Q1MasonHauck

Document Q1MasonHauck

1. Your Name

Mason Hauck

2. Your field of study?

Aerospace Engineering Sciences

3. In which semester of study are you?

5

4. Why are you interested in taking this course?

I am interested in taking this course in order to better understand the interaction between computer systems and users. This dynamic is becoming more and more tied to the aerospace industry in the form of computer simulation and collaborative digital engineering tools as well as aircraft control systems.

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

Along with the lower division computer science classes that I have completed I studied computer programming and robotics in high school, I have also gained experience with MatLab in my Sophomore level Aerospace labs. Last semester and this summer I worked at Space Grant on designing and implementing the Hermes CO3 Cubesat ground software system. This system includes automated data transfer over TCP/IP between Windows and Linux machines, data parsing and databasing, data analysis, command handling, and remote terminal access.

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

Languages: Basic, PBasic, Pascal, C, C++, MatLab, Assembly Language

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

Excel and VBA, PowerPoint, gVim, MiKTeX, Cygwin, Realterm

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

none

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

Innovative ways in which computers are being used to augment the efficiency and capability of individuals as well as groups of people. I also hope to learn about the principles behind effective I/O devices and useful computer networks.