Saturday, May 3, 2008

Writing Assignment # 1: Establishing Expectations

I expect this semester to be hectic with classes and 491A. There are a lot of requirements for the course, but I am positive that each one will help me in the future and also apply what I've learned as an English PWE major here at WVU. I am excited to get started with my internship and I believe it will be a great learning experience and really help to prepare me for after graduation. The capstone in general scares me a bit, since I am not sure exactly what to expect and I know the work-load will be great. I am sure I will be able to handle everything, but just looking at the syllabus right now is a little overwhelming.

The most worrisome project that we will have to complete is the web portfolio. I am not a fan of creating websites and I feel that I didn't learn enough in my Multimedia Writing class. I definitely did not master html and am worried about how I will get it finished toward the end of the semester. Also, I am not sure how we will be required to create the portfolio. Will we have to use dreamweaver, html, or a website creator page? I hope we are not expected to use dreamweaver, since I never could master it in Multimedia Writing, but I'm sure Dr. Wible will provide me with the time and question answering that I'll need.

I am extremely excited about the poster exhibit. I attended last semester's poster exhibit and ever since then I've been contemplating how my poster will appear. Although it is kind of early to be thinking about it, since I don't have much material yet, I still can't help it. One person I saw used a great picture of Woodburn and scrap booking paper, which looked amazing. I also noticed many people using black as their primary background color. I think I may use black as well for mine, since it is clean and can handle many colors on top of it. I am an extremely creative person and I know I will succeed in this project because I enjoy this type of work.

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