Reflection
CIS 2336 was by far the roughest class I took this fall semester and although it was tough, I am proud to say I appreciate everything that was taught to me. Throughout the course I was introduced to PHP, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, n-tier applications and welcomed other new terms to my vocabulary. Before the semester begun I had some brief knowledge over HTML and CSS therefore the first module worked as a review to me.
Moving on to the rest of the modules, I had no previous consciousness of such database programs and languages. Each given assignment from PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript modules shaped the process of my understanding for each new topic. One of my favorite tutorials were the ones W3Schools offers. Their tutorials all exceedingly comprehendible for anyone who is willing to learn or has a passion for computers and beyond. Each topic within the language/server is covered comprehensively which turned out to be a great key in my learning. Not only did I get to practice what was taught within the topics but I also got the opportunity to quiz myself and that made learning exciting to me.
If my class had been given more time to focus on specific points throughout the course I would prefer to go back to JavaScript to have more practicing time. By that I am referring to having assignments given to the class like we did in the other modules and come up with a working code. I would also like to spend more time on PHP just to double check I fully understand how PHP and MySQL work hand in hand.
I recently went to an internship interview for web design position for a small company located here in Houston. I was asked if I knew any programing or server side programs to which I confidently responded yes and went on to show them proof of some of my past work. If I had not taken this course I would had never had the confidence to take on this particular internship. My career goal for the ext five years are for me to be a successful web designer for a company named Marion, or any other creative firms in Houston. Of course, life always has its own say of the future but as long as I have a set goal followed by smaller goals around it I know I will reach it one way or another. The knowledge I acquired in this class has already helped me and I cannot wait to see the places I will go, the goals I will reach and the people I will impact by my services.
