Reflection: My Personal Experience With The Class

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With my personal experience with the class, I believe that it has been about learning different ways to gain info about the world around us. With this information, people gain knowledge of what they know and or maybe something new. Gaining information on certain topics does not only benefit individuals but it can give insight for an entire group of people. Learning these different methods of gaining information such as interviewing, surveys, ethnographies, etc. is not only valuable in sociological studies , but in other subjects. The information we know now when it comes to how people feel about, for example, Donald Trump, most likely came from surveys. Based on methods like that, we make that opinion a fact, no matter how small the group …show more content…

This portfolio was a little review for me for this semester. There are methods and terms that I forgot we discussed and putting together this portfolio reminded me of them. So when I put together the portfolio, I did not necessarily learn something, but I was reminded of how much valuable information I gained with in the 16 week period. What my portfolio shows is that I know the importance of using methods to back up sociological findings and I believe that is a strength. If methods of backing up sociological findings were not important, then there would be no point of the class. This information about different methods is essential to certain careers and help in other career paths that do not deal with sociology head on. As for self-improvement, I can improve on some of the details of some of the methods. I may know what the method is but proving an example of what it is may be the difficult part. Details are very important because it helps you further understand what you are studying. Also, even though I am a very observant person, I believe I should have participated more. Participating in discussion helps you understand what is being talked about because you are engaged. This may not be for everyone, but I believe it helps. With engagement, if you reciting wrong information, fellow peers can help in giving clarity on why that is the wrong information and give you the information you need to

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