(1) Set Your Educational Goals.
My educational goals in the CS Online program aren't particularly interesting. However, with our upcoming course, I aim to become proficient in Java. Although I have already begun studying Java independently, I hope with this class I can enhance my skills and knowledge. In the future, my goals are to maintain a good GPA throughout my time in the CS Online program and prepare for the ETS program towards the end of the program.
(2) Set Your Professional Goals
My biggest goal is to become confident in my abilities and obtain a software engineering job. I don't have any big goals such as working at FAANG. I'd just like to work in Web/Mobile development, security, networks, or with IoT devices.
(3) Guess Your Percentile on the ETS Computer Science Test
After reading over the ETS test, I believe that if I took it today, I would score well below average. I am very rusty when it comes to a lot of fundamentals and languages I previously took. However, after 18 months in the program and studying, I am confident I would do much better. Hopefully 80th-90th percentile.
(4) Weekly Material
In addition to setting goals and reviewing the ETS test, a major part of this week was dedicated to working on the outline for our ethics essay. We covered various concepts in writing an argumentative essay, such as stakeholders (those impacted by a decision), making claims (fact, definition, cause, value, and policy), and avoiding bias in arguments. We also had an assignment to review classmates' learning journals and comment on their weekly schedules.
Hi Brennan,
ReplyDeleteYour educational goals are very attainable! I like that you have some more immediate goals such as becoming more proficient in Java as well as end of the program goals like maintaining your GPA and doing well on the ETS test. This was published before this week's module, but I would like to know if you considered grad school or internship plans. Are you already working in the industry or how do you plan to get your foot into the door?
Hi Brennan, your blog post provides a good outline of your goals and progress in the CS Online program. I also share the same goal of becoming a better Java coder. I hope that you gain the fundamental skills needed to code in Java to get you through this program. As for the ETS CS test, I’m on the same boat as you, I’m not sure if I’d score high but after a few months of hard work hopefully we can accomplish the goal of at least passing. Your confidence in eventually scoring in the 80th-90th percentile on the test shows that you know your capabilities and the growth you expect from the program.
ReplyDeleteHi Brennan,
ReplyDeleteI think you've got some very realistic goals quite similar to my own. I personally feel pretty proficient in Java already at this time and I'm quite curious to see what greater object-oriented programming practices we'll get to learn in the next course. Like Khanh, I'm interested to know more about how you feel about internships in particular as this is an avenue for career development that I'm personally heavily considering.