The writing curriculum for this section of the course was constructively intensive. In this first portion, research of my project was required in order to deduce areas of improvement. Because the course required a series of technical reports based on my researched, I was able to critically think about the process of construction and how it could be improved. This was greatly beneficial in determining potential analysis areas for the second portion of this course.

I thought that the required topics of research in each technial report were also appropriate a well as the amount of information required for each report. Overall, I was satisfied with this portion of the project.

I found this portion of the course to be a little more frustrating. It was sometimes difficult to contact industry members for information to continue with my analysis areas. I also found myself wondering if such a high number of analysis areas were necessary. It seemed to me that if a student had fewer areas of research then more could be done with the areas chosen, thus creating a more meaningful reserach topic.

Despite my frustrations, I felt a huge surge of accomplishment upon the completion of my Final Report. I found it hard to let go of my report because I put so much work into it. Overall, I learned much in this course, especially time management.