The writing reflection for this week covers the lectures "Playing the Career Game" and "Where do I want to Work." This reflection is due on 2/24 at 12pm.

Note that the course staff are looking for your own thoughts on these topics. Writing in the first person, taking divergent viewpoints, and bringing in ideas from outside of class are encouraged. Write as if you are targeting a public audience. Particularly insightful or convincingly contrarian statements might be shared with the entire class in lecture or in the course slack.

With this writing reflection, I'd like you to think about your own career trajectory, from the early days of your education to where you want to be in your early career:

1. If you could have changed one thing about your professional preparation, what would it have been? Think about your experiences thus far in school, in extracurriculars, in internships and in any other forum that is related to your formation as a young person on the cusp of embarking on a career. How does the one thing you've isolated fit into the larger patterns of contemporary work that we've been discussing in class? How did it affect you personally? Speculate on outcomes that might have surfaced if you had changed things. 
2. We've been talking about a bunch of different career paths in class: large corporations, startups, non-profits, government, graduate school, and other opportunities that are opening up to computer scientists. What are your plans after graduation? How did you decide on a career path? Are you looking forward to what is ahead?

Grading

Your reflection should be between 500 - 1000 words. It will be graded in terms of:

Does the reflection adequately address the prompt?

Does the reflection reference the readings and class discussions to support the writing?

Does the reflection exhibit thoughtfulness and creative expression?

Does the reflection utilize proper grammar and style?

Is the reflection an appropriate length?

Submission Instructions

• Submit to Canvas