Capstone Reflection

Before taking this capstone class, I was vaguely aware of what how the expectations were set up. With anyone capstone course, some people wanted to share their experiences with me. With this class AOD 4396 Field Research: Practice in Professional Settings many former classmates of mine who told me about their experiences with the class. Before the class had started, I was thankful to hear about the experiences and appreciated the advice I was given. In hindsight, I feel the information was superficial. It is one thing to hear about other people’s experiences and another to experience the class myself.

From the teamwork discussion with my classmates both inside the classroom and outside I gained a new viewpoint on asking for others to critique

or even review my writing. Prior to this class I always felt that gaining other’s insight on my work was useless. To me there was a very strong difference between asking on how someone else to start a writing a paper and having them read my work. I am not saying that proof reading is not important because it certainly is, especially for me. This class has shown me the true value of having others critique and make suggestions about me writing.

From the papers I received back with feedback I have come to terms with the fact that I need to write clearer.

All throughout my time in college, I found myself to be okay with organization myself whether this is for work purposes, classes or my personal life. I use my organizer all the time which has shown to be helpful. From my semesters, prior especially this semester I learned a harsh lesson that was: when I focus so much on due dates I will get caught up in dates and worry myself.

After rereading my finalized professional development plan, I have the intention to stick to it. I have realized that I enjoy my time working for student services as an Owl Ambassador There have been numerous times where it has been difficult for me to acknowledge this because there are times when work is slow, and I feel useless. Yet when times at work are busy and there are prospective freshman coming to visit Temple