Unit Three Reflection
Preparing the formal report draft was an extensive process. I was glad to have reached out to my designated survey subjects early in the process because they needed reminding before I could get an adequate participant count for data collection. Writing the report helped me hone how the issue at hand was an issue. And when I constructed the survey I believed certain questions would be more relevant than others, and I was mistaken. The core issue was still an issue but I expected to see different focuses within that. I learned to be flexible and listen to the results of the study for an effective interpretation. Selecting which graphics to use was a challenging task and I erred on the side of safety by integrating more rather than less.
The YOU-Attitude was an excellent aide in all the assignments as it helped refine the choice of language and the framing of sentences to showcase ideas while paying close attention to the readership. One nice thing about this resource is that it will be great to access in future technical communications to ensure proper flow and professionalism.
Finally, peer reviewing my partner was a little more challenging this time, simply because the body of work is much longer than any of the previous assignments. Because of this, it was nice to consolidate conceptual feedback rather than nitty gritty details that could be fixed with spell-check or a second read. My teammate did a great job of preparing his information so it could be logically followed. I learned that the caliber of a first draft can be the difference between recommending significant repairs and offering polishing strategies. In my case, I offered him mostly the latter.
Overall, unit three was the most intensive unit insofar because the report draft required the assembly of various puzzle pieces. I look forward to going into unit four with a better understating of the YOU-attitude and the knowledge I gained from writing and peer reviewing the proposal.