Reflections

Reflections: What does this document mean to you? What lessons did you learn from creating it? How is it relevant to your overall theme or purpose? Job Description:
This assignment allowed me to explore different job occupations, and concentrate on just one that caught my attention. I was able to learn about the details of being a property manager, which focus on the pros, cons, and the expectations of the job. During this assignment, I was also able to explore and improve on my writing style. By creating this assignment, I was able to learn of the unique job opportunities in the real estate industry. This writing project relates to my overall theme and purpose of my future co-op placement in the real estate industry since it gives potential employers a sample of my written work. By creating this ePortfolio, I am able to accumulate my assignments and projects over time in order to create a strong portfolio of myself with a vast variety of personal work.

Gossip Column:
This document forced me to explore a writing style and tone that I never have written in the past. Since I needed to write in a similar voice of the gossip columns in the book Cocktail Party Economics for The Economist by my very own professor Eveline Adomait, I have learned that mimicking other tones and styles can be very difficult. In order to write in a similar voice, I needed to read a number of Eveline’s gossip columns to get on the right track. This writing assignment will help create a portfolio for my potential co-op employers in the future. I believe it is critical to be able to show progress and improvement through my university career, not only for employers, but also for myself.

Cocktail Party Book Review:
This assignment was different than any other projects I have written. This assignment was a personal opinion piece. As a result, I was able to state my thoughts and expand on my views regarding the book Cocktail Party Economics for The Economist by my professor Eveline Adomait. Since I was reviewing a book written by my own prof, I still was not obligated to only write about the positive aspects I thought the book had. She encouraged the class to write their personal truthful thoughts, even if they were negative ones. Surprising, I enjoyed the book- everything about it. The light humourous tone, and the real life examples made the book an enjoyable easy read. This opinion piece gives me another type of work that I am able to add to my personal portfolio for future employers.

Comment Cards & Fast Food Industry:
I believe these research articles introduced me to some basic consumer behaviour theories. This written assignment only allowed me to write a maximum of two pages double-spaced. Since these research articles were over 13 pages single-spaced in length, I had to learn to only summarize the important pieces of each study. This project is a relevant piece to my overall purpose because in order to have a successful portfolio, I need unique pieces of work as examples to potential co-op employers.