Post #1 - Sometimes They Call Me Gladys

Week #1 - Sometimes They Call Me Gladys

Well, hello folks Meg is back with a brand new beat!  And this time I am rappin' and writtin' about not only reading but a little thing that most people like to call research!!!  A topic that I love and find completely humorus that we need a class dedicated to...but then again, I am an old lady who should be called Galdys in comparison to most of the kiddles in our class or at OC in general.

This post is all about getting to know me and my habbits and/or history regarding both reading and said research...hope you enjoy because I think you might learn something new.  And if you didn't...then I think we need to talk about how well we know each other!!

What interests me enough to spend my time reading?!?! Welp, if I had to sit down and really go down the list of topics that intrest me enough to write a paper about it would be hard for me to dial in on something specific.  The reason for that isn't becuase I don't have an interest in writting, research or anything like that - but it is more about the issue that my work in general is very large scale.  Sure at times I have to think on a granular level, but even at that point I always have to consider what my choices will do to the other aspects of my project and even tho it might not seem like it (or I don't want to think about it because it causes more issues) everything in implementation and design is connected in one way or another.

However, with that being said, I would like to look more at project management ideals and concepts and how it relates to and affects implementation efforts - specifically in the area of SCRUM.  How and what SCRUM is.  What are the downfalls to implementing a SCRUM enviornment?  What are the positives?  And so on...

Where do I begin looking things up, finding data that backs up what I want to speak about or anything that is remorely educational or credable enough to use as a source in  my papers...Well frankly, I have no idea!  But, my background and past/prior expierence in both academic, profressional (and personal) research that I have done in the past will definatly help me.

I have a ton of expierence reserarching topics...and while I enjoy it - there is a giant burdon that comes with it because of the fact that I have to know everything that I can find.  That wasn't a big deal years ago because there are only so many books that I could read in a period of time.  But we now live in the era of Google and umlimited opportunities to learn something.  So, I have to manage myself and my time and ensure that I am only spending time reading and using sources that are going to be meaningful and impactful to my end product.

I do enjoy the beginning part of writting a paper however and for those who know me even the slightest it won't suprise them when I say this.  I love sitting down and typing my topic in to Google and finding out all the basic information and really seeing what sparks not only my intrest but also my NEED to find out more.  What specifically about my topic makes the obsessive part of my brain take over and drive me to dive deeper and deeper?!  It is never the same as what it was before, and it doesn't matter if it is for school, work, or personal reasons there is always soemthing; and that something generally keeps me up until 4am cursing myself because the sun is now coming up, I haven't slept and the children will be awakening soon!!  But I love it!

I didn't learn  anythig new that would pertain to this class or my paper per say but I did learn that I am willing to drive 6 hours round trip just for a VooDoo Donut and I'm not sorry to admit it either! ...that's something I guess! :)

Happy week one...Till Next Time - Meg