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Week 7

Part One: Steven, Jeremy and I all met over a zoom call. Jeremy took upon the task of outlining how we should do our project, since he is the most knowledgeable in this field - Data modeling and prediction. We chose the parts we wanted to discuss. We are still deciding what tool to use for the video edit. I will be taking upon the task of creating the video. But we will use powerpoint to show the project. My teammates are very amicable and easy to work with. We have been open in our discussions and communications so it has not been difficult in that way. So far we are not facing any other such difficulties. But Part Two: From the ted talks, it was interesting to learn about cryptography. I had some prior knowledge about it. But it is a cool topic for sure.
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Week 6

  Part 1: Help Your Teammates to Develop Capstone Ideas I liked Jeremy's capstone ideas about travel planning. His idea involved asking users for information about previous trips including budget and reasons why they liked the trip. The project would then generate destinations that may be of  I liked Stevens idea about the grocery cost calculator which lets a user estimate grocery costs before reaching the counter and can help a person estimate/stay within their budget.   Part 2: Keep Up With Your Learning Journal This week was dedicated to working on our resume and cover letter in addition to our ethics essay. I kept my resume simple but well detailed to showcase my work. I am still struggling to finish my work. But i should be done soon hopefully.
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Week 5

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  Part One .          Part Two I particularly loved the myplannergarden app. Another app which i liked was the juryup app.   Part Three This week was beneficial as it got my thinking about internship opportunities. This goes hand in hand with the previous weeks learnings as i worked on schedule maintenance. It is important to find the time to apply for internships and also work on additional skills which i may want to focus on beyond this course.  We thought of our final projects. It was fun finding ideas for the video project. Im excited to see what my team and I end up creating. I particularly enjoyed finding a logical fallacy example. I realized it is something that is seen in advertisements often. Overall the week has been great!   
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Week 4:

After years of putting the idea of going back to school on the back burner, I finally decided to pursue Computer Science as my second undergraduate degree. I was already working as a backend engineer before i got laid off last year. My first bachelors degree was in Economics and Mathematics. Although, these are science related, not having the degree in computer science has made it more difficult for me to obtain jobs. Additionally, I want to pursue a masters/Phd in Computer Science in the long run. And the schools in California which I was looking at require the undergraduate degree to be in Computer Science. Due to the competitive nature of this field, colleges have created rigid masters programs. This is one motivation for wanting to pursue this degree from Monterey Bay.  My goal at the end of the day is to go back to backend engineering/data engineering. I fully enjoyed working with SQL and databases and java. I also engaged in a good deal of Python. As a visual learner, it was ...
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Week 3

  Part 1 The study tip that i think I need to improve is  keeping up/maintaining said schedule.  I generally am very organized and planned. But now  I currently hold four part time jobs, all which requires me to drive. So I lose a good amount of time on the road. So it has become difficult to include the course into my new schedule. One of the study tips that appealed to me was making a personal time survey. I already maintain a daily schedule. But I like how this includes each activity of my day and the number of hours dedicated towards it. I am trying to use this new method to make sure i have enough time to study for this course. Additionally, the "Dont be a perfectionist" really is applicable to me. I do not like doing tasks unless they are done well. I really struggle with this and often waste so much time trying to make things perfect. Part 2 This week we had the opportunity to learn about ethics. This was particularly interesting as we are involving ethics in ...
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Week 2

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What are the top 3 items that you are good at, and what are the top three areas you feel you are weak in?   I am very good at planning and making a study schedule. I have effective thinking skills so i am able to study and learn material quite fast. I do not have to spend too much time to understand a topic. I am also good at taking notes to help with my critical thinking and learning which primarily helps to understand concepts faster.  With that being said, I have trouble keeping up/maintaining said schedule. This is mostly due to the busy schedule i have. I currently hold four part time jobs, all which requires me to drive. So i lose a good amount of time on the road. So it has become difficult to include the course into my new schedule. Additionally i am not able to follow the SQ3R method due to my conflict of work times. Another area where i demonstrate weakness would be multiple choice questions. They were never my strong suit. Log     Project Management B...
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Week 1

Week one went well. I met all my team members. We created a collective resume for our team. We became more familiar with the course and how it will be conducted. Through readings and links we learnt more about CSUMB as well. Online learning is greatly determined by time management and planning which is what this course is teaching us. We also learnt about plagiarism and how to avoid such mistakes.
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