Javid Amiroudine

1. Kickstart : Helped decide which device or system out of all the team members is best as a starting point for our group's technical report. 2. Research : Helped gather information to improve the current BeBionic prosthetic arm. 3. Research : Researched the different types of prostheses and the background and roots of amputation and prostheses. 4. Report writing : Contributed to the report by explaining the history, types of prosthetics, and current issues prosthetic users face.  5. Report writing : Input methodologies into the report. 5. Quality Assurance : Helped to link references with links to citations in the main body of the technical report. 6. Team Player : Helped to the brink of my ability when my groupmates needed assistance.  7. Presentation : Presented on the background and history of prosthetes. 

 During the first week of this module, I had scarce knowledge of critical thinking and how that can be applied to our everyday life, inside and outside of class. In the past 14 weeks, I have learned how to write up a formal report that has proper citations with proper language. I have always lacked in report writing because I did not know how to cite phrases and sentences properly. Every day, I look forward to attending Prof Blackstone's lesson because this lesson has helped me improve my language skills, report writing skills, and presentation skills. These skills are vital in the upcoming IWSP, as well as after tertiary education in the workforce. For my report writing, I have learned that not every source is reliable and we must choose which source to use wisely. 14 weeks of lessons have helped me tremendously in helping me gain knowledge on report writing and source finding. I was not aware of the Google Scholar function and how it can be used to generate good and useful source...