I am proud of the way that my project turned out and my completed product is almost exactly what I had imagined. The website took a lot of hard work and time to create, it required a great deal of planning which then had to be implemented into the creation phase of the website. This project has taught me a lot of things, I have learnt how to combine my skills from multiple subjects together to create one product which I can identify with. The product included a lot of my interests and aspects of my life included into it which made it a really fun experience. Since I was able to enjoy my work I was able to complete it well and I was enthusiastic about the tasks at hand. This meant that I was able to create a high quality product which I believe would score a level 6/8. This is because while I did meet a lot of my criteria and work very hard on my project, I know that I could have done better and worked on it to achieve the highest score possible. According to feedback from my peers (see appendix J) my website would be scored either a 6 or a 7, this means that I have met my goal of creating a high quality product which will help people. I could have spent some more time working on my product instead of studying for my exams last minute. If I did study for my exams more before and spread out my study sessions then I would have been able to continue working on my report during the exam period instead of leaving it to the last minute to add the finishing touches.
This project has enlightened me in a way that I haven't ever been before, I understood myself more than ever before and I was shown that if I can do anything if I put my mind to it. While I have been doing karate since I was very little, I didn't have much interest in it at the beginning. As the years went on it became less of a hobby and more of a way of life. Through the process of creating my product I learnt that I enjoy it a lot more than I thought I did and that it can be fun for both the student and the teacher. Completing this project has also given me a greater understanding on how technology can affect societies. People have a lot more options when it comes to hobbies, interests and activities. If they are unsure of how to do something all they have to do is search it up. Creating this product made it possible for people to learn karate from the safety of their home, all they would have to do was open up the website and go to whichever part they want to learn. This project has also developed my knowledge on the global context which is scientific and technical innovation. It has done this by showing me how I can use innovative technology to make the world a better place and teach people new things.
As an IB learner in these areas, I developed my communication skills and my reflective skills. I have been working on my communication skills by teaching people the karate skills which I have learned in my 10 years of lessons. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication but with enough practice from my DD and English lessons I was able to create a website which shows people exactly what they need to learn. Though it may take time to become an expert I was able to communicate with them well enough so that they can learn the basics of self defense. I have also improved on my reflective skills over the duration of this project as I needed to be able to constantly look back on my work and improve it at every stage. I created drafts of my work which I then edited later so that my work was as high quality as it could be. In conclusion I am happy with the work I have done and the skills I have learned along the way.