1) Read through your blog from this semester. Recall all of the experiences you've had a long the way -- the highs, the lows -- the fun moments, and the moments of drudgery, and even the moments of dread.
This has been a very challenging class in regards to keeping up with all of the assignments that are thrown at you. They are not difficult, but the volume is very high. I thought the "Very Short Interview" exercises stand out the most as the experience I enjoyed. I did not like having to video the other assignments. I missed a few assignments, and that has caused moments of drudgery!
2) What sticks out to you as the most formative experience? The experience that you'll remember years later? What was your most joyous experience? What experience are you most proud of yourself for accomplishing?
The most formative was "Growing Your Social Capital." The formative aspect was locating and interviewing the people. I understood the concept, but it was difficult to execute.
3) At the beginning of the semester, I mentioned that I wanted each of you to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. And we repeated the mantra -- I am an entrepreneur. Now, at the end, do you see yourself as an entrepreneur? Do you think you have moved closer to developing an entrepreneurial mindset?
I better understand what it means to have an entrepreneurial mindset. I know I have the drive, determination, and will to pursue the venture I have been working on this semester, "The Shrimp Tent." This class has helped me better understand how to actually make this venture work.
4) What is the one recommendation you would make to the students who are going to journey down this path in the future? What would you recommend they do to perform best in this course? What would you recommend they do to foster that mindset?
The best thing a person can do to be successful at this course is to front load the assignments. Getting ahead, and staying ahead in this course would make it much more enjoyable, and easier. When you miss your first deadline, it will foster that mindset. However, the trick is not to miss a deadline, so future students need to come in with a "can do" attitude, a willingness to work, and to have fun.
Hey Patrick! I agree with you that the most important thing for future students to know is not to procrastinate. I also enjoyed the Very Short Interview assignments and I would say that they were my favorite exercises of this class. I also had those moments of drudgery because it was difficult to perform the interviews on random people sometimes. Overall good job with this post and I think you would enjoy checking mine out http://cambent.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html
ReplyDeleteHey Patrick! I also agree that the most important thing for future students to know is not to procrastinate. I did not enjoy the Very Short Interview assignments because they werent really that helpful for me since I staged all of them. Overall good job with this post and I think you would enjoy checking mine out http://gainzvillebloggers.blogspot.com/2016/03/final-reflection.html
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