Tuesday, 5 June 2012

First Two Weeks Reflection

*brushes off the dust*

Well, it has been a while. Let's see if I remember how to do this.

I noticed while rereading my first entry that I had unintentionally established a bit of a negative tone. I apologize for that; I was really distracted,really hungry, and really in Ireland while that post was being written.

To return to topic, I've honestly learned more in the last couple weeks in this class than I've expected. Frankly, I came into this class with low-ish expectations, but even two weeks in, I've been surprised.

In the facebook discussion I learned the extent to which facebook has taken fire from uses over its security. 

In the survey module, I learned how to create surveys and (most importantly) how to create charts and collectors in order to analyze the data collected in those surveys.

From the captcha video, I learned of the new and world changing applications for which captcha is being used.

From the budget spreadsheet, I gleened the ability to format spreadsheets (shading, borders, formulas, etc.)

From the mailmerge spreadsheet I learned how to split columns, how to use a countif function, and how to create a chart.

As I said earlier, I am surprised how much I have gained in just two weeks from this course.