Well as the quarter wraps up, with one final group project to finish, I can't say that I am going to miss this class. Though I have obtained a more in depth knowledge of operating systems at UW, and thought about ways to improve for improvement with techniques, technology and exploring software is not my passion. But as the saying goes, "sometimes you have to do what you don't like to find out what you do," or something along those lines.
In my opinion this class would be more beneficial if Professor Eisenberg was able to have a full week for this class during our summer intensive. Given the culture of the students in our class, and our specific passions, shifting the focus of the class a bit and having a live professor may help the students (overall) enjoy the technology class more.
The project in which we compared websites I enjoyed in certain ways. It was beneficial to see where various athletic departments were lacking and how others excelled. A stark difference that became apparent to me was a university's capabilities based (often but not always) on their institutional standing - DI, DII, DIII etc. Often I was surprised at the the lack of many athletic departments websites and their need for improvements. This will be a great tool or experience for me when I move on to a new school and am given the opportunity to assess a school's website for improvements.
After this project, I was made even more aware how vital the functionality of an athletic department’s website is to their success overall. A bad website, especially given today’s online preference, can severely influence a user’s experience with the school based on their online adventure.
Though our final project is not finished it has been very interesting hearing everyone’s ideas on new software for athletics operations and the improvements we desire. Some ideas are outlandish but lined with good intentions, others are simplistic but definitely improvements that are needed. For the sake of secrecy I cannot reveal what our group is doing. Isports, I’m out!
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