On March 20, 2013, Both Cisco and Web Design classes joined together as we went to the Queens Borough Community College. At the College, we were greeted by the chairman of engineering technology, Professor Asser and the Associate Chairman of engineering technology, Professor Stigliano. We got to view some of the rooms and stuff they used in classrooms. One example was a 3D printer in which was used to make computer chips. A student there showed us how it worked and described to us how long it takes depending on the design they are working on. These chips were then programmed to function different depending on what they were made for. We also met Professor Nandar, who taught robotics. He showed us how to give a robot a basic command to move at different speeds and turn. We also got to see a video that showed us an example of a robot being programmed to go through a maze. It turned out to be pretty simple actually, because all you needed to do was figure out the path, then break it down to further details and translate it to robotic language by inputting the codes.
Honestly this is the first time I've got to see a community college in person. Normally I see it differently in videos or movies, but this experience was better. I got to learn some of the stuff they taught there and I also got to witness some of the tools they use in rooms. At first I expected to see more students at the College because it seemed empty, but that's probably because they were in class. Later on more students started appearing. My expectations of the trip was better. Like I previously said, I got to learn things and saw students using the tools in the rooms. College food is WAY better than school food by far. I think something that can be done better for the College is that if they can upgrade some of the stuff they use. The computers look slightly old but I did see that they were moving in new computers in the robotics room. In my next college trip, I would like to see more rooms in other subjects.
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