When i first heard that I would be taking COM 125 this semester, I actually cringed, with memories of CSE 111 and programming a "robot" still very much too vivid for my own liking. But as the weeks passed, I started to realise that this was very much a different experience. There were a few things I didn't quite or expect though.

To me, the course seemed very un-communications-like. Alot of technical information, and less on the effects, impacts on communication. While it's fun and interesting to learn about how a blog or a social netowrking site works or how an umbrella can become a map, it's not exactly what I (or some others) would have fully expected. I was particularly puzzled over the "growth mindset" lessons, and up to this point fail to understand how exactly it relates to the Internet.

That being said, though, classes were alsmost always fun and enjoyable, though sometimes it seemed that many in their seats weren't exactly paying attention; sleeping, using laptops or just talking. Quite annoying, though that's probably not the fault of the lecturer. Happens alot everywhere, and maybe it's just a sign of the regard that others have for education, even if it's not what they expect.

Would I recommend COM 125 to others? Definitely. How could it be improved? I'm not entirely sure.

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