Sunday, April 27, 2008

Advice to Future Students

First and foremost, this class is not one of those that you need to dread! Although considered a requirement for most, if not all, it is quite enjoyable. There are only a few things that you may want to keep in mind if you plan on doing well in the course.

First, always keep up with the work. As a student in the online section of the course, keeping up with the work was very important. A weekly "To-Do List" was always posted on Sunday nights and it was imperative to pace yourself wisely to complete the assignments by the following Sunday. When you think about it, you had MUCH more time and leeway to complete the assignments than those in the actual lecture section, so take advantage of it, but don't abuse it!

Second, understand and become knowledgeable about the concepts that this course covers. Unlike many of your other classes that usually don't stick with you after that final exam, this class is important. You will learn how to write some very important documents, the correct way, that you will need to use over and over again in the future. Not only that, many things that you will write will end up being second nature to you with whatever job you chose in the future. So understand and learn the right way now, it will only make things in the very near future that much easier!

And third, NEVER hesitate to ask questions! Mrs. Rogers is probably one of the best professors you will ever have here at Clemson, and I'm not just saying that! She is more than willing to help you with anything at anytime. She isn't one of those professors that gets annoyed with questions, or your not understanding certain things. She would much rather help you until you fully grasped the concept, even if she answered the same question five times! She always made me feel so comfortable about sending her e-mail after e-mail with questions! The simplest way to put it would be: "You send her 1000 e-mails with questions or concerns, she replies 1000 times with the answers!"

There may seem to be a good bit of work to do at one time, but overall this class is not difficult at all. The atmosphere, even for online students, is very relaxed and comfortable. Mrs. Rogers does an excellent job at preparing you for real world situations where the documents you learn to write will be used. She is very nice, helpful, and understanding with absolutely everything. Finally, a course that you will actually be able to recall things from, and that you will constantly use concepts from in the future!

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