What I Liked 

The thing I liked most about this class was the fact that we got to work on making a prototype of an app. I have always been interested in making and designing things, especially apps and games and in this class, I was able to design a prototype for an app that had game like features, so it worked towards both of my interests. Creating everything from the beginning with not much knowledge on how to do so was challenging but also very fun. I got to learn more about designing things, which is something I also enjoyed. I also liked doing the topic posts, at times they felt very tedious, but it was fun researching these topics and writing about them as they all allowed me to learn more about things I am interested in. 

What I Didn’t Like 

What I didn’t like about this class was the number of little assignments mixed in with the big assignment. I did enjoy the topic posts but sometimes it just felt like it was just adding to the stress even if I learned some things from it. Time management with this class and others became a big struggle for me. Learning Figma from scratch was also hard but fun to learn in the end but still, added to that stress of time management with all the things I had to do and learn. 

What I Learned  

I learned a lot in this class, from the technical, and hands on experience to the LinkedIn learning courses we took, I ended up learning about things I had little to no experience with which was great because I would probably end up using the things I learned to help me in the future with my career. I got to learn a lot with the topic posts too which was nice. Learning Figma and how the app building process works was by far the most interesting and fun, as that was a more hands on experience.  

What I Wish I Learned  

I know this was the first time learning Figma for most if not everyone in the class but learning some more advanced tips or just more advanced things for not only app designing but in general would’ve been nice so I would be more knowledgeable for the future. 

What I Didn’t Take Seriously Enough 

Something I didn’t take seriously enough, and this goes for all my classes, is time management. I struggle with managing my time throughout all of my classes, as a lot of assignments at once can stress me out.  

How I’ll Apply This to My Career 

This class showed me a lot of things, from designing an app and its IA, to usability and accessibility, to user testing, to building a working app. One of my career choices and something I am interested in is UX design so all the things I have learned in this class will be helpful in some way. This class is actually what made me consider UX design in the first place. Something that this class has taught me that will help me in whatever career I chose will be project management and making sure things are delivered on time and done on time, along with working under pressure. This class is a class that has had one of the biggest projects I have had so it taught me a lot in that sense. I plan to continue to build the skills and knowledge that I have gained from this class on my own, as I am sure they will help in the future. Overall, I had a good experience with this class and made some friends along the way too.