My name is Carolyn Croft and I am an Organizational Communications major with a related area in marketing and economics. I am a senior and looking forward to graduating this year. I hope to work in the copywriting and advertising field, and eventually work my way up to an art director. I was born in Newport News, Va. but was raised primarily in the Mid-Ohio Valley (about 35 minutes from here).
I've previously taken two other levels of English and introductory English, however, they were at the University of Akron that had a semesters system. The class style was slightly different from what I am experiencing here, but I found the content helpful and relevant because it exposed me to social issues that wouldn't typically be found in a high school classroom discussion.
The most rewarding aspect? The dynamic teaching style of my highly liberal teacher. The least rewarding? The University assigned texts were rather dull, as usual, and caused the writing assignments to be mundane, predictable, and a little drab. Considering the teacher's style, it would have been more beneficial had the University allowed her to choose the content we used to write. I appreciate a class that keeps up with current events and allows the student to analyze an event as it's taking place, instead of after.
This class is a little more "hands-on" than I am accustom to in my communications classes. Generally, I have a couple major projects and a presentation, but very little work in between. This class seems to be very updated week-to-week, like my introductory speech class.
What do I look forward to the most? Observing and analyzing internet culture as well as learning new and modern methods of using it. My concerns? Being on the internet anymore than I already have to for all my other classes; my eyes are hurting.
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