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The presentation that I found most interesting was the reports presentation. I found this presentation interesting because it showed what everyone was doing and they also showed the advancement in the different presentation groups throughout the week. This showed me how everyone advanced and made different decisions throughout the weeks of the course. Another thing that I liked about their presentation was the fact that they took pictures to show everyone working. A couple things that I wish my group had done a little different is spend a little more time working on the presentation of the projects. In my experience of preparing for this was working with my groups to prepare the final project, create the PowerPoint presentation, and also practicing the presentation to make sure that everyone had their part down. Although there were some minor problems we all seem to come together and get the job done. The skills and knowledge that I will be able to take from this experience and use it in my future career are that it will broaden my perspectives and enhances critical thinking skills, improve my interpersonal and human relation skills which are increasingly viewed as the most important skills in achieving success in professional and personal circles, provides guidance and experience for future career choice, provide experience which can be used on my resume and future college applications, and it develops my network of support and professional contacts.

 

blog 8 complaint letter

710 W. 12^th Street
Flint, MI, 48503
ericdkeels@gmail.com

December 3, 2013

Dr. Roy Rendell
Principal
Flint Academy High School
2122 Saginaw Street
Flint, MI, 48503

Dear: Dr. Rendell

On November 23, 2013, it was brought to my attention that the school is cutting the sports program in the year of 2014.

Unfortunately, this is not fair for the children who participate in these sports programs and who also look forward to playing as well as getting the exercise they need. This is also a problem for the students who have played three years and is now coming into their senior year and need the sports program to receive scholarships to a good college. I am disappointed because my child happens to be one of those students that will be a senior in 2014 and I rather not change schools because he might not receive the same attention academically as well as a fair shot in another schools sports program.

To resolve the problem, I would appreciate you into consideration what this will do to these kids especially the ones whose parents cannot afford to move their kids to another school. I would love to arrange a meeting with the school officials to see if this problem can be handled in the best way possible that will benefit everyone involved.

I look forward to your reply and a resolution to my problem and will wait until January 1, 2014 making a decision. Please contact me at the above address or by phone at 810-395-9955.

Sincerely,

Eric Keels

Bog #7

This weeks blog is a free writing blog so I am going to just talk a little bit about my online classes. I know that online classes are a little more work for the simple fact that you can sit in the comfort of your own home and work comfortably but some of these courses can just have to much work to do. I made the brilliant mistake of taking two online classes at the same time and boy is it hard. I also have a in seat class but there I can talk to my teacher directly  In the online classes I have to wait to hear word back from the instructor and that may take up to a day this is very frustrating. I also have two online team projects and this is very difficult more challenging than getting the instructor to respond. It is so hard trying to set dates to meet up with classmates I am just at my wits end and stressing very bad. Although I am getting threw it this was a very much well lesson learned not to take more than one online class at a time.

Blog #6

Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. Service learning offers a unique opportunity for America's young people to get involved with their communities. This helps them to become actively contributing citizens and community members through the service they perform. Threw service learning students can build character and become active participants as they work with others in their school and community to create service projects in areas like education and environment. Service learning offers all its participants a chance to take part in the active education of youth while addressing the concerns, needs, and hopes of communities. My expectations for this project is to simply help and provide my services wherever it is needed to help Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization any way possible. I will also use this experience as a learning tool to help me acquire knowledge about things that I may not know. It will give me a chance to work in a group environment and also work with an organization that’s gives back so much to the community. The skills and knowledge that I will be able to take from this experience and use it in my future career are that it will broaden my perspectives and enhances critical thinking skills, improve my interpersonal and human relation skills which are increasingly viewed as the most important skills in achieving success in professional and personal circles, provides guidance and experience for future career choice, provide experience which can be used on my resume and future college applications, and it develops my network of support and professional contacts.

