Arlon's Learning Journal for the week Wed 1/20-Tues 1/26, year 2021

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Arlon's Learning Journal for the week Wed 1/20-Tues 1/26, year 2021

There is a time management and study strategies page we visited that has suggestions on how to be a successful student such as thinking more about when, how and where you study, avoiding distractions, studying at the right time of day, how to take tests, how to read, speed read, skim information, work in groups and many other helpful topics.

Last week I said meals, distractions and sleep are my weak points, I don't see those listed on the new page but there are lots of tips listed.

This week one study video (MrBrownCS, 2018) focused on ethical considerations of technology and computing, with specific points made on sub-topics such as privacy, inclusivity, health, professionalism, energy and resource use, social media, employment, globalism, cybersecurity, intellectual property, and proprietary and open source software.

There was also continued reflection on grammar, APA references, Canvas discussions, and added known philosophical ethical frameworks to the list of topics, with a great cursory explanation of each framework presented in just a few words.

I think learning to make references is essential and although I probably learned it in 4th grade, it was a long since forgotten skill, and re-learning it was long awaited and greatly appreciated.

I hope I get it right. When you're learning programming the compiler and running your program lets you know if you're on the right track or not. With APA references I feel like I'm missing the compiler step but I will go back and review all the guidelines again. There are a lot, so it's tough to say ok, now I got it. This week the final paper is due, so we'll see I guess.

Scribber.com has a good check I was looking for, so that helps a lot. (Scribber.com, 2021)

https://www.scribbr.com/apa-examples/book/

https://www.scribbr.com/apa-examples/

We read a paper on Might.net (2021) which was an overview on what every computer science major should know and it mentions quite a bit of information. It says programmers should have a portfolio of programs they've made, understand the Unix philosophy, have System Administrator knowledge, be well versed in several different programming languages and paradigms, discrete math, data structures and algorithms, algorithm theory, knowledge of architecture, operating systems, Linux, networking, security, cryptography, testing, use experience of course, visualizing data and data sets, concurrency, large-scale software architecture/engineering, formal methods including a theorem prover, graphics, simulation, robotics, AI, machine learning, databases, reading recommendations and is a good general primer on what knowledge computer programmers should expect to have or gain.


References

APA Citation Generator. (n.d.). Scribbr.Com. Retrieved January 26, 2021, from 

https://www.scribbr.com/apa-examples/


What every computer science major should know. (n.d.). Might.net. Retrieved January 26, 2021, from 

http://matt.might.net/articles/what-cs-majors-should-know/

MrBrownCS (2018, February 12) Ethical, Environmental, Cultural and Legal Issues of Computing [Video].

Website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uEvWNdvSwA

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