CUNY Academic Commons | ENG 21007 Fall 2021 | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/eng-21007-fall-2021/ Activity feed for the group, ENG 21007 Fall 2021. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 5b45ea1c6c103138f8db708a5af6de17 Fatima Zendani joined the group ENG 21007 Fall 2021 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1149127/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 03:47:25 -0500 5c6d0bad998671f359d71260f30856bd Malaika Munir (Ms/) joined the group ENG 21007 Fall 2021 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/860316/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:04:50 -0400 0454b0b97c0e39a04f48a626a47f3c97 Andréa Stella (she/her/hers) edited the blog post Wrap Up in the group ENG 21007 Fall 2021 https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/12/01/module-11-wrap-up/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 21:14:08 -0500 Hey everyone! Even though we didn’t meet in person this semester, I still miss you! Thank you so much for your engagement in the face of this situation we find ourselves in (oh hey new variant!)Thank you to ev […]

]]> 684a4df0e87f285853ef7fed5da6646d Ullash kundu joy commented on the post, What do engineers write?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/23/what-do-engineers-write/#comment-91 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 20:27:38 -0500 I’m majoring in electrical engineering. I am interested in circuit design. I found research paper about traffic control system and password security system. Basically those two papers are mainly described a […]

]]> 51432fcb1b67561a4d7cd1762c129c15 Andréa Stella (she/her/hers) edited the blog post "Design Justice" in the group ENG 21007 Fall 2021 https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/11/08/module-10-design-justice/ Mon, 08 Nov 2021 21:31:10 -0500 Okay so!This is a two-parter. We have been thinking through representation and diverse human experiences throughout this semester. What it means to have people from minoritized communities building and designing […]

]]> d679b46adb74c28a4d48380d17cd0a52 Mansij Mishra commented on the post, "The Accessibility Gap for Tech Users and Developers", on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/10/18/the-accessibility-gap-for-tech-users-and-developers/#comment-84 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 15:27:44 -0400 As with most modules this class has presented, inclusion and accessibility are very crucial issues that need to be addressed not only in the scope on scientific and engineering disciplines, but education as a […]

]]> 6863edc4d21447a9af7b49118164c72f Melvin Sierra commented on the post, Don't read, skim!, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/10/20/dont-read-skim/#comment-82 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 04:22:47 -0400 I normally skim through literature when it’s too long to read within 15-30 minutes, it’s a fast and easy way to get the information you need without all the bloat. Some of the things I do to help me skim is to loo […]

]]> 2f15f7b62228fc8ab7df860f28021845 Andréa Stella (she/her/hers) edited the blog post Rest in the group ENG 21007 Fall 2021 https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/11/02/module-9-rest/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 15:00:59 -0400 hey all!

I haven’t forgotten about you. I was going to post this module last week, and here we are. I’ve actually been thinking a lot about you while I’ve been what feels like drowning in the bowels of th […]

]]> 98790ed09f3da5275cb7ac981d6101d6 Abdullah Hir Ahmed (Abdullah/Hir/Raafi/Ahmed) commented on the post, Don't read, skim!, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/10/20/dont-read-skim/#comment-81 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 01:50:52 -0400 Skimming or scanning is the best way to get idea about a topic without reading it line by line and wasting time. It is best suitable for those people who have less patience or do not love to read. While scanning […]

]]> 5b437321d2939642787a736a2fdb29ca Abdullah Hir Ahmed (Abdullah/Hir/Raafi/Ahmed) commented on the post, "The Accessibility Gap for Tech Users and Developers", on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/10/18/the-accessibility-gap-for-tech-users-and-developers/#comment-80 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 01:22:34 -0400 Education must become more accessible:
Emily put much emphasis on education in her presentation. It is very important to make education accessible to all. In most cases, our education system is more favorable to […]

