A13JonMai

A13JonMai

To-Do

Please Answer the following Questions: provide a brief rationale for your answer — not just yes/no answers

1. which classes did you take outside of your chosen discipline?
   1. how did you select these classes?
      1. based on interest
      2. based on requirements for your degree program
   2. did would you evaluate the “outside classes”?
      1. a waste of time
      2. okay
      3. an enrichment of your education
      4. if you had a choice: would you take more outside classes?
2. to be a well educated graduate in your respective discipline — what do you consider the most important objectives?
   1. did CU offer classes for you to meet these objectives?
   2. have you pursued these objectives outside of classes (in other settings at CU; outside of CU)?
3. what do you consider the most important impact of new media and human-centered computing on YOUR education?

which classes did you take outside of your chosen discipline?

I took a lot of Computer Science classes before I switched to Sociology. I've also taken Math classes up to Diff EQ to get a math minor. I've taken most of the arts and sciences requirements as well, including chemistry and biology.

how did you select these classes? (e.g. based on interest or based on requirements for your degree program)

All of my classes outside of Sociology have been based on degree requirements; I can honestly say I haven't chosen a class outside of my major because I just wanted to learn the material. That being said, there's a pretty large amount of flexibility in my electives, so most of the classes I've taken have been based on interest against the other classes that satisfy the requirement.

how would you rate the “outside classes”? (e.g. a waste of time or an enrichment of your education)

I would say that none of the outside classes have been a waste of my time, at the very least they've satisfied a requirement. However, the classes won't directly help my in my future, so they haven't been the most useful choice in the world.

if you had a choice: would you take more outside classes?

If I could take useful outside classes that satisfied a requirement, say, auto mechanic classes I probably would. But as it is, college is extremely expensive, and I think the goal is to fit the greatest use into the smallest amount of time so you don't have huge student loans.

to be a well educated graduate in your respective discipline — what do you consider the most important objectives?

I would say the most important part of being a graduate in Sociology is having a larger perspective on the world and an inquisitive outlook. The knowledge isn't the most important thing, the paradigm is.

did CU offer classes for you to meet these objectives?

I believe most of the Sociology classes that I've taken have helped fulfilling this goal, they've all expanded my mind in ways that I would not have achieved on my own.

have you pursued these objectives outside of classes (in other settings at CU; outside of CU)?

Yes, I practice them everyday because I work for a non-profit that helps the homeless. The classes offer me the paradigm, the job helps me apply what I've learned immediately after learning it.

hat do you consider the most important impact of new media and human-centered computing on YOUR education?

To connect me to people that have the same interest and desires so I don't have only my own perspective on the issues.