I learned so many useful tools throughout this semester, including dozens of helpful online tools, a large amount of resources I never used before, and how big of an impact my study and work habits have on my quality of work. First off, I think online/group projects and research papers are the main part of my academics that are going to improve after this course. The amount of different options and preferences I learned in this course will help my research  become much more detailed and accurate. Pryor to this course, my initial course of action to begin my research would be to type in my subject in the search bar for Google. However, I learned how to change my search preferences, languages, and narrow or broaden my results based on details of my research. Finally, I learned that I personally can benefit immensely from using online resources such as blogs and tutorials. Watching tutorials online not only helped me learned the lessons for the module, but also helped me realize that I am more of a visual learned than a verbal one. This may seem unimportant in the big picture, but actually studying the way I want to study helps me learn so much quicker and more efficiently.

In addition to learning an abundance of online tools and resources, I also learned a huge amount about my own work and study tendencies. Although simply learning about tendencies, such as procrastination, will not change how I work, it is always the first step in fixing any problem. When you have an entire week to do one set of work, it helps you space out your work throughout the week and move away from procrastinating. Another thing I learned about myself is that I like to put work off until it is easiest for MY schedule, which is something I need to fix. For instance, I would much rather put off my homework to Sunday (when I have nothing to do) other than Saturday, when I could hang out with my friends or go out. Although I always had enough time to finish my work, I ran into a few technology problems that  kept me from completing my work. If I hadn’t put it off, I could’ve fixed the problem before the last day.

My most meaningful experience throughout the course was definitely learning about my study an work tendencies. I always knew I had a procrastination problem, but I never really realized how much it affected my studies until now. And like I said earlier, the first step towards fixing any problem is realizing you have it and learning ab0ut it.

I can apply the lessons from this class to so many aspects of life in the future. Putting off work doesn’t only apply to school or work, but also everyday life events and your relationships with different people in your life. Being able to get work done efficiently will greatly improve my quality of work and well being in the future.