A New Chapter
18 Jan 2018As a ICS major going into the spring of my sophomore year, my programming skills are not up to par compared to the rest of my peers. During the course of this semester I want to improve my programming and problem solving skills. I hope that my experiences in this class can carry on to my future ICS classes and later on to my future job.
I am interested in the security side of software engineering. It is important for me to understand the basics of it first before moving onto the security portion. As a “gamer” I love playing video games (PC), and after my ICS 111 project, I enjoyed the aspect of making games. The hard part for me was making an original game that hasn’t been made yet. With the help of this class, I plan to use it as a stepping stone to producing different projects for myself over the summer.
I understand that in software development there are multiple group projects. Although programming skills are important, I want to improve my social and communication skills. When doing group assignments or activities, there is an awkward silence before and after an activity. I want to be able to facilitate a healthy flow of conversation that keeps my group members from staying silent and doing the work by themselves. A strong group environment should not just have one person talking, it should be a collaborative environment where everyone is able to pitch in their own ideas.
