The 10 Transforming Tasks of CPIT221: Worriers to Warriors

by رائد بن عبدالله الغامدي

For two years, I have enjoyed teaching or in other preferable words coaching the course of Technical Communication (CPIT221) for junior computing students. The experience was so rich that I also learned from it. Out of this experience, I have published two research papers and am in the progress of writing/publishing three more. The published research papers tend to only grab the attention of academicians and researchers. What about the wide range of people who are not interested in such research papers? To expand the benefit and make the experience of this course more open, I decided along with some of my students to bring the story of this course outside the classrooms! The experience that I have observed my students go through is worthy to be shared.

Those who are around me obviously observe how crazy I am with CPIT221! They call me Dr. CPIT221! They expect even during my sleeping time, my dreams are all about CPIT221! To some extent, that is true! When I fall in love with something, it seems to me the whole universe is moving around it! You may wonder; what is so unique about this course? Why is it considered extremely valuable? Here we come to bring this book to life. I preferred the experience of this course to be shared by real heroes, my students! They agreed to disclose their stories to the public by making their final reports available.

Writing a final report is one of the critical tasks in this course. Despite the time I consume evaluating the submitted reports, it is my most favorite task I enjoy reading. Most of these reports were written in nice-to-tell stories! Stories that tell the experience of every individual student in this course. That is why I had the honor to invite a number of notable students to contribute to authoring this book by sharing their stories. I believe these stories are the most enjoyable and engaging for the readers. The narration differs from one story to another. In every story, there must be something unique to be paid attention to, grabbed, or discovered. To preserve this uniqueness, I did not touch or change the core content of these written reports. The only modification I made relates to formatting in order to fit with the overall layout of the book.
My main goal in bringing this book out and making it publicly available is not about a professor showing off what he has done! Even if this can be justified for such a worthy experience, this is not the point! It is about observing the real changes that happened in the life of my heroes! Observe their progress based on how they expressed themselves. These are the real heroes of themselves in the first place! They are the ones who deserve to be rewarded for the massive progress they have achieved to further enhance their personalities! Neither myself nor my course has a magical stick to transform with one hit! Nobody is able to help someone if he/she is not willing to initially start his own engine! Self-motivation is the key! It is the power to excel oneself instead of being in an undesirable situation! Both myself and my course were reasons that merged with the power of self-motivation inside the hearts of these real heroes! That's how real magic is made!

I organized this book as follows. To help the respected readers enjoy reading this book, I start by providing background about the new version of the CPIT221 course, how it has been developed, and what makes it so unique. Then I leave you with 14 representative stories I picked for you from the submitted final reports of Fall 2021 students. Each story has its uniqueness in telling its narrator's case. This gives a broader view to understand the full experience of the course under investigation from different perspectives.
If you are a teacher, I urge you to go deep into reading these stories to reflect on your courses. Your students are the same as mine. They keep memories. These memories are what impact their lives! The nature of your course may be different from mine. You may not have such chances of getting direct messages from your students submitted in a form of tasks. Even though, believe me, the impact of your course can be stronger than mine when you want it to be! I urge you also to keep a close eye on the little details while reading these brilliant stories. Details that may be considered unimportant! In the eyes of students, everything is important! Some little-tiny details may create a huge difference/impact on students. That is why I have kept training myself to pay attention to these little details. Details such as providing motivational feedback for every single student's work along with the corrections.

If you are a student, pay high attention to the inner power that you have. Recognize the force within you/inside your heart/in your mind that knows when to act and where to move. The force that gives you the strength to do so. Yet, you may be not aware of your potential skills, abilities, or talents. Being not aware does no...

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First published January 1, 2022

Reviews

[Meshal Okairy · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The 10 Transforming Tasks of CPIT221: Worriers to Warriors" is a collection of mature students' stories about their technical writing course experiences. The author has done an excellent job of compiling these stories into a single, cohesive narrative that provides valuable insights into the challenges faced by older students and the strategies they use to overcome them. The book is full of practical tips and advice that can be applied to anyone looking to improve their writing and social skills.

