Technical Reflection Essay

Introduction

The purpose of this document is to give a reflection on the course and assignments I have done, and what I have learned in the process.

Course Reflection

In this five-week technical writing class I have learned that technical writing refers to documents done in the workplace, and also helps you to effectively communicate with co-workers and patients. Whereas, I thought that technical writing had to do with computers only before taking this class. On the contrary, in this class I have learned that it has to do with so much more than technology. In fact, this class gives you the necessary skills to write properly and professional documents. For instance, recognizing the primary and secondary audiences, and analyzing the audience’s background and their education is something I did not know how to do before taking this class. Now I know that this

Furthermore, the assignments we were assigned throughout this course has helped me put all these new skills I have learned into practice.

My Learning Experience

The assignments assigned from week 1 to 4 consisted of writing memos, application letter, resume, instructions, and a description of a technical object. As I did each assignment I learned something new that I didn’t know before, and also what I needed improvement on. As stated before, I never knew how important it was to analyze an audience prior to writing any type of document. This is an important technique to be aware of as it allows for effective communication in the workplace. I also learned how to write a proper application letter and resume. Although, I already have my own personal cover letter and resume, doing this assignment has helped me improve my sentence structure,