]]> 6a1c3b1d2fc721f06d9952058e1fc7c8 Abdullah Hir Ahmed (Abdullah/Hir/Raafi/Ahmed) commented on the post, "Under Sampled Majority", on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/10/07/under-sampled-majority/#comment-79 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 00:47:32 -0400 The technology that Doctor talked about is Artificial Intelligence. The issue that she mentioned in the video is about facial recognition which works on AI and the base of this technology is programming. This […]

]]> d7b3edc032e66b05b43cdf79b8080b72 Melvin Sierra commented on the post, "The Accessibility Gap for Tech Users and Developers", on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/10/18/the-accessibility-gap-for-tech-users-and-developers/#comment-78 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 18:32:57 -0400 This week’s module really brought up the issues that disabled people face on a day-to-day basis. I honestly don’t think of these issues often, not because I choose to ignore it but because I personally have not […]

]]> 48e8fa233993eb29c798afc58b633164 Jungjoo Kim commented on the post, "Under Sampled Majority", on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/10/07/under-sampled-majority/#comment-71 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 20:53:10 -0400 After watching Dr.Buolamwini’s video, I recalled seeing an article saying that facial recognition technology can be a tool for racism. It was an article that three innocent citizens were arrested for an error in t […]

]]> afe86ec41b2a2e6cdc32e782766dbfd5 Andréa Stella (she/her/hers) edited the blog post Don't read, skim! in the group ENG 21007 Fall 2021 https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/10/20/dont-read-skim/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:41:04 -0400 Hi everyone! I hope you’re all doing okay.

I was today years old when I realized that I’ve never formally thought about “skimming” or “scanning” as a teachable reading technique. 

It’s something I’ve […]

]]> 50da855e859df6680710065e4b07b99b Andréa Stella (she/her/hers) edited the blog post "The Accessibility Gap for Tech Users and Developers" in the group ENG 21007 Fall 2021 https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/10/18/the-accessibility-gap-for-tech-users-and-developers/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 23:42:30 -0400 So the delay in getting this module out to you all, is that there’s a lot in it that needs to be unpacked. In this module we’re focusing on ChemE PhD student Emily Ackerman’s experience being on the inacc […]

]]> 3c1294761b5341935b62583719051107 Diana Alvarez (she/her) commented on the post, "Under Sampled Majority", on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/10/07/under-sampled-majority/#comment-65 Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:44:12 -0400 After viewing Dr.Buolamwini’s video, it has become clear that there is algorithmic bias in the technical world. In Dr.Buolamwini’s words, “coded gaze is the reflection of the priorities, preferences, and at times […]

]]> 1c70c097ccacae2f4d5f9dd60bebf7d9 Mahir Asef commented on the post, "Under Sampled Majority", on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/10/07/under-sampled-majority/#comment-64 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:37:47 -0400 There are two things that i found interesting and concerning at the same time. First is the fact that one in 2 people for over 130 millions adults in USA have their face registered on a flawed face recognition […]

]]> 3fd17e5752c914d22c750cbe228f77ec Mahir Asef commented on the post, What do engineers write?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/23/what-do-engineers-write/#comment-62 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:08:07 -0400 I am currently an undeclared major trying to get into computer engineering (hopefully by the next semester 🙂 ). I have looked at an article about computer engineering in “Live Science” forum written by a Missouri […]

]]> 43466e29d37d79517f6e01b74908138f Melvin Sierra commented on the post, "Under Sampled Majority", on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/10/07/under-sampled-majority/#comment-61 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 16:29:41 -0400 This week’s module really brought up a topic that I was not exposed to or privy to. All these artificial intelligence implements often use the white population as test samples and often ignore or put other skin c […]

]]> 041d22fc938aa2ba8413cd4b81d473dc Kazi Hoque (He/Him/His) commented on the post, Okay but what's writing?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/10/okay-but-whats-writing/#comment-59 Sat, 09 Oct 2021 04:07:54 -0400 My positive writing beliefs about my capabilities came from school assignments. When it came to writing I enjoyed any project where I’d get to truly express myself. This helped me engage in my work and the final p […]

]]> 816c2135b8a5dece1f9a3a4a15cfdb5c Andréa Stella (she/her/hers) edited the blog post "Under Sampled Majority" in the group ENG 21007 Fall 2021 https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/10/07/under-sampled-majority/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:47:53 -0400 Hey all!

