This final post identifies the strengths and weaknesses of my learning process and writing. It also discusses the skills and strengths that I possess to support my future career. 

It’s hard to imagine that the technical writing class has come to an end. Throughout the semester, I have honed my writing and research skills in a professional setting via various assignments. I have also identified areas of improvement. I can’t wait to apply the skills that I have learned in this class to my future career!

The Learning Process

At the beginning of the semester, I had a hard time getting used to the concept of writing concisely, which is so crucial in technical writing. Throughout my previous education and work experience, I was always instructed to write out as many details as possible. This course taught me how to communicate efficiently. On the contrary, one of the strengths that I have is my ability to identify the purpose of an assignment. Thus, this helps me to consolidate ideas and begin composing faster.

The Assignments

One of my weaknesses in writing is self-editing. However, through the process of peer reviewing other classmates’ writing and vice versa, I am slowly improving that aspect of my writing technique. After learning the reader-centered writing style, I am confident at my skill to identify a specific audience and tailor the writing to that audience.

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The Future

Along with the technical knowledge I have learned in school, the ability to communicate professionally will better prepare me for my future career. My ability to adapt quickly to different environments based on my previous experience studying and working in various parts of the world will also help me to adjust to the fast-paced technology industry. As a motivated learner, I am looking forward to seeing what the future holds!

This post concentrates on the process of creating my web folio.

It has been a rewarding experience for me to create a web folio. I was able to use what I have learned so far from the technical writing course and apply them to this project. The creation of my web folio is centered on audience selection, design, and organization.

Audience Selection

The first and foremost task was to select my audience. Since I am a third year computer science undergraduate currently looking for a co-op opportunity, I chose to design a web folio that would highlight the marketable skills that are relevant to the technology industry. Once this was decided, the rest of the web folio should be tailored to my potential employers.

Design

The text book provided much assistance when I began to design the web folio. It reminded me to use a friendly yet professional tone throughout. It was also a good idea to write concisely to  maintain the reader’s attention. By implementing the F-shaped reading pattern coupled with visuals, the web folio would be more attractive and easier to navigate.

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Organization

The content organization was again tailored to the potential employers. As a result, I kept the bio page for more information about myself. In the Best Works page, I related the success of each of the writing piece to a skill that is transferrable to the technology industry.