Week in Review: A Reflection of December 12 – December 17

This past week was my last week of classes at Moraine Park Technical College for the fall 2011 semester. Everything seems to be wrapping up on campus. There aren’t any more meetings or classes to go to. All my class work is done except for the last two assignments for Beginning Photoshop.

The books I decided not to keep have been sold back to the MPTC bookstore. I’m putting the money I received from those books off to the side to help purchase my spring 2012 textbooks. The bookstore’s website lists required books and supplies for classes, but they haven’t posted next semester’s list last time I checked. I’ll check back later when it’s closer to the start of the semester.

This is the time of the semester when I wait for my final grades to come in. It can take what seems a while for instructors to grade, but I’ve already received some of my final grades. I usually check the online class portals in eCollege, but grades can also be accessed from myMPTC. Sometime soon I’ll be receiving my Web Site Coordinator Certificate. I’m pretty psyched to finally be able to put it on my resume.

Week in Review: A Reflection of December 4 – December 11

What a busy, busy week it has been! There was the holiday celebration event, which included two BINGO events and a casino, a Lunch ‘n’ Learn, and final projects to work on for my classes at Moraine Park Technical College.

The cafeteria and computer labs were popular places for group projects and study groups this past week. It is definitely nearing the end of the semester. Which reminds me; book buyback starts this Thursday. I’ve got a few books l would like to sell back to the bookstore, but I highly recommend keeping books you know you’ll use in the future. I will not be selling my Photoshop or JavaScript book back. They were good books I know I might need to use for reference in the future.

Sometimes when I go down the hallway past the library at the West Bend campus, there will be something set up at the tables. This past week there was a fundraiser for Relay for Life http://www.relayforlife.org/. Students and staff could purchase tickets to enter drawings to win gift baskets filled with things like movies, iTunes gift cards, candy, and cookbooks. I was one of the first to put my raffle tickets into the bucket.

After completing my self-paced Microsoft Access class, I was able to focus on my final project for Graphics for the Web class that was due on Monday. It required a lot of research and a lot of time spent using Photoshop to create a logo.

Now, the last thing I need to focus on is the last assignments for Beginning Photoshop. That will be due on Monday, and then I’m all done for the fall semester of 2011!