My affinity for Computer Science began during my sophomore year in high school, where I would attend my first computer lab courses with a teacher who was very knowledgeable about various coding languages. And within that first course, it confirmed my liking of the languages and critical-thinking that goes into programming, and sparked my interests into further improving my capabilities to develop programs with the knowledge. As a child, I would always be curious about how technology worked, especially with computers and video games, eventually wanting to learn how they were made. However, it would have never occurred to me to make it a potential career path until my senior year of high school. During my freshmen year of college, my earliest classes for my computer science degree were about Java oriented-programming. It was essentially an introduction into intermediate programming and being able to improve on the Java-coding I taught myself during high school got me immediately fascinated. From there, I met with advisors and have been looking for opportunities in the technical field wherever I could find them. The goal became to graduate college, and obtain my Bachelor’s degree in computer science, and with my acceptance into the UW-Milwaukee CEAS program, my future is as clear as ever.
My degrees in Computer Science and Information Science and Technology provide an excellent foundation on which to further expand my knowledge and experience. They offer me the opportunity to approach systems critically and creatively. As an undergraduate student, I have already taken courses in Data Structures and Algorithms, Discrete Information, and Web Design, working on coding various programs in various languages and understanding code theory, ethics, and design. I’ve worked on the development of algorithms, data structures, and professional websites. As we head further into the age of information and digitization, my background in Computer and Information Science will help me understand problems and create solutions.
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Cell phone: (920)-475-5619
E-mail: erikmshen@gmail.com
Address: 1818 North Sunkist Circle, De Pere, WI 54115
September 2020 - Present
Anticipated Graduation: May 2025
GPA: 3.5
Coursework includes: critical-thinking skills for coding and executing object-oriented Java programming, alongside analyzing discrete information and debugging data structures and algorithms.
September 2022 - Present
Coursework includes: acknowledging basic issues in information science, including the nature of information, information policy, knowledge organization, information services, and the relationships between information technologies and society.
October 2018 - March 2020
Learned how to utilize compilers, like Eclipse and Visual Studio Code, to develope, debug, and test code, while coordinating with a team to create robots for competitions.
November 2019
A week-long program that focuses on developing leadership, team-building, and chapter management skills.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Engineering and Applied Science studies the design of computer systems, networks, software, and computing techniques, alongside conduct leading-edge research with global impacts. Engineers design computer systems, hardware and software, utilizing computing techniques, and underlying theory to develop research for solutions to global impacts.
My role within the College is dependant on learning the various languages of programming and expanding on them. I attended multiple lectures and labs dealing with object-oriented languages to help develop a technical framework that can be adapted to suit the needs of many different kinds of research and engineering. This is still an ongoing project that will likely take longer than I will be working with the College.