Final Course Reflection

During this past semester I have learned a lot of things from my Technical Communication 2318 class. Not only have I learned a lot but I have mastered and accomplished all six of the course goals. In the next paragraphs I will not only show my development but I will demonstrate my mastery of the course goals for this class.

During the first couple of assignments is when I began my process of completing the 6 course goals. Beginning with the business letter and memo is when I 1st got the chance to tackle the goal of designing convincing and usable documents. In both of these assignments, I had to make sure that the ideas and suggestions that I was mentioning were things that could really happen. I also had to make sure that it was something that would be put into place in that situation. The other goal that arose was analyzing communication context. Analyzing was a key factor in this assignment. I had to analyze the audience, the purpose and the situation. This involved me making the right decisions on the company’s behalf. Whatever I choose had an affect on everything.

During the instruction manual I beat the goal of communicating ethically and communicating effectively with diverse audiences. With this document I had to be very ethical; especially, since this product will be used by people of different backgrounds and races. The people who will use this will be very diverse.

For the resume and cover letter I master the problem solving and improving situations through communication goal. With some of my peers in my class we worked together to determine the best and correct way to do the assignment. The big one would be the cover letter. This was rather tricky to discuss with my peers, however we got it worked out.

With the proposal, my teammates and I accomplished the goal of collaborating on communication projects. I had to effectively work with my teammates to successfully master this communication project.

Overall assessment and development

The assignment that I am most proud of is the instruction manual assignment. This is an assignment that I can take and show off to people and just bask in the glory. The assignment is definitely a stupendous one and the grade that I received on this proves this. The instruction manual took a lot of time and hard work to complete but it all paid off in the end. The finish product was a very professional looking document. It actually could have passed for a real set of instruction manual.

If I had to choose an assignment that I was least proud of then I would choose the adjustment letter. This was something that was totally new to me and I had never even heard of an adjustment letter. This assignment was probably my most challenging and most difficult. It was unknown territory for me. I did well on the assignment and I accomplished all of the tasks for it.

The assignment that I learned the most about was the resume assignment. This assignment is one that is very important and affects my life a great deal. There are some many different aspects to the resume and so many different ways that it can be done. This assignment was so beneficial for me because I learned the correct procedure for it and several tips for completing it.

The easiest assignment was the Memo. This assignment was one that wasn’t difficult to complete. It was in some ways self explanatory.

What can I do now that I couldn’t do before

Some of the things that I couldn’t do before that I can do now is I can make professional documents that are for the workplace. Examples of the documents that I can use for when I prepare to enter the work field are cover letters, memos and adjustment letters. Other things that came along with this is knowing what to look for and what to include in these documents. Some of the assignments got me thinking about how to set myself apart from other individuals. Trying to come up with new or creative ways to arrange these documents is key.

Experience with collaborative writing

My experience with working with other people in the class were mostly good ones. There were a couple of times when I felt that things could have been better but overall it was a good experience. Working with other people is sometimes difficult because people are unique but this is something that I have to get use to since I will be dealing with it the rest of my career.