Reflective Learning Diary

1. What did I learn? What was new to me? Was there something that changed my views and why?

The things that I learned from this project is how to take care a plant in order for it to grow well. Growing a plant was somethings new to me since I haven't really try to grow a plant and take care of it from the very beginning to the end. Even though I had planted some kinds of flowers before but I never really take care of them after they had germinated or didn't germinated. Initially, planting was somethings that are boring to me and I so wonder why my father who always like to walk around in his small farm at the morning and evening. By now I know it. If we are really put are time, effort and intention to grow a plant and we will make it like our baby and hope it can grow well. It was excited when see the seed become germinated and first leaf come out then the flower buds and fruit. It will be so sad if there are any infection or damage to it. So I had change my view that planting is not a boring matter to do and it is not a simple thing to grow a plant nicely and healthier. Now, I had a new comprehension and interpretation or annotation to plant in my mindset.

2.  What went against my own ideas? Why? 

The thinngs that went against my own ideas was I expected the fruit will formed around two month since the  flower buds were formed at week 5 but unfortunately it was eaten by insect. Luckily, the flower bud form again  at week 9 and fruits were developed. Second was the pest infection.Although the fruit was developed, it was attacked by the pest at the last day of week 12. This might be my false since I didn't make the precaution steps to protect my plant from pest.

3. How have I learned or not learned best from this project.

I learned best from this project when I really spent my time to look after these plants, concern on their growth by observing their change and development . 

4. Why did I learn from this project?

I able to learn from this project because I really put my intention on it.  I try to get rid of my mindset that plant is something so uninteresting. I get use of this opportunity to understand the plant in more deeper way and trying to find anythings that I never know or not really take note before from the plants. For example, my home got plant many lady's finger and also other crops and flower. I never think want to know more on these plants. This is my first time that really observing a plant on their appearance and their development.

5. What the course has taught is likely to have some relevance to the project. Can you identified what this is? How are you able to apply this knowledge in your project? How does this support your development as a student?
I think the course that have been taught which is likely to have relevent to the project is subject  BSM4503. When I am observing the change and development in the plant along of this project, I  try to link and understand the development programmed happened in the cell and those molecular events that have been taught with their phenotype and appearance. 

6. If I were do this project all over again, what would I do differently to enhance my learning.
If I were do this project all over again, I would like put more care to my plants to avoid any infection by the pest and choose the type of soil which are more suitable for the grow of lady's finger. Besides that I would like to grow another type of plants and get more understanding to their physiology and life cycle .

7. Suggestion for this project.
This project is good and very related to the course and can be continue in future. If it is possible to have a mini garden for this project in Biotech 1, then it will be more convenient to student and I believed student will able to put more effort to taking care of their plant.


In short, this is a good experience for me and the learning process is more efficient by related what have been taught in the lecture with this project.