We’re almost halfway through the semester (I think) and we’ve been deliberately taking our time. Please DM me if you need any support or feel lost or just want to say hello. I’m here for you and w […]

]]> e302d185d9631dbb6681f7ccf30c464b Jungjoo Kim commented on the post, What do engineers write?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/23/what-do-engineers-write/#comment-58 Thu, 07 Oct 2021 03:18:56 -0400 I’m majoring in mechanical engineering. I am interested in machine design, so I looked up articles related to design for this week’s assignment. Vijayavenkataraman wrote several kinds of papers as a professor at […]

]]> 99388cf1cf3c9350fd8945f1f01cdb85 Diana Alvarez (she/her) commented on the post, What do engineers write?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/23/what-do-engineers-write/#comment-57 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 01:48:13 -0400 For this week’s assignment I looked at Andrew Meyers’s article, “Mechanical Engineers Seek to Master the Forces that drive our world” as he guides the audience through an unconventional way of looking at mecha […]

]]> 30d370c0315b269382ceb25268f8a10f Chao Hong commented on the post, What do engineers write?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/23/what-do-engineers-write/#comment-56 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:11:29 -0400 As a computer science major, I find it interesting how software has integrated into everyone’s lives even though people don’t think about it, in this website https://bscdesigner.com/software-history.html the […]

]]> 5017c9374b70bc52989863c68f53bdc9 Nahim Ali commented on the post, Writing as mimicry, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/16/writing-as-mimicry/#comment-55 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 00:35:00 -0400 The method of search did seem very useful and applicable for future purposes. From previous experiences, research papers would be fun but stressful at times due to the fact of ability to find reliable sources. The […]

]]> db3026d457657c9c678299273a18d029 Kazi Hoque (He/Him/His) commented on the post, Science is... neutral?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/08/26/coming-soon/#comment-54 Sat, 02 Oct 2021 04:04:25 -0400 Reading “Science Under the Scope: Full Series,” Sophie Wang allowed me to think about how I can apply my passion as a musician to my development as a STS student. Learning about her path and how she was able to […]

]]> a19d00547c8c8e78db07d57bf6ef32fd Jungjoo Kim commented on the post, Writing as mimicry, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/16/writing-as-mimicry/#comment-53 Fri, 01 Oct 2021 02:53:17 -0400 I always read the title of the scientific articles and didn’t read the text because there are many difficult words in articles, so I have a headache. After reading Dr. Budsaba’s method, I thought it would be […]

]]> 94f9e47f13d6ed3107ab81c2fa80d9cc Abdullah Hir Ahmed (Abdullah/Hir/Raafi/Ahmed) commented on the post, What do engineers write?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/23/what-do-engineers-write/#comment-52 Fri, 01 Oct 2021 01:13:50 -0400 As an Electrical Engineering student, I am more interested into semiconductors. I found a research paper based on semiconductor devices which is assumed to be done by a graduate student of Electrical Engineering […]

]]> e79d45f9d92749a66ccf213ee0824456 Mansij Mishra commented on the post, Writing as mimicry, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/16/writing-as-mimicry/#comment-49 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 01:01:31 -0400 When I was utilizing this method to comb through a cloud computing article I found, i found it interesting seeing how authors closely follow this formula. Obviously some steps weren’t present and a couple were out […]

]]> 1d900661c554aa6046e8f2426740040d Melvin Sierra commented on the post, What do engineers write?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/23/what-do-engineers-write/#comment-48 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 22:40:23 -0400 This weeks module was very helpful in teaching me how to identify the author/creator of a piece of writing/communication. In some cases it’s rather easy to identify the author since their name is on the piece of […]

