Wednesday, July 13, 2011

PROJECT- REPORT EXAM

FORWORD:
I am focusing on my professional vocational practice as a builder, describing the skills and competences in in-depth analysis, discovering the tacit knowledge.

CONTENT OF THE REPORT:
1. Introduction to my professional craft as a builder
2. My skills and competences practice in construction
3. The in-depth descriptions of the skills in my professional vocational practices
4. The document analysis, observations and reflections

INTRODUCTION
My professional vocational practice that I acquired through vocational training practices and gained experiences during the twenty five years of service; the document shall transcribe two types of construction in the building craft that includes the traditional and modern types of buildings

DESCRIPTIONS OF SKILLS
The following are the skills and competences acquired
1. Building skills and use of local materials
2. Reading drawing plans
3. Feasibility study of the ground for building work
4. Knowledge and skills in foundation construction
5. Brickwork and masonry construction

DESCRIPTION OF COMPETENCES
1. The setting of building plan procedures
2. Casting concrete and building foundation walls
3. Erecting the building walls

IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS
1. How to set the vertical reinforcement bars for column, pillars connecting to the foundation concrete bars
2. How I determine the cement-aggregate-water ratio
3. Principles of brick wall bonds and how I proceeded
4. How I set a layout building plan on the ground

DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
The document described my personal professional vocational practice and abilities and in-depth skills and competences that I can practice in my daily performances and discovering the tacit knowledge for documentation as new uncovered knowledge from unknown to known.

OBSERVATION
The report shall need sequencing process in the way portraying the skills and knowledge documentation

REFLECTION
This report shall be continuous reflections of knowledge acquired and shall be continued to be improve.

Friday, July 1, 2011

RESEARCH FOR TECHNICAL VOC. ACTIVITIES IN MALAKAL-REPORT

ABSTRACTS/SUMMARY:

The research activity is conducted in contexts of finding the skills that are currently practice within Malakal town; and share experiences.

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1.0 RESEARCH OF THE TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES IN MALAKAL TOWN REPORT:

1.1 PROBLEM STATEMENT
1. Identifying technical vocational practice in Malakal Town.
To find out skills practice, compare and share technical ideas for improvement of the skills within your trade.

1.2 RESEARCH QUESTION
1. How do I conduct the research for the technical vocational activities in Malakal town?
To succeed research methodology and method s, research tools are be use

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2.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND METHODS:
The methodology address planning and documenting procedures to include sequence of activities, framing it to meet time frame. Methods include; Observation, Conversation, opened questionnaire and Narrative methods. Provides life stories, explores the inner feelings, channels for learning the inner world on life through verbal or oral accounts of their lives experienced reality.

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3.0 FINDINGS

3.1 RENOVATION; NEW CONSTRUCTION; MATERIAL and WARE HOUSE SITES.

In these renovation sites; there are few workers than that in the new construction site, who were busy with their engineers at the site and the material sites worker filling bags with coarse and fine aggregates, selling the materials in bags.
The ware houses have materials such as timber, corrugated iron sheets, reinforcement rods etc.

3.2 OBSERVATIONS:
We have observed that, the technicians are not busy due to scarcity of materials and seasonal activities deteriorating their skill performances.

3.3 REFLECTIONS:
The research findings revealed to us that, the allegation about “No technicians in Malakal is false” accept that, they require skills to be improved through formal vocational training practice.

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4.1 CONCLUSSION
There is need to improve the skills and revise the methods of extending skills and accompanying knowledge to local industries.