Review on Round Table Feedback

By Qi Dan

We had our round table discussion on whether there should be R&D funding for the development of Generation IV reactors on this Thursday. After the discussion session, we wrote feedback to each other in class. After reading through the feedback form, I found the feedback from my classmates really helped to assess my performance in the round table discussion.
As I missed the previous class, I came without much preparation. Summarizing the in-class discussion about Nuclear power’s new dawn (Butler, 2004), I just got some main ideas on the advantages of Generation IV reactors. So I was busying searching the internet for some concrete examples to support my stance but failed to find something useful in such a short time. Since the first group was quite prepared, I am kind of nervous before discussion. During the round table discussion, Yangfan answered the more challenging question and let me took the more general one which is summarize the advantages of Generation IV reactors in brief. Overall, I am not active and did not participate much in the round table discussion. Besides, when speaking, I read my notes instead of delivering my points in a conversational manner. Since I was not well-prepared, I seldom rebutted opinions from the other side. I will pay more attention on the deficiencies mentioned above in order to improve my delivering skills in the future.

Reference:
Butler, D. (2004, May 20). Nuclear power’s new dawn. Nature, 429, 238-240.