3. Vision
as a
Designter
I believe in hard work. Of course success has a lot to do with tal- That is why I am here in Holland. Here there are three big com-
ent, but without hard work and without an ambitious attitude panies I would like to work one day: NIKE, ASICS, HI-TEC. This is a
does not matter how much talent you have, you will not succeed. first step to get closer to them.
I have a goal. I want to be a footwear designer in a big sports- I have to say that I am not closed to a different future, if in these
wear company. I want to see how far I can get, in order to reach three years I find out that I like other things more than designing
that goal. Maybe I reach it, maybe not. But at least I will be hap- shoes I will take that direction and will be happy about it. This is
py with myself knowing that I have tried my best. one of the reasons I am trying to learn as much as possible to see
what other possibilities this bachelor can give me.
I want to contribute my knowledge and ideas designing sport
shoes, and feel that I am making someone else’s life easier when During these three years of Bachelor and possibly other two
they practice sports. I want to feel useful with my creativity to more if I decide to do the Masters (if I am accepted), I want to
people who love sports as much as I do. No one else is better learn the maximum in order prepare myself for what comes next.
than me to know what a sportsman wants and needs. I have
been practicing several sports since the age of 4.
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5. Ambition
as a
Designer
I am ambitious person. Since I was a My achievements for next semester
kid I wanted to be the best, especially are to learn as much as I am capable of.
playing sports. Obviously If I see that Like these past semester I learned many
someone is better than me, I admit it things by making mistakes and some-
but that does not make me stop work- times is necessary to do those mistakes.
ing harder. In the first year of bachelor I worked
to get as much general knowledge in
I can say that I distinguish myself from all the competences as possible. In this
the others by commitment. My commit- coming semester I want to work a little
ment to this bachelor is total. My only bit more in some specific competences
purpose of being here is to try my best and learn the maxi- that I think will build me better as a sport footwear designer.
mum with this experience. Also what I see myself different
from many others is that I have a clear goal.
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6. Stage
of
Growth
FORM AND SENSES INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY
My stage of growth in this competence is close to 2.4. This is one My stage of growth in this competence I believe is a 2.3 or more
of my strongest competences, because of my background and my because of the two assignments I had last semester where fo-
skills. I expect to develop it even more in this semester mainly cused on that competence and the project as well. I do not ex-
in every activity that is possible. The SDL activity is going to be pect to develop this competence; as much as SD&CL for example,
a strong step forward to this competence and the assignment I but on the other had I am ready to develop it in the project if it’s
have in the Q2 as well. needed.
SOCIAL CULTURAL AWARENESS IDEAS AND CONCEPTS
B1.1 was a big start concerning this competence mainly because My feeling of this competence is that my stage of growth may be
of the topic of the project. I may be in stage 2.1 in this compe- around 2.2.
tence. I expect to keep growing in this area as at the same time In the past I felt it was one of my weaknesses, but now I do not
I get adapted to this society. Getting to know the Dutch culture feel the same way mainly because I learned a lot about this area
better so I can take advantage of that and get more dynamic in assignments from the last semester and will have a strong
activities. As well as UFP I think the project this semester will be development in the project this semester as a mainly individual
closely related to this competence. project.
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7. DESCRIPTIVE AND MATHEMATICAL MODELLING SELF-DIRECTED AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING
This competence especially in B1.2 I developed it a lot and I can This competence is the one in which I had most work specially in
say that I am in stage 2.1. I expect to develop this competence B1.1, and will be the one I will develop the most this semester
mainly in the project this semester. because of my strong SDL planning an the individual project.
I see myself in a stage of growth of 2.3, and hope to develop it
USER FOCUS AND PERSPECTIVE even more this semester.
This competence was not entirely developed in the last semes- DESIGN AND RESEARCH PROCESSES
ters; I think I barely made it to the stage of growth of 2.0. This is
why I decided to do an assignment about this competence, since This competence should be one of my strong ones, but it is not.
I find it vital for my future development in any stage as an indus- My stage of growth in this competence can be 2.1. I developed
trial designer. I expect to develop this competence in this assign- this competence substantially in the project of last semester and
ment and in the project as well since the last semester we did not one of the assignments as well. As this semester the project is
have time to do a user test, I want this project to be a lot more mainly individual I expect to keep developing this competence at
focused on the user. the same speed as last semester and trying to make this compe-
tence on of my strong ones.
TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
DESIGNING BUSINESS PROCESSES
During this last semester I went through a transition concern-
ing this competence; the first semester was a little bit hard in In this competence I feel myself a little bit in advantage to other
this area and the second semester was a moment to learn from students. My previous degree helped me to understand a little bit
my mistakes from the previous semester and keep improving better this area and as well as my work experience. Last semester
my communication with my group mates. Also helped me a lot my SDL was mainly focused on this competence in order to reach
working in groups in all of my learning activities except one as- the awareness stage of grow so I might be in stage 2.1. This com-
signment in the last semester. This semester I expect to develop petence is a competence that I am in continuous growth concern-
this competence at the beginning with the project and as well as ing every learning activity.
every assignment I have.
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8. Goals
as a
Designer
Long-term goals: company. I already arranged my internship in HI-TEC, an outdoor
My biggest goal is to follow my dream. I want to design the shoes sports company in which I have a friendship with the CEO. Even
that elite athletes wear (the sport superstars) in the best sports though I have some contacts in NIKE, I have decided that I do not
company in the world (NIKE). Sports athletes are admired and fol- want to start straight into this company, I prefer preparing myself
lowed because they follow their dreams and they have reached better and once I am ready I can go for it. I see this still too far
them. My biggest dream was to become a professional tennis away, so my main goal is to prepare myself as much as I can for
player. My second biggest dream was design tennis shoes in a what comes next.
big company. I also want to follow my dream Short-term goals:
because I find it possible and reachable. I be- For the immediate future, which concerns
lieve in myself and I am ready to work hard. this next semester and this coming weeks
Mid-term goals: and months I want to focus a little bit more in
For the next few years I see myself finishing my SDL activities than in the last semesters,
the bachelor and maybe interested on con- mainly because the assignments where not
tinuing with the master. I have a clear goal, exactly the ones I wanted. I want to develop
but my possibilities in this bachelor are so certain competences more than others this
many that I do not want to close any doors semester focusing a little bit more on what
to anything; maybe while finishing the bach- I want to do after this bachelor. In the first
elor I realise that I like more designing lamps year, I did not focus anything on sport shoes
or any other thing. I would go for it and it would not be a failure because I wanted a more general view of what industrial design
not designing shoes. On the other hand, that moment has not is, now I will still work on that but going a little bit further an
come yet and I still think that designing sport shoes is the best starting to prepare myself for the future as a footwear designer.
for me. When I finish my studies at TU/e I see myself in a sports
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