Category Archives: Unit Four

As the term comes to an end, I often find myself reflecting on the various concepts I have learned during the term.

Coming into the course, I viewed it as a filler course that I only took as it is a required course for my degree. However, after completing numerous assignments,  I can confidently say that this course was one of the most beneficial courses I have taken in my undergraduate journey. Previously required courses such as creative writing, math, and philosophy focused on lessons that I would not directly use in my future career aspirations. In contrast, the lessons in this course can be directly translated and used in a number of situations after I graduate.

One difficulty that I ran into when completing the course was my time management skills towards the end of the course. As the course is slightly right-skewed with more time-consuming assignments situated near the end of the term, I found deadlines quickly approaching.  Once I was aware of the status of the assignments due, I developed a study plan that accommodated the course load of this course and my other five courses I am taking.

Overall I am glad this course was a required course for my degree as I don’t think I would have enrolled in it as an elective course. In the future, I will remember the lessons learned in the course and look back on my previous assignments when composing the various forms of technical communication.

The Web Folio assignment was the final assignment of the term and accounts for a major part of the course. A Web Folio is an online platform that allows someone to display their portfolio of work. In the case of my Web Folio, it is focused on displaying the work I have completed for this course.

Going into the assignment I assumed it would be a straightforward process, as I would simply add on to my existing blog. This thought was naive as I quickly ran into numerous problems regarding formatting. After watching several tutorials on UBC Blogs, I was able to create a menu to rearrange the elements of my website and choose a more professional theme.

Another element that surprised me when completing this assignment was the best works section of the website. I assumed that this section would be one of the most straight forward as I would simply concentrate all of my previous work on a single page. However, after reviewing my assignments and the criteria for the Web Folio I felt that my work should be further revised. A further revision of my work allows me to better illustrate the lesson I learned this term.

Overall I enjoyed this assignment as it is something that I have never done before. Being out of my comfort zone with this assignment was frustrating at times, but taught me many things. Going forward, I do believe that a Web Folio is an effective platform for a professional career. After I graduate I will most likely create and update a Web Folio regarding my professional achievements.