Personal information
I am Usman Afzal Awan. I am a student majoring in computer science. I am in my junior year of my study but am expected to graduate by the end of 2017. I have not enrolled in any business classes at the moment but this is an aspect am considering to engage in so that I could increase chances to get a management position within the information technology sector. As a computer scientist, my professional objective involves contributing to the development of software and hardware that could reduce security risks. However in order to achieve this long-term professional objective of my career, I look forward upon the completion of my studies with admirable grades. My long –term professional objective of creating security within the information technology sector coincides with my goal for this writing course. In development of computer programs, there is a lot of creativity that is required just like what is highlighted in most writing courses.
Personal writing experience in comparison to the process approach
I have handled writing in my previous experiences. This has involved writing of term papers and assignments. In this form of writing, I noticed that what is required is objectivity. In such forms of writing, one is supposed to concentrate on facts that exist in theories and concepts. Unless it is asked by the tutor, writers of such papers are supposed to be objective. I found that this form of writing to be so rigid because one is not supposed to give his personal views. Considering that computer science is based on most scientific calculations and facts, it therefore becomes difficult for one to include personal creative views about a particular subject in discussion. The process approach that recommends that people plan, gather information, write a draft and edit before writing a final draft is more interesting. This is because it has certain new aspects that do not exist in my past writing experience.
The process approach is different from my normal experience because there is the planning process. The most important action in my previous form of writing is the gathering of information. One’s piece of writing is rated according to the level at which he handled the content. Therefore, most students tend to concentrate on gathering of information rather than planning on how to write. There are cases whereby gathering of information is incorporated with the actual writing. This happens in cases where I find direct concepts that are required in the subject of my writing. However, the process approach tends to coincide with my writing experience because editing is important in order to identify any grammatical mishaps and mismatch of content in regard to requirements.
Personal expectations from this course
Writing is an interesting skill that I have always yearned to gain insights about. There are various aspects that have made me to marvel at writing. Firstly, I have read a lot of novels that regard fiction stories. Some of these stories address alien matters. The ability of fiction writers to put together thoughts and be able to create a certain story line has always been unbelievable to me. There are days that I thought that such stories are developed by computer software or people who are part of the alien world. This level of creativity has made me to attend book launchings sessions in order to see and prove that creative writers are normal human beings. This worry has made me to have passion towards understanding techniques that can make someone an astute writer. I have come across creative writers who have done science oriented courses and this situation has reduced the feeling in me that writing is not meant for scientists. Furthermore, I have always wanted to develop stories that are fictitious but science related. The skill of creative writing forms my major motivation to undertake this writing course.