Overall, I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in technical writing or the experiences of mature students. The stories are well-written and engaging, and inspire and encourage anyone facing similar challenges.

[Ayoub Mohammad · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this book is one of the greatest books I have read in 2022.
For anyone who wants to develop himself and his personality and
discover his skills and abilities, I think it is a more than wonderful
option.This book is full of challenges that will make you shock
yourself and discover that you really have a buried skill.I am really
grateful to the author, Dr. Raed Al-Ghamdi. He is really a positive
and creative person, and he excelled in developing and formulating
stories and challenges in the book. I will never forget the Make Me
Buy task, it was really one of the best tasks I ever did.


In conclusion, I think that this book is a good choice for anyone who
wants to explore his skills and know his talents. This book may be a turning
point in your personal life. I do not think that any sane person will miss
this opportunity.

[Abdulaziz Shaheen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is no ordinary book! This is a wellspring book for success and getting ahead in life. This book tells the stories of former students who have taken the CPIT-221 course. Of course, these stories are not ordinary. These stories of radical transformation from a life of shyness and failure to a life of success and facing fears. The book also encourages you to become like these successful people. Nothing is impossible! Keep in your mind that the road to success contains hardships and fears. However, the success story that you will achieve will make you forget all these pains and hardships.

I highly recommend reading this book. The stories in this book are told in an exciting style that does not make you bored of reading it. Start reading it now. Have fun :)

[Abdulrhman Alahmadi · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is about students' beginning-to-end journey while taking the course CPIT221. It provides a complete description of their feelings at the time. Most importantly, it provides a view of how the course changed them. In the book, each student's journey is well written in chronological order from the beginning of the first tasks to the final project. However, the thing I liked most about the book is how personal the storytelling is. All in all, I would recommend reading this book to anyone taking CPIT221 because some fail to realize how important the course is.

[S V]

Worriers to warriors is an anthology of short autobiographical novels. It gives you a glimpse into the lives of those who took CPIT221. The writers are from different backgrounds, which provides a sense of uniqueness to each story.
At last, Let me mention one quote from the book.
“It won't always be rainbows and sunshine; a hero must struggle for change.”
-Saher Marsis

[Ibrahim Albassam]

An amazing book, plain and simple.

It's the perfect starting point for people who want to better themselves, not just students of CPIT221. it explains in full details how to overcome many issues that many students still suffer from like feeling stress or shy when presenting themselves, poor communication with others, etc.

what amazes me is how the author tries to help you step by step, the first tasks might make you feel embarrassed at first, but when you see other students do these tasks, even though these tasks are not graded, it will end up building confidence in you. and once you have built up enough confidence, he will start giving various types of tasks to improve your skills. like filming a video with random people you have never met, so that you develop the skill of working with people you have never met.

another thing I really liked about the book is how the author gave examples of previous students, who have experienced the course and explain the roadblocks they faced and how got passed it. it really builds up confidence in the reader, and gives him or her an example to look up to.

in the end, I heavily recommend this book to anyone who lacks self-confidence and wants to develop his or her communication skills, it is sure to leave a huge impact on them and give them important lessons that they will always remember.

[Abdulmalik N · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book that is suitable for all parties interested in Technical Communication!

For teachers:
A simple and easy-to-read guide is outlined on how the course was transformed from being what was considered as the most boring course to something that is lively and exciting for the learner. At the very least, you will get ideas and inspiration from the book if you were thinking of conducting any course and especially if it was a communications course.

For students and non-students:
The personal stories written in the book will show that no-one is perfect, yet also prove how effective the course is in self-development. This helped me feel encouraged to do the 10 tasks that are mentioned in the book. Speaking from personal experience, I can guarantee that the 10 tasks will help you in self-development and highlight the areas of your personality which you should develop.

Trust me, this book is a must-read !

[Omar · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book was an inspiring journey. I read the book as a requirement for a Technical communication course at university, and I'm glad that it was a requirement. The book tells the journey of many students who co-wrote the book.

