When I first signed up for communication 210 I was ecstatic to learn more about the Adobe suite, after the first couple of assignments I was wondering if I’d made the right decision by taking this course. But after I’d waded through the challenges that slowed my progress during the semester I’m glad I finished what I started.
My favorite project, ironically, was also my worst grade…I won’t tell you the grade but let’s just say it hit my ego pretty hard. Designing a logo in Illustrator allowed me to tap into a creative side of myself that I hadn’t before. Photoshop I found to be difficult because you were working with something that was already finished, Illustrator on the other hand was a place where you created something from nothing. I enjoyed that aspect of Illustrator. A close second would be our final video.
I struggled with Premiere for the majority of the section but once the professor, thank you by the way, uploaded an older version of the software I hit the ground running. I’m proud of my final product because I was able to put the time necessary to complete a piece of work I want to share with others. Outside of those I learned a lot over the course of the whole semester.
The Adobe suite is tedious to learn but I’m confident the skills I acquired throughout the semester will help me in the majority of my future endeavors. I’m graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication but my emphasis is in public relations, with the changes in the field of PR there’s a lot more need for well-rounded employees. Learning a wide array of technological skills will increase my ability to provide my future employers with just that.
Although this course didn’t influence my decision to work in PR, I already knew I wanted to work in the PR field, it did reinforce my decision. The course did open my eyes to different ways to become involved in the field of PR and I’m looking forward to applying the skills I’ve learned in real-world situations.
I can’t think of any skill that I wish I would have learned, and then again I’m not too technologically savvy. The skills I learned in the time allotted were quite enough to handle, especially since I had technical difficulties along the way.
This course provided me with a lot, I’m even going to continue my blog! I do wish I would have seen the professor and the other students at the first lab and then after that it could’ve transitioned to more of an online-only course.
Other than that I’m counting down the days until graduation…it’s not a very long countdown only one-and-a-half more days until I walk in a Washington State University graduation.
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