Professional Investigation

WRD: I enjoyed the Text and Image class I took and I'm currently enrolled in Technical Writing (WRD 521). Document Design in the Winter quarter might be interesting, but I think Text and Image and Technical Writing together probably give me a pretty good foundation in this area.

HCI: I loved HCI 402 (Foundations of Digital Design) and will definitely take another elective in this program. Some interesting courses are Usability Engineering, Foundations of Human-Computer Interaction, and Digital Page Formatting. As I've mentioned before, my company will be launching a new website sometime in the next six months and I think it would be very useful to be in a position where I can be more hands-on than just telling a developer no, do it this or that way.

MBA: I intended to avoid MBA classes since I already have my MBA, but we're in a much different space than we were three years ago. The online marketing class might be worthwhile, but I'd like a chance to review the syllabus first.

CMNS 543 (Communication and Organizational Change): I'm not quite sure how I could get this to fit in my current position, but seeing this class makes me think about the industry change in Metro Detroit (where I'll likely return in a few years) and how useful of a course this could be in an environment like that. Just a thought.

I've discussed some training opportunities with my supervisor and would like to take a couple Adobe CS4 workshops. I would prefer not to spend much time in the DePaul classroom on what I might be able to learn in a few days. Ascend Training has come up as a possibility.

I am also interested in Prof. Akiyoshi's web design classes. I've heard good things about them and I hope I can bypass part I and enroll in part II for the winter. I'll need to show him my portfolio to see what he suggests.