The web folio forced me to review almost everything I have written for this course, as well as everything I have learned. It’s interesting because when you do an assignment, you don’t realize how impactful it can be. We often don’t realize what skills we are learning. The process of creating a web folio made me realize just how much this course has taught me.

Very briefly, I have learned:

• How to write with YOU attitude
• How to craft a professional formal report
• How to conduct research in a business setting
• How to provide insightful, constructive peer reviews
• How to reflect thoughtfully and meaningfully
• How to think creatively and professionally
• How to write tactfully and professionally
• How to design a website

This is only the tip of the iceberg.

My strengths in this whole process have been the fact that I am very interested in web design. It’s helped me design things probably much quicker than other students. I would consider another strength to be that I am quite a fast writer, which of course is helpful in a technical writing course. Another strength would be that I already had a lot of professional documents prepared, like a resume and cover letter.

My weaknesses, however, extend to the fact that I can make errors in my writing because I produce it so quickly. I am also not a particularly reflective person; putting thoughts to paper doesn’t come naturally for me. I tend to move on from one thing to the next once something is complete. I don’t like to dwell or analyze my work, so that was a little bit tough for me. Revisiting and revising my past work did not come easily.

Beyond this course, I am excited to apply what I have learned. Writing with YOU attitude was particularly impactful for me and I can’t wait to take it to a business environment. Although I am a bio major, my interests lie mainly in sales and business, so I can now say I have experience writing professional documents and formal reports. I also know how to provide constructive criticism tactfully and professionally. I am also a lot more confident with my email and memorandum etiquette, something that is invaluable in this digital age.