CRIBS - Tutorial: Part Two

So I’m back again for the second day of the tutorial in CRIBS. The girls were all there and I saw Alma again, thinking that I will continue the lessons that I started last week. But then, we were lacking tutors on that day so the officer-in-charge assigned me to 2 other girls. They were also friendly, but on the first few minutes they were really quiet and don’t talk a lot. But after talking to them for some time, they began to be more “alive” and that’s when I started teaching them. Algebra and Spelling are the topics for that day, which I think is easier compared to Geometry which I taught last week. The only hard part in today’s tutorial is that I am teaching 2 girls at the same time and I have to focus on both of them. But I think I was able to handle well and succeeded in tutoring the girls . One fun part in today’s tutorial is when I was able to chat with one of the two girls I am teaching as the other one was called by the officer-in-charge. We talked about random things, mainly about the TV shows that they love such as the Korean dramas. We had a good conversation since I also love watching those shows . We went back to tutorial again after some time but then before I knew it the time is already over. After fixing the things, we all said goodbye to each other, hoping to see them again in the future.

My overall experience in tutoring the girls was good and it was really one-of-a-kind. It is my first time to do this and I really had fun in doing it. The people in the foundation were really friendly, which is also one of the reasons why I enjoyed this whole community service.

CRIBS - Tutorial: Part One

After last week’s orientation, today is my first day for the actual community service. We were tasked to conduct a tutorial to the girls who were sexually abused. I was nervous at first. I didn’t know anyone from there and I didn’t know what to expect. So I went there and I sat as the officer-in-charge oriented us on how things should be done. Then the time came – the orientation was finished and it was time to go inside the learning center to start teaching the girls. I was assigned to teach the girls in the grade six or first year high school level (I can’t remember) together with 3 other La Sallians who were also in the same table as me. So after some talking, we started the tutorial and a girl named Alma was assigned to me. She is around 12 years old (I think) and she is really friendly. We talked for a while then I started teaching Geometry to her. First I was thinking of how I would teach her because back in high school, I was not really good in my Math subjects. But thank God the lessons were quite simple and I think I was able to teach her wellJ. Aside from Geometry, we also did some spelling exercises but before I knew it, it was already 11:00 and it’s time for us to go. Time really flew so fast on this day and I felt like the time given was not enough. But then it was really time to go so we all said goodbye to each other, telling them that we’ll be back on the following week. So that’s my day in CRIBS. I went home, bringing with me a one-of-a-kind experience.

INTRICT TWO: It's All About Jobs

When people ask about my course, I answer BS-ICTM and they're like "ano yun?" haha! so I always say what it stands for and explain what it is. In our INTRICT class, everything about ICTM is discussed, including our future. And speaking of future, here are 25 possible jobs that I can have right after I graduate. I just hope that it will still be that many after 3 1/3 years. :))

1. MIS Assistant
2. T-pics Engineer/Programmer
3. C++ Programmer
4. PEOPLESOFT Developer
5. SIEBEL Developer
6. System Administrators
7. Java Developer
8. Visual Basic Programmer
9. Programmer
10. Software Engineer
11. Website Content Developer
12. Senior Software Engineer
13. C# Programmer/Analyst
14. IT Professional/Consultant
15. Application Developer
16. Java Analyst/Programmer
17. IT Programmer
18. Web Developer
19. JAVA/J2EE Developer
20. .NET Programmer
21. C/C++/C# Programmer
22. Business Systems Analyst
23. IT Project Manager
24. C# Software Engineer/Consultant
25. COBOL Software Engineer

*obviously, makulay ang buhay ng isang ICTM professional. madaming jobs, madaming cash! LOL, kidding. ;)

Here are the required technical and non-technical skills for these jobs, as well as the responsibilities.

Based on what I observed, most of the jobs being offered today require their applicants to have excellent skills in VisualBasic, Java, .NET and SQL. Also, skills in C, C++ and C# will be an advantage when applying for a job. That means, I would have to learn more programming languages besides Java in the years to come. oh, may God bless me. :))

As for the non-technical skills, people who have good communication skills (both written and oral) is what the majority of the companies are looking for. Next to that are the interpersonal and analytical skills of the person; and being well-organized, creative and hardworking follows.

So as for me, I would need to develop my communication and interpersonal skills during my college days. I guess I should be more sociable and friendly in order to hone my skills in these areas. :)

and finally, here are the responsibilities of an ICTM professional. Based on my findings and also on Sir Oli's lecture, Application development is what most ICTM professionals do. CS, CE, and ECE professionals make the units work, and IT professionals develop and maintain the applications in it. Not bad. haha! :) So people, this is what we do in ICTM! :p

*sorry if the images are small. just click on them to enlarge.

INTRICT ONE.

Back in my high school days, I really enjoyed our Computer class because our teacher taught his subject in a very fun and interesting manner. I have learned a lot from him and also had fun at the same time. It’s just funny because that high school teacher of ours is also a big fan of Google and its features just like Mr. Oliver Malabanan, our very fun and knowledgeable professor in INTRICT. Never did I imagine that it would be the same in college. :p

From the moment Sir Oli started his lecture, the whole block of S22 were amazed at what Google can do through its apps like Gmail, Gtalk, Calendar, Documents, and more. As an ICTM student, I believe that such an advance in technology will help me maximize my work because it increases my productivity. Like, for example, in the usage of the “Documents” feature of Google where two or more people can work on one document at the same time even if they are at the opposite ends of the world. haha.. Isn’t it cool? All they need is a computer and an internet connection and it saves them all their time and effort. Also, I find the Google calendar very helpful, especially when they text people for reminders in their schedule. It’s like combining the two popular technologies of today, which are cell phones and the internet, into a single application.

Aside from Google, Yahoo is also there to help students like me in our activities, though they do not have everything that Google offers. They have their mailing and messenger services which has been a great help to me personally. Ever since I started to learn how to use the computer, I have been using Yahoo Mail to send emails to the people I know. I also use their messenger service to contact friends from school whenever I have problems or questions regarding school work or if I simply want to chat with them for entertainment purposes.

For me, productivity means doing one’s work with efficiency. That means saving plenty of time and having a great deal of work done at the same time. Long before, when machines were not yet introduced in the industry, people worked manually which took them a lot of time to get their job done. But now, people already benefit from technology because it makes their life easier and it helps them do their work faster. For example, people before use pen and paper and their minds in doing their calculations, but now they have what we call “Microsoft Excel” to help them do their calculations needed for their jobs. It saved them their time and resources. Technology has indeed made people more productive and efficient in doing their work.

Though both of my parents are the “not-too-busy-and-techie” types of people, I can suggest them to use the Google calendar because of its texting feature so that they will be reminded of their schedules beforehand. Also, it can help them keep track of their activities and the events that they will go to.

First Week. First Blog.

It’s been a week since classes in La Salle has started. It was so tiring but fun at the same time. The alumni from our high school are all correct. College is indeed very different from high school. I now have a new environment, new friends, and new professors. We have fewer but more difficult subjects and I get to go home early now. Haha! The first two days were fun because those were the days when I met my blockmates for the first time because I wasn’t able to attend their LPEP. Those were also the days when we met our professors and had an overview of our subjects, which were fun and terrifying (hahaha).

Overall, the whole first week was fun! I already learned a LOT from my classes and I got to know my blockmates more. ;) Second week will start in two days. I wonder what will happen next. Hmm..