Reasons for Choosing Model A in FTS

Last semester we started to plan and discuss to the class the subject “Field Trip and Seminars” even though this is supposed to be offered in the first semester. We have been given three sets of models or types of field trip that to be conducted in the first semester.  Model A is composed of one major field trip that will be held outside Mindanao, one minor field trip that will be held in Mindanao, one national seminar, and 2 hour – Interpersonal skills seminar. Model B is composed of one major field trip that will be held outside Mindanao, two minor field trips here in Mindanao, two seminars here in Mindanao with a total of 8 hours, and 2 hour – Interpersonal skills seminar. And Model C is composed of three minor field trips that will be held here in Mindanao, four seminars here in Mindanao with a total of 16 hours, and 2 hour – Interpersonal skills seminar.

Within the three models that we have to choose for this subject Field Trips and Seminars, I chose the Model A. Why Model A? Let me discuss the reasons why did I chose this type of model one by one. First let’s start for the minor field trip that will be done only here in Mindanao. Though I did not know for now the company that we will be visiting and where do the company is located but I hope that we will be visiting a company that has higher knowledge of the recently used technology that are commercialized in the IT industry and I hope that they have systems that can become my references for the upcoming projects that will be given to us in the university.

This model also covers a two hour – Interpersonal skills seminar that is very great because it is very suitable for our course which is Information Technology because nowadays I sense that our subjects this past semester are mostly done within a group that is composed of specific number of members that is assigned by the instructor. And I think that this kind of seminar will help us a lot to develop our interpersonal skills so that we can learn to communicate very well in our team. This can help us enhance our skills to interact to other people individually and in a team because someday when we will start to work in our profession a project is always performed by team.

Let me also discuss to you the other reasons why did I choose the Model A. It is because of the major field trip that will be done outside Mindanao and because it has also a national seminar that will be held in Manila. Since I was a kid I dreamed that I can ride to an airplane and I like to experience what do it feels when you were aboard inside an airplane and this time is the chance to experience the dream that I am dreaming when I was a kid. Another reason is that I never had gone before in Manila and other places there in Luzon, so I feel excited when I heard that the field trip and seminars will be held there. I also want to see how big and large the structured building there in Metro Manila because I know that buildings here in Davao are very small compared to the buildings there in Metro Manila.

Aside from that reasons, I want to attend the largest conference for Information Technology students here in the country as far as I know and it is the Y4IT that is occurred every year. And every year the seminar is always held at the top leading university here in the country the University of the Philippines and I always wanted to see how huge the university is composed of and I want see the facilities that they are using in their IT department, but sad and happy to say this year the Y4IT will be held in Mall of Asia. This seminar will be good to us because we can learn from various speakers about their experiences from their jobs, they can also motivate us to strive harder to achieve our dreams, and can also teach us about what they do in their past or present jobs.

The true purpose of this field trip is to visit some companies that are related to Information Technology and for Computer Science and that’s why I to go on with this model because I see the big difference between the companies here Davao and the companies there in Metro Manila. And we all know that some of the companies that are located here in Davao is only a branch meanwhile the main branch or their central office is located in Metro Manila. And that’s why the machineries and the technologies that are being used by the companies there in Metro Manila are expected to become more advance than here in Davao and usually companies that have a branch here are most likely have no ICT department because of the reason that they have centralized technologies and they only monitor the activities and diagnose if there are problems occurred in other branches. And I want to see how their IT department works do in the systems that they are applying in their companies. I also want to know how they maintain the systems that they are using so that they can provide a great service for their consumers.

Even though this model is very expensive but it is worth to pay for because we can have new learnings that we can implement new ideas for the incoming projects that will be given to us by our instructor. It may give us awareness for the new and upcoming technologies that will be used in the IT industry. And may also help think new ways to think ideas that can become a way to help others in this country. And I hope that this field trip will give learnings, happiness, and new experiences.