Listeners, please note that the Discuss Degree program has recently been renamed BS in Computer Information systems and technology from its previous name.

Listeners, please note that the Discuss Degree program has recently been renamed BS in Computer Information systems and technology from its previous name.

Hi guys. Welcome to another episode of Living Life at Live You. I am your host, Dr. Veronica Garcia. And today we have a very unique guest from campus. And it's something that doesn't get talked about on campus a lot, but it is happening in the university. Hi, welcome. How are you doing today?

Hi guys. Welcome to another episode of Living Life at Live You. I am your host, Dr. Veronica Garcia. And today we have a very unique guest from campus. And it's something that doesn't get talked about on campus a lot, but it is happening in the university. Hi, welcome. How are you doing today?

I'm fine. Thank you for.

I'm fine. Thank you for.

You're welcome. And talk to us. Can you introduce yourself? What is your role in the university?

You're welcome. And talk to us. Can you introduce yourself? What is your role in the university?

Yeah, I'm I'm an assistant professor for the CIM Computer Information Management Systems. And pretty soon we are actually changing to Sisd computer information systems and technology. Wow, that is really interesting. And, you know, it's. It's really exciting. Yeah.

Yeah, I'm I'm an assistant professor for the CIM Computer Information Management Systems. And pretty soon we are actually changing to Sisd computer information systems and technology. Wow, that is really interesting. And, you know, it's. It's really exciting. Yeah.

Beautiful changes and evolved evolution.

Beautiful changes and evolved evolution.

It's evolution. Exactly. And I've been teaching at Life University for the past ten years, and I teach typically the programming because a master's in electrical engineering and also in computer science. I teach the programming courses besides the database design, web design, and then, you know, operating systems and information management systems courses.

It's evolution. Exactly. And I've been teaching at Life University for the past ten years, and I teach typically the programming because a master's in electrical engineering and also in computer science. I teach the programming courses besides the database design, web design, and then, you know, operating systems and information management systems courses.

So a lot of beautiful, I guess, careers, right, that that, that people can go into and kind of evolve from that. That's awesome. So you mentioned two master's degree right there. Is that correct? What a beautiful resource for the students. So with those two master's degree and the different programming that you're that you're teaching, what are some of those careers that students can benefit from when they they go into computer information technologies as a career based?

So a lot of beautiful, I guess, careers, right, that that, that people can go into and kind of evolve from that. That's awesome. So you mentioned two master's degree right there. Is that correct? What a beautiful resource for the students. So with those two master's degree and the different programming that you're that you're teaching, what are some of those careers that students can benefit from when they they go into computer information technologies as a career based?

Yeah. Typically students no get into the programming like if they are interested in developing software so they can be software developers or programmers. And we have several of our alumni, you know, being absorbed, let's say working as software developers like Java developers or C-sharp developers, we developers and we have also students, you know, working as web developers. And then we have database design like no with Oracle database. And your students are working as SQL developers too. Wow. So there are there's a variety of, you know, career opportunities. There is There's a lot, you know, for the students. And similarly, we do have, you know, the data analytics. I don't know that's the current field everyone is talking about, you know, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence. And that is what no, I'm also actually getting a little bit trained and training and all doing some certifications so that, you know, I can guide the students, you know, the future students and offer more opportunities. Right?

Yeah. Typically students no get into the programming like if they are interested in developing software so they can be software developers or programmers. And we have several of our alumni, you know, being absorbed, let's say working as software developers like Java developers or C-sharp developers, we developers and we have also students, you know, working as web developers. And then we have database design like no with Oracle database. And your students are working as SQL developers too. Wow. So there are there's a variety of, you know, career opportunities. There is There's a lot, you know, for the students. And similarly, we do have, you know, the data analytics. I don't know that's the current field everyone is talking about, you know, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence. And that is what no, I'm also actually getting a little bit trained and training and all doing some certifications so that, you know, I can guide the students, you know, the future students and offer more opportunities. Right?

And that's so important because technology is something that is ever evolving. And we were just talking about that before we started recording, is that if you don't stay up to date with with the different technology pieces of it, then of course, you know, all the webs in, in, in your mind kind of start building up and you're able to kind of identify those the progress. Right? And as the world becomes even more technology based, it's really important to have a an understanding of that. And I want to talk to you about being a woman in this career, because it's not it's not very common. And I'm excited to have you here for that talk to talk to me a little bit about that experience of being a woman in that career based.