All of the stories are unique and tell a different experience of the course. Some speak about the tasks and describe their struggles with them, and others tell about how the course changed their perspective on communicating with Colleagues and strangers.

What relieved me the most is how everyone shared the feeling that they don't want to be under the spotlight. And That nobody cares about each other failures.

This book inspired me to share my work. And prove to myself that I can do anything I set my mind to do.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who suffers from anxiety or wants to be in the shadows. Because if you stay in the shadows you will never achieve the success you want.

[Nawaf]

A purposeful and useful book. Some of the tasks attracted me. For example, the first task is "don't be shy and say hey". This task goal was to break the barrier of shyness through the first lecture in this course.
The writing task, as it improves the level of students writing.
also, the “Online Conversation Group” task, makes you engage with people you do not know and talk to them about a specific topic, and this makes the person social.
Finally, the "cv latex" task. It is important to let the student know about a new program and at the same time useful for him, as it allows the student to create a professional CV in the way he wants.
In general, I liked this book and I advise anyone who suffers from a lack of self-confidence or has difficulty communicating with others to read this book.

[HATAN ALZHRANI · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't read books and don't care about books, but this book changed my opinion of books, and I liked it very much. Do I talk about the cover or the contents, or what? Because it benefited me in this CPIT221 chorus. I was afraid to present "Make Me Buy Video," but after reading his paragraph in this book, you encouraged me to present it. The table of contents of this book assists any student in developing his overall personality and that he is not afraid to show himself and break his intellectually incorrect beliefs and the things or the sentences I remember (it is the thinking that negatively affects the person and makes him nervous and if so, will accomplish without fear). Finally, I suggest reading the book (The 10 Transforming Tasks of CPIT221: Worriers to Warriors) to everyone who is interested in enhancing their personality.

[Moayad Batwa · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The 10 Transforming Tasks of CPIT221: Worriers to Warriors" book was very interesting and exciting, it talks about the CPIT221 course and its tasks that will increase your self-confidence. Also, there are stories were written by the students who had taken the course.
The book will tell you how communication skills are very important and gives you practical ways to develop yours. In addition to encouraging you to overcome yourself and understand it better than before. The most part I liked about the book is the students' stories. The journey they have, their feelings, the changes that happened to them and how they deal with their fears.

To summarize, I really enjoyed reading the book. I recommend reading the book especially if you looking forward to getting closer to yourself and your social environment. Also, it did help me while I am taking the course.

[Mohnad Babgi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a unique and transformative book that helps students improve their confidence. Dr. Rayed wrote this book in a clear and concise manner, making it easy for the students to understand and follow the 10 transforming tasks. The tasks are designed to help students understand and conquer their fears, overcome self-doubt, and build their self-esteem and confidence.

I will recommend The 10 Transforming Tasks of CPIT221: Worriers to Warriors to any student who is looking to improve their confidence and self-esteem. This book is a valuable resource for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of themselves and develop the skills and mindset needed to succeed in their personal and professional lives. Whether you are a student or a professional, this book will help you to become a warrior, instead of a worrier, and to take control of your life.

[Khalid Almutairi · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book “CPIT221 Worriers to Warriors” is one of the best books I read. First, the cover of the book makes you want to read it and discover what the book has. Also, the book has a lot of great parts. Like the stories of the previous students. This book transferred the experience of the previous students in an easy and clear way.

This book made me avoid a lot of mistakes and boost the development of my skills. and there are a lot of helpful things in this book to develop soft skills.

I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to develop his skills the book is organized and easy to read it. And I already recommended this book to 3 of my friends and they develop their skills and they thanked me to recommend this book to them.

[Amer Bugshan · Rating 5 out of 5]

In fact, it is one of the best self-development books I have read, if not the best. A book that tells the stories of former students who faced and overcame their fears, failed, and learned from their failures, and then succeeded with great success. The beautiful thing about this is that they tell you about their mistakes and how to avoid them in the best way as well. At first, they used to say that there will come a time when you will suffer and be pressured; but like what was said in the book, "a hero must struggle for change."

