Helene Tran's Blog

n the third unit of this English Technical Writing course, we were tasked to write a formal report draft. This included doing research relevant to our initial proposals, organizing and analyzing information and data, and in my case, distributing surveys through the UBC survey tool and asking interview questions to my colleagues at the dental department of Interior Health. I found this assignment to be quite challenging and upon hindsight, following the writing outline that was included in my initial formal report proposal would have been a beneficial guideline. I…read more

In the past, I have had the opportunity to create a LinkedIn profile for a previous school course therefore, I had some familiarity with the platform. However in this second unit of the course, we actually had to research the best practices for using LinkedIn. This activity allowed me to better understand the thought process and methods in creating a profile on a professional social media network. I feel that I am better equipped now that I have learned some of the best practices and how to effectively engage in…read more