Uncertainty

So it’s been three weeks since the semester began and there is definitely some uncertainty about this class. I’m not totally sure what we learned in class this week and from the looks on my classmates’ faces they are not too sure either. In the beginning of the semester I was excited to get to know how to read and write documents having to do with my field of choice which is forensic science.  We have been reading a lot of articles on discourse community and I am beginning to wonder how there articles will contribute to my final research paper. I feel like I’m shooting in the dark and I’m definitely lost in the sauce. I’m really starting to wonder what my professor has planned for the rest of the semester.

                I didn’t go to my professor’s office hours this week because I actually understood the article. Not only did I understand it I really enjoyed it. The article had to do with writing personal statements for medical school applications. I didn’t even know that a personal statement was a factor in the med school application process. It surprised me that med students are not taught how to write such a vital part of their application. I learned that there are so many different parts of the statement and that its completely different than the statement written for a job application. This week the article was clear but the class was definitely a little foggy for me. I will probably stop by my professor’s office to see what the future holds for me in this class.

Week 3-Library Adventure

It’s been three weeks since the semester has begun and I am starting to worry about my English class. The articles that I have been assigned are beginning to take its toll on me. They are long, drawn out complicated reads, and I can barely understand the concepts.  The fact that I can’t understand these articles worries me because I’m afraid I won’t be able to understand the discourse communities in my future career. I really need to find time to go over some of these topics with my professor because I feel like this entire course has to do with understanding articles and my grade will greatly suffer if I don’t get help FAST!

                This week during class we went on an adventure through the library to find a book, article, and journal having to do with our field of choice. More specifically we had to find these things in our field having to do with the writing and how people in our desired field writes. My field of choice is forensic science, but more specifically autopsies and medical examining. I thought this was going to be mission impossible, but luckily I found a book. It’s called “Principles of Forensic Report Writing”. I never thought I would borrow a book from the UCF library, but I did and it was quite an adventure. I’m really excited to learn more about my field and being able to write professional forensic reports and understand those reports. The table of content itself gets me excited for my future.