Through this assignment, I was able to improve upon my technical writing skills by taking a relatively complex term and breaking it down into three different definitions: parenthetical, sentence and expanded. Moreover, I was able to revise my own definitions using feedback from my partner, as well as provide constructive feedback to her assignment.
While writing this assignment, I decided to choose a term that is brought up daily in the technology sector. I felt this term was important to touch on, because of the way technology is evolving and the need for individuals to know the meaning of the term. After looking at the textbook and the examples it had, I felt confident in the content displayed throughout my writing, as well as the way my writing was structured. However, after reading my partner’s constructive feedback, I was wrong in many places. Throughout the assignment, I had several grammar issues, and some of the content I had written was repetitive. With this in mind, I decided to delete and rewrite some of my sentences in order to combat both of these issues that were pointed out.
To conclude, I have learned that it is important to always have an extra set of eyes take a look at your work. I had felt confident in my work, but I was lucky to have a partner that was able to pinpoint the mistakes throughout my assignment. While peer-reviewing my partners, I often re-read her work, asking myself questions in terms of how I can improve this writing. I felt I could have applied this technique to my own writing process, while writing my own assignment. With this in mind, I realized I will be using this technique in the future assignments, as well as to improve my technical writing skills.