And that's so important because technology is something that is ever evolving. And we were just talking about that before we started recording, is that if you don't stay up to date with with the different technology pieces of it, then of course, you know, all the webs in, in, in your mind kind of start building up and you're able to kind of identify those the progress. Right? And as the world becomes even more technology based, it's really important to have a an understanding of that. And I want to talk to you about being a woman in this career, because it's not it's not very common. And I'm excited to have you here for that talk to talk to me a little bit about that experience of being a woman in that career based.

Yeah. As you mentioned, you know, being a woman or men, you know, it doesn't really matter. But I really want to share one of my experiences when I was, you know, a master's student at Southern Poly State University. Of course, now it is, you know, taken by Kennesaw State University. I was chosen as a Google for women kind of, you know, opportunity because they chose like actually, you know, two female candidates from reputed universities, you know, with a 4.0 GPA to their workshop, Google Workshop for women. That's what was conducted that time. I don't even remember the year and all. So I was there and, you know, I got a chance to meet, you know, it's like the cream of the women, you know, from, you know. Yeah, exactly. From the top universities. And it was really great workshop we had with the, you know, the senior people working in Google. And after that know they they did some kind of follow up also whether you liked the workshop or if you want to, you know, get some jobs, you know, in future because that was like when I was a kind of halfway done with my masters. So after completing your degree, you can come. It was good. But, you know, yes, being women, we don't feel that kind of, you know, differentiation or anything. But, you know, everybody is kind of, you know, encouraging. That's all I would say.

Yeah. As you mentioned, you know, being a woman or men, you know, it doesn't really matter. But I really want to share one of my experiences when I was, you know, a master's student at Southern Poly State University. Of course, now it is, you know, taken by Kennesaw State University. I was chosen as a Google for women kind of, you know, opportunity because they chose like actually, you know, two female candidates from reputed universities, you know, with a 4.0 GPA to their workshop, Google Workshop for women. That's what was conducted that time. I don't even remember the year and all. So I was there and, you know, I got a chance to meet, you know, it's like the cream of the women, you know, from, you know. Yeah, exactly. From the top universities. And it was really great workshop we had with the, you know, the senior people working in Google. And after that know they they did some kind of follow up also whether you liked the workshop or if you want to, you know, get some jobs, you know, in future because that was like when I was a kind of halfway done with my masters. So after completing your degree, you can come. It was good. But, you know, yes, being women, we don't feel that kind of, you know, differentiation or anything. But, you know, everybody is kind of, you know, encouraging. That's all I would say.

You're definitely you're definitely like paving the path. To inspire also other women to take take that role. Because when I think that it's beautiful that you that you talk about it from a from a standpoint of, you know, it's it doesn't really change much whether you're a woman or not. But I want to say you are making a difference. You are making an impact. You are inspiring young women that are interested in the career but not quite feel comfortable because just being intimidated, you know, but you are making that difference. So thank you for doing so. Thank you very much. So in the classes that you're teaching at the university, you teach only for that program because we do have a computer information management program, Or do you also kind of Interlochen students take classes outside of that program that are enrolled outside of the program from that?

You're definitely you're definitely like paving the path. To inspire also other women to take take that role. Because when I think that it's beautiful that you that you talk about it from a from a standpoint of, you know, it's it doesn't really change much whether you're a woman or not. But I want to say you are making a difference. You are making an impact. You are inspiring young women that are interested in the career but not quite feel comfortable because just being intimidated, you know, but you are making that difference. So thank you for doing so. Thank you very much. So in the classes that you're teaching at the university, you teach only for that program because we do have a computer information management program, Or do you also kind of Interlochen students take classes outside of that program that are enrolled outside of the program from that?

Yeah, occasionally we do get students, you know, from other majors to, for example, in my SIM 305 information management systems. I do have a chiropractic student and I have a couple of nutrition major students. The reason is they want because you know, everywhere it is information, it is data and you should know how to manage it. Like, for example, you are an entrepreneur and you want to have your own, you know, whatever organization or company or you want to, you know, run your own nutrition lab. You're a dietitian at all, so you should know how to manage. Like, for example, in that question, we teach, you know, the systems requirements and also security measurements that measures we need to take. Yeah. And also what kind of storage systems we have because it has been changing. You know, earlier we used to have remember when the, you know, first time when the astronauts went to the moon, the time the computers were what, you know, with two megabyte kind of ram. But right now we are getting, what, you know, eight gigabyte or even, you know, 30, 32 gigabyte Ram or even more to 56 GB rams are also coming with supercomputers. So it is it has changed so much so with the storage also we used to have, I don't know, floppy disks.

