Q1JanuszStrzepek

Document Q1JanuszStrzepek

1. Your Name

Janusz Strzepek

2. Your field of study?

Computer Science & Engineering Physics

3. In which semester of study are you?

9th Semester Undergraduate

4. Why are you interested in taking this course?

It seems like a rapidly growing field.

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

I've taken CS core classes. For work activities I've done a summer project for LASP statistically rating the success of solar wind prediction models. I also worked for civil engineering faculty doing similar rating for climate change models.

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

Know very well: C++, Matlab Have used some: C, Java Have dabbled: Python, PHP, C# The biggest project I've worked on was a 2 person project for "Object Oriented Design and Analysis" to create a system that allowed users to create, solve, comment, and rate Sudoku puzzles.

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

Photoshop, GIMP, MS Office, TrueSpace, Matlab

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

I don't think I have read any articles or books relating to this course. I'll change this if I realize I have.

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

How to manipulate DSSs to my own needs and just get some experience working with them. I'm also hoping to learn how to use databases.