To: XB Organization

From: Stephanie Tabler

Dept: Observing

Group: Individual

Subject: Memo #5

CC: Communications Dept.

Date: February 16, 1999

1. My main goal for last week was to collect all of our assignments and to get them evaluated and recorded. Then get the results to the correct group responsible for grading.
2. I would also like to continue one of my goals from last week throughout the quarter. This would be to get all of my homework done and finish all of my reading, in order to be prepared for reading groups.
3. My last goal is to be able to understand and master the computer skills that the communications group taught. I think that they will be very important not just in XB, but also in other classes in the future.

I collected all of the assignments that people turned in to me. As a group we graded and recorded them. We had a group meeting where this all took place. We took turns reading them aloud and gave them a score that we felt was appropriate. I found it hard to complete my second goal since I never heard a reading assignment in class. I was away for the weekend, so I was not able check the web page, but I will do this before class on Wednesday. I felt a little pressed for time on the homework, there was so many assignments due on the same day, that I was confused and I feel that I didn't do them as well as I could have done. I do understand the concepts that the communications group taught, but I do not know if we are suppose to use them. I don't know if we are suppose to post our memos as html or not, it's still very confusing.

This week I learned that things are still not running smoothly in XB. I thought that by now all of the problems would be worked out and things would be flowing smoothly. I also noticed that many groups made assignments due on Wednesday, which made it hard to complete them fully. The assignment that the staffing group gave is still unclear to me, I am not sure if we are to do it as a group or individually. Sometimes a class like this can be frustrating because there are 13 groups who all have a certain idea about how things should run, and when we do not all work as a group, those ideas never fully get explored. For example, I remember someone in class standing up and telling everyone, that if their groups assignment was not handed to them, and not posted on the web, then it would not count and no one would be held responsible for it. This sounds like a good idea, but it should have been told to us before the day that the last groups were to perform. So as of this time, I do not know if our groups assignment is even going to be counted.

1. I would like to continue my goals from last week, especially the one about doing my assignments and readings.
2. I would like to meet with my group members and get a head start on figuring out what we will present on March 1.
3. I would like to also keep a positive outlook on XB and what is going on within. It is a learning experience for everyone.