Could we say we are at the half way stage at CIT??? Well we are certainly within that period and all is still going good in my adventure of college. Today is a Bank Holiday and i will try to make this short and sweet and try to enjoy the rest of the break. :)
Well last week i had those Assessments i may of mentioned. First it was Programming on Monday morning where we had to develop an application that had to calculate house tax for old age pensioners. I got it working and i can say i couldn't of done any better so i was happy with my work. Next it was Statistic's where we had a 15% exam, we were given two questions i was able to provide an answer to both and hope the results were right. The final Assessment was on Wednesday where we had to hand up Lab sheet that were carried out in previous weeks. So i could say i gave my all for these Assessments which at the end of the day is that all that can be done.
On the Thursday night i had a Graduation for the course i carried out the last year and it was nice setting. Of course the suit had to make a rare appearance and we were given vales for the event. Minister of Education Batt O' Keefe was the guest of honour and when he was introduced a slight "boo" was sounded, as they say "there's always one". It was great as a whole cause i got my Cert and also met up with my friends and lectures that i carried out the course with. I hope i will experience something like it again!!! :) Please God.
With Friday off i worked from 12-9 and was a bit wrecked to say the least after the previous night. Again Saturday was a 8-4 which was cool and will make a difference to the balance. Finally i had a chance to enjoy the LONG weekend in the end and enjoyed every bit of it!!! ;)
I was planning to make this short but without thinking in the beginning i had a lot to express about the week. Definitely was one of the most busiest since i started but that's the way it has been of late so i am getting used to it!!! :) Which is good!!
Next week again.
Anthony Mannix
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Week Five at CIT
So here we are, the autumn is kicking in which means that things are getting a bit more hectic. As the leafs fall i am undertaking my assignments and studying for the assessments coming up, pity but has to be done.
So the fifth week in CIT had it's usual good and bad moments. This week for one was one of the busiest from a assignment and assessment point of view. We had to have our job assignment done on Friday for Creative, Innovation & Teamwork which i gave my best shot which is all that can be done. Also that same day the class had an assessment in Algorithmic Problem Solving were we had to create a program that involved a shark eating three scuba divers. Overall i was a bit disappointed with what i handed up as it wasn't perfect but still it was worth 10% and the rest the assessments are worth 30% each so please God i will know what to expect the next time. All other modules are going fine at the moment. I had an assessment today in Programming, have one tomorrow in Statical Calculations and must hand up Lab Sheets for Computer Architecture on Wednesday so technically i will tell the tale next week. ;)
Last week i thought i was FINALLY going to have a week without work however i got a last minute call on Friday morning from my boss asking if i would come in at 2 o clock and Saturday. Didn't want to turn my back from the cash so i attended both on Friday and Saturday and of course hit it hard as usual!!! ;) It may become an obstacle in the coming weeks so i will be cutting down on the working hours to ensure that priority 1 - College gets it's required study.
Well the draw for the playoff were made in the 2010 World Cup Qualifying and we were paired against France. No doubt it was the toughest task to encounter however i give us a chance against the French. I think it's faith that Giovanni Trapattonni will guide us to South Africa, some people are already writing us off but i just have this feeling we will do it.
And finally my friend John left the course last week, to be fair he said he didn't have any interest in the course as a whole so there was only going to be one outcome. John, good luck and take care of yourself and i'm sure our paths will cross in the foreseeable future. Remember me when you win the Lotto!!! ;) LASERS :)
There we have it for this week. Must go off and do some last bit of study for Stats tomorrow so i will depart.
Until the the next time.
Anthony Mannix
So the fifth week in CIT had it's usual good and bad moments. This week for one was one of the busiest from a assignment and assessment point of view. We had to have our job assignment done on Friday for Creative, Innovation & Teamwork which i gave my best shot which is all that can be done. Also that same day the class had an assessment in Algorithmic Problem Solving were we had to create a program that involved a shark eating three scuba divers. Overall i was a bit disappointed with what i handed up as it wasn't perfect but still it was worth 10% and the rest the assessments are worth 30% each so please God i will know what to expect the next time. All other modules are going fine at the moment. I had an assessment today in Programming, have one tomorrow in Statical Calculations and must hand up Lab Sheets for Computer Architecture on Wednesday so technically i will tell the tale next week. ;)
Last week i thought i was FINALLY going to have a week without work however i got a last minute call on Friday morning from my boss asking if i would come in at 2 o clock and Saturday. Didn't want to turn my back from the cash so i attended both on Friday and Saturday and of course hit it hard as usual!!! ;) It may become an obstacle in the coming weeks so i will be cutting down on the working hours to ensure that priority 1 - College gets it's required study.
