Author: schacon

i think this course was very insightful but at the same time it was hard to be engaged. i think the points that were trying to be made were great but there were always so many presentations and it was hard to be engaged in class. after a while it just felt boring. i do think that some of the guest speakers were very interesting and i was excited to see but most didn’t even catch my eye and couldn’t keep my attention.

i thought each faculty presentation gave great insight in jobs and roles they provide here, i couldn’t help but get lost in some of their topics but i did my best to listen and thought the over all presentation was good.

my five year plan is that by the end of those five years i finish college. im set back a little so in that time i need to keep up with my goals and life in order to pass certain mile stones.

year 1- keep up with my job and pass my classes. learn about photography and start keeping a journal.

year 2- be able to have passed all classes and continue to pass all classes. have my 2 projects done and also start interning somewhere for a photography position.

year 3- keep passing classes. start saving money. start a new paid job using my journal writings as ideas of where to go and what experience i have.

year 4- graduate and keep up with my regular job and paid photography job.

year 5- use money saved up since year 3 to buy a place in town. begin job for major that incorporates the experience from my photography jobs and also have two pieces of my art made public and well recognized.

the speakers we had on Monday seemed to know a lot about making mobile games and the whole industry itself. there was a game designer, artist and overall lead of it. i thought they definitely gave a good insight on how the whole job works and the different jobs there are to the whole project. i learned how they made games not to be the best but to understand the demand why some elements in other games work and what elements in there game didn’t work.

have students ever talked to you and you thought they were on some type of drug?

The presentation i saw last Monday by matt lankes was very interesting and a very appreciated one. i have a big interest in photography and seeing his work really cultivated it ad all of his practices and photo styles i wanted to make my own.

http://www.indeed.com/cmp/Austin-Learnshop/jobs/Social-Media-Marketing-Internship-Local-Creativity-Company-fb0750b90b3de7f3?q=Photography+Internship

http://www.501community.org/jobs/item/12/6165

http://www.indeed.com/cmp/Hot-Dog-Marketing,-LLC/jobs/Graphic-Design-Internship-3ce0c435e4b24687?q=Photography+Internship

 

for all the presenters i saw last class i felt a sense of dread as i had not thought about how far long on what i really want t do with my future. i liked at the photographers work and what they created with a magazine and i realized that i want to do something like that. i want to create things that  think have meaning. i want to see more of clubs that focus around photography and being connected.

1. My greatest strengths in seminar include: my ability to work in a group and with people.
2. For greater success in this course, I need to: learn how to ask better questions

1. My greatest strengths in visual studies include: my ability to listen
2. For greater success in this course, I need to: engage more so i can get a real take away from that class

1. My greatest strengths in pre-cal include: i take great notes
2. For greater success in this course, I need to: to ask questions when i dont understand
4. My greatest strengths in wicked problems include: that i really care about the problems
5. For greater success in this course, I need to: come up with more ideas on how to solve them

1. My greatest strengths in computer science include: my skills in technology
2. For greater success in this course, I need to: actually try to learn

1. My greatest strengths in rhetoric include: my understanding of basic English and writing
2. For greater success in this course, I need to: study more

1. My greatest strengths in lab include: being able to memorize codes
2. For greater success in this course, I need to: ask for help

Computer skills:

1. My computer skills include: being able to run a basic computer and do some programming, knowing how to use it to get results i want.
2. I still need to learn: how it actually works, how to build one, and extensive knowledge on what are all the programming it takes.

Research & writing skills:

1. My greatest strengths as a researcher/writer include: being able to come with ideas and also focusing on main points and being able to tall about them
2. I need to work on these aspects of research and writing: writing my ideas i a well formatted way and sticking to the main point
3. I learn best & accomplish most when: i have a real insentive

ACTION PLAN

Choose one class that you are struggling with or are not doing as well as you could.
Now make a list of 10 ways you could improve your performance in this class.

computer science:

1. study
2. ask the teacher for help
3. ask friends for help
4. use the book
5. use my notes
6. work on it early
7. do it with no distractions
8. dont assume ill get it done on the first try
9. understand that i need to pass this class
10. look it up

This is one of my computer science assignments and it was to make a password and username and if you got it correct it would say access granted and also if you enter a sentence it will tell you the amount of times the letter A is used. i went about reaching this goal by using my book and asking my friend to help me.

Self critique:

1. the strongest aspect of this work is the work itself. you have to know where and how to put everything so specifically that it runs on a computer.
2. that it was a lot of work but all it does is a username, password and a letter counter.
3. i can make it easier to understand by making some coding look simple.
4. i can make my project more user friendly
5. i am proud of my work but i think it can always be improved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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