My Experience in IS101

Reflection on my performance on Phase 1

            During my time in IS101, I have struggled with getting 100% on the sections in the first two chapter, but when I started working on Chapter 3 - Microsoft Office Features I got the better hang of it. One of the major skills that I have learned in the class is to select a word, right-click it and then, look into the thesaurus. This will help me look for words that are more suitable for a specific context. In fact, I enjoy taking IS101 because you learn skills that help make it convenient to fulfill tasks in Microsoft Office. However, my earlier experiences were not as fun.

            Earlier in the semester, I am disappointed in myself for rushing finish three of the sections in Chapter 2 – Computer Essentials and Section 1.4 - Online Safety and Security. The reason is because I wanted to catch up to work on my Chapter 3- Common Office Features and Chapter 4 - Microsoft Word assignments. I was struggling with getting the tasks in the assignments done before the due dates because I didn’t start working on the introductory coursework a week in advance. For next time, I will make sure I work at least five days in advance for assignments.

My Knowledge in using Bulleted and Numbered Lists

            I have chosen Section 4.4.3 - Bulleted and Numbered Lists as the section to talk about for this blog. I use bullet points to see all the tasks that I need to accomplish for the day separately. I also use numbered lists to help myself see the required order of steps to fulfill a task. To start the list, I set my cursor on an empty line, press the numbering button on the paragraph group to start numbered list and then, press enter to start the next note. However, I struggled with with knowing how to decrease the indent for a bullet point when I accidentally indented it too far to the right. I struggle with that whenever there is a bullet point on the next line. However, watching the tutorial video on Section 4.4.3 - Bulleted and Numbered Lists taught me that there is a Decrease Indent button on the paragraph group. I can use that button to decrease the indent for a bullet point.

My plan to prepare myself for the Word Certification exam 

            The first step that I will take to get a good grade on the Certification exam is to make a list of the lessons in LabSim that I still need to review. I will then review that video to recall what it talked about. To help myself understand the topic for the section, I will write down the summary of what was talked about. The last step that I will take to prepare myself for the exam is study the lesson for that topic.

What to Share about My Life

            One of the things that I enjoy about college is that you get to learn skills that will help you make an impact in your career. For example, in my Introduction to Information Systems class, I learned how to switch between different styles of text on Microsoft Word. This allows me to give the text that I use as headings in a different format than the text that I use as notes. However, I do face problems in college.

            One of the biggest stressors that I have dealt with in college is enrolling in an Introduction to Oral Communications class in which the curriculum was not suitable for me. In the class, the teacher required the class to read two chapters a week, along with working on the quizzes based on those chapters, which was hard for me to handle with other classes that I had. I enrolled into that class since it was the best Introduction to Oral Communications class available since I didn’t start looking for classes as early as possible. However, you can learn from your mistakes in college. After making that choice, I learned that the quality of the curriculum of a class matters as much as the effort that you put in to get a good grade. If you are a full-time student and all your classes that you enroll in are tedious, you can struggle having time getting good grades in all of them, even though you might be trying to study those classes every day. After learning this major lesson, I can prevent myself from waiting to pick classes after they opened and then, enrolling into a class in which the curriculum is hard to manage.