Yeah, occasionally we do get students, you know, from other majors to, for example, in my SIM 305 information management systems. I do have a chiropractic student and I have a couple of nutrition major students. The reason is they want because you know, everywhere it is information, it is data and you should know how to manage it. Like, for example, you are an entrepreneur and you want to have your own, you know, whatever organization or company or you want to, you know, run your own nutrition lab. You're a dietitian at all, so you should know how to manage. Like, for example, in that question, we teach, you know, the systems requirements and also security measurements that measures we need to take. Yeah. And also what kind of storage systems we have because it has been changing. You know, earlier we used to have remember when the, you know, first time when the astronauts went to the moon, the time the computers were what, you know, with two megabyte kind of ram. But right now we are getting, what, you know, eight gigabyte or even, you know, 30, 32 gigabyte Ram or even more to 56 GB rams are also coming with supercomputers. So it is it has changed so much so with the storage also we used to have, I don't know, floppy disks.

Floppy disks.

Floppy disks.

And then those CDs and then flash drives. And nowadays these cloud storage, you know, you don't have to, you know, keep anything with you. You know, you can do the cloud storage. So of course, there are some challenges also with cloud storage because security breaches are there, data breaches are there. So we have to be aware of all those things. So that is what is interesting to some of the students, you know, that are not SIM or c-i-s-d majors. So they want to know the the new technology or what are the things that we need to know so that we can stay up top and also we can keep up with the technology.

And then those CDs and then flash drives. And nowadays these cloud storage, you know, you don't have to, you know, keep anything with you. You know, you can do the cloud storage. So of course, there are some challenges also with cloud storage because security breaches are there, data breaches are there. So we have to be aware of all those things. So that is what is interesting to some of the students, you know, that are not SIM or c-i-s-d majors. So they want to know the the new technology or what are the things that we need to know so that we can stay up top and also we can keep up with the technology.

That's awesome. That's important. I love that students are taking the opportunity to step into that classroom, to grow and evolve, because whether you're doing, you know, a quote unquote, blue collar, just work and environment, there's still data, there's still numbers, there's still math that you have to get done, and they're still tracking that you have to get done. So whether you're in construction, you know, you have to know how many cases of paint or whatever it is there is, and that goes into a database and so forth and so on, so that your employer is able to help you and address that. So whether or not we wanted computer information management is important and it's essential for the development of any career. Sure.

That's awesome. That's important. I love that students are taking the opportunity to step into that classroom, to grow and evolve, because whether you're doing, you know, a quote unquote, blue collar, just work and environment, there's still data, there's still numbers, there's still math that you have to get done, and they're still tracking that you have to get done. So whether you're in construction, you know, you have to know how many cases of paint or whatever it is there is, and that goes into a database and so forth and so on, so that your employer is able to help you and address that. So whether or not we wanted computer information management is important and it's essential for the development of any career. Sure.

Essentially.

Essentially.

Exactly. So what is I'm curious, what is your favorite class to teach?

Exactly. So what is I'm curious, what is your favorite class to teach?

My favorite class to teach is actually programming. Of course, I love all the classes, programming and then database design and analytical kind of courses also where we do the analysis with the data. So those are the things you know, and web design is also interesting. And sometimes, you know, even if the course, you know, is kind of a little bit, you know, gray and all the students know the way students come and interact and show interest in know will make the whole class, you know, kind of interesting, too. Yeah.

My favorite class to teach is actually programming. Of course, I love all the classes, programming and then database design and analytical kind of courses also where we do the analysis with the data. So those are the things you know, and web design is also interesting. And sometimes, you know, even if the course, you know, is kind of a little bit, you know, gray and all the students know the way students come and interact and show interest in know will make the whole class, you know, kind of interesting, too. Yeah.

So and with programming, I understand that there's different languages to it. Yes. So talk to me a little bit about that.

So and with programming, I understand that there's different languages to it. Yes. So talk to me a little bit about that.

Yeah, we do have different languages for example, in our Life University, we offer actually what visual basic for at the beginning level, beginner level, and we are actually planning to change it to Python because everywhere now it is Python and it is very, very kind of, you know, new or you know, new means in the sense like, you know, for data science and data analytics, it is used a lot. You know, whether you want to work with Power BI or you want to work with work with our studio and all, you know, for data analytics, Python is a language, so we are planning to change that to Python, you know, starting this fall. And then we also teach the next next level is we have C-sharp or Java. So these are the three programming languages we teach, of course, for web design. No, they're not the traditional programming languages. But still, you know, you have to, you know, remember the follow the logic and a little bit of syntax, you know, that type of scripting.

