Class Wrap-Up Paper

I had not chosen a concentration before this class. In my mind, I was perhaps leaning towards marketing or accounting, but I'm still not sure what I want to concentrate in.

After this class, I have a couple ideas of what I want to concentrate in. A few of them are management and marketing. I am thinking about management because I like to lead, rather than follow. I also feel that it has a wide range of options for career choices and requires a higher level of analytic and planning skills than a couple of the other concentrations. I am also looking into marketing because I love the creative aspect. I think marketing would allow me more creative freedom as well as requiring interpersonal communication. I like interacting with people, which seems to play a significant role in marketing.

My mind hasn't changed from what I'd like to concentrate it. I've actually expanded my options for a concentration because I now know more about each individual concentration and have a better understanding of what would fit me best about a concentration.

I'm actually a little more worried about choosing a concentration. I have a very high interest in several of these concentrations, which makes deciding difficult. I would probably need to know what is not good about each concentration, rather than the great things each concentration offers. This would help me to weigh my options and find a concentration that's best for me.

The speakers were very helpful with providing information on their fields. It was good to hear a first hand account of how the concentration works and what the speaker really enjoys about their job. It was also good to have them so that I could ask questions and they would more than likely have the answer.

I think having business as a major is a very good choice for me. I enjoy most of aspects of business and I think it plays a huge role in the things I want to do in the future. Business seems to be a very foundational and beneficial major that I'm sure I will use throughout my life.

I would feel comfortable meeting with a Career Advisor. I feel that it would be beneficial in helping me decide on a concentration and perhaps what fields of business would best suit me. The Career Advisor would also more than likely know more careers than I do, which would open new options for my choices.

The information about what exactly every concentration does and how it interacts with the business world was extremely beneficial. I found this to be helpful because it showed me a preview of what my job could look like and what my responsibilities would be if I chose to go down that path as a career.