When I first received the research and communication briefing I was very nervous as English is not my strongest subject and I have not had to write an essay before. Although I found writing my first few posts confusing as I was unsure on what I had to write, I feel like my writing has improved throughout this module. The more confident I became in my writing the more I enjoyed my tasks and lectures. I found the lectures fun and interesting therefore I was more engaged when having to write my essay. Although I found some of the tasks challenging, I felt like they were the most beneficial to me. It allowed me to challenge myself and really think about what it is thats is expected of me for the certain essays.
As the first 2 tasks were research tasks I felt like I was repeating myself in my essays. I really struggled to write 500 words for my first task as I found the task quite straight forward. I did however find Harvard referencing really difficult to get my head around at first and it is something I still struggle with now. I have not used this method of referencing before and struggle to remember the format for each research method. I really enjoyed the lecture of our second task about plagiarism as I found it really interesting how famous designers have copied family heirlooms, independent designers and national costume. Discussing whether plagiarism is important and what plagiarism is was really fun and engaging. When given our task for this lecture I was really disappointed that we did not get the opportunity to talk about our opinions of plagiarism. I felt that the second task was the same as the first and could have been more interesting by being able to give our opinions on the lecture we previously saw.
The task which I found most engaging was the Ethics task (9/10). It gave me the opportunity to write about a subject I feel passionate about and analyse an image that was very controversial. I struggle to find quotes to back up my opinions because I am not sure where to look or how I should look. It would be great to improve on this next semester. I find writing my opinion about a subject much easier than explaining my research process. Not only do I find it more interesting but I also have much more to write about. I would love to be able to do more of these tasks as I feel that it improves my writing hugely.
Overall, although I was not looking forward to this module, I have found it interesting and it has hugely improved my writing skills. I manage to write the essays much quicker and find it easier as I have had more practice. Although some tasks were daunting at first I was really happy once they were complete and found that they were not as hard as I originally thought.