Reflection of assignment

Building a racing car

Members-Noshen, Fahreen, Jackson & Jessy

Time given- 50 minutes

Assignment-we had to build a car which a run faster than the opponent car. It was also about negotiation.

1)        How well did each member contribute and how? (All names including myself).

Explanation:- Each member of the group tried to work together and negotiate with other groups. All the group members tried to accomplish their won job properly. Every member was assigned with a specific job and most of the job was accomplished properly.

Name	Job assigned
Noshen	Builder and planner
Jackson	Manager and parts collector
Fahreen	Time management
Jessy	Main builder

Jackson:- Jackson was the manager of the group. His main job was to find the parts that we need for building our car with as low price as possible. He also had to sell the part that we didn’t need. He contributed well in his job but sometimes he wasted some money buying parts that we didn’t need.

Fahreen:- Fahreen was the time management person in our group. She distributed the time into four sections.

Planning(5min)       Building(30min)    Testing(10min)    Emergency(5min)

Our plan was to follow the plan and finish the task by the routine time. Fahreen kept reminding the group members about the time and tried to make sure that everything is finished by the time. But unfortunately after we started building, we wasted most of our time for negotiating and changing our plan. That is why our team had less time for building. But we still handed in our assignment by the due time.

Noshen:- I was a builder and also the planner. I planned the design of the car and as we started building we had to change certain parts of the plan. Everybody in the group had some ideas about the car and when we also had change some plans because we could not some parts we wanted to use. I also helped for negotiating with other groups and tried to make some good deals.

Jessy:- Jessy was the main builder of our team. She tried her best make it work. She was very calm and used the time properly. Although we got stuck for setting the engine in the proper way. She tried her best till the last minute to build it proper but we couldn’t make it.

2)            Why you won or lost?

Explanation:- Our group had not a good structure. That was the main reason for us to lose. We took long time for coming up with an idea and when we had and when we finally started building we had to change a lot of parts from our plan. Another reason was we focused more in negotiating than building. We should have focused more in building the car from the beginning of the task and work more co operatively with the group.

3)                         What can you improve?

Explanation:- There was a lot of improvement that are needed for our group. The first step that we should take is to be more focused on building than negotiating. We also have to ask our group members before selling or buying any parts. So, that we wouldn't have wasted our money on buying something that we don’t need. We have to more punctual, organized and co operative with our group members to be able to success in any assignment.

   4)             Principles of negotiation.

Explanation:- For being successful in negotiating, we have to follow the principles of negotiation. They are-

·         Defining what we need for a certain job. ( In this project we defined what we need for building our car before we started buying anything)

·         Understanding your own budget and target’s motivation. (Our plan was not to waste too much money for any product and we also tried to sell the parts we didn’t need.)

·         Create a relationship. (Whenever we sold something to any other group we tried to be very nice and welcoming to them so, they come back to us for making more deals and we also tried to have a good relationship with the people from whom we bought some parts)

Negotiation (Auction Hunter)

Auction Hunter

Episode-105: the real thing

 (Interaction with a dealer-selling a coke machine)

 

1.  What were they trying to sell to who?

Ton and Ellen found the 1st upright Coke vending machine. It was the real coke vending machine. It was good as new and well painted.

They took it to a person named Dennis who is an Antique Expert. He has a lot of experience with coke machines. So, he is a good dealer who would understand the value of the object and may also be interested in it.

.            2.  What were the opening bids for both side?

The opening bid for the buyer was $2000 and the opening bid for the seller was $4800. But the buyer was not aiming for that high, so the seller brought it a little lower for making a good deal. Their next bid was $2100(from the buyer) and $2600(from the seller). Then the sellers convinced the buyer with $2500.

      3.  Name three things you off of observing the body language during negotiation.

a) While they were negotiating, they tried to establish their point in a very gentle way and listened to the buyer attentively while he was talking.

b) They reacted by listening to the bids from the buyer.

c) They congratulated the buyer in the end and shook hands.

  

4.  Identify any negotiation strategy.

The strategy of the seller in this deal was some sweet and convincing conversation and they also started with high price with the intention of bringing it down. This way the buyer felt more comfortable with the deal.

  5.  In your opinion, who got the best out of this negotiation?

In my opinion I think the sellers had the best out of this negotiation. Because they sold the coke machine by a good price and they also earned they buyer’s satisfaction. They earned more than triple amount of money than they bought the storage for. So, they had a very good profit.

Reflection of assignment

Golf ball holding tower

Members-Noshen, Aninda, Kartina&Nashita

Time given- 45 minutes

Assignment- Build a tower that can hold golf balls and is capable to defend attacks or forces.

1)        How well did each member contribute and how?(all names including myself).

Explanation:-  each member in our group for this specific  assignment was very delightful and cooperative. Every member was assigned with a specific job and most of the job was accomplished properly.

