UX Journey

Having successfully completed not one, but TWO courses in Quinnipiac’s ICM program, I’ve been been quite eager to start the Fall 2 semester. Kicking things off with the Design Sprints class was challenging, but fun and interesting to learn about. Foundations Graduate Studies was up next, and while it wasn’t as nearly as group work focused, the White Paper assignment at the end of the course was a fascinating way to end things. Now, for my third scrumptious serving of Interactive Media and Communications, I have joined up with the Writing Interactive Media brigade led by Professor John Powers. And so far, it’s been a strong contender for the best class in the program!

The textbook that I’ve began diving into is titled On Writing Well by William Zinsser. It’s incredibly informative judging from the first chapter alone, no doubt the rest of it is filled to the brim with countless amounts of sound advice. Having an Audible subscription for 15 dollars a month comes in handy, considering the rising cost of physical textbooks these days! I have a good feeling that I’ll be using the knowledge contained in this gem for many years to come, as I actually aspire to write some novels when I get my career going.

The first class was pretty straightforward, as Professor Powers especially wen over the syllabus for the course and took any questions we had. All of my classmates seem like good people who are just as eager to finish their education here at Quinnipiac as I am! I had just finished my shift at work at 6PM, so I logged onto Zoom using my phone for the drive back. It felt great to be complimented for my dedication to the course by the professor himself! I wanted to make sure I started off on the right foot, but I didn’t think I’d be doing that literally! Don’t worry, I made sure to keep my eyes on the road!

For our assignments this week, we first had to write a brief paragraph introducing ourselves to the class, discussing our educational and personal backgrounds. We could also talk about what brought us to the Interactive Media and Communications field as well. We then had to choose two pieces of online content (one well written and the other poorly written) and compare and contrast them. Then, we had to give feedback to our classmates on what they wrote, two people for each assignment. Everyone that I got assigned did great on their passages! Finally we have to make a blog post on WordPress sharing our first week experience in the class, which is what you’re reading right now!

All in all, I enjoy Writing Interactive Media so far and look forward to meeting with my class every Wednesday! I think it’ll be a thrilling and challenging opportunity to not only advance my expertise in the ICM program here at Quinnipiac, but also to personally improve my own writing for my future endeavors! Cheers to whatever it is that lies ahead!