Week 4 - CST 300

Part I 
Educational Goals

• Continue in the CS Online Program and get my Bachelors in Computer Science.
• Learn more about various subjects including data science and machine learning. 
• Possibly take additional classes in CS subjects that are especially interesting to me. 
• Become proficient in different languages including, but not limited to:
• C++
• Python
• JavaScript
• Go
• Increase my foundational knowledge and have it become like second nature to me. 
• Build on what I've learned and retain new concepts and skills. 
• After I graduate with my Bachelors, I would like to get a MSCS while I continue working. 

Part II

Career Goals

• Get a job as a Software Engineer. My primary goals is to get any job (at least in the beginning), but ultimately I would like to do something that focuses on AI or machine learning.
• I would like to get a fully remote position, this is part of the reason I am returning to school. 
• Eventually, I would like to try and get into a Fortune 500 company. FAANG is the dream, but unless it is a fully remote, I'm not really interested in moving to a city where the average home price is in the seven figures. 

Part III

After reviewing the outline for the ETS Major Field Test, I thought I wouldn't have too many issues with it, but when going over the test I was a little concerned with how little information I was able to recall. The questions on the test were pretty basic, but without any kind of review, I had trouble being able to answer correctly. I'm sure as we move on through the program, that kind of information will become part of my foundational knowledge, but right now I struggled. When I take the test next year I am hoping to place in the 80th percentile at least, but if I were to seriously take it today, it would be below 30th.

Part IV

The readings and activities for the week focused on various topics, including career goals, team building exercises, and our upcoming ethics essay. The writing lab portion of the module focused on stakeholders and bias. I learned more about the different types of claims and how they are used in arguments. The lab prepared us for the upcoming ethics essay we will need to complete as part of our GE Outcomes. Completing the outline was helpful, just as it was with the Industry Analysis paper and it helped me better collect my thoughts and the direction I wanted to go with my paper. 

The OLI assignment for this week focused on actual teamwork. The workstyle and conflict styles we reviewed last week were put into practice. During my weekly team meeting, we discussed our various workstyles and completed an activity where we disclosed 2 truths and 1 lie. It was interesting to hear about my other teammates as I am still getting to know them. It also helped knowing ways in which we could offer support to each other and to hear about their different points of view.