Unit 2 Reflection
For this assignment, I targeted a specific age group which is millennials, and geographically I was mainly targeting Americans as well, but I left the target region more broad. The reason behind keeping the target region a bit broader but focusing primarily on the United States is because I am most familiar with the culture of the United States where this problem exists. Another reason, I targeted the US millennials but left it broader is because other developed countries are facing these same issues, such as Canada, Germany, etc., but if I targeted worldwide millennials, it simply does not make sense to target developing countries where this problem does not exist. Secondly, this problem is massively prevalent in the United States for millennials, and the millennials are the future of society right now; therefore it is vital that this information is spread to them. Throughout my essay, I targeted millennials through rhetorical remarks, questions, and call to actions. I even took a step further and researched the best way of relaying a message to millennials, and catered my essay writing to that style of learning and acceptance. I kept the piece engaging by asking questions such as, “ When you hear “technology,” what do you think?" Additionally, I asked rhetorical questions to make them think about what they want the future to hold for them. For example, “Does this seem like fun? Will this make you happy?” I also made a bulleted list of solutions to this problem, because millennials like things straight to the point and easy to understand. I often used “your,” so the point is driven home to them and they know that I want them to change for the better of the world. For example, here I wrote, “ Please just put your phones down.”
Undoubtedly, my unit 2 portfolio paper has evolved quite dramatically in many different ways. In the Unit 1 portfolio, I was merely presenting information about technology’s effect on people. In my unit 2 portfolio, I took a side built up my argument, while providing counterarguments. I even offered solutions to the problem at hand in my paper. All in all, my stance and perspective have staid the same, and maybe even made stronger that there are significant detriments, and there needs to be a happy medium found. The sources used in this Unit 2 portfolio ranged dramatically, from videos to high-quality medical writing. This happens to be a highly studied subject; therefore there was plenty of availability regarding high-quality sources. I believe an improvement that could have been made would be to use a bit more medical findings from Universities as a real backbone supporting mechanism. However, at the same time, I liked using a diverse realm of credible sources. I think further research needs to be done on the exact amount of exposure to technology is healthy, for overall health. This primary research would be tough to do with no psychology or neuroscience background, but I would set up a study with experts on brain effects and health effects, and look at different groups that used technology for varying amounts of time. Then I would be able to conclude, which level of exposure to technology realized the most benefits with the least harm/
I believe that the abstract pitch homework was, in fact, helpful, but I think that the pitch making process was essential in making me think through my pitch and ask myself some questions. I did end up going in a very slightly different path for personal reasons, not based on feedback but it did help for the overall blog post. I received three comments of feedback on the pitch and the responses were quite positive, and people seemed to be interested, so I went ahead with the general idea and pushed forward to complete the paper.
As a business major that is extremely interested in stocks and the overall market, I learned how to dive into research and then wrap it up into a persuasive argument. For example in a stock pitch for a finance class you need to have many data points presenting your position, present some counter arguments (potential risks), and then I learned to make suggestions on mechanisms for change/maintenance. In a stock pitch for a finance class, these can be mechanisms to monitor that position and make sure that you are providing sound advice. For example, a list of suggestion on how to respond if there is an interest rate hike or a recession. The addition of providing problem solving mechanisms is an immensely valuable learning point that I will use in a multitude of ways moving forward. This method of presenting research is essentially a sales pitch that can be carried through to many routes in life. Through this project, I learned to provide some counterarguments which are similar to risks and then to offer tools to sort of check-in and ensure after I pitch something to cover all angles.
Undoubtedly, my unit 2 portfolio paper has evolved quite dramatically in many different ways. In the Unit 1 portfolio, I was merely presenting information about technology’s effect on people. In my unit 2 portfolio, I took a side built up my argument, while providing counterarguments. I even offered solutions to the problem at hand in my paper. All in all, my stance and perspective have staid the same, and maybe even made stronger that there are significant detriments, and there needs to be a happy medium found. The sources used in this Unit 2 portfolio ranged dramatically, from videos to high-quality medical writing. This happens to be a highly studied subject; therefore there was plenty of availability regarding high-quality sources. I believe an improvement that could have been made would be to use a bit more medical findings from Universities as a real backbone supporting mechanism. However, at the same time, I liked using a diverse realm of credible sources. I think further research needs to be done on the exact amount of exposure to technology is healthy, for overall health. This primary research would be tough to do with no psychology or neuroscience background, but I would set up a study with experts on brain effects and health effects, and look at different groups that used technology for varying amounts of time. Then I would be able to conclude, which level of exposure to technology realized the most benefits with the least harm/
I believe that the abstract pitch homework was, in fact, helpful, but I think that the pitch making process was essential in making me think through my pitch and ask myself some questions. I did end up going in a very slightly different path for personal reasons, not based on feedback but it did help for the overall blog post. I received three comments of feedback on the pitch and the responses were quite positive, and people seemed to be interested, so I went ahead with the general idea and pushed forward to complete the paper.
As a business major that is extremely interested in stocks and the overall market, I learned how to dive into research and then wrap it up into a persuasive argument. For example in a stock pitch for a finance class you need to have many data points presenting your position, present some counter arguments (potential risks), and then I learned to make suggestions on mechanisms for change/maintenance. In a stock pitch for a finance class, these can be mechanisms to monitor that position and make sure that you are providing sound advice. For example, a list of suggestion on how to respond if there is an interest rate hike or a recession. The addition of providing problem solving mechanisms is an immensely valuable learning point that I will use in a multitude of ways moving forward. This method of presenting research is essentially a sales pitch that can be carried through to many routes in life. Through this project, I learned to provide some counterarguments which are similar to risks and then to offer tools to sort of check-in and ensure after I pitch something to cover all angles.
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