Week two is done, and that means only two more weeks left! This week went a lot smoother than last week and I am happy with how all my assignments turned out. I enjoyed learning about the concepts surrounding design and the foundations of what makes a successful design. One of the things that I …
Category Archives: DGST 101
Flower In The Sun
When thinking about what represents me, what comes into my head is activities that I have been doing my whole life such as playing sports, writing, and spending time outside. Although, after reflecting on those things, I was not sure if they represented who I actually am. So, I began to think about what inspires …
15-Minutes of Being Pickier
Throughout the week, I have been practicing my photography skills and learning new techniques to become a better photographer. One of the assignments this week was to complete a photo safari which entails taking as many photos as you can in 15-minutes. With that being said, the photos needed to include a variety of different …
Methodology Project: Lyric Analysis
Analysis of Word Frequency in The Killers albums: Hot Fuss (2004) and Wonderful Wonderful (2017) When looking at my final Digital Studies module, I decided to do the text analysis option for the methodology project. Originally, I was going to analyze the word frequency in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, but instead, …
Archeology Project
My timeline for the archeology project follows the lived history of my iPhone 5. Before we switched to online classes, my group and I were going to take deconstruct the life of an old children’s tablet. Although, since we have been in remote learning, I chose to analyze the lived history of my first iPhone. …
Self Quarantined Weekly Reflection #1
To start off, I would like to begin to mention that this week has been a whirlwind of changes! From being told that moving off campus would be temporary and have to find new strategies to navigate my classes online to now doing the rest of the semester online, I am out of breath, to …
Culture Module Final Reflection
When creating an account online whether it is for online banking, social media or education purposes there are a series of steps one has to go through. Therefore, one might be required to relay sensitive information such as their address, full name and date of birth to these websites. Although some websites ensure the upmost …
Culture Module
For my culture module, my group and I chose to focus on the growing topic of digital privacy. Therefore, I think it is important to become knowledgable about digital privacy and what we as users leave on the internet. Furthermore, digital privacy itself is important because with younger generations joining the internet they might not …
Web Literacy Project Reflection
For the Web Literacy Project, my group and I researched if sitting too long in front of the TV can increase one’s risk of cancer and if thousands of people showed up for the Area 51 raid. The questions we chose were both relevant and unique, but contained a vast amount of research to prove …
