ECET 209

I'm taking a class called Intro to Microcontrollers this semester. I remembered when I first started my education at IUPUI my advisor warned me about Intro to Microcontrollers or ECET 209. She told me it was an extremely difficult class and not to take it with several other classes at once since I work full time. It would be to heavy a load. I was left basically with the impression that I was not going to enjoy the class and that since it was a requirement I had no choice but to take it and suffer through it.

I can happlily report that my advisor was wrong. I love the class! The material is so interesting and the instructor is an excelent teacher and communicator. The lab can last as late as 11pm on Thursdays after the 3 hour lecture. Its is great to take a class that is so interesting and really keeps you involved.

The first half of the class is programming machine code and the second half is about C+. I have taken programming classes before and I struggled. I am not a programmers. I thought this class may fall in the same category but again, I am happy to report that I am learning!

This past lab our assignment was to write a program that lit up the switches on a board. I was partnered up with another student and we really went through the lab line by line and learned a lot. It was late by the time we were done but it was so thrilling to complete the lab and know that it was a job well done.

I have taken many classes at IUPUI and I really believe that if you do not have an instructor that is passionate about the topic they are teaching that it reflects in the student grades and attendance. I am lucky that this sememster all 3 classes that I am taking all the instructors are excited about what they are teaching and enjoy doing it.

Thank you to all the teachers out there who love what they do and pass on their knowledge to their students. As a student I appreciate it, I am thankful for it, and I learn a lot from them. Education is so powerful and what a great responsibility it must be to be able to pass it along to other generations.