Report
2: My Weekly Research on the Web
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My Affective Information Behavior |
My Cognitive Information Behavior |
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1. Turned on my
computer at home. |
- I’m tired, however I
want to complete this task before class on Thursday |
- I can easily do it, I
did it fine last week. |
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2. logged into WebCT |
- felt confident because
I just did it last week. |
- piece of cake. |
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3. clicked on to 459
discussions’ link |
- I read the instructions
again to make sure I was doing it right. |
- wondering if other
students have posted their messages. |
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4. decided which topic and subtopic I was going to
research on. |
-excited because I found
a topic I wanted to research on. |
-curious on what other
students will be writing on. |
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6. minimized on WebCT |
- relieved that I didn’t have to spend hours on
researching a topic. |
- hope this topic will be
easy to find. |
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7. used google
as a search engine. |
- felt calm because ive used google many times and was successful. |
- found many sites
regarding my topic. |
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8. reviewed some of the sites. |
- pissed because the
first few sites were university homepages. |
- I had go to the second page for more
sites. |
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9. clicked back onto WebCT |
- happy because I finally found a site that discussed
my research topic. |
- reading the article found
it interesting. |
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10. clicked on Compose
Message and started typing in my message |
- nervous knowing that other students will be
commenting on my message. |
- double checked my vocab and sentence structure, and the link. |
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11. posted my messages |
- relieved that I finally got that out of the way. |
-going to watch some tv. |
Errors While Doing
second week of web posting
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Error Classification |
Explanation For Error |
Solution |
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just answered a topic without doing any research. |
Major |
I accidentally didn’t
download the complete version of the syllabus which explained how to post
your messages. |
Downloaded the whole
syllabus one more time and read the instructions for webposting. |
Analysis of error:
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My Affective Information Behavior |
My Cognitive Information Behavior |
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1. Turned on my
computer at home. |
- tired because I woke up
early today. |
- just get this over with. |
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2. logged into WebCT |
- feeling better after
knowing this should take only a few minutes. |
- thinking about the surf. |
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3. clicked on to 459
discussions’ link |
- excited thinking about how good the waves are going
to be. |
- scrolling to find a
research message to reply. |
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4.decided who I was
going to reply |
-happy to find someone
that researched on multitasking something I’m familiar with. |
-replying right away so I
can go surf. |
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5.using google
to research my message. |
-relieved to find good
links. |
- hope this topic will be
easy to find. |
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6.posting my research message. |
- irritated that this article I picked is too long. |
-maybe I should look for
a shorter article to I can
go surf earlier. |
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10. clicked on Compose
Message and started typing in my message |
- relieved to finally start my posting. |
- I’m not really worried
about grammar this time because I want to hit the waves. |
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11. posted my messages |
- relieved that I finally got that out of the way. |
-time to surf! |
Errors While Doing
third week of web posting
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Error Classification |
Explanation For Error |
Solution |
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In a rush to go surf. |
Major |
I’m sorry but the waves
were big and usually it doesn’t get to big this time of year, so gotta get there in a hurry. |
Try getting up earlier or
waiting till that night to do it. |
Analysis of error:
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My Affective Information Behavior |
My Cognitive Information Behavior |
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1. Turned on my
computer at home. |
- tired because I had to
work late the night before. |
- not again. |
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2. logged into WebCT |
- irritated of doing the
same thing again. |
-I want to take a nap. |
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3. clicked on to 459
discussions’ link |
- irritated unless I find
a message I can reply without any effort. |
- looking for a topic I
understand and can easily reply too. |
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4.decided who I was
going to reply |
-happy to find someone
that researched on optimism |
-now I get one thing out
of the way. |
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5.using google
to research my message. |
-tired so I will research
in the same area as I did my reply posting. |
- hope this topic will be
easy to find. |
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6. clicked on Compose
Message and started typing in my message |
