ReflectionsBy

Paul HernandezENGLISH 2311

Prof. Kylie Jacobsen

Course Outcomes

To be completely honest when I realized I had to register for an Introduction to Technical Writing course I was very upset.

I have already taken many other courses that taught me or that made me exercise skills in technical writing.

My perspective on this course turned a complete 180 degrees at the end of the semester.

I gained more respect for technical writing and I also believe my skills were greatly improved as well.

Growth

My major is in Business Management with a minor in Legal Studies.

In my business courses I have made several proposals, resumes, presentations, and cover letters throughout the years.

This course was able to not only go deeper into details in some documents, but also added more aspects that I was not aware of before.

This course definitely made me a better technical writer in the areas that will be useful to me.

It was without a doubt in my mind a course that I will keep referring to in the future, when sending in applications or creating presentations.

Practicality

The content in this unit one will be extremely beneficial when I graduate from school and begin looking for a job.

Not only are resumes and cover letters extremely important when applying for jobs but the formalities on how to respond a job ad and how to thank an interviewer or potential employer for taking the time to look at your application are also crucial.

The information in unit two will be very useful for a person in a leader position.

Being able to create proposals, sets of instructions, and documents of governance are crucial skills for presentations and to try to implement new ideas.

Practicality Continued

The following units we were lectured on build on the previous information we were taught.

In the future I plan on taking on a leading role in whatever company or body of government I get in to.

If a proposal I submit or present gets accepted my ideas will be carried out and they will have to be tested, and then analyzed by creating a usability report.

Creating a usability script, and proposal of action will in some cases require me to work in a group/team setting.

Keeping track of the group’s progress and being able to communicate feedback to one another will be key to create a successful project.

Practicality Continued

From experience creating a presentation with a team will require a lot of organization and clear communication.

Creating a schedule and keeping track of the amount of time used during meetings helped my group with our organization.

Having a clear communication stream with the team members made sure the team was focused on the goals and objectives throughout our project.

Sending memos out to the team was extremely beneficial and probably the best way to communicate ideas with the rest of the team.

They were saved in the inbox folders of emails and were easily accessible to be able to reference back to them when needed.

Practicality Continued

I’ve worked on many group presentations, probably since I was in sixth grade and I always learn something new.

I believe my presentation skills greatly improved throughout the time we worked on our project during this course.

Usually sections are divided amongst members and then they are all brought together at the end for the final project. In this course that was not possible.

As a group we had to make an effort to make time to meet with each other to bounce ideas and create the content need for our project.

In my opinion our presentation and overall project came out very well because we practiced the ideas that we were lectured on .

Our communication and organization helped us create a the video we needed to present for our project.

Tips

If you have taken similar courses before, do not roll eyes and disconnect yourself from the course.

A lot of useful information was given throughout semester.

Most of the assignments created

can easily be used again for future purposes or as a

guideline.

Do not buy the

book.