Communication

A unique aspect of the IT minor program is the communications part of the program and it is an essential part of the program. It may seem at first that it is odd that I had to give speeches and presentations as an IT minor, but it is not. Web designers and developers have to interact with their clients, so professional communication skills are necessary. Most of what I learned in the communications section of the minor was about group work and communication in a group to not only prepare my fellow classmates and me for our capstone project but also for when we had team projects in our careers. The communications section was discussion-based, therefore, most of my assignments were blog post reflections about class or an article we were assigned to read. Below are links to the pages where the first two semesters of the communication section are described as well as a link to the reflections I wrote each semester.

Communication 3610

During the first semester of the IT minor, we discussed a variety of professional social skills. While also learning about professional social skills, we also learned to understand and reflect on how we interact in a group or team setting. Our assignments in the first semester were to write reflections about articles we read or...

Communication 3650

Communication skills in the second semester were similar to the ones I learned in the first semester of the program, but the second semester focused more on how to provide constructive critiques of others work, how to efficiently use meeting times, and reinforcing some the ideas that I learned in the first semester. Much of...