- relieved to finally start my posting. |
- try a bit more than
last week posting a good message. |
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11. posted my messages |
- relieved that I finally got that out of the way. |
-finally I can take my
nap. |
Errors While Doing
third week of web posting
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Error Classification |
Explanation For Error |
Solution |
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Had a difficult time
posting and looking at messages. |
Major |
I don’t know what
happened, but when I go on internet explorer and log on to webct, it reads error. |
Try later, maybe the
system is down. |
Analysis of error:
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My Affective Information Behavior |
My Cognitive Information Behavior |
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1. Turned on my
computer at home. |
- nervous because I don’t know if I will be able to
post messages on webct
since I’ve been experiencing problems. |
- probably just system, and its happening to everyone. |
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2. logged into WebCT |
- happy because I’m able
to log on to webct |
-system must be ok now. |
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3. clicked on to 459
discussions’ link |
- dedicated to find a
good site on the topic multitasking. |
- things seems to be fine with the system. |
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4.decided who I was
going to reply |
-pissed because I’m not
able to read any postings. |
-the system must be down. |
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5. try again later |
-very very irritated
because I won’t be able to post my messages in time if this system continues
to fail. |
- I wonder if its my computer or the system. |
Errors While Doing
third week of web posting
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Error Classification |
Explanation For Error |
Solution |
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Couldn’t post any
messages. |
Major |
I don’t know what seems
to be the problem, even after a few hours later I wasn’t able to post any
messages. |
I better bring it up in
class, and I’ll call a classmate to see if they are experiencing the same
problem. |
Analysis of error:
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My Affective Information Behavior |
My Cognitive Information Behavior |
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1. Turned on my
computer at home. |
- nervous because I needed to download a different
internet server. |
- I wonder if this is
really the problem with my posting my messages. |
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2. logged into netscape. |
-nervous because
wondering if it will work. |
-I should work because
the instructor had the same problem |
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3. downloaded netscape. |
- irritated that I have
to do extra work |
- it seems to be
downloading ok |
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4.logged on to webct |
-relieved because now it
works. |
-everything should be ok |
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5. posted my research
message |
-happy knowing that I
won’t be experiencing this problem again. |
- researched on self
confidence affects performance. |
Errors While Doing
third week of web posting
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Error Classification |
Explanation For Error |
Solution |
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I didn’t have the right
internet server |
Major |
The wrong internet server. |
Downloaded netscape. |
Analysis of error:
Task #5
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My
Affective Information Behavior |
My
Cognitive Information Behavior |
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1. filled out pre-ratings form |
- tired and exhausted after
completing by oral presentation. |
- gotta get this done. |
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2. log onto prior generations to
maybe get some ideas on how I’ll organize my report 2 |
-feeling much better knowing I
have the skills to do a good job. |
- there are many creative ways of doing my report 2. |
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3. start on my introduction for
report 2 |
- feeling happy now knowing how I
plan to format my report 2. |
- hoping to get a better grade on
report 2. |
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4. filling out the body and charts
for report 2 |
- feeling no stress completing report
2 due to the fact that in won’t be penalized if turned in late. |
- everything turning out ok, I should be done in a
couple more hours. |
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5. finishing off the conclusion. |
- happy that it will be done soon. |
- what should I write to future generations? |
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6. filled out post-ratings |
- relieved. |
-finally almost done. |
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7. go over my report and check to see if all links are
working. |
- feeling excited that there is only one more report
left for this semester. |
- everything seems to be ok. |
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8. uploaded my report. |
-very happy and relieved. |
- hope to get started on third
report early so I don’t need to stress out. |
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9. checked to see if my report was published
successfully. |
- still in a state of euphoria |
- everything looking good and organized. |
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10. email Dr. James. |
- sort of scared wondering if he’ll like my report or
not. |
-hope he like it better than my
first report, and hope he gives me a better grade. |
Errors while doing task 5
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Description
