Decision Making

We have a very interesting and important class activity after our mid-term exam. Professor gave the chances for the whole class to make the decision of how to count the first midterm grade and the format of the second midterm.
I think it is a good chance for everyone in the class. The classmates will be able to minimise their short at the first test and maximise their long at the second test. However, Professor required our decision must vote and Pass by everyone in the class. I think 100% Passed is not that easy, but I think we can try.
At the begining, it is chaotic in the class because everyone raise the different opinion. It changed after one classmate steped up and lead the decision making. I chose collaborating in the decision. I think we must bargaining and negotiation to get 100% Passed. At the end we 100% pass two decisiones which are droping the lowest of the 2 midterms and count the higher as 40% of our final grade, and extra credit to be added onto the higher grade. I think that is fair and benefit to everyone because it give the chance to the classmate who didn't do well at the first test, but it doesn't affect the grade for the classmates who did well at the first test.
The second decision is what's the formate of the secend exam. I think it's easier to raise a 100% passed proposal than the first one. However, it doesn't likes I thought. Many people want to drop the multiple multiple choice. When Rosita and me vote down, everyone looked at us and asked why. However, many pople agree us after Rosita explain the benefit of multiple multiple choice. Many people also want to drop the essay question, but about five people vote down. I raise my opinion that make the essay question as the optional(bonus) at the test. I saw that five people who against drop the essay question agree my opinion, but there come out five new dissenter. At the end, we fail to make any decision for the second test.
It is a usful class activity and let me understand the decision making.

An Eggs-cellent Way to Plan

The class activity on eggs-cellent planning in last week is interesting and unforgettable. There are six people in our team. Our team is not succeed at building an effective egg protector, but we are very close to get it. Our egg was broke at second impact.
Our team actually go through the steps of define the goals and objective, determine the resources and current status vis-á-vis objectives, develop several alternative strategies, and implement the plan and evaluate results.
However, we didn't do well at the step of make a tactical plan. We didn't allocate jobs or roles throughout the team.I think we bypass to choose the leader at the beginning. Everyone just focus at how to make the effective egg protector.
We explained the ideas and used the little ball of paper to pattern the egg drop down and used the pens to pattern the straws. I also explain my idea. My idea is connecting the straws like "#" and surround the egg. I believe it will make the straw stronger according to the experience of I watch the video and analysis of car crash experiment. My teammate all accept my idea. I also think the connection point is very important. We begin to think about how to use the tape to connect the straws. After we get the material to make the protector, we realize we didn't allocate jobs or roles. Therefore, we wasted the time at assign the job and didn't finish the egg protector.
After our teammate drop the egg, our egg land safety but broke at the second impact. We failed at the end, but I am still proud of my team. This is one of my unforgettable class.

Culture Shock

I am a super auto fans, so I will keep my eyes open at the cars whenever I go. Automobile can reflect the culture of the market. I believe that if a company wants to enter and do well in the market, it must to need to know the cultural of that market. I have been to America for three years. Before I was here, I knew most of Americen people love "big" cars. I know it's ture right now. Many American people like to buy full-size and high out-put engine cars. Therefore, many of automobile sell the higher power engine in the US market. Toyota has the 3.5L V6 Camry in US, but not in other place. In Europe and Asia, BMW sell the 4 cylinders 1.8L engine cars, but we cannot find it in the US. Some automobile companies even make two different editions but same series car to sell in different market. For example, Honda Accord American edition is very different between the Accord European edition. America edition is biger and more look like American cars than the European edition. In addition, geography is a part of culture. Automoblie companies often make a car with higher or lower ground clearance in different region dut to the road condition.