Week 12

Final Thoughts:

     Overall, I have learned a lot and have much to take with me from my participation in this course. The content was nothing of what I had expected for my Cognitive Science Major, however there are lessons that can be applied to the study. The time consuming nature of the course content was a big challenge for my time-management skills, yet here we are with the end of the course just around the corner. The concepts taught within this course developed my thinking skills in terms of how to tackle large, repetitive problem structures in the least amount of time as well as how to structure information in such ways that allow a computer to quickly derive certain aspects or make specific changes with the least amount of instruction and processing time. This course also developed my understanding of how computer classes and methods are structured in order to create efficient code that is straight forward to interpret, not only for the user but also for sorting through the back end of the programs.

     I was also able to quickly compensate for the missed lab sections with the help of my fellow SLOG peers as well as other helpful peers within the course. However, I did not feel as though the students were treated fairly when assigning the missed percentage marks to the quizzes when we were assured by our TAs that we would have the chance to recuperate our lab marks as the course progressed as well as the professors who assured us that we would be able to determine distribution of missed marks at the end of the term. This approach does not reflect the capabilities of the students and should not be used as a tool against student progress when we are the only ones paying our money and time to deal with the repercussions of the TA strike. In addition I am quite excited to finish off this semester as I feel incredibly exhausted and in much need of a mental break, however I look forward to applying what I have learned throughout the term as I proceed with my academic career.