I believe my technical writing skill has improved after taking ENGL 301.  Even though it’s painful for me to write many different kinds of passages (emails, memos, letters…), the whole process is well worth the effort. Needless to say, professional writing skill is very important and it will be my valuable asset. Therefore I am grateful I have taken this course.

Throughout this course, I had a hard time adjusting to different types of assignments. I was not familiar with professional letters, emails, or reviewing other’s work. Therefore, I had spent quite some time thinking and searching for proper and professional wordings while doing the assignment. Now I am more familiar with it; thus practicing is very important. Another weakness is my grammar. My peers often pointed out some grammatical errors for me. Even though it’s somewhat discouraging as I have proofread my writings several times, I do believe practicing more would help me overcome this.

My psychology research background helped me a lot while designing and writing my formal report. Generally, I had a great time composing the survey and collecting the results. My fellow students have provided me with great insights and their ideas for improvements. However, I did make a mistake while sending out my survey, which resulted in a very unrepresentative sample size in my study. I have learned from that mistake and I believe I can do better next time.

Writing my LinkedIn profile as well as web folio is painful yet rewarding. LinkedIn is the most used social network in business contexts.  Completing my profile can help me set up a foundation as it will be easier for me to update and polish it further when I graduate and look for a career. Web folio can help me showcase my technical writing skills by presenting the great works I have written in this class.

In conclusion, I have learned a lot in this course through every assignment. I recommend this class to all students.