End of Year Reflection: Web Design

What Did I Take Away?

Technology

Technology is my biggest strength in eComm. I work with computers very well and I'm always learning new things. My skills with HTML, CSS, and the likes have grown since the beginning of the year. At the beginning of the year, I didn't have a great understanding on how webpages worked. I have a much better understanding now, and would consider my work up to industry standards. With technology, I learn best with experience.

Collaboration

There isn't a lot of room for collaboration in web design, but I would say that I collaborate by working with others and getting help when I need it, or returning that help.

Communication

In eComm, communication is key. I communicate with Mr. Olson when I have questions about web design. Sometimes my computer may be acting up, or my code may be buggy, but with communication, I can have those problems fixed.

Project Management

I'd say my project management is fairly strong. Intend to get stuff in on time, although sometimes I think that I spend way too much time trying to make my projects something they don't need to be, for example, with my CSS Transition project, I was originally gonna do something completely different and harder than what was assigned. I wasted a lot of time on this, and it was turned in late.

Leadership

I like to exercise my leadership whenever I can. I think it's one of the most important guarantees that eComm offers. I try to show leadership by helping out my classmates when they need it. I have put a lot of time into web design outside of school, so I like to use my skills to help people who don't understand it as well as I do.

Strengths and Weaknesses

My biggest strength in eComm is my technology usage by far. I have really developed my skills when working with the coding languages we use. I've definitely improved on this throughout the year as well, this is due to the amount of time I've spent working with them. However, there's always more to learn, like PHP and MySQL. These languages are a lot different than HTML and CSS, so it's going to be a big challenge.

A weakness for me would probably be my communication skills. Although I feel like they have improved, I feel like I need to reach out more. I can do this by pushing myself to do it more next year.

APPLYING WHAT I'VE LEARNED

I think the skills I've learned will prove to be very valuable. I use my web design skills all the time in other aspects of my life, for example, I entered a portfolio in eMagine this year, and got second place.

CHANGES?

I don't think there's anything I would really change. eComm provides a great environment to grow one's skills. I really like how open-ended it is, and how it doesn't hold back people that are more advanced or leave behind anyone who doesn't quite get it. Everyone improves their skills all the time, and I really like that about eComm.

IN SUMMARY

In summary, eComm is a great learning experience. I'm glad that I have this opportunity, as my skills have grown immensely, and I feel like it has better prepared me for my future. The skills I learn in eComm prove to be very useful in other aspects of life, and I find myself applying them all the time. I love seeing the products that I have learned to produce, and how they've kept improving ever since I joined eComm.