This is the last EIR reflection. 15 days of EIR is going to end soon. Time really pass very fast. EIR is really useful. I have learnt a lot in this module which I can apply in my future studies.

The most important lesson is the evaluation of internet resources. Internet research is something I do very frequent and intense. In product design, research is extremely important. You have to be updated on the current products and trends. Especially when you are working on a project, before you can start designing, you must have a certain level of knowledge on the product that you are going to design. 

Internet is the most reachable tools. Nowadays I don't go to the library to do research anymore as I can easily get the necessary information online. However the bad point about internet is that there is no control. People can upload whatever they want. There isn't anyone or anything to correct the information online if they are wrong. Hence we have to lesson to evaluate the internet resources in order to filter out the unwanted information.

EIR teaches me how to evaluate the internet resources in a very easy and quick way. Always keep a few things in mind when you are reading internet resources. Ask yourself: What is the purpose of the source? Is the web reliable? Is the web relevant to what you are looking for? Are the information correct? Are the information updated?  

Research process is to find out the problems of the existing product which enables me to work on them and design a product which can improve people's lives. It also allows me to take a look at other designers' work and study the trend so I can ensure my design is able to sell and people will accept and recognise my design.

If the research I compiled are not reliable and have errors, it will affect my design process or even the final product. This is a very serious problem. Hence evaluating the sources is important.