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Boyce Bethel

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Goal Statement

I am very excited to be enrolled in this class this semester. I have


always enjoyed learning more about technology and thinking of ways to
incorporate it into my life and educational experience. After reviewing the
syllabus and course manual, there are several units of content that I am
looking forward to studying. First, I noticed that Mullins Library is one of our
tentative units. Our library has so many resources to help students, and
while I am aware of some of them, I hope that this class helps me have a
better understanding and appreciation for our library. I also noticed that we
will spend some time using Excel. I am quite familiar with Excel, but I
havent ever used it for a gradebook. Im sure that Ill learn some new
functions and formulas that will help me in my career. Finally, Im very
excited to learn about ways that technology is being used in the classroom
today because my brother is several years younger than me and is having a
different experience in school than I did. At my brothers school, each
student is provided with a Macbook, and the teachers have integrated
technology into teaching far more than when I was in secondary school. I
hope that some of the resources that we learn about are resources that his
teachers are using so that I can have a better grasp on the current high
school technology experience.
I am slightly concerned about the technology requirements for this
class. I have an Apple computer, so I will be using the computers in Mullins
Library for the assignments for this class. I am nervous that I will forget to
save my work onto a flash drive and properly submit it. Since Im not going

Boyce Bethel
010604062

Goal Statement

to be using my personal computer, I will need to be extra careful to save and


submit properly. I am also concerned that since I will not be using my
computer for this class that I will not know how to do the things we will be
learning about after the class is over and I am using my computer again.
However I am hopeful that I can still take my knowledge from this class and
figure out how to do everything on a Mac as well as using a PC and Microsoft
Office 2013.
In my major, we frequently use Excel, Aspen, and MATLAB. I am most
likely pursuing a career as a chemical engineer working for a company
developing alternative energy sources. However, I am also considering
teaching high school life science or math if I do not like working in the
engineering industry. Chemical engineers use Excel for data entry and
calculation mostly. We run experiments to test theories and run tests on
equipment to ensure that everything is functioning properly. The results of
tests such as these are compiled in Excel spreadsheets. Aspen is a process
simulator that I have used quite a bit in my undergraduate career. Engineers
can enter chemicals into the system then choose the reaction for them to
undergo. For example, we can test how benzene and ethanol will react in an
isothermal flash. Then Aspen can give the thermodynamic properties of the
products without actually performing the experiment or reaction. MATLAB is
a program to assist engineers in solving problems with the use of matrices
and other coding techniques. I have not used MATLAB very much yet, but I

Boyce Bethel
010604062

Goal Statement

am taking a class to learn how to use it this semester. After this semester, I
will use it in most of my classes and in my career after graduation.
I, Boyce Bethel, have read the syllabus and course manual on August
24, 2016 at 3:50 pm.

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