I am quite convinced that broadening one’s horizons does bring more opportunities. In these contemporary times, it is imperative that one rather endeavors to do so in order to be competitive in professional fields that we find ourselves in. Not only am I learning to be employable, I am learning in order to apply the knowledge that I acquire to improve the lives of those around me. Learning has opened up my mind, I have gained the ability to critically look at life’s situations and deal with them in the ways I deem necessary. The world is heading towards technological dependence and I have thus, chosen to broaden my knowledge of what is going to be the driving force of life in the future. I am planning to come up with products in this field …show more content…
Online Learning Strategies also known as UNIV 1001 (University of the People, 2016) is a pre-requisite for me to continue at this institution. Therefore after completing this course, I will select Statistics next term. I will also take Programming Fundamentals to begin learning about what I am here for and what I am going to do for my entire career’s life span and beyond. I am going to learn Statistics because I believe it is fundamental in learning to code. Together with the primary knowledge of the subject, I am quite sure that the skills I will harness will put me in a better position to understand the scope of computer science. The following term after next, I am going to delve further deep and pick classes that help to improve my understanding of the science of computers. I am going to supplement my learning with other sources elsewhere, apart from the university. This will be helpful for me to get different perspectives and also help me understand better. In addition, I intend to put to immediate practice what I learn in class. I am quite aware that there is a distinct difference between theory and practice and I have seen it many a time, people learning the theory of a subject and then failing to translate it into practice since I am learning in order to understand the subject and to apply it to somewhat the goals I