DTC 101 has not only strengthened some of my preexisting skills that I knew prior to taking this course, but it has also introduced me to levels of social media that I did not realize were there before. Besides breaking down social media and webpages to the levels of the C.R.A.P. principles, I found it especially interesting how our internet presence can be tracked in many different ways, whether its through cookies or some other form of invisible footsteps that most users don’t think of checking.
The unit I enjoyed the least throughout the semester was definitely the unit that included Voyant, and our studies to determine if our prediction on our topic was “correct” or not. The reason I put quotations around the word correct, is because at the end of that unit I didn’t believe my Voyant results were any more accurate than what I went into the project at the beginning with. This could have been because of my topic pertaining to a newer phone that hadn’t fully launched at the time of this project, but the fact still remains that I felt like I didn’t get any good new information out of my Voyant results.
The unit I enjoyed/currently enjoying is our final unit, and our social media platform redesign. My group chose Craigslist as our platform, and since I was put on the design team I’ve been thoroughly enjoying making mockups of our new design. When it comes time to present, I feel like our group is going to do well because we spaced out the work well and shared it evenly. As long as everyone in my group does their part, I don’t see how we can fail.
Overall, I’ve really enjoyed this semester and DTC 101 as a whole, and I look forward to taking my next DTC class next semester.
Source: The Office, NBC.