Organizational Communication @ Illinois Tech

The Social Network and a Reflection of the Past

An end of term review

Blog Audit — The End

What do you usually write about in your posts?Are there broad themes or specific concerns that reoccur in your writing?Has the nature of your posts changed since the beginning of the semester?What surprised you as you reread your work?What ideas or threads in your posts do you see as worth…

Blog Audit

— Because Charts Make Life Better —

I began this assignment by rereading my posts, and pretty quickly in, I noticed a periodicity in the effort put into each post. That got me thinking — what outside effects could have caused such regular fluctuations in the amount of time and care…

Reflecting on the Semester — Week 16

Beginning this online class I didn’t really know what to expect. My last online class used a different website so starting off using Medium for the first time was bit confusing. I have never blogged or really read any blogs, besides Tumblr if that even counts…

Week 16: Blog Audit

As I began this, my final assignment for my Masters, I re-read my blogs from past weeks, and I was struck by their transformation. You see, in my opinion, my first few weekly blogs were, well, lifeless. In fact, I re-wrote from scratch, and re-posted blogs from week 2, 3, and 4 for this…

Week 16: Semester Reflection

First, I would like to say this class was very satisfying to me. I didn’t know what to expect from an online class but in ways I think I learned and interacted with my classmates more in this setting. The blogs of the weekly readings and watching assignments were very helpful. I…

Assignment-16 ( The End)

Social Network:

Social Network is a movie that is only created for Facebook addicts like me. I really love the movie and I am a big fan of Mark. I really don’t care if he was portrayed as a person who steals the idea and made Facebook. When it comes to…

A Review of Reviews: An Engineer’s Blogging Audit

As an Engineer, it has been extremely difficult to add much personality to my writing. I feel as though I have been trained for four years to report facts concisely and write in a technical manner that gets to the point, which is not ideal for…

Assignment Week #16 — Wrapping Up

The Social Network:

This was a great way to end a semester by having us, or at least me, watch a movie which I haven’t seen before and gave me a chance to view it for the first time. This class has been a great experience because I could watch some of the favorites…