The first week of our
discussion in CS Research Methodology was mainly focused on the orientation
about the subject and discussing the rules and regulations of the classroom as
well as the whole IT building.
In the second week of our class, our
professor started to delve deeper into research. Before beginning the course,
our teacher reminded us to be mindful and observe cleanliness in our new
building since there is an issue where vandalism happened in the girl's comfort
room. Our professor made some jokes about the problem, but I know deep in his
mind he was disappointed in us. Nevertheless, he just brushed it off and
started our discussion. So, we started with a group activity requiring us to
form a team and devise a plan for family/friend gatherings, welcome parties,
etc. Some of our classmates came up with a plan about making a “pancit,” and
some of us planned to have a “samgyupsal party." Still, it was not the
answer that our professor wanted to hear. The true essence of the activity was
to showcase the step-by-step procedure for making a plan concerning our
subject, CS Research Methodology. In short, Sir wants us to share our knowledge
about using research in our daily activities. After that, he explains the most straightforward
step-by-step process of research:
- One should determine a problem, collect data about the
issue, analyze the data, and interpret the data. After interpreting the data,
researchers should gather more sources since the more data you have, the better
the results will be.
- Analyze and interpret the data again.
- Draw a conclusion.
We apply these
processes in everything we do, from decision-making, finding new knowledge, and
even playing simple games, where you must strategize your plan and decisions.
After the activity, I realized that research is fundamental to every aspect of
our lives. Even though you could improve academically, you still apply the
essence of researching. I think our professor delivered the lesson very
clearly. He used real-life applications of research to enable us to learn more
accurately. Using a real-life example is a good learning style to teach someone
because nothing beats experience when learning. In addition, he also shares
some of his experience in the field of research. He is undoubtedly very proud
of himself when sharing his teaching career and how he shaped students in the
palm of his hand (e.g., some CIC Faculties).
Even though my first
impression of our professor was not that good because of what happened on the
first day of school and his threatening high expectation of us, I was happy
that the class was entertaining and informative. He even taught us some life
lessons and shared his experiences in education. I'm not going to lie, but
since I was in high school, I have been so discouraged from going to school
because of the educational system of the Philippines. I just think that only
some things I learned from the classroom during that time will help me in the
future. That is why I was so happy with our professor's approach to teaching us
because he didn't want us to memorize. Still, instead, he wants us to develop
good problem-solving skills, which is vital in the field of Computer Science as
well as in real life.
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