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This student took a writing course to improve their skills for a career in graphic design. They met both of their goals for the course - to enhance their writing abilities and learn styles applicable to graphic design. The assignments on resumes, instructions, and workplace correspondence were particularly beneficial. While most projects were useful, the engagement project was difficult to complete due to technical limitations of the free software used. Overall, the student felt the class strengthened their writing and taught techniques relevant for their intended profession.

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Reflection Essay

This student took a writing course to improve their skills for a career in graphic design. They met both of their goals for the course - to enhance their writing abilities and learn styles applicable to graphic design. The assignments on resumes, instructions, and workplace correspondence were particularly beneficial. While most projects were useful, the engagement project was difficult to complete due to technical limitations of the free software used. Overall, the student felt the class strengthened their writing and taught techniques relevant for their intended profession.

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‭I chose to take this class because I thought it would help me with a career in graphic design.

My‬
‭goals for this course were to improve my writing skills and learn how to write in a style that‬
‭would help me as a graphic designer. I have noticed an improvement in my writing over the‬
‭semester. In this course, I have been exposed to many types of writing that I have never done‬
‭before like creating instructions, workplace correspondence, and a white paper. By exploring all‬
‭these new areas, it has caused me to expand my understanding and challenge my writing‬
‭abilities. In addition, the editing exercises have helped me not only to evaluate other people’s‬
‭writings but also to critically look at my own writing for ways to improve. Finally, by revising‬
‭my writing for my portfolio, I have been able to take all that I have learned in the class and‬
‭produce assignments that I am proud to submit. Thus I have met my first goal by improving my‬
‭writing skills.‬

‭This course has also helped me to meet my second goal of learning to write in a style that would‬
‭help me in a graphic design career. Several of the assignments we worked on could be beneficial‬
‭to me in that field. First, the resume will be helpful in obtaining a job. Second, the instructions‬
‭assignment could be similar to a task I would be given as a graphic designer. Third, it is very‬
‭likely that I will need to be able to execute workplace correspondence well. Finally, how to‬
‭create a white paper will be helpful to know if I decide to pursue graphic design in the marketing‬
‭field. I have enjoyed most of the assignments and feel that what I have learned will benefit me in‬
‭any job I might have.‬

‭The assignment I enjoyed most in this class was the resume. I liked this project because it was‬
‭practical and relevant to me now. However, I am most proud of the instructions assignment. With‬
‭this assignment, I was able to use the skills that I have learned in my graphic design classes. I‬
‭also enjoy writing things that are clear and concise and that was an important part of writing‬
‭instructions. If I had to choose an assignment to add to the class, I would choose a Request for‬
‭Proposal. I believe it would be an interesting and helpful topic to explore. If I could edit any‬
‭assignment in this course it would be the Engagement Project. While learning about AR and VR‬
‭was interesting and I appreciated the reading responses, the steps of the Engagement Project‬
‭were hard to follow and I was unhappy with the quality of my video. Since we were using the‬
‭free version of Kiri Engine, it would not capture a quality image of my object no matter how‬
‭many times I tried. It was also difficult to determine all of the steps necessary for doing the entire‬
‭project. I had to rewatch parts of the lecture video several times to find out what to do next.‬
‭Thankfully I could search the transcripts to find what I needed most of the time. In addition, I‬
‭was not able to record my video to the cloud in Zoom as instructed because I did not own my‬
‭own Zoom license, so submitting the assignment was stressful.‬

‭Overall, this class has helped me to meet my goals and has been a good experience. By learning‬
‭about several different types of writing, working through editing exercises, and revising my‬
‭assignments, my writing has improved. I have also learned how to write in ways that will help‬
‭me in my future career.‬

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