Hi All,
Luana here again.
As we are coming towards the end of this internship, I
thought I would reflect on the experience as a whole. I can definitely say that
this internship has been completely unique to any other learning experience I have
had at university so far. It was great to be really hands on and self- directed
with my own learning. Even the more formal-learning aspects during the
workshops and coding classes were skills that we could apply immediately in our
projects. Sometimes at Uni we get a lot of theory thrown at us without being
given an opportunity to apply it ourselves, so I can say I really enjoyed the ‘learn
by doing’ approach to this internship. I gained so many new skills in these
past four months, just by being able to try things myself.
It is also amazing how different everyone who does the
internship’s experience is. As we have all worked in different areas, with
different supervisors and on entirely different projects, everyone’s experience
has had unique triumphs and challenges.
Also, we were able to
get a better understanding of other labs, as we shared our experiences with
each other. In this way we got to broaden our understanding of what Psych
research can look like, while creating a comradery amongst each other. I was
nice to be able to share in each other’s struggles and triumphs. We shared in similar
hurtles we all faced (like proposal writing) as well as difficulties that were
unique to our projects; from mastering photoshop, to understanding EMG analysis,
to the best way to talk to a busy supervisor.
I can say I definitely achieved my goals I had set at the
beginning of this internship. I have learnt about research, how it works and
that I actually like it much more than I thought I would. I have gained a lot
of new skills in data analyzing, writing and presenting. I have a clearer idea
of my future direction. I met great people and I am really proud of the last four
months.
I would love to hear about the other Deviant’s thoughts on
the experience.
Luana x
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