Final Thoughts

Many things about this course came as a surprise to me during the semester. I think that I was most surprised by the amount of daily assignments required for this course. Other surprises were having a group project and the online class chat meeting. I was not expecting any of this. When I enrolled in this course, I figured that I would have to write a paper a week. Obviously, I did not understand the definition of technical writing. During this course, I learned that technical writing is meant to be concise and to the point. In my past experience in literature and composition classes, I always felt that the more you ramble on in your writings about seemingly insignificant details, the better your grade is. Now I know that this way of thinking is not necessary or acceptable in my chosen career. I no longer will have to ramble on with “filler” information to meet a length requirement. I think that the job search documents were the most useful topics in this course. Topics like the first professional interview and collaborative project are interesting, but do not have an important role for me currently. However, the job search documents were a topic of interest in my life today. They were a great way to practice for my future job search. My plan after graduation is to get a job near Clemson. I have already made plans to use the advice from this course when I return to school this fall and I will complete another job search interview. This way, I can set up contacts near Clemson in addition to the ones I already have in Columbia. I think this is a great skill for anyone to learn before they enter the working world. I am glad that I can finish this course with an excellent start to my resume and with a little more knowledge about the field of work that I plan to enter.