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The most important thing I think I learned during my time in this course is the importance of knowing your audience. This is equally important when speaking one-on-one with your boss as it is when addressing a boardroom full of co-workers. Second to the importance of knowing your audience is understanding your purpose when communicating.Continue reading “Final Reflections”

The portfolio that I’ve been sharing with everyone over the course of the Spring 2020 Semester is not my official portfolio that I created for the AIS program. Instead I created a portfolio just the AIS3070 course. I felt this would make it easier for my fellow classmates to navigate my site and find theContinue reading “Portfolio Design Rationale”

Reflecting at this point in time is an odd thing to do for me. Looking back over the course of this term I can’t help but to think about how different the world was at the start of this semester and where it is now. When I reflect back, the concept from this course thatContinue reading “Reflecting on the PLP”

For the purposes of this weeks blog assignment and activity I’m choosing to focus on the third element of the six elements used to identify a discourse community. Element three states that a discourse community “Uses participatory mechanisms to provide information and feedback.” My company designs and develops jet engines for use in different stylesContinue reading “Discourse Community Activity”

A discourse community is a group of people who share common goals and interests. They are usually brought together around this shared goal or interest and communicate in a way that pertains heavily to the goal or interest. Their shared language is often confusing to or requires additional explanation to the un-initiated. Most people belongContinue reading “Discourse Communities”

I actually disagree with this weeks reading or at least it’s wording. The article states “Expert learners have well-organized knowledge, not just problem-solving strategies.” and I actually think that problem solving is a more practical skill and is the true mark of an expert. The first thing we’re all taught is the fundamentals of our chosenContinue reading “How People Learn and The Role of Reflection”

This weeks activity is a little difficult for me as I don’t do much writing outside of work and school. The nature of my work is highly secure so I can’t go into great detail about my workplace writing and unfortunately I’m only in one class this semester (this class) and you all have alreadyContinue reading “Rhetorical Situation Activities”

A rhetorical situation is one where you address an audience (be it written or spoken) with a purpose. Actually the rhetorical situation is not the act of addressing the audience but the combination and interaction of all the components you use to address the audience. You have a purpose, a known audience, a point you’re tryingContinue reading “Rhetorical Situations”

When writing in the workplace knowing the purpose of the writing and the audience audiences that you’re writing for can help you determine the genre you will be writing in. Are you writing a sales pitch, submitting a project progress report, or requesting material costs? All of these things could relate to the same projectContinue reading “Working On Audience”

After reading this weeks assignment, my understanding of what an audience is really hasn’t changed much. An audience is the intended recipient of any creative piece that you’re crafting. Whether it is for music, film, stand-up comedy, or writing. The writing that you do doesn’t just have to be for entertainment purposes to be intendedContinue reading “Audience In The Workplace”