Advice for Spring 2008 Students

Hello to whoever reads this entry, I'll share a few pieces of advice for what to expect from your upcoming semester. First about the client project, it may sound like a daunting assignment at first, but once the work is broken up into the separate groups, then broken up again amongst the members of the group, it becomes quite manageable. The easiest way to go about it is to make a general game plan early on in the semester regarding who will be responsible for which part, that way there is no last minute organizing that needs to be done, and everyone can merely focus on completing their specific assignments.

I did a very poor job keeping up with my blog this semester. Most of that was due to the fact that the entries were due Sunday night, and I would procrastinate them until Sunday. Due to my Sunday schedule, I would end up forgetting about the blog entry until before class on Monday. I am used to having hard copies of homework assignments, and I never developed a good strategy for reminding myself to complete the blog topics regularly. My only advise would be come up with something that works for you. In hindsight, what I should have done, is written in BLOG under every Friday on the syllabus, giving me a physical reminder that I have weekly homework to do.

The e-portfolios are a very easy aspect of the class, and if you keep up with your work throughout the semester, when it comes time to turn in your compiled portfolio, it should take less than an hour to set it up and get it submitted. Don't do what I did, after giving my PowerPoint presentation to the class, I didn't think I would need it again, so I deleted the presentation. When it came time to do the e-portfolio, that was one of the required contents. So, keep everything from the class, in case you want to put it in your portfolio at the end.

Other than that, just enjoy the semester. It is a fairly laid back class, and you won't be very stressed on any of the assignments. Good luck, and have a great semester.