Name	Job assigned
Aninda	Designer
Noshen	Main builder
Katrina	Time management person
Nashita	Material person

Aninda:-Aninda was the designer of the tower. Everybody had some ideas about the structure. But Aninda took all the ideas together and then modified them. By planning the structure before building the tower was very helpful and it helped us to work more organized.  As we started building the tower, we had to change the plan about certain sections. Then she drew the plan in a big piece of paper. She also helped building the tower.

Noshen:- I was the main builder of the tower. I built most of the tower and gave it a strong base. I made the tower solid so, it could protect itself from attacks. I made the tower long by adding blocks so, it was easy to make it tall faster.

Katrina:- Katrina was the time management person. Her job was to keep reminding the builder about the time and make sure that all the jobs are completed by the deadline. For making it more organized, she divided up the time into four different sections.

Planning(5min)       Building(25min)    Testing(10min)    Emergency(5min)

In the beginning she made sure to follow the plan but while we started building, she got more involved for building than retaining the time. Although we were done before time, we got late from handing in our tower.

Nashita:-  Nashita was the material person and she was very rapid for bringing the right material. She always picked the right material. Therefore, we didn’t have to waste any of the materials.

2)            Why you won or lost?

Explanation:- Our group had a really strong structure with a moderate height but the main reason for our team to lose was our time management and organization. Our group was late to hand in the tower. Besides that, we had a very good chance of winning.

3)                         What can you improve?

Explanation:- The main improvement needed for our team is time management because, that was the main reason for our team for losing. We had a very strong structured tower which was also tall. For being successful in the future, we have to be swifter and more organized.

Reflection of assignment

Egg holding tower

Members-Noshen, Aninda, Simron&Jessy

Time given- 45minutes

Assignment- Build a tower with Lego which can hold an object (an egg) and is capable to defend attacks or forces.

1)      How well did each member contribute and how?(all names including myself).

Explanation:-In the Lego competition, all the in our group was very corresponding and proficient. Each member was assigned with a particular job. (such as-)

Name	Job assigned
Aninda	Time management
Noshen	Material deliver
Simron	Planner and builder
Jessy	Main builder

Aninda- aninda was the time management person. She divided the total time into four different sections.

        Planning(5min)       Building(25min)    Testing(10min)    Emergency(5min)

She was very alert about the deadline and kept reminding the members too. She assured that the jobs are finished by the routine time. She helped the group to finish the tasks by the limited time.

Noshen- I was the material delivery person and I delivered all the needed materials for the task. I was very rapid about bringing materials and I always assured to pick the right material. I never picked more than we needed so we did not have to waste any of the material.

Simron- Simron was the organizer of the group and planned the sequences of the task and she also drew some diagram which was very helpful for the construction. She also helped building the tower.

Jessy- Jessy was the main builder of the project who built most of the tower and assured that the tower is strong enough to tolerate any kind of forces. She made a strong base which helped the tower to stand strong.

2)      Why you won or lost?

Explanation:-  our group had a very strong and solid tower. But the main reason for losing for our team was, that we did not have a very tall tower.

The task of the assignment was to build the tallest and the strongest tower who can hold a certain object safely. But as there was other groups having taller towers, we were not able to win the competition.

3)      What can you improve?

Explanation:- there were some issues about the project which we could improve. The first problem about the project was that it was not long enough. Although we had a very strong structure, we should have made the tower longer.

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Jung Typology Test

Jung typology test

By Noshen

ISTJ 
Introvert(33%)  Sensing(1%)  Thinking(50%)  Judging(44%)

My four letter personality type was ISTJ. That explains I have moderate preference of Introversion over Extraversion, marginal or no preference of Sensing over Intuition, moderate preference of Thinking over Feeling and moderate preference of Judging over Perceiving. I believe I am not such a person who is extra sensitive but I consider myself moderate preference of sensing over intuition. I accept as true that I am an introvert and quiet girl. I am also a thinker. There is a saying, “Think before you ink”. I always think before taking any important decision about my life. But I believe I am not a judgmental person.  I specially don’t judge something knowing just a single story. I believe nothing in this world can be perfect. Overall I agree with most of the results from the test. But I also disagree at some points.

The Jung Typology Test also suggested some interesting career links. They are-

Technical	Management	Health care	Legal and law enforcement
Computer programming	Management	Dentist	Law
Technical education	Accounting	Dental assistant	Military training
Engineering	Sport coaching		Security services
Mechanics and automotive repair

Most of the career links seem very interesting to me and in the same time, some of them are surprising for me. The whole technical part is interesting for me and also connects with my future plan. I also have some interest in management field but the sport coaching link surprises me because sport is my weakest area. The health care careers also seems quite interesting to me but the part that surprises me most is Legal and law enforcement. I never had much interest about law or military training and the reason behind this is, I am neither a physically fit persons nor a very social person.

I learned from this survey that, I have a personality which is very introvert and also a bit insensitive. These weaknesses can affect my future in a bad way. I should try my best to become friendlier and extrovert. I also learned that physical weakness can take away a lot of career options. Therefore I should also try to be more active and physically fit.

I think this is an effective survey for people to know themselves. It helps us to improve our weaknesses and also prepare for future. But I also believe nothing can be gained without hard work and patient.