English 420Y - Business Writing Online

After reading through the table of contents and chapter 12 and other parts of the book I think that there are plenty of things I will learn through this class. I expect the substance of this course to be very informative, especially about writing new types of documents I've never heard of before. Just in reading through chapter 12 I've realized there are things such as a white paper and recommendation reports. I've never even heard of either of these but there is a good chance I will have to write some of them in career. I expect to learn a lot more about documents I've heard of as well. I really enjoyed the section of chapter 12 when it was talking about writing resumes and cover letters. I feel that my resume is really weak right now since I didn't really know what I was doing and didn't spend that much time on it. After this course however I feel I will be able to write a much better resume and cover letter and will probably get a better job because of my new knowledge. The part of the table of contents I really enjoyed was chapter 9 where it was talking about punctuating with purpose. I never know when it is right to use a coma or a semi colon or which to use to in certain situations. Learning to use punctuation marks the right way will make my writing seem much more professional and will show people I know how to write in the correct way. I didn't read through the entire glossary of usage but what I did skim over looks like it will be very helpful when choosing the right words. Another thing I struggle with is picking the right option when there are different spellings of words or different words that can be used. By reading the book and completing the different writing assignments I feel this course will greatly enhance my writing abilities, especially in the business category of writing.