Q1JoeMcCabe

Document Q1JoeMcCabe

1. Your Name

Joe McCabe

2. Your field of study?

Computer Science

3. In which semester of study are you?

1st semester of Grad school

4. Why are you interested in taking this course?

I would like to discuss technology with various people within the course. I wanted to learn how they view various trends in the technology sector and hopefully I can help address some of the problems that they face with technology.

5. What courses / work activities / background knowledge do you have which might be relevant to this course?

My entire undergraduate degree.

6. Indicate your own digital literacy / fluency:
6.1. Describe your programming experience (languages, projects)

Programming / Scripting Languages: C, C++, C#, Java, Assembly (Motorola 68000), Batch, Perl, Bash, JSP, Java Script, PHP, Awk, XML, HTML, Matlab

6.2. What applications are you familiar with (e.g. Photoshop, Canvas, Dreamweaver,...)?

Mathcad, Mathematica, LINGO / CPLEX Solvers, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Net Meeting, Maya, Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sound Forge, Logic Express

7. Give a brief description of the most important book / article which you have read with respect to the topic of the course.

I have been following Apple's product development, and I am curious to see where they go with their product line next. I like how they have simplified their products, and how they have been able to incorporate new technologies into their existing products.

8. What do you hope and expect to learn from this course?

I would like to learn from the other students around me.