Education Matters

My recent Facebook post on education:

You can find the post I mentioned by searching for ‘UMBC’. Here is the link: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2022/11/there-is-lot-of-economics-in-my-papers.html?m=1 

Job Search System

Months ago, I prepared a proposal for a job search system. The proposal includes requirements - both requirements statements and use cases - for a new system to assist job seekers to keep track of job applications. It was a project for a course offered by Coursera (https://www.coursera.org/learn/analysis-for-business-systems).

Here it is:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L8AdVTPip3l37GZw5-Pd_58aIoM8qoj-gbi5dfxmA3M/edit

The project reminds me of the proposal (deliverable) for the Structured Systems Analysis and Design course at UMBC. I led the preparation of that proposal.

Throwback

Remembering the Structured Systems Analysis and Design course at UMBC. The course required team work on an actual project. I had trouble finding a project to work on. I considered several options. I thought of a website for a family member's pastry business. I even contacted several companies to inquire about projects I might work on. Those options did not work out. I ended up dropping the course the first time I was supposed to take it.

The second time around, I joined a team formed by two brothers. The brothers had a project to work on because they were employed at a company that allowed them to use the project/problem for school. It was an interesting topic too - it dealt with security incidents, an example is the incident reported and recorded when an employee loses a laptop. The team was called Team Maryland.

Commencement Documents

I found the 2010 UMBC Winter Commencement document online (at: https://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/digital/api/collection/UPUB/id/7857/download).  I am listed as a candidate for the Master's Degree from the College of Engineering and Information Technology on page 17 (see below). I actually missed my graduation/commencement ceremony, but I did graduate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This reminds me of the graduation program created for my graduation ceremony at President's College. It contained a list of the candidates for graduation (graduands). Of course, my name was included there.

I don't believe George Washington University uses a commencement document. I do remember ordering a book/listing of all graduates from the university a long time ago. Maybe that is their thing.

This is a lot on education. I know some people don't view education as important or necessary for success. Come to think of it, years ago, when I was much younger, I did not want to complete a PhD. At some point, I believed it was the right thing to do based on my circumstances, and so on. And, I am happy I started that program.

Isn't it interesting that there was a guy with a PhD in my master's degree program at GW? And, later, there was a professor in my training program at Fannie Mae?

Just thoughts. 

School projects

I went looking for my projects/assignments from the MS in Information Systems program at UMBC. My web page was: https://userpages.umbc.edu/~mooref1/. It included projects like the online magazine subscription store, completing a shopping cart program, and a blosxom blog (http://blosxom.sourceforge.net/). 

 

That was a good program! 

https://onlinems.umbc.edu/courses.php