Well the draw for the playoff were made in the 2010 World Cup Qualifying and we were paired against France. No doubt it was the toughest task to encounter however i give us a chance against the French. I think it's faith that Giovanni Trapattonni will guide us to South Africa, some people are already writing us off but i just have this feeling we will do it.
And finally my friend John left the course last week, to be fair he said he didn't have any interest in the course as a whole so there was only going to be one outcome. John, good luck and take care of yourself and i'm sure our paths will cross in the foreseeable future. Remember me when you win the Lotto!!! ;) LASERS :)
There we have it for this week. Must go off and do some last bit of study for Stats tomorrow so i will depart.
Until the the next time.
Anthony Mannix
Monday, October 12, 2009
Week Four at CIT
Are we here already?? Writing about my fourth week in CIT and i have to say it is going fairly lively. Week four at CIT was productive as usual with plenty of stuff to be commenced and thoughts gathered subsequent to those events. There was a mixture of highs and lows throughout the week, which can be expected and will still continue to kick on no matter what.
Let's start on the modules, i have to say everything is going sound at this moment in time. For example Computer Architecture and Programming aren't hitting the slippery slopes of the last few weeks and i feel i am beginning to recognize the notions of the subjects. At least i have some understanding because there is nothing worse than listening to a lecture, having no idea what they are explaining. For Creative, Innovation & Teamwork i'm still proceeding at the first assignment which is due for this Friday however i'm fully confident it will be completed by then. We were also set up into teams for the group project. It's is turning into a fun class i have to say as my teammates Robin, Matt, Ronan, Patrick did a group exercise last Friday discussing what items we would take if we were lost at sea. The team as a whole did their best and got an alright mark, lets just say, on our ranking points. I was also made leader which is cool and it should be fun in the proceeding weeks.
Work is going as swell as always. Had a 2-9 on Friday and for once had Saturday off which was brilliant as it was my first Saturday off since i started in CIT. I had a clear run of the day and made it worth while of course!!! ;) When 8 o clock hit it was time to watch that World Cup Qualifier i mentioned last week, Ireland vs Italy. As mentioned earlier "A week of highs and lows" Well here is the low, a smashing game with Ireland taking the lead through a Glean Whelan ROCKET but Italy made it 1-1 not too long after. The game was going through the motions following that, however in the 87th minute Ireland scored via a free kick through a Sean St Ledger header to make it 2-1 to the Irish with three minutes + stoppage time remaining - not much left, well Italy scored three minutes later to draw the game 2-2 which sends them straight to the World Cup and leaving Ireland to negotiate a play-off with the likes of Russia, France, Portugal or Greece. It would of been a famous win for Trap's army however i'm looking forward to the play-offs now. The draw is made next week, Greece would be the best team to face next month however it would be great if we had the chance to knock out the French. We shall see!!
So there we have it for this week. I'm sure things in CIT will be hotting up in the coming week as we have a few assessments to undertake soon so it will be the chance the obtain a few precious marks for our final result. Won't that be fun!!! :)
Till another time.
Anthony Mannix
Let's start on the modules, i have to say everything is going sound at this moment in time. For example Computer Architecture and Programming aren't hitting the slippery slopes of the last few weeks and i feel i am beginning to recognize the notions of the subjects. At least i have some understanding because there is nothing worse than listening to a lecture, having no idea what they are explaining. For Creative, Innovation & Teamwork i'm still proceeding at the first assignment which is due for this Friday however i'm fully confident it will be completed by then. We were also set up into teams for the group project. It's is turning into a fun class i have to say as my teammates Robin, Matt, Ronan, Patrick did a group exercise last Friday discussing what items we would take if we were lost at sea. The team as a whole did their best and got an alright mark, lets just say, on our ranking points. I was also made leader which is cool and it should be fun in the proceeding weeks.
Work is going as swell as always. Had a 2-9 on Friday and for once had Saturday off which was brilliant as it was my first Saturday off since i started in CIT. I had a clear run of the day and made it worth while of course!!! ;) When 8 o clock hit it was time to watch that World Cup Qualifier i mentioned last week, Ireland vs Italy. As mentioned earlier "A week of highs and lows" Well here is the low, a smashing game with Ireland taking the lead through a Glean Whelan ROCKET but Italy made it 1-1 not too long after. The game was going through the motions following that, however in the 87th minute Ireland scored via a free kick through a Sean St Ledger header to make it 2-1 to the Irish with three minutes + stoppage time remaining - not much left, well Italy scored three minutes later to draw the game 2-2 which sends them straight to the World Cup and leaving Ireland to negotiate a play-off with the likes of Russia, France, Portugal or Greece. It would of been a famous win for Trap's army however i'm looking forward to the play-offs now. The draw is made next week, Greece would be the best team to face next month however it would be great if we had the chance to knock out the French. We shall see!!
