Week 1 CST300

 I am very excited to be starting my journey towards a Computer Science degree at CSU Monterey Bay. I hope that over the next 100 weeks I learn a lot about the world of programming and get to meet some great people that feel a similar passion towards computer science. This first week has taught me the beginnings of writing a paper, which include things such as APA formatting(which I have used before but was not familiar with the updated formatting), what is considered plagiarism,  how to  create a reference page, and what a paper outline should look like. I also learned how to navigate canvas and how to interact with teammates via OLI. I am excited for the coming weeks and I hope i get to meet all of my classmates soon. 

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