Week 8 - Concluding the Proseminar

-

Final Week of the Proseminar

            This course helped me gauge the scope of the curriculum that lies ahead. By reviewing the contents of the coursework, I now have a better understanding of what will be expected of me. I also found a lot of the resources extremely useful for understanding how to be a better computer scientist.

Working on video projects made me realize that this course has helped me think about how to work in groups. It exposed my weaknesses, but also highlighted my strengths and I was able to understand myself more from the perspective of working on a team.

 This class has shown also me the value of having an agenda for group meetings to ensure structured discussions, and I regret not implementing one this semester, as it would have encouraged more equal participation and planning. Another topic covered in the course was the idea of designating a leadership role for each project. I also see assigning such a role as essential for ensuring balanced participation among team members.

I truly appreciate the material presented by my professors in the computer science proseminar course, as it has been genuinely valuable. I was pleasantly surprised to witness personal growth.

Reviewing Other Teams’ Projects

JMMD Technology Video Review:

These videos had relevant slides that had a personalized and comedic feel to them. The speakers had clear voices. The teamwork effort was evident from the collaboration of the many members. I was also able to understand what virtualization is. I think the kids’ video also provided good illustrations of what virtualization is and I think they could have used it for this video as well. The video for young viewers was easier to follow. It explained virtualization in very simple terms, and it had relevant slides. It also added a comedic effect which I think works well with young listeners. The quality of the research was clearly shown. It was a pleasure to watch.

TerraBit Solutions Professional Video Review:

This video did a great job of stitching relevant clips together to make it pleasant on the eye while the viewer listens to the speaker. The use of an artificial voice was a nice change-up. It wasn’t easy to identify the teamwork on this video, but the quality was good regardless. I was able to follow the script easily. I followed the explanation of quantum computing then transitioned to the applications and dangers. I think these videos did a good job of explaining quantum computing to young viewers.

ByteBoost Professional Video Review:

ByteBoost has very good speakers. I was impressed by the spacing in their speech. The visuals are also very good, and I liked the balance between slides and relevant videos. The titles made it easy to follow. I was able to understand the differences between different biometrics along with the security risks and even the accuracy. The teamwork was evident. For the children’s video, I like how they decided to focus more on video footage rather than detailed slides so that they can keep the attention of younger viewers.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The End of the Byte Trail

-
Image
Time really does fly. This will be my final journal entry, and it marks the end of Gerek’s “byte trail” and undergraduate journey in Computer Science at CSUMB. Looking back, I can see how much I’ve grown both technically and professionally. I’m glad I was encouraged to keep a journal because now I’m able to look back on my past entries to reflect on my growth. Throughout the program, I’ve developed a strong foundation in core computer science concepts like algorithms, data structures, databases, operating systems, networking, and software engineering. I learned important concepts for being a competent software engineer like documentation, testing, and clean code habits. I plan to carry these forward into my career. As I close out my chapter at Cal State Monterey Bay, I’m excited about the opportunity to step into the tech workforce. It seems learning in this field never truly stops, and I expect my education to continue evolving throughout my career as technology advances. I’m partic...
Read more

Reflections on Algorithms

-
On this week’s exam, I felt confident with core topics like merge sort’s Θ(n log n), and dense graph adjacency matrices. I know I'm able to apply some foundational techniques under pressure. However, I also made some mistakes that came from missing small but important details like carefully identifying the basic operation or following traversal conventions. I need to take a step back and think about both the big picture strategy and the fine details of implementation. This week also marks the halfway point of Algorithms, and I feel like my thinking has grown. It's been both challenging and rewarding because it pushes me to break problems down logically instead of leaning on my intuition - which I often do. I need to strategize more on how I analyze loops, recurrences, and data structures. It also helps to find solutions using precise mathematical notation. Even when I get questions wrong, I view it as an opportunity to sharpen my reasoning and improve my problem solving.
Read more

Refining Documentation and Planning Final Deliverables

-
This week, our team met with our clients Tian & Shuhe to go over the remaining parts of the project as we move toward final submission. During the meeting, we discussed the two different types of tests that will be conducted: a user test performed by Shuhe and a deployment test conducted by Tian himself. This meeting helped us understand what each evaluation will focus on and what we need to prepare for. Tian also requested that we create documentation for the project, specifically a README with a developer-oriented quickstart guide. I contributed to planning the structure and content of that documentation and began outlining what developers will need to quickly understand and run our system. Next week, our main focus will be making the README file, including setting up clear quickstart instructions. I will help consolidate our existing notes, scripts, and architecture explanations into a clean and easy-to-follow document. At the same time, we will begin preparing material for the ...
Read more