Thank you Ken!

It is incredible that the semester is already over. Although I am happy because I was really tired, and I wanted it to finish, I am also sad. Why am I sad? Because I met one of the most wonderful teachers that I’ve known. Also, this course was one of the best experiences that I’ve had through college; furthermore, the course included tools that helped me to learn, and develop my skills in my professional area with help of amazing people, such as, Ken Bauer, and Kin Lane (API evangelist). Thank you for this incredible experience Ken.

The teacher

I would definitely recommend taking this course with professor Ken Bauer, simply because he is one of those teachers who actually care about their students development. He is very friendly, and will always try to encourage his students to learn in the most efficient way possible. He is an incredible person, and helps his students in every way he can. Of course, it is not easy; however, if you are responsible enough, you will certainly enjoy the course.

Evaluation

Something that I really liked about this course was the evaluation criteria. Students decide what their grade is going to be. However, this doesn’t mean that students are free passing the course. This grade that the student choose should be backed up with their work through the semester, their responsibility, and the students interest in learning. Obviously there are tasks and topics to study; however, students are provided with a guideline of topics to study and a due date, giving them free organization of their time.

Tools

Students were introduced to Kin Lane a.k.a. API evangelist, who talked about his experiences, solved students’ doubts, and gave them an explanation on the professional development of Software Engineers. This is an example of the tools provided in

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