The Things I'll do for Extra Credit

The things I'll do for extra credit
I'll write a poem so I can get it.
I'll go to McDonalds and act like a fool.
I'll ask for five pickles and play it cool.
I'll break the class down in just a few lines
I'll embarass myself with these corny rhymes.

I thought this class would be a breeze,
I thought that I could pass with ease.
But then I took the first exam,
I got my grade and said OH DAMN!

Passing now I thought, forget it!
Then hope came back through extra credit.
Go to McDonalds and do something dumb,
Be sure to ask for your french fries well done.

Enough of this nonsense I should say something smart,
the subject is management, so where should I start?

Increase creativity for more innovation,
Understand others to improve motivation.
Communicate well to get ahead,
Put it all together and make that bread.

But joking aside I learned a ton,
And for once in my life learning was fun.

So develop these skills and remember this mission-
always maintain the 'Power of Vision'!

To Blog or Not to Blog?

I think the Blogging Project is a very beneficial activity for this class. Both in the sense that we get to give the material taught another look and that we have complete control over a portion of our grade.

Not only does blogging force us to reconsider the purpose of the class activities and lessons, but it also gives us another perspective of how to view those things from the point of many of our classmates. This puts things in a greater perspective and even prepares us for a business setting as we get to see how a variety of individuals react to certain things.

I feel like the best part of blogging was being able to interact with basically the entire class. In class we all tend to sit in the same areas so we only interact with those around us. Through responding to other peoples blogs we increase our interactions and therefore get more out of the class.

Personally, I am not the most active class participant, but being able to blog gave me a chance to express my opinions. Blogging forced those who do not actively participate to get a word in and thus expanded the learning experience.

I think very often we go to class and once we leave we do not take the time to think about the lesson and really let it sink in. This means we are likely to forget the material very soon (that is, until a test comes up and we decide to review). The post-class pondering can be the difference between a B and an A.

The blogs forced us to to be more active in the learning process which ultimately benefited us.

Even though I feel the blogs were helpful, I do no plan on continuing to blog once the class if over. However, I would not be upset if this activity comes up in another class.