SEMESTER ONE DONE!

Okay so that's a blatant lie.

I am definitely not done with semester one. In fact, I have only finished one of my courses after the shocking exam this morning. However, I am almost done - the finish line is in sight - and that makes me rather joyful.

I have had such an interesting first semester at Uni. Throughout this semester, I have been far too relaxed, far too lazy and, as of late, far too stressed. And yet, I have very much enjoyed my semester of JOUR1111... So much so that I'm going to stick with it next semester (which is of significance because I am switching out of my other degree). So it goes to show that I liked this class... a lot. I definitely think that I can get used to the way the things work in a Journalism and Communication degree. I've definitely had a lot more fun in this subject compared to my others (and no I'm not saying all of this to get a better grade).

I think we learnt a lot this semester and yet it was all manageable - probably helped by the fact that we had to review each lecture on here which helped me to remember the content. I thought it was a good introduction to the degree and it really got me thinking critically about the technical side to the news. A lot of it was things that I had noticed but couldn't really identify such as news values or news worthiness. Those are concepts that you understand but can't really explain unless you do a class such as JOUR1111. I liked that there were many things that I could easily see at work after each class. For example: the sound lecture - after I had listened to that and seen the proper technique for interviewing someone and heard their tips I could see how this would apply to my own interview for my story telling assignment. I did apply those techniques (successfully, in my opinion, ha ha). I also loved the way that the grades were spread over many small assignments so that it was easy to manage and to do well if you put the effort in - so thank you for that course coordinator :) I also thought that the assignments were interesting & fun to do which I can see from the amount of time I spent on this blog as opposed to long, boring essays that I had to complete for other classes. I feel like I have a new appreciation for social media following the media use diary and using my student twitter account. I now have my own twitter account and it would be an understatement to say that I'm hooked.

I have a long way to go (literally - I have years left of my degree), but I'm looking forward to it. I look forward to defining my 'brand' of Journalism and seeing where it takes me. I look forward to learning how to present the news in the plethora of ways that are available to Journalism students in 2012. Basically, I look forward to learning more.

In conclusion, after 27 blog posts I can safely say, I have thoroughly enjoyed this course and I look forward to extending my foray into the world of Journalism.

Thank you very much for reading.
Till next semester....
I bid you, dear reader, adieu!