3rd post

The 3rd post.

Outside of PPAD, we're now back into the swing of things for the 2nd of the four networking modules. Some updates of where both units (PPAD, NW) are:

PPAD: After another disappointing attendance in which only two of the four of us turned up (and with no apologies) my classmate and I carved up the whole of the remaining presentation elements between us. I'm certain that this will not have "gone down a treat" at all, and will have fireworks this evening.

I've completed the deliverables required: I've got enough slides, they are edited, the flyer can be flown, and the leaflet leafed. I'm happy with the output for all three: There are running themes for the design, image linkage and language choices, and nothing has been left out.

This evening is the penultimate PPAD session, and the presentation is in two weeks time, after half term/study week. I feel that we'll be fine for the presentation, but that the group attendance and dynamic could have been slightly smoother.

NW: Straight back into the networking, and because, for a change, I'd looked at the Cisco module online before the seminar, I had a better-than-ususal view of the work we'd be covering. It is curious, but the first workshop felt like a gentle introduction to setting up a scenario to explore routing; contrast this with the in-at-the-deep-end later chapters of the first module, and the yesterday's practical was a walk in the proverbial park. I'm certain to have missed something(s!) but it was completed swiftly, and, I presume, accurately when comparing to the reports in the workbook.

I'm looking forward to more advanced routing: I'm now getting out of my comfort level with my day-job networking experiences, and I'm excited about learning new concepts and getting hands-on practice.

I've not had either of my marks back yet, for ERM or NW. This is slightly disappointing; no news is not good news: It is always better to know something. I'm hoping that I'll get these marks before PPAD finishes, and we go into the next module (which I think is UML and business logic).

As a learner, things are getting more creative again, and I'm back focussed on the NW side of things. The PPAD presentation, and the documents required will be completed, of course, but this module feels more "compulsory" than the others, and although is getting the same attention, feels a little underwhelming compared to the more technically advanced NW and ERM/DB/UML sides of the course.

TTFN, A.