CST 300 Week 3

CST 300 Week 3

Part 1

In reading the article Managing Time for Success in College at https://www.uwgb.edu/tutoring/resources/managing.asp , I would agree that time management is one of the most important resources. This is especially true when it comes to studies. I have incorporated many of these ideas already in my study plan. One thing I do differently is I write down important items on the calendar and tend to leave off less important items as these can be adjusted to other time slots. I liked the idea of visualizing where you will be after graduation to help stay engaged in studying. I have always found myself to be a night owl, so setting my study times during the night is only natural for me. One distraction that I have found while studying in this course has been that when I was doing research for my paper, I would tend to get interested in an idea and then spend more time than is necessary looking at it and end up going of in a tangent. I think study breaks would help with this as I can re-evaluate what I am doing and refocus on what I need to study.

Part 2

I have learned that project managment is an essential tool working on team projects. Without a solid plan and management of that plan a project can go astray quickly. There are four phases of the project life cycle. These are study, design, development, and operation. Ethics also is important as we are the future leaders in the industry. I learned that ethics, morality, and law all have different meanings and what may be legal in one situation may not be ethical or moral in another. I was able to work on my final draft for my industry analysis. It's amazing on how the revision process can really make your paper better even when you feel your draft was a solid paper.

Part 3

In review of the article What every computer science major should know at http://matt.might.net/articles/what-cs-majors-should-know/ , I would agree with the article. The writer has a clearer understanding of what is necessary to learn for a computer science major than I have currently as I have never worked in the industry. A computer science major should attain both knowledge and skill as this is a technical field. A portfolio is the number one way to show off skills attained during an individuals studies. There were many terms in this article in which I did not know what they meant. I plan on saving this article to my favorites and refer back to it as a reference of the terms and skills I have learned and what will be needed outside of school to read up and practice.