Sunday, December 9, 2007

Over and Out.

So, we are finally finished with a semester that I thought would never end, and I couldn't be happier. I couldn't be happier because this was one of the hardest semesters I'll ever have. I look back on this semester though and can only think of positive aspects of my experiences in business writing. This semester in this specific class has perhaps been one of the most practically applicable that I have ever had. My advice to future students involves the main items of hard work and appreciation.

First, I recommend hard work to the future students of this class. If I had not taken this class seriously, it would have been one of the least rewarding classes ever, but since I put in hard work, I reaped benefits that will help me for a long time. Hard work is especially crucial with regard to the client-based project. Working with a real client will be one of the strangest experiences you will have in a class in college but perhaps one of the most beneficial as well. This project gave me an idea of somewhat how the real world will be because we constantly met deadlines and had to communicate with our client and Angie. The most important aspect of hard work was in the proposal and final project. All students need to take this extremely seriously because the product the class produces will likely be put in use in the real world.

The second piece of advice is to attempt to appreciate this class while you are taking it because you will appreciate this class, the only issue is whether you will appreciate and apply it now or later in your life. This course is one of the most practical classes I've ever taken. Especially in the project, try to appreciate the class because the more you appreciate it, the more you will want to get involved and in turn, the better you will do.

This class is rewarding and applicable. Use it to your advantage.