When I first heard of CS3216, I just vaguely knew it as part of 'that pair of insanely hardcore programming project mods you can take to fulfil project mod requirements'.
After I took CS3217, I heard that CS3216 had a similar workload and mentally prepared myself. After I took CS3226, I was like, okay CS3216 can't be as bad as CS3226 was.
Thanks to prof's introductory email, I now know that the workload for CS3216... could possibly be worse than CS3217 and CS3226. What have I gotten myself into in my last sem...
Anyway, while in CS3216, I want to make connections with other people who actually willingly apply for and get into hardcore mods. I think that they would have both the ability and the attitude to excel in what they do, and I would love to learn from them or have some of that attitude rub off from diffusion. Surround yourself with people better than you are.
Secondly, I want to improve my current software development skills and be pushed by the structure of the module to surpass my laziness-induced limitations.
Thirdly, I want to see if there is more about software development to learn. I don't know what I don't know, but this module seems promising.
There's about a week to go until the first lecture. Hope I survive this sem mentally intact.
Having tutored CS3216, CS3217, CS3226 (CP3101B then), I can safely say that CS3226 is the most forgiving of the lot. One of the key differences of CS3216 compared to the latter 2 is that there's almost no individual component in the class. All assignments and projects are team-based, which effectively simulates real-world situations. Wish you a great learning journey in CS3216!
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