Action Planning

Although writing about own self sounds easy, but it is not! Summing up about twenty years of living experience in just about 300 words is not easy task. Here I am about to write the fourth blog and the final blog. There is huge room for improvement and we learn from as we learn from our mistakes.

One of my weak point is I feel shy while talking in mass though I am frank at one to one conversation. With frequent presentations during the whole course of Computing at Islington College, I mainly target to improve my skills of presenting in bulk. Along with speaking it would be a great advantage if I could enhance my writing. There are a lot of writing tasks such as the blogs itself, personal statement and many other writing assessments coming in the future semesters.

While working on the first assignment of introduction to programming I faced lot of complications while finishing the assessment, nevertheless, as this is my first semester I plan to take extra classes during the four months of summer vacation, go through various sites that improves my Java programming and I resolute to practice various programming/coding on day-to-day basis, as I aim to be a programmer in the future. To be a successful programmer, I give my full dedication towards learning Java as I have intended to do my final year project based on Java programming.

As I have mentioned time and again, companies while hiring look out for problem solvers rather than degree holders, although I can solve problems, but it may take a tad more time, I plan to improve my timing by solving word puzzles, Sudoku, quiz games and many others during my free time.

I come to the end of my final blog, thank you for reading my blog. Hope you all liked it. Please to criticize so that I may improve. Thank you!

Skills Attributes and Employment Development

Basically, Total of six semesters during the stay at Islington College, every semester is divided into four modules. As this is my first semester at Islington College, it includes Problem Solving for IT, Introduction to Programming, Study Skills for Computing and the last one is Logic.

Problem solving for IT provides range of problem solving techniques and to use spreadsheet and databases as problem solving tools. On completion of the module I will be able to create real-life Database application using PC-based DBMS. As I have mentioned in my previous blog that now-a-days companies while recruiting employees look out for problem solvers rather than degree holders, this module crafts us as problem solver aiding in the later part of our life.

Introduction to programming is another module of the first semester; it is designated to develop interest, ability and confidence in using a programming language within in a graphical environment. While in the first semester, it will help gain the basic knowledge and experience to solve simple programming problems using established techniques. I, planning to be a programmer and in the meanwhile Java uplifting in the global market, introduction to programming will benefit me to survive in this competitive world.

I have always been shy to talk in a mass. Study skills for computing, our third module, will help build up confidence and self-esteem. This module develops skills necessary to support academic study with frequent presentations and writing tasks. This module provides a clear understanding of what is required at university level and fully develops academic potential. It will aid while working at IT companies during presentations or any other functions.

Logic, the final module of the semester is the easiest one, which develops a range of mathematical techniques, set theory, logic, relations and functions. It will help in applying the methods to a range of practical problems. 

This here completes the third blog; stay tuned for more about me in my next blog, till then stay safe.

Past Experience and Future’s Hopes

While I was applying for Australia for my Bachelors, it rang a bell in my mind that no one can judge you, when I met and knew few new people and dealt with them. Though my visa got rejected, I gained experience which benefited my speaking skills and public relations.

As an enthusiastic learner, I learned Microsoft Visio, software for drawing, in hours and made few drawings for my grandfather’s book that he wrote on his own area of expertise. During a year gap between A-levels and undergraduate program I assisted my father at his office and gained a lot of knowledge on hydropower. Ending my schooling life on a high node with good grades in all subjects, mostly better in mathematics and computing encouraged me to do well in the A-levels programs, but it did not go as planned.

During three years stay at Islington College, I look forward to boosting my studying skills with frequent presentations, various writing tasks and also enhance abilities to work in groups. Slight knowledge in computer hardware and software architecture would also help in the future. Updated on current development will aid understanding the society.

However, IT companies while recruiting for job prefer problem solvers rather than only degree holders, with help of several modules I get to enhance ability of problem solving. Project planning and management will aid while working for IT companies later on in our lives. Planning to be a programmer in the near future, I’m very positive about learning programming to its highest level.

All adequate amounts of ideas collected in the entire modules during the three years of Islington College will work as theoretical experience and the final year project that I submit to London Metropolitan University will benefit me as practical experience.

My life, my inspiration

I, Nikunj Acharya born on October 1992, along with my sister was brought up and raised in Baluwatar, Kathmandu. While recalling my childhood, among many other things I hear from my parents is that it was sophisticated, whether it be being sent to a kindergarten from early childhood or being sent to the best school for further studies. Now, talking about schooling which was from one of the reputed school Brihaspati Vidhyasadan and achieving nearly distinction marks and getting along with a bunch of friends were the golden memories. With good memories also comes the bad ones, the bad ones which I got during my two years of college; choosing a averagely reputed college, not having a proper friends circle led to irresponsible future.

However passing out from the college proved a difficult thing for me, although I always had been a bright student during my schooling period. After 2 miserable years at Malpi International College, I was in great dilemma whether to divert my career into civil engineering or the computing faculty. After comparing both the faculties and suggestions from the elders I decided to join Islington College. As one of the reputed colleges along with the affiliation of London Metropolitan University and my keen interest in the computer field, I was excited and felt honored to join Islington College

In the world of technology where almost all the works lies inside the computer and the people like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mark Zukerberg have become legends and have made computing sector the highest paid job of all times. In USA out of 10 highly paid jobs 6 of them are from the IT sector.

Everyone has their role model, mine is my uncle. He is a software developer and owns his own software company; he gets entertained with his work.

To follow the footsteps of my role model and also with a huge scope of computing in the global market I chose computing as my subject.