My plans and goals after I finish this Master’s degree program is to eventually to work my way up to a project management position. I currently work at the Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers, Florida as a Web Applications Developer where my primary responsibilities include the development and implementation of dynamic web based applications that would integrate into the College-wide enterprise application suite and any other third-party systems and services. I am using PHP (a server-side scripting language) and CodeIgniter (a popular PHP web framework) to create these modern web applications for the college. My future career goal is to hold an administrative or project management role that would oversee and manage all levels of web operations particularly in application development and integration. An application administrator’s main responsibility would be to assure that the following characteristics are incorporated in the production of each enterprise application: reliability, security, scalability, interoperability, usability, testability, and ensuring that the performance of these applications …show more content…
Earning this degree will immensely increase my self-confidence, knowing that not only was I able to achieve such a grand milestone in my lifetime, but was also able to take on the responsibility of building a foundation for myself to reach my future career goals. I strongly believe in the importance of a college education. Being the first generation in my family to earn a college degree, I overcame many obstacles in my undergraduate education, but working hard and remaining perseverant towards my goal of graduating with a Bachelor’s degree led me to achieve that goal. I plan to use the same mindset while earning this Master’s