Progress+Reports

Report #1 1. The most progress i have had has been narrowing down my topic. My topic started off very bold, but with some research i have been able to focus on specefic athletes and specific factors that affect their play. Learning about players physical struggles is easy, for example a player gets hurt, is too small, is overweight, it is easy to research these factors. The hard research is looking into the mental issues affecting players. It is hard to find out what is going on in their minds and what they are thinking thats impacting their play. However I have learned that interviews, qoutes and other player/coaches evaluationns have been good sources to find out about mental struggles. My research has been the key to my progress.

2. The three goals I need to acomplish are...

1. Develop a flawless thesis that will jump start my project in the right direction. 2. Open up a new branch of sources, I have become familiar with a numerous amount of sources, now it is time to open up to new resources that are dependable but have not yet been considered by me. 3. I want to start getting more people familiar with my topic. I want to get some new advice, the more people i can get to talk to me about my topic the better.

3. My mentor has helped me to stay on task and has given me some good websites to look into. I think its time to have a serious talk with my topic expert and start to listen to their feedback. I think it is time to start getting numerous opinions on my topic to get a feel for what other people are interested in and how I can expand on that.

Report #2 2. Meet with mentor at least two times. 3. Get more outsiders input about my ideas.
 * 1) I haven’t made a huge amount of progress but I have made enough to finish my rough draft by Friday. I spent more of my time, reading up on and finding more research for my topic since I just changed to a new one. I am at the point where I am very comfortable with my topic and can speak about it freely. It should not take me much longer to finish up my draft.
 * 2) I have met my goals because I was able to adapt to my new topic quicker than I thought. I was able to throw out my old topic and move on with my new one very effectively. I have already doubled the amount of information for my new topic against my old one
 * 3) 1. Have my paper in really good shape.

 3. I have talked to my topic expert most recently. He likes the information I have but he also gave me a few tips and ideas to help improve my project.

Report #4

1. I received my final paper with a grade that I was satisfied with. I was aiming for anywhere between 80%-90% and my grade ended up being an 83%. Now I have been focusing on finishing up my portfolio and getting ready to wrap up my whole project. B. I have met my goals in the sense that I did good on my paper. However, I have not been able to stay on top of small assignments which has had a negative impact on my grade. To make up for this I'm going to have to finish the course with a strong grade.

2. 2. Have PowerPoint in good shape 3. Stay on top of all assignments 3. I have not really needed much help at this point of my project. I'm at the point where I have most of the information that I need and am doing mostly individual work.
 * 1) 1. Finish portfolio early

Report #5

Recently, my powerpoint has come along fine and is almost finished. I am currently working on my notes for my powerpoint and once those are done, I should be in good shape. I am not behind on anything so my goals have been met as of now. Now i need to make sure I stay consistant and continue with my work. My hands on project is finished, so now I can fully focus on my presemtation. My portfolio needs to be ready and on time to assure I am prepared. Goals of mine basically include finishing everything on time and easily wrapping up my overall presentation.