A500.9.3.RB – Course Reflection

My End of Course Thoughts On MSLD 500

     I have been taking this Leadership course for 9 weeks now. It is coming to an end and here are my thoughts on this course. 

     First, I absolutely loved this course. I feel that it has made a crucial turning point in the way I now think about things. I realize that prior to this class; my thinking was very close-minded, contrary to what I would have said about myself prior.  

     Second, I had a pretty great learning experience in this class, so I am not sure that there is anything that could be improved upon. The discussion posts, the homework assignments, and the final project all helped to enhance the course and my learning. The reading material was perfect as well. It thoroughly described the content and allowed me to really understand the subject.

     Third, in a lot of the classes I have taken, not many professors bother with commenting back on discussion posts. There have been a few, but the way the professor in this leadership class commented was more thought provoking. She would prompt our thinking based on our posts. It really allowed me to see what critical thinking looked like and how it should be addressed.

     Finally, in my future courses I fully expect to think about them differently. I will address them from a different perspective and this will allow my thinking to be more open to understanding the subject matter more clearly. A lot of times, when I start a new course, I get overwhelmed right off the bat with the amount of work that needs to be done and even with the material. However, after taking this class I realize it is because I approach the course and the new material with a very close mind. This causes me to get overwhelmed from the start. Now, I don’t think I will do this. Since I know how to break things down and take each section at a time and analysis it, I will be more receptive to the information.

     I always feel a little smarter after each class I take, but with this course I not only feel smarter, I feel that I have been armed with new tools to help me get the most out of every class I take.