So there we have it for this week. I'm sure things in CIT will be hotting up in the coming week as we have a few assessments to undertake soon so it will be the chance the obtain a few precious marks for our final result. Won't that be fun!!! :)
Till another time.
Anthony Mannix
Monday, October 5, 2009
Week Three at CIT
Well time is moving on nicely, writing about my third week already in CIT and nonetheless it's still going nicely.
Well last week was Freshers Week and the place had an extra buzz about it with all the interesting shows happening. From the modules point of view, last week we are moving on into new phases of study each day and of course getting that bit more challenging. Those two subjects of Programming and Computer Architecture brought there usual difficulty trends while the others aren't presenting too much problems YET.
My work hours were forced to be cut on Tuesday as our timetable was changed. We had Colin Manning for Creative Innovation & Teamwork from 11-1 on Monday however our lecture has now changed so we now have Mary Davin which results the class to stay on the Tuesday 2-4 which is a nuisance as it denies us the pleasant half day. But still that tired Wednesday feeling i've been experiencing the last few weeks won't be felt (as much) which is the bright side the whole scenario. Anyway last week i worked again on the Friday from 2-9 and 8-4 on Saturday so still grafted a nice number of hours. After work on Friday i made it before the 10 o clock deadline to vote on the Lisbon Treaty. I decided to vote "Yes" as i heard strong indications from computers industries like Microsoft and Intel to support the "Yes Campaign" so it was a no brainer to support their call especially with the course i am just undertaking. One of my classmates were urging me to go against it so he will be very heart rendered when he reads this!!! ;)
Well Chelsea have reclaimed top spot in the league with their 2-0 win over Liverpool and with United slip up against Sunderland it gives us a 2 point cushion but still a long way to go. Also it Ireland will be facing Italy at Croke Park this Saturday in a World Cup Qualifier with top spot still to play, although it is very unlikely we will claim it. I am predicting a 0-0 draw however i don't rule out that we may snatch the win off the World Champions. Hopefully we can look forward to seeing the Boys in Green in South Africa in 2010!
Well that's my week wrapped in a nutshell, still grinding away at the Institute of Technology and nevertheless enjoying the whole experience. For now!! :)
Slán go fóill
Anthony Mannix
Well last week was Freshers Week and the place had an extra buzz about it with all the interesting shows happening. From the modules point of view, last week we are moving on into new phases of study each day and of course getting that bit more challenging. Those two subjects of Programming and Computer Architecture brought there usual difficulty trends while the others aren't presenting too much problems YET.
My work hours were forced to be cut on Tuesday as our timetable was changed. We had Colin Manning for Creative Innovation & Teamwork from 11-1 on Monday however our lecture has now changed so we now have Mary Davin which results the class to stay on the Tuesday 2-4 which is a nuisance as it denies us the pleasant half day. But still that tired Wednesday feeling i've been experiencing the last few weeks won't be felt (as much) which is the bright side the whole scenario. Anyway last week i worked again on the Friday from 2-9 and 8-4 on Saturday so still grafted a nice number of hours. After work on Friday i made it before the 10 o clock deadline to vote on the Lisbon Treaty. I decided to vote "Yes" as i heard strong indications from computers industries like Microsoft and Intel to support the "Yes Campaign" so it was a no brainer to support their call especially with the course i am just undertaking. One of my classmates were urging me to go against it so he will be very heart rendered when he reads this!!! ;)
Well Chelsea have reclaimed top spot in the league with their 2-0 win over Liverpool and with United slip up against Sunderland it gives us a 2 point cushion but still a long way to go. Also it Ireland will be facing Italy at Croke Park this Saturday in a World Cup Qualifier with top spot still to play, although it is very unlikely we will claim it. I am predicting a 0-0 draw however i don't rule out that we may snatch the win off the World Champions. Hopefully we can look forward to seeing the Boys in Green in South Africa in 2010!
Well that's my week wrapped in a nutshell, still grinding away at the Institute of Technology and nevertheless enjoying the whole experience. For now!! :)
Slán go fóill
Anthony Mannix
Thursday, October 1, 2009
First Assignment
Yesterday i was given my first assignment in Creative, Innovation & Teamwork. We were given jobs and it's our task to write up a C.V, investigate the computer company you wish to work for, outline job specifications , modules required to do the job and write a formal letter to the business you wish to work with. My job is an Information Security Administrator and the deadline for the assignment is 16th October.
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