Professor Poirier | D328 | Fall 2024

Introduce yourself!

Due on the OpenLab Sunday, September 8, 11:59pm

Your first assignment is to add yourself to our OpenLab course and to submit a post according to the instructions below. Your post will count toward your participation grade.

Add yourself to our OpenLab course

  1. If you haven’t already, sign up for an OpenLab account using your CityTech email address.
  2. After you’ve logged in, add yourself to our MAT 1375 course by clicking “join group.” (This is the course profile page; we won’t be using it again for the rest of the semester. Instead we’ll be using the course site.)

Submit a post introducing yourself

  1. From the class OpenLab site you can create a new post by clicking the symbol that looks like a + sign inside a circle at the top of the screen.
  2. You must be a member of the course and logged in to see the + sign at the top of the screen. If you don’t see it, head back to the course profile to add yourself to the group.
  3. Title your post “Introducing [the name you’d like us to call you].” (You do not have to use your real name; you may use just your initials if you like.)
  4. Tell us anything you’d like us to know about you! Write one paragraph with at least five sentences. Some suggestions are…
    • Your pronouns (examples: she/her/hers or he/him/his or they/them/theirs)
    • Your major and how you became interested in your major
    • Which math classes you’ll take after this one (if you don’t know, you can check your program requirements in the college catalog here)
    • What you hope to do after you graduate from CityTech; short-term goals, long-term goals, whatever…Other interests/hobbies you have
    • Something you’re good at
    • Something you’re bad at (you’re not allowed to say math!)
    • An interesting fact about yourself
    • A boring fact about yourself
    • Your favorite book
    • Your favorite animal
    • If you feel comfortable, add a picture of yourself…. OR OF YOUR PETS!!!
  5. Your post will not be published without a category. On the menu at the right of the screen, click on “Post,” then scroll to “Categories,” and select Introduce yourself.
  6. Remember that this post will be available publicly on the internet and may be online for several years. Don’t include any private information or anything you’re not comfortable with sharing publicly. (For example, don’t include your phone number or any answers to security questions!)
  7. Read and comment on at least one your classmates’ posts. (Note: the administrator may have to approve your comments, so don’t worry if your comments don’t appear right away.)
  8. If you have anything private that you’d like to share with me but not with the whole class (for example, if you are to receive a testing accommodation through Student Support Services), please include this information when you complete the first-day survey.

4 Comments

  1. Tigist

    Introducing Tigist

    My name is Tigist Demssie. My pronouns are she/her. I am currently majoring in accounting. The reason I chose this major is because I have always been interested in finance and numbers. And it’s a major that I believe will provide me with a stable and successful career. I enjoy cooking, drawing, and watching movies in my free time. After city tech, I want to earn my bachelor’s degree in accounting and eventually become a certified accountant and have a stable job. Something I’m good at is cooking. So far, I have been able to experiment with different recipes and create delicious meals for my friends and family. Something I need to work on is managing time more efficiently. Something that is interesting about me is that I’m from a country that has never been colonized in Africa, and it has its own calendar, as right now it is 2016, unlike the Gregorian calendar and I’m always proud of my country and its unique history. I am the oldest child out of 4 siblings; beginning the oldest has taught me a lot in life and it is something that made me who I am as a person as a mature individual.

  2. Victoria

    Hello Tigist, you have really interesting interests and aspirations that shows you are a person who shows a strong sense of purpose and individuality. Your hobbies, such as cooking, drawing, and watching movies, show a well-rounded personality with creative and relaxing pursuits. I can relate to you I also love to cook as well as bake and bring joy to others with my cooking and baking. I always admire people who majors in accounting cause I know that isn’t easy but I’m very impressed that you can handle and manage it I wanna wish you all the best of luck in your future career!

  3. Omaima

    My name is Omaima Himed. My pronouns are she/her. I am currently majoring in chemistry AS and I am currently taking prerequisites class for pharmacy. I want to get in associate in chemistry and finish the class I need before applying for pharmacy school. After I graduate I hope to get into a pharmacy school and start my journey from there. I have had 2 major before and I didn’t enjoy it so when I was looking up pharmacy I found out we might need an associate or bachelor in chemistry so then I need to switch it. I have taking Quantitative reasoning in 12th grade but with BMCC and transferred the credit to city tech and I have taking MAT 1275. I am good at cooking but middle eastern food. I learned how to cook because it’s part of my culture, I took advantage of quarantine when I was in 10th grade and started learning. one thing I am bad at is time management, I feel like I am all over the place and it very hard to stick into one routine. A interesting fact is I speak 2 language and hope feel I learn 3rd language. I want to learn Turkish I am currently looking at online classes for me to take but I might postponed it to later because this semester I am very busy. My favorite book is the Quran, I love reading it because I learn about my religion and I feel like it heals me. My favorite animals is horse, we had 3 of them when we were living in the Middle East but when we moved we sold them. I love animals but I am afraid of them sadly.

  4. Jolanc

    Hello, my name is Jolan Cummings I am 19 years old, and my pronouns are He/Him. I am a College student at the New York City College of Technology, and I am currently majoring in Computer Information Systems. My career goal is to find a job in a field related to technology and computers that will allow me to be financially stable And start a healthy family. My future educational plan is to get a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems

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