quite user friendly. Mitsui believed
that it is better not to learn the internet alone and rather what he called the
cyber community. Mitsui used the previous generations to guide him and give him
ideas of how to get things done fast and efficiently. He also always asked questions to Dr James if
he didn’t understand something. Mitsui
concluded that it was good to know that other students were going through the
same problems that he was and that he probably would have given up if he were
doing it alone. He also stated that
since technology moves so fast, we may not be able to apply his techniques or
ideas to our time because there may be an easier way of doing things now. I can
understand Ryan’s idea of quickly developing technology applying to my
generation because I think my generation has much more experience with
computers and don’t have nearly as many complications as past generations.
Section F
Carol Ohta http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/409af96/cohta/459/report2.html#First%20Thought
Before this class Ohta, avoided the internet like a plague (as she described it). The most she knew about computers was how to type reports. Her experience with the internet was so little that she didn’t even know how to send email. In the first half of her report she started off small by keeping to what seems like a weekly journal of her tasks on learning about UNIX. She spends most of her time in the computer labs learning the internet slowly but surely. In the end she concluded that her resistance to the knowledge of computers was connected to her resistance to learn a new information gathering system. I can relate to her feelings of how afraid she was when she learned that the internet will be taking a huge role in the course. I too wanted to avoid learning how to know about build a web sight. Well I would learn but I just wanted someone to spoon feed me the information rather then me doing it all on my own.
Sean Arakaki http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409bs2003/arakaki/research.htm
Sean felt confused and frustrated with his computer when he attempted his
first task. However, he had the
mentality “if you can do it, so can I! Arakaki viewed
computers like women because “Both require enormous amounts of patience, both
are phased learning processes, which usually begin with the pressing desire to
quit, and just when you think you’ve figured it all out something new pops up
and you’re back where you started.” Arakaki refused to accept defeat. He concluded that the majority of the
student’s who take this course end up experiencing the same developmental
phases of uncertainty and frustration, clarity and motivation, mastery, and
reflection. I agree with him in regards
to computers requiring a lot of patience and something new always seems to
happen right when you think you figured everything out. After reading his report, I felt a little
more comfortable with the course, knowing that all the other students are most
likely experiencing the same frustrations that I might.
Ginger Andrews http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/409af96/gandrews/report2.html
Andrews felt that this course was time consuming. She learned that
maintaining good work ethics such as getting enough sleep, making ample time to
complete the tasks and taking breaks in between aided her in accomplishing her
report. She worked with her fellow peers to solve problems. Andrews also learned from other’s mistakes. Andrews believed that through team work
everyone will achieve more and that she got a lot out of this class. Andrews concluded that through teamwork, one
could succeed at anything. I learned to
ask others for help because chances are, someone in my class will know how to
help me.
Ronel Agarpao http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/sum961/ragarpao/report2.html#Wordswis
Of all the past generations and student Agarpao approached his tasks with great confidence and ease. He even commented on how simple these tasks were too him.One of the reasons of what made his work so easy was because of his experience of using search engines on the internet. Agarpao used keywords that related to the topic in the search engine to help expedite and narrow down his search process. Agarpao concluded that if you don’t panic and approach the assignment with confidence the work will come easy. I have learned from Agarpao that you have to relax and do these assignments, and if you don’t get the answers that you expect search for other keywords that may relate to your topic.
Section G
Hansjurg http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/409af96/hansjurg/reports/Report2a.html
Hansjurg
stated that he felt fear,
frustration, an information overload, and possible addiction to the Internet. Hansjurg feared that this maycause
him to develop a phobia of the Internet. Hansjurg
realized that he gets too worked up about little things which keeps him from completing his work. Hansjurg limited
his searches so that he would be able to stay focused and finish his
tasks. Hansjurg
concluded that his mistakes were a way of learning the Internet. He also stated that the tasks allowed him to
learn how to read directions and correct his own errors without the help of
someone else. He felt his assignments
allowed him to grow. Hansjurg has made me realize
that I need to look past the errors and frustration that I have encountered to
see that it is a positive learning experience.
These tasks are only made to help us learn and grow.
Christine Marchadie http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/409af96/march/409/report2.html
Through the extreme, Marchadie describes she went through depression while taking on her tasks because of the overwhelming feeling of the internet and the little knowledge she held. And in result of her depression she began to procrastinate in her work. Once she finally began she realized the work was much more difficult then she expected. It was only until the end that she realized she could’ve used her fellow students’ reports for help. However in the end, she did learn a lot about herself and her work ethics and also she learned the hard way on why one should not procrastinate.
Ginger Andrews http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/409af96/gandrews/report1.html
Andrews felt very frustrated while under going her tasks. She knew the task wasn’t do able, however the work would be much time consuming. Andrews talks about how you have to start from somewhere in order to become an expert on something. Andrews talks about working collectively with others. She talked about sharing the work with one of her classmates. Andrews concluded and promised that if you stick it out it’ll be a euphoric experience. She has taught me to share the work with others in class. Not by cheating, but by helping one another. By sharing the work you cut the amount of time you spend on the tasks in half and you can help each other solve the problems that you can’t solve on your own.
Section H
Report 1 in my own words is about seeing how well we can pay attention to detail on things. We challenged to make up a web sight and gather data despite our lack of knowledge on the internet. While doing so we researched on previous generations on how their thoughts and feelings were on similar tasks. I’ve learned a lot about the internet. Before this course I only knew basic knowledge such as sending email or running a search. I never imagined myself making my own web page and posting it on the internet.
Section I
Advice I would give to future generations:
Don’t procrastinate on your work. Start on your tasks and stick to the schedule. Dr James gives you plenty of time to do so and most of the work should only take a couple hours of your time. Ask for help! Ask your friends, ask your classmates your not the only one in your class who feels lost I’m pretty sure the majority of my class was lost in their work. I didn’t know about it until I’ve confronted with a few of my classmates. And last but not least take your time to read Dr James’ instructions. It’s practically idiot proof! I must admit that there was a couple of times when I was lost, but after reading it a second time and doing the work step by step as I read the instructions I found out the work wasn’t so bad after all.
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