Week 6

     So far, within the CSC148 course I have been focusing on maintaining a grasp on the topics discussed in lecture, and as much as the information correlates to lab content and quizzes, I am finding myself having a hard time grasping what material we will be tested on and what we should be taking away from the lectures. There seems to be a major discrepancy between the material broadly scanned over in class and the insight students are required to draw from these brief discussions in order to successfully complete the lab quizzes, midterms and assignments. As a result of this, the content of this course has quickly become increasingly demanding, disorienting and time consuming, especially when added alongside the demands of 4 additional courses. However, finding loop holes in my understanding of this class has quickly presented itself as a blessing in disguise for me in this course. The more I find areas left with gaps the more I search for information to tie in concepts loosely presented within lectures. Due to the time-consuming nature of this approach I have found that looking through other students' SLOG posts has been a saviour in providing quick, straight-forward explanations of how to sort through the lab and course content, especially when the TAs themselves are unable to provide a clear understanding of where our logic requires some touching up. One example of a thorough SLOG that has provided me with much needed aid has been http://keirnslog.blogspot.ca. I feel certain that for future attempts to clearing up my confusion I will be drawing insight from others that present more confident outlooks toward the course content.