A13TerrySmith

A13TerrySmith

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've taken a variety of classes outside of engineering, including philosophy, political science, music, and astronomy.

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

I found where my interests overlapped with my degree requirements. Computer Science is awesome in that it gives credit for most classes in the college of Arts and Sciences. I've been able to take a lot of interesting classes through this part of my degree requirements. For other interests I have, for example music, I've been able to get elective credit.

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

They're just as important as the core classes, assuming they're classes I actually want to take. They're stress relief in addition to being a different perspective on the world.

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

Definitely. I would love to get credit for art classes, for example.

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

Whatever employers are looking for. I suppose this is a combination of good grades, an strong interest in the subject, and the ability to demonstrate the skills you have acquired.

did CU offer classes for you to meet these objectives?

Not at all. But that's just because the industry is completely different than any institution. But it doesn't matter, because an education institution exists merely to prove to employers that you can discipline yourself for four years and the institution's evaluation of you is a free way for employers to determine how qualified you are.

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

No, because I don't have time while in school.

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

Without computers, Computer Science would not exist.