The teachings and coursework provided in this course have been tremendously helpful. I am much more confident in my critical thinking and writing skills and feel much better prepared for future endeavors. The reference materials provided throughout this capstone course greatly assist and encourage students to develop the necessary skills for effective critical thinking and writing. The course syllabus and assignments are particularly helpful in providing the step by step the building blocks required to grasp and utilize foundational principles and techniques.
I found the reference materials supplied in the course to be a very clever combination of useful information. Gladwell’s Outlier is a perfect learning tool. I very much enjoyed reading Gladwell’s writings and views of success. His thoughts and writings are inspiring and provided a creative basis for class assignments. Gladwell’s interesting ideas keep the reader engaged and provided great examples of arguments, research, context, purpose, and audience that allowed for more meaningful class collaboration and discussion. The text entitled A Rulebook for Arguments …show more content…
I found it difficult to post constructive discussion board feedback to my classmates about newly acquired skills. The class often had different interpretations and approaches to the class assignments. I did my best to share my knowledge and suggest improvements to other classmates while keeping their perspective in mind. I also structure my responses to include both strengths and areas of improvement. Regarding the uses of grammar, I was reminded of the early struggles of using proper grammar. It has been many years since I learned the basics of grammar usage. This experience pointed out that I need a refresher. I’m am thankful that this course allowed me the opportunity to realize my strengths and areas of
I found the reference materials supplied in the course to be a very clever combination of useful information. Gladwell’s Outlier is a perfect learning tool. I very much enjoyed reading Gladwell’s writings and views of success. His thoughts and writings are inspiring and provided a creative basis for class assignments. Gladwell’s interesting ideas keep the reader engaged and provided great examples of arguments, research, context, purpose, and audience that allowed for more meaningful class collaboration and discussion. The text entitled A Rulebook for Arguments …show more content…
I found it difficult to post constructive discussion board feedback to my classmates about newly acquired skills. The class often had different interpretations and approaches to the class assignments. I did my best to share my knowledge and suggest improvements to other classmates while keeping their perspective in mind. I also structure my responses to include both strengths and areas of improvement. Regarding the uses of grammar, I was reminded of the early struggles of using proper grammar. It has been many years since I learned the basics of grammar usage. This experience pointed out that I need a refresher. I’m am thankful that this course allowed me the opportunity to realize my strengths and areas of