Doctor Ray Stefani's Analysis

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On the 16th of September 2016, Doctor Ray Stefani gave a lecture titled: Engineering and Technology: History, Doing the Seemingly Impossible, Helpful Hints for Studying and Using Your Time at Chaffey the Smart Way. Dr. Stefani went on lecture about what he loves about being an Electrical Engineering, briefly. His lecture was actually about the preparation of our journeys to transfer, the Olympics; oddly enough once Dr. Stefani started his lecture it all made sense, Dr. Stefani seemed passionate about helping us grow. He did his lecture in a unique way, where he incorporated the history, engineering in the Olympics as a way to motivate us apply ‘Why not?’ also the Olympic motto Citius, Altius Fortius. The quote that stood out was ‘Why not?’ it's significance of question something is important whether it is a simple solution to a something one stands for. When Dr. Stefani …show more content…
In all honestly, one can run with this quote, applying it to situations that seem impossible can be accomplished.The drive of oneself can take many a long way. In other word, be the captain of the ship and navigate the path to further success. Dr. Stefani also gave great advice about the transfer system to such as Cal State Long Beach and Cal Poly Pomona. How the semester vs. the quarterly unit system work, the advantages and disadvantages of each college. Dr. Stefani gave such great insight on how to figure out how many units are needed, when transferring to schools with impacted majors. Most of these school are on the semester system, with few on the quarterly system. Dr. Stefani told us, what is the best way to figure out how to approach classes, the efficiency of completing most class at chaffey was highly

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