CSUMB BS CS Online Journey

Week 8 Learning Journal Post Part 1: Review Other Teams' final video projects EduOtter: Computer Professional Video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5EmYxrw5iQ This video delves into the realm of deep fakes and AI-generated content, exploring their workings, current trends, and the potential risks they pose. The video presents real-life examples of how this technology has been used to exploit and misinform people, as well as its positive applications. Additionally, the team discusses the ethical considerations surrounding these technologies and the emergence of countermeasures to mitigate their misuse. The team’s presentation overall was great; it’s clear they put a lot of time into research for this project. They structured it well and provided an exceptional amount of detail. There was however a notable inconsistency in the audio and video.  Lumora: Computer Professional Video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuAK344-eM8 This video presentation delves into the rea...

Week 7 Learning Journal Part 1: Reflect on your team's Final Research Video Project Planning. For our collaborative team project, we divided the workload using ChatGPT. We worked independently on our individual segments and discussed our progress on Slack.  One of my teammates took on the responsibility of editing all the videos into one. Next time, I believe it would be beneficial for our team to meet twice a week to ensure everyone is aligned and address any concerns promptly.  Part 2: Reflect on the Lecture readings in this section Review ted.com video reflections Video 1: Can AI make us more human? A social psychologist and a business leader answer https://www.ted.com/talks/heidi_grant_and_barry_cooper_can_ai_make_us_more_human_a_social_psychologist_and_a_business_leader_answer?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare In this TED Intersections video, social psychologist Heidi Grant and Barry Cooper, the president of CX Division at NiCE, e...

 WEEK 6 Part 1: Help Your Teammates to Develop Capstone Ideas In this week’s team meeting, we discussed our capstone project ideas. Everyone in my team was undecided about whether they wanted to work alone or in a team for the capstone. One of the intriguing capstone ideas was a medicine management system with potential applications in nursing homes. We also divided the workload for the upcoming video project.   Part 2: Keep Up With Your Learning Journal CST 349 For one of our assignments we developed a ILP portfolio website where we will store a portfolio of major assignments and projects we complete in each course through the program. The professor broke down the ten characteristics that companies are looking for when looking for new employees. Candidates should be dependable, communicate effectively and openly, have good problem solving skills, work well in a team and as a leader, be proactive, have integrity, be flexible with changing circumstances, they should be confi...

 WEEK 5 Part 1: Support and Comment on Teammates' Goals Morgan’s education and career aspirations were far more comprehensive than mine and showcased his high level of ambition. He broke down and outlined his educational goals in a straightforward roadmap. His career aspirations extend far into the future, relate to his prior work expertise and the skills he aims to acquire through his educational journey.   https://mcsumbcsonline.blogspot.com/2025/09/september-30-2025-week-4-learning.html Chris’s education and career goals were far more detailed than mine. He outlined specific topics he wants to improve on, how he intends to supplement his education outside of school, and his interest in artificial intelligence. His career aspirations reflect the skills he will gain from his educational pursuits and his interests in AI  https://chrisatcsumb.blogspot.com/2025/09/week-4.html Part 2: Possible Capstone Ideas   The scale and type of project will depend on whether I ...

 WEEK 4 Part 1: Set Your Educational Goals My educational goal is mainly to complete the CS program with a passing grade. I am considering earning my Master’s in computer science.  Part 2: Set Your Career Goals My career goal is to become a backend developer, although full-stack developers are more in demand. I simply believe in the old saying, “jack of all trades, master of none.” I believe I’d be more successful if I focused solely on one aspect of software engineering. However, I must admit that I’m coming from a place of ignorance. Becoming a full-stack developer might not be as challenging as I initially thought. Part 3: ETS Computer Science test prediction If I were to take the test right now, considering that I recognize most of the concepts but need a refresher, I believe I could score around 75%. However, when the time comes to take the test, I will be well-prepared and predict that I will score around 90%.  Part 4: Other work of the week  CST 349 For one as...