of Error |
Error
Classification |
Explanation
For Error |
Solution |
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TIME. |
Major |
Since I had to prepare for my oral
presentation, I hesitated to do report 2 because I wanted my oral to be good,
and since my oral and report 2 was due at the same week, I felt stressed on
which to start on first. However I chose to start on my oral. |
I should have started on my oral
weeks earlier, then I would be able to complete report 2 on its actual due
date. |
Comparison
of
Pre- and Post-Ratings
for Task #5
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Task
#5 |
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Questions
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Pre |
Post |
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2. Mood (1= negative; 10=positive) |
5 |
9 |
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5. Importance of succeeding at
this task (1=not important; 10=extremely
important) |
10 |
10 |
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6. (Expected) difficulty in
performing task (1=not much; 10=a lot) |
5 |
8 |
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7.How upset if failed at task (1=not upset; 10=extremely upset) |
10 |
10 |
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8. How sure that you will
succeed at task (1=doubtful; 10=almost certain) |
7 |
9 |
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9. Likelihood of becoming good
at task (1=pretty doubtful; 10=almost
certain) |
8 |
9 |
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10. Main reason for completing
task (a=luck; b=skills I’ve acquired;
c=help from others; d= combination of things) |
C |
B |
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11. Amount of motivation to
complete task (1=slightly motivated; 10=very
highly motivated) |
10 |
10 |
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12. Computers make it easier to
perform the task (1=I strongly disagree; 10=I very
much agree) |
10 |
10 |
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13. ∫(Expected) amount of
effort to complete task (1=not much; 10=a tremendous
amount) |
8 |
7 |
Comparison
of Pre and Post ratings:
-Question
#2: I feel that the difference in mood was due to the fact that I was at the
end of completing report 2,
therefore my mood change was due to the excitement of coming to the end of long
couple weeks.
-Question
#5: The importance of completing this task didn’t change because it was
something that had to be done no matter what, so for that question my feelings
didn’t change.
-Question
#6: I didn’t expect this task to be as difficult as I thought, I figure since I
had the experience of doing report 1, I felt that this would be the same,
however I ran into a few problems, such as how I plan to format my report, and
what kind of information I was going to use.
-Question
#7: The expectancy of failing stayed the same, because I don’t like to fail at
things, if I start something, I’m the type that likes to finish it because
there is nothing worse in life than wasting time.
-Question
#8: At first I didn’t think I would succeed at this task because of the due
date and the fact that I had an oral presentation at the same week, so I was
pressed for time, however after the task I felt that it was easier than I
thought.
-Question
#9: I felt more comfortable that I could become good at this sort of task after
completing it because when I started to do it, ideas started popping into my
head and things started to get more focused.
-Question
#10: At first I thought I would need some peoples help in order to complete
this task, however when I started, my knowledge started to kick in and all the
things I learned from doing report 1 came back to me.
--Question
#11: my motivation for completing this task was neutral because there was no
way I was going to fail at this task.
Facing
a due date:
This
report to me felt much more stressful than the first report, even though it was
postponed a week because I mentioned in my previous analysis that I was also
preparing for my oral presentation which took most of my time. Since I wasn’t
too proud of my first presentation, I felt that I had to do a better job this
time, so I prepared and re-read the chapter about a few times while taking
notes. By preparing for my oral, I was not concentrating on my report 2 like I
should have been, so I felt very stressed during that week, I couldn’t sleep
and enjoy the things that I usually do.
However,
one day in class, the day before report was due, I mentioned to the professor
that how many points would be subtracted each day the report was late, and the
professor replied that since the problems we were facing this semester, he
wouldn’t be to strict on the due dates. After that I felt much more relieved
that now I won’t have to rush and do my report, I can take a few more days and
prepare accordingly.
Conclusion:
After
this task of self-witnessing, I noticed that I get very stressed when faced
with doing two things at once, because I only like to concentrate on one thing
at a time, because I feel that when you multitask, one thing will get left out.
I
also tried to take better notes this time because I knew that this task would
need it. I learned a lot about researching on the web and how to solve problems
when things don’t go as planned. I hope to learn much more about computers and
researching data because I feel it is an important skill for any college
student to have.
Advice
to future generations:
While
doing a task like what we did, it is important to not hesitate and put it off
this the last minute because a project like
this needs advanced preparation in order to complete it successfully. Also get
familiar with researching the internet because it not as easy as it seems
looking up sites online. And most important of all, make sure to take adequate
notes because later in the course you would wish you had.