Yeah, we do have different languages for example, in our Life University, we offer actually what visual basic for at the beginning level, beginner level, and we are actually planning to change it to Python because everywhere now it is Python and it is very, very kind of, you know, new or you know, new means in the sense like, you know, for data science and data analytics, it is used a lot. You know, whether you want to work with Power BI or you want to work with work with our studio and all, you know, for data analytics, Python is a language, so we are planning to change that to Python, you know, starting this fall. And then we also teach the next next level is we have C-sharp or Java. So these are the three programming languages we teach, of course, for web design. No, they're not the traditional programming languages. But still, you know, you have to, you know, remember the follow the logic and a little bit of syntax, you know, that type of scripting.

Ladies. That's awesome. That's really interesting. What advice would you give to a student that might be interested in programming or might be interested in in being part of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics kind of spectrum? What advice would you give a student that's kind of interested but but weighing it out with other programs?

Ladies. That's awesome. That's really interesting. What advice would you give to a student that might be interested in programming or might be interested in in being part of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics kind of spectrum? What advice would you give a student that's kind of interested but but weighing it out with other programs?

Okay. So definitely, you know, when it comes to programming or computer classes, if you observe the salaries that are very, very interesting, you know, they're more attractive salaries now will be there for computer students. So advice that I will give you is be thorough with your math courses. Like now take all the required math courses and then the computer classes like know whatever structure we have. Like no follow the same structure. Don't try to, you know, do the courses at your own kind of convenience. So follow the structure so that, you know, it gets kind of built up, you know, build up like no one after that. So, for example, you do first programming course and then you do go for the second programming course. That way, you know, you will learn better and then you will get more benefit to, you know, the challenging exercises as you, you know, go up the ladder.

Okay. So definitely, you know, when it comes to programming or computer classes, if you observe the salaries that are very, very interesting, you know, they're more attractive salaries now will be there for computer students. So advice that I will give you is be thorough with your math courses. Like now take all the required math courses and then the computer classes like know whatever structure we have. Like no follow the same structure. Don't try to, you know, do the courses at your own kind of convenience. So follow the structure so that, you know, it gets kind of built up, you know, build up like no one after that. So, for example, you do first programming course and then you do go for the second programming course. That way, you know, you will learn better and then you will get more benefit to, you know, the challenging exercises as you, you know, go up the ladder.

That's awesome. Well, thank you so much, sir. How can students find you whenever they're on campus?

That's awesome. Well, thank you so much, sir. How can students find you whenever they're on campus?

Oh, they can find me in my office, like in 103. Or they can email me with the, you know, at my email address at Live Edu. So those are the two ways. And most of the times when I am on campus, mostly I'll be in this 133 classroom with the students, the.

Oh, they can find me in my office, like in 103. Or they can email me with the, you know, at my email address at Live Edu. So those are the two ways. And most of the times when I am on campus, mostly I'll be in this 133 classroom with the students, the.

Computer classroom.

Computer classroom.

Computer, classroom, making up laughs or teaching the students.

Computer, classroom, making up laughs or teaching the students.

That's awesome. Well, thank you so much for serving for so long at the university and for being so open. Thank you for so much for being an inspiration for females in the industry and thank you so much for being an inspiration just in general for the students, whether they are in that program or not, they can still feel like they can reach out and take the classes and take the courses because like we said, it's ever evolving. You have to evolve with technology. So thank you for being here today and.

That's awesome. Well, thank you so much for serving for so long at the university and for being so open. Thank you for so much for being an inspiration for females in the industry and thank you so much for being an inspiration just in general for the students, whether they are in that program or not, they can still feel like they can reach out and take the classes and take the courses because like we said, it's ever evolving. You have to evolve with technology. So thank you for being here today and.

Thank you for the opportunity.

Thank you for the opportunity.

Absolutely. I hope you have a beautiful rest of your quarter. And thank you guys for joining us on another episode of Living Life Alive. You have a nice day. Bye bye.

Absolutely. I hope you have a beautiful rest of your quarter. And thank you guys for joining us on another episode of Living Life Alive. You have a nice day. Bye bye.