Monday, April 21, 2008

Advice to Eng 304 Students

My advice for future English 304 students with Angie would be to stay on top of your work. His class is very manageable, and the assignments are interesting but not too tasking. The work load is distributed equally throughout the semester, so as long as you complete assignments on time, there should be no build-up of work. The blog is a great tool which enables you as a student to express your ideas and opinions about a lot of aspects of the business world.

I benefited greatly from a lot of the activities and assignments in this class, particularly when we were required to create and then revise cover letters, resumes, and follow up letters. I suggest especially making the most out of those assignments, as I have already used the knowledge I gained from these in applying for internships. It will be invaluable to your professional life. Also, for the group assignments, I would definitely plan ahead for those as well. You do your biggest assignments with your group, so it is a good idea to meet in advance of deadlines, as your group will probably have very different schedules than you.

Lastly, the second life program that you meet through for class is very interesting and a really great foresight into the future of technology and perhaps business. I advise you to explore second life before your first class meeting in the program, as you probably have never seen anything like it. It is fairly easy to use, but it takes a little getting used to. Explore it and the different features and places it offers. A lot of it is really crazy!

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