Weekly Status Report #1

This week was the first week of classes and I feel like I've already learned a lot about computer programming, even though I know that there is a lot more to learn. This week I learned about problem solving and flow charts. I learned to look at problems in steps and I did some examples of problem solving. Concerning the problem solving, I learned that all problems are not negative things; problems can be tasks that need to be done or completed. Also, this week I learned how to create and read flow charts; I learned the different symbols, names, terms and I also learned what everything means. My objectives this week were to complete my blog and to learn about flow charts; I wanted to finish all the requirements for my blog with some extra additions and I wanted to understand and be able to create a flow chart.

This week I have in fact finished my weblog; I have completed all the requirements and add more than four of the extra tasks to obtain full marks. I have heard of weblogs before but I have never created one myself, so this week after using the weblog I feel that I am a lot familiar with this on-line journal. I have learned a lot about flow charts this week, before this class I have never done a flow chart that dealt with programming and so this was very new to me. This week I have been successful in understanding flow charts and in creating a flow chart myself.

This week I faced some challenges with the blogs and the flow charts. For some of the requirements, I didn't know where to find the options, for example the option to disable comments for one post. However, after looking around I found it and it became really simple for me. With flow charts, I found it was difficult to grasp the concept and understand what it was saying. However, after listening intently in class and after the example with the cups and paper I can now understand the meaning of flow charts more easily. Some remaining work I have is just to add some extra mark tasks to my blog. My future goals are to be able to create a flow chart without any problems at all.