After graduating at High School, I attended AUC, a liberal arts and sciences college in Amsterdam. I quit, after realizing that the strict structure didn’t match with my personality. What I like about Industrial Design is the educational model with relative freedom and the stimulation to have an active, responsible attitude, which connects with the way I like to work and study as I found out in my B1.1.i
“Not much to say other than that Joca has great feedback all around, an outstanding showcase. … In general you make pretty good reflections, especially for your year level. What I sometimes miss is a reflection on the specific lesson learned and how that lesson leads to a specific, actionable future goal.”ii
R.J. Duindam – Assessor B1.1
PDP
Based on this feedback I focused on improving myself in setting goals and finetune my reflections. I also set goals to develop competencies like Designing Business Processes and Social Cultural Awareness, in order to achieve awareness on all competencies by the end this semester. These goals were bundled in my Personal Development Plan for B1.2