]]> 7ad6c524b9fb0753a32f8176b97476a7 Melvin Sierra commented on the post, Writing as mimicry, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/16/writing-as-mimicry/#comment-47 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 21:29:11 -0400 The method that Dr. Budsaba Kanoksilapatham made was extremely helpful when I was reading the research paper I chose to work on. The method helped me realize that I can look for specific details in research papers […]

]]> 615d133117efce1feff73a9384487ab2 Mahir Asef commented on the post, Writing as mimicry, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/16/writing-as-mimicry/#comment-45 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 23:55:00 -0400 As instructed, I found an article from math section titled, “Equation of Mirrors to Log Calabi-Yau Pairs Via The Heart of Canonical Wall Structures” by Hulya Arguz. The content seemed far too advanced for me to […]

]]> 5bc4314c19a89b94cfb9a61895d710f1 Abdullah Hir Ahmed (Abdullah/Hir/Raafi/Ahmed) commented on the post, Writing as mimicry, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/16/writing-as-mimicry/#comment-43 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:34:56 -0400 By using the search and find method, it is possible to study a particular article closely. Using this method on the article, “Combining Switched TMAs and FDAs to synthesize dot shaped beampatterns”, I found that […]

]]> c823793354e94a744a9d41008ca764aa Angel Luis Molina Duran commented on the post, Writing as mimicry, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/16/writing-as-mimicry/#comment-42 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:54:43 -0400 I found the method of search and find very useful when reading an article. Using this method, we can follow along each detail of the article, step by step. This method simply help us to comprehend a lot better any […]

]]> f99f830949ec6db220186a3aadcab9eb ammara muzaffar commented on the post, Writing as mimicry, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/16/writing-as-mimicry/#comment-41 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:08:34 -0400 I was quite surprised after I finished this method of search and find. I ended up reading an article called ” Shear-driven solidification and nonlinear elasticity in epithelial tissue” and started to look through […]

]]> 1e875c7f041d8b5849d7e8edbbe36bfc Andréa Stella (she/her/hers) edited the blog post What do engineers write? in the group ENG 21007 Fall 2021 https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/23/what-do-engineers-write/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:34:45 -0400 Hi everyone! Thank you for all of your thoughtful responses on the previous module.

The plan for today: 

Transparency: what is writing for engineering?

Consideration: What’s *actually* writing for en […]

]]> d73c005ae7c1a3cc6c3044cad2f3e66b Ullash kundu joy commented on the post, Science is... neutral?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/08/26/coming-soon/#comment-39 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 07:46:13 -0400 After studying about positionality, I believe it is position and velocity which differentiates everyone as individuals. Discrimination exists in community because of positionality. Positionality can be defined in […]

]]> a8655877ae7ae70302788b46c7f15a27 Ullash kundu joy commented on the post, Okay but what's writing?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/10/okay-but-whats-writing/#comment-38 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 07:21:29 -0400 I believe myself to be a poor writer. My writing abilities arising mainly from my English coursework in high school and freshman year of college. My english teachers always encouraged me to create a […]

]]> e0dc4bccca2975d26720197f7ada48f3 Nahim Ali commented on the post, Okay but what's writing?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/10/okay-but-whats-writing/#comment-36 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:26:22 -0400 Writing was always a subject that I was very passionate in. Although I may have some conventional grammar issues, the art of writing has driven me to understand vocabulary and different elements of writing. […]

]]> 54234bad08ec10a31e89818daecb5e93 Abdul Mumin (he/him/his) commented on the post, Okay but what's writing?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/10/okay-but-whats-writing/#comment-34 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:40:51 -0400 Growing up, writing was never my strong suit, in fact, I despised writing about anything not because I was poor or anything like that, I just saw no interest in doing so. As I grew older, I began to see […]

