1. Evaluate your “learning experience” using the Wall Street Journal and quizzes instead of a traditional textbook and tests. Do you feel like you learned more, or less, about Mass Communications than you might have with a textbook, a mid-term and a final exam? How did reading paper affect your schedule, your study habits, your performance in other classes?
Having read communications textbooks for past courses, reading the Wall Street Journal was a very different - and entirely welcome - change of pace. Rather than reading about communication concepts, we were able, through the WSJ readings, to see these very concepts implemented in a real world environment. They were no longer distant, cloud-like principles - they were tangible and made real.
2. Do you plan to continue your subscription to the Wall Street Journal? Explain why, or why not.
I have yet to decide. If money was not an issue, I would extend my subscription. But, because money is an issue, I have to weigh the positives and negatives of continuing the subscription or letting it expire. I did, however, talk to my parents about it and asked if they would like to pay and have it delivered. I offered it as a substitute for the Orlando Sentinel that is delivered to our house. They have yet to decide.
3. List any suggestions that you have about how the course work or the instructor could improve your learning about Mass Communications.
Having experienced an entire semester of this course, I would not have changed anything.
4. Are you likely to pursue a career in any Mass Communications field based on the experience in this course?
I did not choose to enter a field in mass communications due to my experience in this class. However, the concepts I learned will be beneficial for my future career as a pastor. The skills developed in this course will help me to better communicate a message to a large audience.
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