Unit 8 Learning Journal Entry

The learning journal entry must be a reflective statement that considers the following questions:

1) Describe what you did. This does not mean that you copy and paste from what you have posted or the assignments you have prepared. You need to describe what you did and how you did it.

This week we were exposed to really interesting parts or data structures; Lists, Stacks, Queues, dictionaries. There was a lot of material that I had to read and some videos I had to watch to get a good understanding and to learn about proper implementations.
After becoming familiar with these structure types we had to apply them by creating a java program and I tell you … that was interesting. I think I did a good job but I will know for certain next week, till then fingers cross.
As always I
participated in the discussion forum where by the way I found more good information about the previous topic from research done by my peers.
The Learning Journal of course was done little by little as I was progressing with all the materials and finally I took the Self-Quiz that we normally have at the end of the unit so it was a really interesting week.

2) Describe your reactions to what you did.
Well when I was creating the program it was not as easy as I thought it was going o be even though they are not hard to do but you have to make sure that you know how to proper implement the structures for the program to work as expected.

3) Describe any feedback you received or any specific interactions you had. Discuss how they were helpful.
I had some good feedback and a lot of tips about the research done on our previous discussion which made me feel good knowing that you can always count on some of your peers

4) Describe your feelings and attitudes.
In every unit I learn a little bit more about data structures and it gets a little more interesting which keeps me engaged and want to learn more

5) Describe what you learned.
I learned about the different data structures, their functions and how to select the one that will make a functionality work as expected.

Another set of questions to consider in your learning journal statement include:

1) What surprised me or caused me to wonder?
It surprises me that data structures can look simple but once you start creating them it involves a lot of thinking and planning.

2) What happened that felt particularly challenging? Why was it challenging to me?
Deciding which data structure to then write it in java was challenging cause you have to make sure that the steps are in the right sequence for the program to work.

3) What skills and knowledge do I recognize that I am gaining?
I am learning how to perform a better analyzes if I wan to implement a function in a program.

4) What am I realizing about myself as a learner?
I need to have more patience and think more about what I am doing.

5) In what ways am I able to apply the ideas and concepts gained to my own experience?
I am realizing that some times I have to slow down and re-think what I am doing to do it right the first time.

Finally, describe one important thing that you are thinking about in relation to the activity.
To be a good programmer you have to be organized and do a lot of thinking when it comes to structures and getting the correct
output.