]]> 70646894cbae8e20c523aa20a84fcd5d Abdul Mumin (he/him/his) commented on the post, Okay but what's writing?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/10/okay-but-whats-writing/#comment-33 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:38:03 -0400 Growing up, writing was never my strong suit, in fact, I despised writing about anything not because I was poor or anything like that, I just saw no interest in doing so. As I grew older, I began to see […]

]]> 2856317b5718d5c851438df6aa0d3807 Abdul Mumin (he/him/his) commented on the post, Okay but what's writing?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/10/okay-but-whats-writing/#comment-32 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:26:34 -0400 1) Where your writing beliefs about your capabilities come from
I have always struggled to write, let alone complete assignments for English classes when I was younger. I always used to view anything that […]

]]> 870dd301dfbd1d6bb3234b66a43823cd Andréa Stella (she/her/hers) edited the blog post Writing as mimicry in the group ENG 21007 Fall 2021 https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/16/writing-as-mimicry/ Thu, 16 Sep 2021 15:36:30 -0400 As always, thank you for your patience. I’m getting these modules up as quickly as I can. I’ve never taught the course or content this way so hopefully my slowness will actually be to everyone’s benef […]

]]> 71462a177ec2089ede4fb8e0b62696af Diana Alvarez (she/her) commented on the post, Okay but what's writing?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/10/okay-but-whats-writing/#comment-30 Wed, 15 Sep 2021 20:13:35 -0400 1) where your writing beliefs about your capabilities came from
English was never my strong suit, but in high school I wanted to challenge myself and take honors English my freshmen year. I definitely […]

]]> c5f6cc2399fa46ed6272f1c8e4fb3826 Mansij Mishra commented on the post, Okay but what's writing?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/10/okay-but-whats-writing/#comment-29 Wed, 15 Sep 2021 17:05:27 -0400 Writing was never a subject I considered myself to be particularly strong in. Throughout my years of school, namely high school, my English teachers would rate my writing relatively well, but always pointed out […]

]]> a5da1a257b86c1cf33f0d8164a0bd2c1 Melvin Sierra commented on the post, Okay but what's writing?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/10/okay-but-whats-writing/#comment-28 Wed, 15 Sep 2021 02:24:05 -0400 Throughout all of elementary school up till my junior year of high school I was always told to write essays using certain outlines and formats because they were “right”. This all changed for me during senior year […]

]]> 8f29d5e70b9f0f94ed5bef1cf28e95db ammara muzaffar commented on the post, Okay but what's writing?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/10/okay-but-whats-writing/#comment-27 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 19:02:37 -0400 Coming to America at the age of 8 has impacted my view on writing and my ability to write. English being my third language is the reason I feel writing isn’t for me. Struggling with reading from a very young age […]

]]> 7a562fbf641c79bf72fc7c29e1d9f00b Angel Luis Molina Duran commented on the post, Okay but what's writing?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/10/okay-but-whats-writing/#comment-26 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 06:19:21 -0400 English is not my primary language. my writing beliefs about my capability came from my teachers in high school. They pushed me everyday to do better and better because they knew, I had the potential to develop my […]

]]> 975dc850e47b7054b57ec81f67e50f7b Latiful Hoque commented on the post, Okay but what's writing?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/10/okay-but-whats-writing/#comment-23 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 01:32:31 -0400 I think I’m an average writer. I don’t particularly like writing, but with given enough time I can produce something that is decent. Last semester my professor told my writing was pretty good, so I’m curre […]

]]> d1373b4360564d000ca3767b82c9787f Jungjoo Kim commented on the post, Okay but what's writing?, on the groupblog Writing For Engineering https://wfe21007fall21.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/09/10/okay-but-whats-writing/#comment-21 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:14:26 -0400 When I was in elementary school, my teacher made students write a diary every day. That’s when I started writing. I had a habit of using only one or two of 5W1H. I always omitted the detailed explanation and wrote […]

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