I found this assignment particularly interesting as it encompasses both sides of the peer-review process. I was initially intrigued by the number of different strategies you could employ to define a single term. While writing my first drafts I relied heavily on the examples used within the textbook. Although the textbook’s example was not relevant to my major, I found it simple to adapt those strategies to my term.
On the reviewer side of the process, it was helpful to review a term that I was very unfamiliar with. As I had no prior experience with the term I was reviewing I was able to remain objective relying solely on the definitions provided to me. I found it relevantly simple to identify the strategies the writer was employing. One concern that my group had though was how many people we had to peer review.
After obtaining the feedback from my peer it was clear I still have a long way to go before my definitions are perfect. A major aspect I failed to grasp when writing my first draft was to avoid using jargon. As I am mostly interacting with industry participants when discussing the term I defined, I forgot that not everyone has the same technical knowledge. One takeaway from this assignment I learned is the importance of adapting your explanations in different situations.