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IxD_Frameworks
1) The document describes the various elements that made up the author's college life experience, including schoolwork, extracurricular activities, movies, concerts, sports, and socializing with friends. 2) It discusses how the author changed over the four years of college, from exploring new things as a freshman to focusing on goals and responsibilities as a senior. 3) The author's social connections are summarized, from friends in their major to those in creative clubs who provided inspiration.
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- 2. elemental temporal relationalmodal attitudinal Elementsofmycollegelife: puzzlepiecesofmylife schoolworkextracurricular exhibition movies concert sports piano party bicycle gamefood trip BBQ sleeping relationship prom travel competition clubs KTV codes project textbook lecture assignment presentation exam circuitscalculus learning experiement notes overnight math quiz computer teamdeadline
- 3. elemental temporal relationalmodal attitudinal Changesfromfreshmantosenior: differentphasesinfouryears freshman sophomore junior senior explorelearn connect focus 1 2 3 4
- 4. elemental temporal relationalmodal attitudinal Connectionsbetweenmyfriends: relationshipofdifferentgroups electrical engineering young entrepreneur art festival creativiy and entrepreneurship peer / mentor / motivation partner / aspiration colleague / excitement friend / teammate / inspiration ME EE CEP ART YEF
- 5. elemental temporal relationalmodal attitudinal Differentmodesasastudent: rolesindifferentgroups engineer programmer researcher inventor maker leader innovator entrepreneur team player designer planner communicator Analytic mode Creative mode Organized mode Innovative mode
- 6. elemental temporal relationalmodal attitudinal Attitudetowardcollegelife: balencebetweenstudyandplay studyhardstudylittle playhard playlittle “superman” well time management leads to fulfilling college life “nerd” too focus on studying without having a balenced life “wasted” spend too much time playing and forget my goals “sloth” don’t want to do anything but eat and sleep
- 7. elemental “My college lifewas full of wonderful things. I spent a lot of time studying, preparing for exams and working on projects. Facing deadlines and studying overnight were common. At the same time, I enjoyed my life by going to movies, concerts and exhibitions, or singing with my friends in KTV, or having fun in parties. Both school works and extracurricular activities are important to me. These elements are essential parts to make my college life experience unforgettable.”
- 8. temporal “Four years ofcollege life had changed me a lot. In freshman year I enjoyed learning new things, and focused more on myself. In sophomore year I started to explore different classes other than my major, trying to figure out what I really want to learn. In junior year, I joined different groups of amazing people. I started to take responsibilities and connect to different people with the same goal. In senior year, I focused on what I enjoyed doing, and studying hard to get myself prepared for studying abroad.”
- 9. relational “Making friends isone of the most important things in college. I have a group of friends in my EE department. we studied together and they always motivated me to work harder. Another group of friends was in CEP. They’re from different backgrounds and they’re all creative. There’s always inspiration for me. I joined a team working on Art Festival in 2011. They excited me with amazing ideas. And partners from YEF always gave me a sense of direction to help me go through ups and downs.”
- 10. modal “Shifting between differentroles in different groups of people was common in college. In EE department I have to be analytic to solve different problems. In CEP we often have team works so I have to be creative to initiate ideas. In Art Festival team we organized different events and prepared for unexpected outcomes, so I have to think like a designer and communicate my proposal. In YEF we worked on business projects so we have to be innovative and push our ideas forward in to a well-established business.”
- 11. attitudinal “My attitude towardwhat I should do as a college student was changing in different period. Most of the time I encouraged myself to have a balanced life, but sometimes for example during break, I just want to play and hang out with friends. Before exams or some important interviews, I stayed at the dorm studying most of the time. After exams or some stressful meetings, I just don’t want to do anything but eat or sleep. I think changing different attitudes is a way to adjust myself to different situations.”