Reflection - Final week

Oh well.... All good things do come to an end. Sorry to see this class end, especially because I enjoyed the perfesser's humor and "he learned me some new things" that I'm going to keep with me for a while (of course, not out of the book), just "things" from his experience in the field. Learned a lot and was amazed that there's quite a few "SMRT" folks out there (classmates) - sometimes I think I'm at a disadvantage because I don't have a BSCS or BSIT degree (just a BSEE). There were a few new concepts that were "interesting" but not too technically challenging as yet. Most of the coursework was just putting all the pieces together to apply what we've learnt to somewhat real life scenarios - another interesting concept. Dr Pang, if you do read this, then I do hope that you will be present the day that I graduate (hah hah hah in 2012 if I don't flunk out).

Reflection - week 10

Whew.... got the Team Project done (great participation from some, none from others) Oh well, sorry that free-loaders would end up in a MS degree program. Woulda thought that undergrad would weed them out. (hah hah guess not).
Anyway, spent the entire last week working on the final (even at work during lunch breaks) as I wanted to get done before the last minute (aka mid-term: not real pleased with my effort).
The questions from the final made me dig deeper into a few of the concepts more than just skiming through the text. (I've got to spend more time not just reading the text material, but absorbing each concept in detail - this may require additional readings and, argh, more time.....).
Well, the class is coming to an end and it is going to be interesting to see if the next one will be the same level of intensity (there are two books for this class).

Reflection - week 9

Well, it's really interesting how much participation there was in this "team" project (ranges from practically non-existent to what I would consider full). My feedback will sure point this out.
Time to take the final and hope that I do as well as the mid-term.
During the break, I've got to force myself to research some of the areas that I skimed over that I though were interesting and pertinent (but it should be a great break).
Although I'm signed up for a night class that will start immediately after this one ends (no rest for the weary)....

Reflection - week 8

Well, things are flowing a bit more smoothly with having time to really research the subject matter from the readings. Learned a lot about areas that I thought I know (development methodology). Guess being "brain-washed" with only one method, biases me against the others. (Oh well).
Also interesting is the fact that my previous company is using a hybrid of one of the planning techniques discussed in one of the chapters... wow??

Project is not going as smoothly as I planned due to varying schedules and minimal participation from some of the team members. Hopefully we'll get through this week and the project will look professional (Charlie's magic...).

Reflection - week 7

Another frustrating week.
(Gosh darn - scheduling time for studies and having a personal life is causing some kinda conflict).
Anyway, submitted my contribution to the team project even though I think it was shoddy work (again). Next couple weeks should be interesting to see how the team reacts to my "not so great" research.
Got offered to take a class out of my field of specialization, but if it counts for something (towards my MSIT), I may just take it (as it sounds really interesting).
It's fun learning this "stuff"...

Reflection - week 6

Whew.... well the mid-term was a bit scary but purty awesome.
The questions were based on current or real-life scenarios and there were a couple times where I had to reach real far. Did better than expected (personal circumstances - like moving to a new abode, didn't provide a whole lot of time).

Started a "reading" schedule of 1 to 3 hours a day (including researching/deep diving into some concepts) and a lot more time during the weekends. Now a lot of "terms" are making sense.

So far, my "enthusiasm" is still gosh darn high; in the back of my mind, there was an ugly thought that the material (or Dr Pang) would be a bit dry, but it (he) ain't. :-)
I hope the next "perfesser" is equally as interesting.

Reflection - week 5

"Holy Rusted Metal" Batman.....
Well, night class is over and, whew, time to finally focus on "this
here" class (another Southern term).
This week was another blur, but again, it was a lot of new
material; fun, fun.
The mini-projects are great because they force me to dig a little
deeper into the subjects at hand rather than skiming the surface.

Now for some real reading for the mid-term.
Hope the assignments are not too grueling like a 1000 line essay
on the benefits of organic memory and high speed 3-D imaging!!
(Wouldn't that be a hoot if it "was" one of the questions).....