A13MichaelOdbert

A13MichaelOdbert

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?

Outside of CS classes, I have taken the math track of calculus, some physics, some random science classes, and a bunch of humanities classes.

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

I picked physics because I was always good at it in high school and I hated ever other kind of science. For the humanities classes, I took them because I had to. I picked the ones that were specifically for engineers because they are easy. I also picked some ones that my friends said were easy. When it comes to humanities, they are sometimes interesting, but I'm not really interested in most of the topics.

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

In general, I would say they are not a waste of time. I may not want to take them, but I still learn from them. Some are a huge waste of time, but I have enjoyed others a lot.

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

I don't know if I would take more outside classes. I would more so consider auditing them though. I don't really want to have to stress about something, but it would be really fun to take some classes.

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

For CS, I think you need to be a great problem solver and a great coder. Someone should be able to give you a problem that you can solve.

did CU offer classes for you to meet these objectives?

Yes. I really enjoy the CS track and I think I'm almost well educated. but not quite there yet.

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

Not really. I don't have a whole lot of time, but looking back I wish I had done a bit more. Hopefully I can get an internship over the summer which I'm sure will help a lot.

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

I really have no idea. As a CS student, new media always changes everything as in it changes what we have to be prepared for when we graduate but it doesn't really seem like it has changed anything. I might have a different outlook of what I'll be doing when I graduate, but I feel that the classes don't need to change that much for this.