• Describe what you did.
This final week I learned a little bit more about NP-Completeness and also looked into impossible problems like the halting problem. For the discussion post, I needed to explain what the halting problem is and what benefits it provides in the analysis of algorithms. Additionally, I began preparing for the end of the course by completing the course evaluation, studying my notes, and reviewing each unit’s learning guides and quizzes.
• Describe your reactions to what you did.
I actually read about several of these topics last week because the reading assignment outline did not seem to cover the entirety of the topics that were intended to be covered by the learning guide. I wasn’t particularly surprised by any of the new aspects of them that I learned about this week. The halting problem is
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Discuss how they were helpful.
It is early in the week yet when I’m preparing this journal and I have not received any feedback on my prior week’s learning journal or my discussion post for this week. There was not an assignment in unit 7, so there has been no feedback there either.
• Describe your feelings and attitudes.
This has been a challenging course overall. However, I feel like I’ve grasped the majority, if not all, the topics we have covered. While I may not be a master on the subject matter, yet, I feel that I am at least meeting the requirements expected for the course. I’ll see if this is reflected when I take the review exam later in the week.
• Describe what you learned.
While much of this course covered learning methods of most efficiently performing certain tasks, these last two weeks have been focused on being able to identify if you have most efficiently implemented such an algorithm. The skill I’ve learned this week is to determine when improvements have, very likely, reached their maximum and how to show that they have.
• What surprised me or caused me to
...ous coursework to fit the need of the capstone is what I have included in order to get the most beneficial information from this SPCC assessment. With ALU continuing to maintain full accreditation and the SPCC continuing to be an efficient, and ever evolving course, it would be wise and beneficial to keep it up to date. As I have learned throughout the semester, conducting an assessment is not a simple task, but if careful planning takes place then successful assessments and redevelopments can come to completion. I believe that ALU has done a great job in planning and getting the SPCC established; now it must keep the bar high. I did not realize such a great deal went into the assessment of a 40-hour course. This is simply a great example that all aspects and knowledge is important and necessary in order to successfully complete a project of this degree.
Throughout the entire semester I’ve found difficulty and ease within assignments, readings, blogs, and attendance. At times I over think a certain assignment or reading and underestimate my abilities. With the help of sources such as the handbook, writing center, materials, and your advice as well as my peers I think that I’ve overall achieved a good grade in this class and I hold high hopes for myself in continuing this semester.
During my first semester of college, I felt like this course overshadowed all the others. I faced many challenges, gained better habits, and even increased the value of myself as a scholar. Not only did my professor provide her students with the course material she built a confidence inside of us that will allow us to be able to tackle any task, especially pertaining to any written compositions. The things that I have learned from this course could and will be applied to any and everything I do from here on out, whether that writing an essay or even taking a test. Again, the journey was long, but I will be forever grateful for the things that I, and all of my peers have gained from this
In the beginning of this semester, English 1302 seemed as though it would be the subject that would be the toughest for me to pass. The pace, the work load and everything in between seemed overwhelming for me. As time proceeded to pass, the course didn’t seem as overpowering. By taking the work one step at a time, it simply became another step to achieve the overall goal of this first half of the semester. I have made improvements as well as learned lessons from my mistakes made along the way.
This class was far more intense than what I expected but I was able to make it through the semester. I learned a lot from this class that I will carry into the future and use in other classes. All of the revision and feedback I have received during the time in the class helped me in the end. I feel like I am gradually becoming a better writer. I will take everything that I have learned in this class and use it for future reference when writing papers. I overall have enjoyed this class this semester.
For the PDSA cycle I am going to use individual journal entries because they are engaging and interactive to every student, and they are a great tool in reflecting on what each student has learned in the lesson. “Student-centered assessments must be engaging and interactive, while incorporating sharing, trusting, team building, reflecting, helping and coaching.”(Pitas, 2000) The students will be given the freedom to write anything that is on their mind and the students will answer three questions that will help generate well thought out answers. The students will write at the very least a paragraph for each day they are learning a lesson.
When I finish this class, I’ll see if I have achieved my goal of planning my time more efficiently.
In conclusion, these past few weeks have been both rewarding and challenging. The one aspect I have enjoyed about this class is gaining new knowledge and expanding on what I already knew. The most difficult aspect was not being in a physical classroom with my peers and professors. My expectations of online learning included getting a quality education and a challenge. My expectations were not met because I have only been a part of the Ashford online community for five weeks. However, I am very hopeful this will change as I continue on this
My fascination for the amazing field has neither ceased nor diminished. The innovative marvels of this field continue to surprise us and have virtually all sections of society under their sway; undoubtedly this machine makes fiction seem like reality and vice versa. To learn more about this amazing discipline, I opted for Computer Science and Engineering in my undergraduate program. Once I understood the basics I became increasingly interested in Data Structure, Algorithms, Machine Learning, Compilers and Parallel Computing. However, as I progressed with my courseware I realized that what is taught at the undergraduate level needs to be complimented with a graduate study if one is to take it to a higher and more detailed level. Graduate study will add volumes to the basics and assist me harnessing a far more in depth knowledge and understanding ...
Since the first day of this course, I learned new things every week that I hadn't learned before such as how to use APA style of citations, How to write a thesis and how to differentiate between the strong and weak source. I've made many mistakes with my assignments, so I will do my best to avoid them and will work to improve my skills by reading more in English. The most things I loved are writing an essay and the reading assignments as it helped me develop my critical thinking and reading, and substantive response. I will try to apply all these moral lessons I learned during reading assignments to my life.
In this paper, I will explain what I learned, what I found most interesting, and what I found difficulty in fully understanding. In addition, I will also write about how I may exploit these resources I learned throughout the course.
I am pretty satisfied with it because I am extremely strong in purpose, communicating and taking notes with reading, motivation, time, money and diversity closely following. As for test, I will continue to work on it.
I would especially like to thank you, Professor Belz for your instruction and guidance throughout this course. Not only has this class helped me in just composition, but it has given me the confidence to work harder in my future courses. The first time we ever do something, it can seem scary and impossible, but as we move forward day by day, our confidence grows as we discover how to do things better. Now that this course is over, I know that I am one step closer to my ultimate goal and that this will give me the courage to keep going even when I feel like quitting and giving
After completing seven assessments for this module, I do feel that I have learned a lot, and will discuss this in-depth.
Throughout the course, we have had to do LearnSmart assignments each week over the chapter we are going cover in class. These LearnSmart assignments give us students questions over the assigned chapter. In this course, we have had to do these assignments before we go over the content in class. The class benefits from this