June 13th Lecture

Today in class, we went over our blog, e-portfolio, and research project assignments.

We also talked about "Mission vs Vision" principles.

Mission        
-Talks about the present
-List broad goals upon which the organization is formed

Vision:
-Talks about the future
-Where does the organization want to be

In most projects that we take on, planning is a very important function of management. Because, I am in the planning program at the University of Waterloo, I understand what needs to be done in order to accomplish something. When you plan to take on a project, goals and steps have to be set up early in advance to make sure you are on topic. If you are in a group with other members, it is important to set up a time table for completion of tasks to make sure everyone stays on track.

Our class also analyzed the different types of plans:

-short, intermediate and long-range plans
-strategic & operational plans
-single-use and standing-use plans
-contingency & crisis planning

Creating a e-Portfolio

On May 16, 2011 I finally learned how to create an e-Portfolio for my REC 348: Cultural Management course. In many cases it is like creating a web page, however, it is used for collecting my previous work and showing everyone what I have learned.

So far I have created an introduction about myself and a page on my travels around the world. I will soon be developing a list of objectives, goals, accomplishment, and struggles of the material that we have covered in class.

My e-portfolio can be found here:

http://eport.uwaterloo.ca/html/stitch.php?s=29868622803938&id=32301684778465


If any students at Waterloo are interested, here's the link: http://eport.uwaterloo.ca