 

 

 

Instructions

For this week’s blog on instructions I chose a set of instructions on how to assemble a multi-speed bicycle from the huffy bicycle website. The document was written in three languages which were English, French, and Spanish. The document is in black and white and is generally easy to read because all the languages are side by side in a column forum. The headings are bold and there are also warning labels to let you know to be careful when opening certain nuts and bolts so that you do not lose anything. There are also pictures to guide you through the instructions. The pictures show you the tools that you will need as well as the parts of the bicycle that you will be putting together. The only thing that I think they could have improved on is showing pictures of all the parts of the bicycle and the name of what the part was this would have been very helpful to the person assembling the bicycle.

http://www.huffy.com/pdf/ownersmanuals/b5cdef6e-94bb-4bfb-9996-832637c144b8.pdf

http://www.visualcv.com/erickeels

Identity

Developing my online reputation was very new to me. I thought that before doing this it would be a very easy task to complete but it was actually harder than I thought. Although I learned a lot of things about these different websites it was hard for me to figure everything out. I am still trying to figure out how to get my profiles all the way complete. If anyone can help me please help me thanks.

Blog three constructive criticism

I think that constructive criticism can be very good in the work place sometimes. I believe that constructive criticism can help and teach people of their weak points and make them a stronger individual but only if they are capable of hearing the truth about themselves. Sometimes people cannot handle hearing the truth about themselves so instead of taking the information and using it to make themselves better they may disagree with the information and feel like that person may have offended them. In my professional hobby which is a music producer I take as well as give constructive criticism on a daily basis for me as a receiver of constructive criticism I use this information as fuel to make me better in the areas that I may be slaking in. I love to hear constructive criticism because it helps me as a person become a better listener as well as a better person. I can remember a time when I gave a person some real constructive criticism not to hurt them but simply answering the question they had asked me so that they can go back and fix the problem. When I answered the question this person immediately got very angry and told me I had no clue what I was talking about and that I was an extreme hater. In conclusion you have to know what type of person that you are dealing with before you offer criticism because they might not be the type that can handle it. So know what I do if someone ask me for my opinion on how their music sounds I simply ask how does it sound to you cause that’s all that matters.

blog #2

This job is perfect for me because I am a self motivated and outgoing person who loves to take on new challenges. I am also a peoples person who likes to get the job done the first time and avoid a repetitious process. I am skilled in many different areas in the professional world such as sales management, focus marketing, and advertising. I also have skills in computer programming and have knowledge in many different computer programs such as Microsoft word, power point, outlook, excel, and pro-tools. I feel that I would be a great asset to this company by offering my skills and expertise that I have received in my training.

My education has prepared and trained me through a wide variety of courses and classes such as marketing, advertisement, economics, sells, accounting, and statistics. These courses has given me the proper training, know how, and information that I need to further my career in the marketing field. I also did an internship for a company called elite marketing which gave me a on the job hands on experience in sales and marketing which has shown me technique on how marketing effects sales. It also showed me the meaning of pushing the sell to the customer to encourage and entice them to buy different products.

I have never had a problem with my boss we tend to get along very well. I have learned during my many job experience to ask question to know what is exactly expected of me so I can do the job as it should be done. Unfortunately I have had a problem with one of my professors only because I felt like he was not explaining the assignments in the way that he wanted them completed. The problem was resolved by me asking excessive question so that I could get a mental picture of what it was he wanted exactly when it pertained to the assignments.

I am very much a team player. I love working in groups and teams because it gets the job done faster, more effective, and more efficiently. It also generates more ideas on how the job can be done better. When working as a team you learn how to work with people which builds and develops people skills and respect for fellow employees. In the world today mostly everything that we do involves working with others in a group forum or even as a team. I have always lived by the motto's there is strength in numbers and two heads are better than one.

Blog 1

Hello my name is Eric Keels I am a proud parent of one six year old daughter who’s name is Nakyla and  who i love dearly although is is quite a handful. I am a full time student here at Davenport University and I also work full time for a company called Albar Industries where I supervise the paint department. I also run and operate a music studio where I record artist around the Flint area and also practice my craft of being a musician. I am currently a junior here at Davenport University where I am studying to obtain my bachelors degree in business administration marketing. Technical communication is very important in any field today. The world is becoming a technical universe where mostly everything is done on a computer via internet. In my field of study it is important because it will allow my to research and study products that I may be promoting or even interested in finding out what consumers think about that product. Technical communication also allows me to deal with a wide mass of people without traveling around the world to do it. It allows me to travel within a global market at the touch of a finger.