Week 5

 Week 5 (February 5- 11):

1. Support and Comment on Teammates' Goals:

https://wootarkkim.blogspot.com/2025/02/csumb-week-4-29-jan-2025-4-feb-2025.html?sc=1739076624125#c2859478532175007968

https://michaelsorensen.dev/posts/csumb-week-4

2. Possible Capstone Ideas

Some ideas I have in mind include developing an App that could improve people's lives for a community in my home country, Colombia, like a bike-sharing and tracking app that connects cyclists, provides safe biking routes, and offers accident alerts.

Another idea for automation systems in Colombia is to develop a platform that automates bill payments (utilities, fines, monthly payments) through a single app integrated with local banks.

Another idea could be a system that automates route planning for public transport in Medellin.

Lastly, I would like to develop something specific in the company while interning.

3. Keep Up With Your Learning Journal

This week, I've got to refresh my knowledge of how to write a persuasive/argumentative essay. The last time I did that was in an English class. I followed the outline for the ethical paper, so I got to use some of the skills I've used before. The most valuable thing I've learned this week was the Executive Interview because I got to interview an alumni from CSUMB and heard some of his advice and the approaches he took to be where he is today. This allowed me to see things more broadly and decide how to focus my career from now on. 

I applied for a good number of internships recently. There is a program for colleges in the San Diego area where recent grads or undergrad students apply for an internship with a local company, and the state of California pays the students, not the companies. This program was designed to help California's economy recover from COVID-19, so I hope that, through this program, I get to intern at a local company.

For a graduate program, after looking at the master's focus and curriculum, I am leaning toward an MS in Computer Engineering at SDSU or an MS in Analytics at Georgia Tech. We'll see if I change my mind by the time I graduate.