I recommend reading the book strongly; it encourages you to succeed, feel confident, and break your fears. It is a very useful book for students, and I will recommend it to my brothers who will join the university in the future.

[Mohammed Asiri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book might seems it’s directed to the students of CPIT221. But in fact it’s for every person who seeks to change himself to the better.
Each story mentioned in this book will touch you and change you in a way or another.It will show you how other people might fight to get what you already have. How even if a course might you see it as “useless” for your first impression will have a greater impact than a whole year of normal studying.

Personally, I didn’t read a lot of books because I see my self as busy guy. But after you read your first *good* book you will start making more time in your day to read. So if this is your first book to read you are lucky.

this is my review without any spoilers, enjoy.

[Salem Ishaq · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book "The 10 Transforming Tasks of CPIT221: Worriers to Warriors" is not just an ordinary book, but a special book that takes you on a long journey to change yourself for the better. It is a book that enhances your communication skills with others and makes you good at dealing with all kinds of people. And it makes you a better person in terms of working with groups. One of the important features of the book for any reader is that it is an organized and easy-to-read book, and it is characterized by the ease of its topics, which makes it useful for all readers. In the end, I advise all those interested in developing their communication skills to read this book and develop their personality for the better.

[Alaa Labban · Rating 5 out of 5]

The 10 Transforming Tasks of CPIT221: Worriers to Warriors is an amazing book . The way that this book tells the life changing stories is amazing. The stories themselves and how this course changed them is unbelievable. my favorate task was "make mw buy". it made me more comfortable talking to the camera and really improved my convincing skills. The adaptation of the weekly writing really shows how much this course is built to improve your skills. After each task the following week in writing is to reflect on that tesk.

I strongly suggest reading this book. This book's stories are presented in an engaging style that keeps you interested through. 

if you are interested in improving your communication skills this is the book you need

[Mohammad · Rating 5 out of 5]

The way the author choose the stories is unique. The stories are diverse but all of them shared one thing which is the warrior spirit to overcome difficulties. This style will intrigue you to continue reading the stories without feeling it's boring and repetitive.

I really enjoyed every aspect of Reading this book and I highly recommend it to people who are fighting their lack of confidence and motivation. Reading stories about worriers who battled their own weaknesses and overcame them is truly inspiring.
*If you are not interested in reading it I recommend you jump to the second story Titled “TOURETTE SYNDROME TREATMENT IN CPIT221”. A moving story About a true fighter that I was personally inspired by.

[Mohand Ammar · Rating 5 out of 5]

I took the course CPIT221 at first I didn't understand a lot of the tasks but after I read this book I was surprised by the about of information that was in it. at first, it taught us about the course objectives and the tasks that we need to do. not only that the book helped me with the course. it also has stories that I liked like the story about a student that had Tourette Syndrome. how he helped the student overcome his fear and communicate with others. I really recommend others to read this book it can help you with your communication problems and give you stories about others who suffered from a lack of communication skills.

[Omar Alrashed · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a fantastic read. I loved how the stories and experiences of the students that were enrolled in this course were presented in a clear and concise way. This is the first time that I read a book that is comprised of a collection of stories, even the introduction itself is a story, this experience has given me a new genre to look out for. The stories in this book helped me a lot when I first started in this course, the many experiences, benefits and lessons that I learned about by reading those stories were a great support for my own journey on the course CPIT221. I highly recommend for anyone that interested in enrolling in this course or has already enrolled to give this book a chance. Thank you for this great experience Dr. Raed.

[Muayad Bajandooh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Worriers to Warriors, the title itself is just magnificent and exciting in a way that hooks the reader to dive into this beneficial ocean. This book explained how a single course enhanced the whole personality of each student. CPIT221 and especially with Dr. Rayed is one of the best courses if not the best, and this book will give you a brief point of views from different students on how it boosts our communication skills not only in academic manners but also in social manners.

