Finished!!!

I am finished with my first homework assignment for the week for CIS 120. It is a challenging class, particularly when you have to complete a lab with just the figures and information you've been given. I feel like I made a mistake on one of the worksheets; the chart position in the book was different from the outcome of my own chart (although the information was the same). Hopefully, I'm not penalized too badly for it. Then again, maybe that's the way it's supposed to look. Maybe I'm just second-guessing it too much. We'll see when I get my grade, and perhaps the professor can tell me where I went wrong.

So....

I'm finally caught up with my two weeks' worth of work, and I'm almost done with my first assignment for the week. My Environmental Science professor hasn't posted our assignment as of yet, so I'll just review what I've read and the GHA Assignment for Week 2. It could just be because of Columbus Day, but I'll be checking in again, at any rate.

To my fellow bloggers....

What are your majors? I recently changed mine from Business Administration/Management to Finance/Financial Services. I've come to realize just how interested I am in money (not in the materialistic sense, though, but more regarding percentages and averages and all): how it's made, how it's circulated, the different currencies, etc.

I had a lady tell me that she wouldn't want my field of study for anything, because she'd be bored. Eh, well, different strokes for different folks. ;)

My first Excel project....

My mom was right when she said that Excel was easy to learn. I thought I would be slaving over the computer keys for HOURS, but all it took was following directions, and presto! I had my first assignment in for CIS 120. I am now finishing up my second assignment and will be submitting it shortly to my professor for grading. I didn't save it on a floppy disk, though, as I didn't have any readily available, so I may get a few points taken off for it. Maybe this morning I can run out to CVS and pick up a floppy disk so that I can save it properly and get a good grade for following all directions properly. Then on to CIS 104, Math, and Environmental Science. This weekend promises to be a busy one, eh? But this is all catch-up work, so next week I shouldn't be rushing to play catch up.

Languages...

I wonder if Berkeley College offers language courses? I would be particularly interested in conversational Spanish. I took Spanish in UCC (Union County College), but although I passed the course, I still don't speak Spanish fluently. And being that I'm going into a field where I'm sure to meet people of all different backgrounds, it's important to be able to communicate with them to see what their unique needs are and whether I can help them meet those needs.

I would also like to take French and Italian. I just wanted to be well-rounded. It would help me in other areas of my life, as well.

Dell Computers...

So, I've been noticing on the Berkeley Blackboard that Dell has a partnership with the school. I'm going to be looking into purchasing a computer through the school and Dell. My computer at home has gone kaput all of a sudden, and having to vascillate between the library and work is not fun, nor is it especially convenient or easy. In fact, that's one of the things I plan to get working on in the next few weeks. On the plus side, 4 of my 5 schoolbooks have arrived, so now I can finally get crackin' on my assignments (I have to post on the Discussion Boards, too, to show that I've been keeping up with assignments and readings).

But back to my original subject: I think it's pretty cool that the school has a partnership such as this one. It's reasonably priced so that practically anyone can afford a computer if they need one. And my niece can share it with me for when she does her own schoolwork so that I don't have to wait for her for one half-hour after school when she comes running from the computer lab. The first week was a little rough, but I think things are finally falling into place for me. ;)

Oh, btw, thanks for the encouraging words, Vanessa.

I urge all of you....

Whether you are returning to school after a few years or are attending for the first time, PLEASE make sure to order your books on time. That way, you won't have to play the waiting game. In fact, make sure you have money set aside for all of your expenses and don't pinch off of it for other 'necessities': clothes, food, music, etc.

I am now waiting for books as we speak; I've gotten two of them already, but not the ones needed for assignments that were due. So I've got to accept whatever penalties may be imposed for the first few missing assignments, due to my own unpreparedness.

Lesson learned for next semester. :(