For half of the semester, I was not correctly following instructions as I experienced confusion with the site’s layout. Because of this, I was simply following very vague instructions from the course schedule, as well as using my peers and my textbook as a reference. Time management was also difficult for my learning process. Often times, I would feel rushed to finish my assignments and submitted them, knowing full well that I had not put my best effort into it.
I believe one of my strengths in this course was peer reviewing. Initially, one of my worries was that my peers would not handle my constructive criticism well, or that they would ignore my suggestions. After submitting my reviews, I would follow-up with my group members’ assignments to see if they had considered my opinions. I was thrilled to see that my peers had incorporated my suggestions into their writing, with one of them even mentioning how that I had helped him change the structure of one of the assignments.
After completing this course, I feel that it was able to enhance my professional writing skills. As I currently work as a receptionist at a car dealership, I incorporated what I learned from this class into my workplace. After I graduate, I hope to also use these skills when I begin my career in the finance and banking industry.