Week 16 Discussion 3

We learned many materials in this semester about critical thinking. I would like to discuss one of the concepts I think that is useful in depth. In chapter 10, it covers about marketing strategy & advertisement. The book introduces one of the marketing models: SWOT, which stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and threats. This set of model can help companies and individuals to position their business in the market. For instance, I am running an electronic store in a rural area.  I can make a list of SWOT to see how am I doing and what can I do to improve my business. I can expand the strengths and use the opportunities to develop new markets and customers. I will also be able to prevent profit losses and improve my company’s weaknesses by reviewing my weaknesses and threats. I think this is a very important model for businesses and this is the one vital business material I learned in a communication class.

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Week 16 Discussion 2

I enjoy this class so much. I like the routine and the workload we have. Since this is an online class, everything is on our own and we need to take care with our own business. Online forum motivates and “forces” me to read the book, because I cannot participate in the forum without reading the assigned chapters. That helps me to keep track of the readings. I also like this class because our professor is so approachable. I can send her an email whenever I need help and she will get back to me once she is available. I cannot really think of a negative part of this class, except I think we should not have forums for the weeks that we have quizzes or paper due. That can ensure we have sufficient time to work on the other assignment. Other than that, there is nothing else I can think of because this is an awesome class!

Thank you my online classmates and Professor Perez!

Week 16 Discussion 1

This is my second communication class I have taken in San Jose State University. I have learned varies way to become a critical thinker, and all the skills I learned in this class are essential life skills. Before taking this class, I never thought that it would cover materials like marketing, law, etc. I thought this is only a class that teaches us the theoretical of critical thinking. Over this course, we learn the idea first, and then we apply it into different real life fields.  I developed my thinking skills to another level and I am able to identify the type of argument that is. For example, when someone says “If Tom likes David Beckham, then he must like soccer very much.” I can tell immediately that conversation is a deductive argument. Also, the rhetorical devices I learned in this class help me to become a better neutral speaker and writer by using appropriate phrase to not offend others.

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