General Education Reflection
Over the course of my undergrad education here at Iowa state, I have always tried to keep a greater perspective in mind when working on focused topics. Whether that be working on projects or conducting a lab, knowing where that fits as a whole is a key insight to becoming a well-rounded engineer. With this thinking in mind, we are able to construct where ideas lie respectively and fill in the gaps between subjects. Coming to the end of my senior year, I am reflecting on how the general education requirement helped me broaden my view of electrical engineering.
The first general education class I took was back in my freshman year. It was titled ARCH 222: History of Architecture II, and satisfied my international perspective requirement. The course was an overview of western architectural ideas and practices in their social, cultural and representational context. This idea at the time was very new to me. I thought something such as architecture was far removed from a social context. My assumptions turned out to be quite the opposite. This class opened my mind to the interconnects between seemingly uncorrelated subjects. It taught me to see the effects of small things on a population as a whole. By doing so, this …show more content…
Moving ahead, I plan to continue my education and pursue a Master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering. Following that I would like to get a job pertaining to Electrical Engineering. I’m look forward to being a contributing engineer for my employer. I would like to someday invent something and possibly file for patents. I would also be interested in joining a professional society such as IEEE and giving back to my profession. Taking these general education electives have enabled me to think deeper and realize a broader perspective for the problem at hand. Because of this I am able to evaluate and formulate engineering solutions related to what was learned in these general education
Over the course of my undergrad education here at Iowa state, I have always tried to keep a greater perspective in mind when working on focused topics. Whether that be working on projects or conducting a lab, knowing where that fits as a whole is a key insight to becoming a well-rounded engineer. With this thinking in mind, we are able to construct where ideas lie respectively and fill in the gaps between subjects. Coming to the end of my senior year, I am reflecting on how the general education requirement helped me broaden my view of electrical engineering.
The first general education class I took was back in my freshman year. It was titled ARCH 222: History of Architecture II, and satisfied my international perspective requirement. The course was an overview of western architectural ideas and practices in their social, cultural and representational context. This idea at the time was very new to me. I thought something such as architecture was far removed from a social context. My assumptions turned out to be quite the opposite. This class opened my mind to the interconnects between seemingly uncorrelated subjects. It taught me to see the effects of small things on a population as a whole. By doing so, this …show more content…
Moving ahead, I plan to continue my education and pursue a Master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering. Following that I would like to get a job pertaining to Electrical Engineering. I’m look forward to being a contributing engineer for my employer. I would like to someday invent something and possibly file for patents. I would also be interested in joining a professional society such as IEEE and giving back to my profession. Taking these general education electives have enabled me to think deeper and realize a broader perspective for the problem at hand. Because of this I am able to evaluate and formulate engineering solutions related to what was learned in these general education