At last, this book is just a masterpiece since you can read it and see how it will benefit you within days! It is really full of motivation in a way that you feel it affecting your life.

[Ahmed · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found the book to be valuable and useful after reading it. One of the most prominent benefits is breaking down the barriers of shame, fear, and mistrust, through initiative and communication with people. Among the most effective forms of communication is writing, which enables you to use a wide variety of vocabulary and sentences, and the Internet has made it easier for you to communicate effectively. Communication and social skills will be enhanced by this and make you a stronger and more social person. Overall, I recommend reading this book to empower you to communicate effectively and robustly with others and to break through fear and dread.

[Abdulrahman Kenji · Rating 5 out of 5]

An incredible book with some life changing messages. It has completely shifted my opinion on the topics it talks about. When I started following some of the tasks in this book, I was beginning to get excited for the future ones. Each task helped me inspect myself and review my strengths and flaws. Identifying those characteristics about yourself is extremely important. It helped me become a more social and open person. I can appear in front of the camera much more easily now. It also sparked my interest in reading books again. I can't wait to increase my knowledge even further, so I can become the best person I can possibly be!

[Saeed · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book "The 10 Transforming Tasks of CPIT221: Worriers to Warriors" is a wise manual for people who want to change their life and become warriors. The author does an excellent job of showing the significance of each work and how it may be applied in daily life. The 10 tasks presented in the book are useful and clearly described. The stories told throughout the book are uplifting and motivational, and the writing style is engaging and realistic. In conclusion, I wholeheartedly suggest this book to everyone trying to develop and better themselves.

[Omar Alsiary · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book "The 10 Transforming Tasks of CPIT221: Worriers to Warriors" is about students' beginning-to-end journey throughout the CPIT221 course. The writers are from different backgrounds, which provides a sense of uniqueness to each story. I learned a lot from the stories of previous students and their mistakes, which helped me a lot in this course and in life. The book is well-organized and easy to read, which makes it more fun. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to develop his skills and improve as a person.

[Abdullah Alzahrani · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful, motivating, interesting and organized book. A self-development book that tells about the real life of most people.
It helps people get out of their comfort zone. What distinguishes the book are the stories that are all told in truth. (A book that won't gather dust in your library).
The author of the book, Dr. Raed Al-Ghamdi. He taught me at King Abdulaziz University. It feels good when the person who wrote this book teaches you. Motivational speech with picture and sound.

In conclusion, I advise everyone to read it, you will not regret it.

[Eyad AlJuhani · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the greatest books I have ever read. The way it is written by the doctor and the students shows you the real value of the book. As a student who is about to finish this course, I believe that my experience with this course is close to what the students have written. The design of the book, its cover, and the storytelling are fascinating. After reading the book, I'm inspired to use the course to write my own story. I really appreciate all the work that has been done to complete this book. An excellent book, deserves the five stars.

[Mohammed Alsamiti · Rating 5 out of 5]

“The 10 transforming Tasks of CPIT-221: worrier to warrior” is all about students’ stories on the technical writing course experience. If you want a book to develop yourself and post your confidence and discover your personality, I highly recommend this book to you. In this book, you will read about students’ journeys on how they gained confidence and discovered their personalities. This book is an interesting book because you can see other students’ points of view and you can see how they feel about themselves before and after.

[khalid Said · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful and essential book for every student at the beginning of his university career. It shows you the importance of this technical writing course. In this book, you will see students' journey with this course, the story of their development to become better people and their positive opinions about this journey. This book will show you the importance of social and soft skills and how they may guide your way to success in the future. One of the most beautiful books I have ever read, I highly recommend it to everyone and young people in particular.

[Abdullah Al-Harbi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is one of these books that you would connect with the words and feel like it's written about you. We all have struggles and problems and I love that the book showed me that I'm not the only one who is facing problems. I loved the stories in the book because it's real. If you want to discover yourself or learn new skills, I recommend this book to you. Without any doubt one of the best books that I've ever read.