A13LukeMattingly

A13LukeMattingly

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?

Nordic Sources, Middle Eastern Societies 1600-1800, Physics 1 & 2, Calculus 1 & 2.

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

The Calculus and Physics courses I took due to course requirement, but also because they interest me, and are the building blocks for computer science.

The other two courses were taken out of pure interest. I thought that they sounded interesting/entertaining. I also took them because I thought they would be easy and help boost my GPA.

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

The Calculus and Physics courses were very important and influential in my learning. The other two classes I could deem as a "waste of time" they were interesting, but beyond that not essential at all.

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

Not currently. I feel that I need to focus more on my selected major, and once I am caught up requirements wise I would consider looking at more closely related fields, like graphic design/hcc/ game development instead of completely outside of my major.

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

I think to be a well educated graduate would require extensive knowledge in the area, knowledge that cannot be obtained by merely surfing on the internet. I also believe to be well educated is have access to this knowledge that you have, because in the working world you will be called upon "to know" a variety of information, which should already be stored in your brain instead of having to go look it up every time that you need to do something.

did CU offer classes for you to meet these objectives?

Yes. All of the courses that I have taken in my discipline have helped me learn these things. Most courses build off of one another, so to continue using the the things you have learned when building off of them i find to be essential. Otherwise things will be forgotten

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

Whenever I work on a personal project. In computing especially if you had to always relearn the basics you would never be able to get far into the field do to everything is built off of concepts that are previously learned.

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

The best example of HCC in my education has been this class, and it has really changed how I view the many things. When i look at products or programs, I look more closely at the User Interface, and how it interacts with the user. I look at how sites try to make the users more active, and allow them to move up the ladder to become producers, instead of just consumers.