So that’s it here comes the end of 2013 Fall Semester.
Personally, I’ve had great experiences with COM125. With
a background of surfing the web and chatting with friends on an hourly basis,
well…the online world is sort of familiar to me. However, COM125 has helped me realize what I have been doing the whole time is just simply stretching the
surface. For the first time, I’ve finally come to understand and appreciate the
significant impact of the internet upon our society. The internet does not only
allow us to communicate in ways that have never been before, but also plays a crucial part on altering our perspective with regards to the world. Just thinking of how weird it is for an
individual not to adopt any kind of social networking in this digital era, or how
common it is for one to abandon newspaper and instead adopt online articles you
would get what I meant.
After 12 weeks with COM125, my most favourite lecture would be on "politics and the internet". Even though I know how powerful the internet is, I have never been
that aware when it comes to taking advantage of social networking platforms
such as Facebook or YouTube to efficiently promote something that so
national and critical as political campaigns (President Barack Obama used it and he was
successful!). In addition, "journalism and the internet" is another concept that
I have found interested in. After that lecture, I can finally see how technology
has been and is about to shape journalism. Nowadays, with the growth of internet and
changing customer demands, old methods on how news
are gathered and delivers have no longer been in practice. And citizen journalism, which remarkably sharps the
transformation from traditional to digital journalism, have caught my attention
the most.
Even though I hate to say how much I am sick of doing
group research paper, my group work experience on COM125 surprisingly
turned out not to be that bad. In fact, it was fun! Since my group chose Online
Dating, which was quite a cool topic to present on, I was so much motivated to go
online and research about it. Unlike the other courses where lecturers usually
assign students to focus on several boring topics, COM125’s group project was
different as we got to decide anything we really wanted, anything! Isn’t is
awesomeee!! Learning from other groups’ presentation is another great experience
that I’d love to thank Mr. Choy for. I felt super relaxed while listening to my
friends’ speeches; presentation lectures are one of the best moments for me!
Last but not least, I’m grateful as this course has
offered me precious opportunities to learn interesting concepts which I would
never be able to study on my own. This module does not only make me realize how
superficial my knowledge is, but prepare me with tons of experiences that are
needed for my future. And of course, my com125 journey wouldn’t have been that
great if it’s not for Mr. Choy’s dedication and kindness. Thank you and I love
you!