Although I'm about a week late in mentioning this, but I just passed my SCJP 5.0 certification. So now for the next 6mo-1yr I will be working on my SCJD. I want to have to have it before I graduate in May.
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Wednesday Jun 04, 2008
Tuesday May 13, 2008
Today is the second day of the TTP Java Boot Camp. Yesterday we covered over 100 slides!. Today we will cover another 150 slides. We will be finishing the fundamentals of OOP and then moving on to identifiers, operators, and possibly arrays. Any of the students who are in the TTP program and happen to read this be sure to check out our Google Group TTP Java Boot Camp at:
http://groups.google.com/group/ttpjbcEveryone who is attending the Boot Camp should have received an email inviting you to the group. I sent one to the email that you provided to Cassandra Teel. I will constantly post new questions about the J2SE 5.0 Certification exam that I want you to answer and discuss.
Sunday May 11, 2008
Just made it back in Nashville. I got a chance to meet two of the students who will be participating in the TTP Java Boot Camp which kicks off tomorrow (in fact, there my roommates). I'll be up bright and early 7am to get started. Hope I can last a whole week of this!
Thursday May 08, 2008
I take my J2SE 5.0 upgrade cert tomorrow. Been studying all week for it. Since I wasn't able to attend the boot camp, guess that's all I could do. Wish me luck!
Thursday Apr 10, 2008
The semester is quickly drawing to an end, but here at TSU we are prepping for our annual Java Boot Camp. It is a week long informative and fun course that prepares the students who wish to get their SCJP certification. Last year there were approximately 45 students that attended and approximately 18 that got certified. This year we are hoping to draw a larger crowd PLUS get more people certified. I'm placing my bets that we will have at LEAST 30 students who will get their certification. If you are interested in attending please email Dr. Ali Sekmen at asekmen @ tnstate.edu. (Have to avoid email harvesters, LOL). I'm not sure if it is too late or not, but email him or see him at his off in McCord Hall Rm5 if you have any questions. Also this will be one of my main communications about the boot camp, so be sure to check here periodically.
Wednesday Mar 05, 2008
My friend David and I have arrived in Greensboro, North Carolina. We got a bit lost on the way to the inn, but managed to find our way (thanks to Google Maps). We'll be out and about on North Carolina A&T campus. Hopefully they'll answer David's questions about their Information Assurance Grad program. I'm REALLY interested in finding out what advances their Computer Science Dept have made with AI. I'll be sure to ask plenty of questions on the subject. Who knows, they may even persuade me to attend!
Sunday Mar 02, 2008
This week is Spring Break here at Tennessee State University. While the university is off of classes and partying in the sun, I'm traveling to North Carolina A&T to visit their computer science dept. One of my friends is graduating this semester and he's attending there for grad school. I heard they have an excellent CS program. I'm going to see if they have a CA there and hit him/her up while I'm there.
Friday Feb 08, 2008
I've never had so much trouble in Physics. My professor teaches EXTREMELY conceptually, meaning he uses VERY few examples with the topics. I have a test later on today. I'm going to give it my best. Wish me luck!
Saturday Feb 02, 2008
Hello, everyone. My name is Jeff Boyland. I am the new campus ambassador at Tennessee State University. Just a bit about myself: I am a senior Computer Science major with a concentration in Software Engineering. I love to program, especially in Java and .Net. I am willing to help anyone with any CS work. If you need to find me I'm usually in McCord Hall just wandering around. Ask around, the majority of people will be able to direct you to me. I hope to have a good time being your new ambassador and help spread Sun technologies!