My last final was on Wednesday and was for my Cyberspace and Society class, a computer and information science class that explores today's computer technology.
I originally took this class because I needed a second level science course that didn't seem too hard; I must admit that I had little or no interest in the coursework, although I did recognize that the skills I would learn may be helpful to know at some point in time.
Studying for this last exam gave me a chance to reflect on what I had learned over the course of the past 15 weeks, and suddenly a semester's worth of seemingly annoying projects took on a new level of significance. Although I did not particularly enjoy the class, I am shocked at the amount of skills that I have learned as a result.
Because of this class, I now have:
- An understanding of HTML
- Experience with Adobe Dreamweaver software and website-building
- Experience shooting a digital video and editing and compiling a finished product using Windows MovieMaker
- Experience posting a video to YouTube
- Experience using a wiki to complete group work
After realizing how much I had learned, it became clear to me that this class did not simply teach me the technical workings of technology. Instead, this class helped me diversify my skill set as a future public relations professional.
I was reminded of the Careers 101 event hosted by the Philadelphia Public Relations Association in March, where the panelists stressed the need for students to have experience with- and an understanding of- web-based media.
Although I took this course to satisfy a requirement, I feel that skills that I learned in this class may actually apply directly to my future career and give me a competitive edge in the job market. So, time spent on projects that seemed annoying in the moment ended up amounting into time well spent.
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