Reflective Journal
JiHoon Kwak 20150101
SadiMdes
Introduction
In the second semester in Sadi, there were a lot of opportunities to learn about my study both in university life and outdoor life. Even though the life was totally different between Sadi and Cardiff Metropolitan University, I could learn how to approach the study deeply in Sadi. In addition, I got many insights and keywords during field research. The field research in Seoul was much easier than in Cardiff because of language. When I stayed in Cardiff I have been to many places to better understand a culture of the U.K, but in Korea, I had tried to visit golf shops and golf exhibitions as many as possible to get an insight of my study. In this reflective journal, I am going to talk about not only what was learning in the second semester but also how to apply insight of field trip to my study.
University life
To be honest, I wanted to study about golf industry in the U.K. However, it was impossible to research due to difficult to find interviewees as well as bad weather to play golf in golf courses. When I came back in Sadi, I changed the aim of the study from the kitchen to golf education for the junior. I have played golf for about 15 years as well as keen on playing golf. As I became an adult, I am trying to think about golf with design thinking. This is because I chose this topic. In addition, I want to study focus on golf industry in Korea, not other countries because Korea golf industry has been increasing. For example, the other countries in golf industry already have great infrastructure. In terms of golf education for junior, there is snag golf which teaches golf easily for the junior as well as the beginner in the States. However, there is an insufficiency of golf education system for the junior in Korea. Even there is the golf education system for the junior in Korea, almost system modify adult's its. That is why I decided to focus on study golf education for the junior in Korea.
There are three things that I learned in the second semester. It helped me to support my study. First of all, I could approach how to study in the master course by reading How to write the better thesis. This book is handled not only Ph.D. but also the master course in terms of several perspective. Also, I could know what is different between undergraduate and postgraduate. For example, the aspect of undergraduate, if I want to design a golf club for junior, I just design beautiful and useful. On the contrast, in terms of postgraduate, I have to prove it what is a problem, why I am designing junior golf clubs and so on. The most important thing is that define problem in the master course. I wandered to define the problem of my study. On the second place, JoungHo Lee who is a professor in Sadi taught me to how to build aim of the study. I thought aim of the study was just what I am interested in, yet it was not. It has to logical as well as persuasive. Also, someone who read my study should judge my thesis. For example, Finding current golf education for junior and solve this problem by focusing golf lesson is not the aim of the study. Because we cannot judge this aim of the study whether it is right or not. I should think about the standard of the aim to make someone judge its. Lastly, learning the process of research mythologies was very helpful in my study. Especially, SungHun Yu who is a professor in Korea University lecture was not only meaningful but also quite useful to apply in my research. For instance, 101 design methods which introduce research methods of one hundred one written by KUMAR was one of the best references in my research. I used a Card sorting method in the analysis process. Whenever did research, I had tried to write insights or keywords down in that situation. During the research, I got one hundred keywords and did grouping. There were top four keywords of each group which is emotion, user, education and environment. I learned processes how to build aim of the study as well as how to apply design methods to my research in Sadi. Even I could not use methods that I learned in Cardiff, I will try to use it next semester.
In 26th April 2016, Peter who is head a professor in CardiffMet in design course came in Sadi and did comment on my study. There are two things that I have to revise in my study. First of all, I have to define what golf education for junior is. There are various kinds of education definitions. Among those definitions, the golf education for junior could explain in terms of physical and mental education. The aspect of physical, playing golf could help children to prevent adult diseases. Because playing golf spend a lot of calorie during walking in golf courses as well as the golf swing. Indeed, this sport is connected with many sports that are concerned about balance and body turn, such as dance, tennis and baseball. In terms of mental education, playing golf could help junior to improve concentration and patient. That kind of factors has an effect on studying effect. In addition, this sport is required etiquette. It is very important for children to learn consideration in the growth phase. This is because I could define the playing golf education for junior as physical and mental education.
Secondly, I should write insights down in my PDP every moment. In fact, there were not many insights in my PDP. But mostly there were only fact of situations. For example, when I visited in Korea Golf Fair in Kintex, I just wrote facts that "I could not find any golf products or services" on my PDP. I should write the reason of problems and how to solve the problem.
Outdoor life
It was much easier to visit many places that I want to than Cardiff. For example, I visited a Hawrang elementary school to go field research, yet if I want to visit elementary schools in Cardiff, it might be not easy to visit there. In Korea, I could visit a lot of places which links with my research, such as a Korea golf fair in Kintex, a Korea elementary school golf association, a Volvik company which manufactures golf balls and various kinds of golf shops.
Sometimes I met friends and played a play go. It was good to refresh my mind. Because this game is required a lot of concentration and patient. Besides, similarly playing golf is also required the same as play go. I have been to golf courses to play golf with friends. I felt that golf courses have been changing by improving technology. For instance, I could see an electronic score card in a cart. I have never seen those like devices before. Only a few years ago, mostly golfers had to write scores down on the paper. I expect that golf industry has been developing as well as the promising industry in the future. It was fantastic experiences.
Conclusion
In conclusion, most of the time, I was focused on my study. I could learn how to build aim of the study. In addition, the aim has an effect on the process of the study. Because if there is an unclear aim, the process of research can be unclear. Also, the refresh time is necessary to relax my brain in order to process next step as well as to get new ideas. Even though the curriculum was a little bit different between CardiffMet and Sadi, I need to combine with those two good things. Next semester, I will try to focus on study logically in order to make my study clearly by asking self-question.
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