Q2 Dec 3- 9th

My favorite thing about this class was the entire online aspect. It allowed everyone to be mobile and not have to sit and attend class. The way the professor organized the class through creating blogs each week was quite do-able and never a hassle. Personally, I liked bonding with my group and having the same group really made a strong connection and relationship between everyone. My least favorite thing about the class would be the essay prompts. I believe that the essay prompts should be more interesting and should relate more to the subject Comm 41. In my opinion, the essay prompt about picking an organization to write about was very irrelevant. This class can only be improved by a little because this class is very compatible to work with. The only improvements I would have made is with the essay prompts, but everything else is fine. The blogging and commenting is perfect to get the material across to the students. 

Q3 Dec 3-9th

One concept from the semester that I feel that I can use to further discussion is the concept about mass media.  Mass Media are forms of communication that are disnged to reach and influence very large audiences. It is surprisingly how much the average American spends watching television. In today’s society, I believe that a lot of people are usually more attached to their phones than anything. The Iphone especially, has apps such as twitter, instagram, facebook, and etc that keep Americans occupied and attached to the media. With the media, we need to be able to think critically and evaluate the information that is presented whether it is the news, movies, shows, or online. With Mass Media it is easier to inform the public on certain events or even emergencies. Everyone is now mobile and a simple notification on their phone will automatically pop up revealing information the individual wants to see. 

Q1 Dec 3 -9th

I have learned many topics of communication that I would have never thought about. This class is a good review about certain concepts that had to do with thinking and speaking, which I have not learned about since high school philosophy and English. One particular concept I learned was about arguments and how there is more to it than just the two sides. I learned how there are two types of argument which are deductive and inductive. In addition, I learned that the evaluation of an argument and the process of constructing and argument is complex. Some realistic things that I learned over the course of this semester is that working in groups are always a challenge. There will be a constant fluctuation of people’s work ethic including my own. As long as the group gets the work done efficiently then there should never be problems. Lastly, making group relationships more personal than just being work mates makes the entire process so much more effective and fun.