MbShea@PWP@English@UMCP

Beginning: Initially will hook audience with personal anecdote of how I felt and saw others very nervous before going into a summer internship because they weren’t sure if they had the skills needed to excel. I will also talk about how I have seen students overwhelmed during class scheduling with thoroughly researching class workloads, professors, etc. I will then proceed to provide some broad definitions providing an overview on the categories that I will break my analysis down into. The central claim that I will be proposing will be that students can specially cater their upper level computer science electives to help achieve personal goals.

Middle: The first research section that I want to focus on is an analysis as to what skills a typical software engineer should have and what classes will best prepare students to take on this role. I then want to have a research section that briefly highlights classes that would be optimal for more specialized computer science careers i.e. machine learning scientist, networking specialist, etc. For my third research section, I want to focus on providing students with courses that would help one minimize his/her workload and stress while taking upper level classes. Finally, for a fourth research section, I want to focus on analyzing courses that students may find interesting if they have passions in other subject areas (such as courses that are more mathematical, courses for someone interesting in linguistics, etc.)

End: At the end I plan to cite 2-4 personal examples of students who have already graduated who have taken certain courses that enabled them to meet their personal goals. Additionally, I will reiterate how regardless of what courses are being taken, the computer science degree still stays the same and gives a level of credibility that will enable a determined student to be successful in any life goals!

LOGOS: All of the sources on job-finding, college success, and computer science skills that I have cited in my annotated bibliography will provide my paper with sufficient logos backing.

PATHOS: Could talk about the struggle of a typical computer science student who feels frustrated and overwhelmed and often with no guide for their future this can make things seem bleak and scary.
ETHOS: I can talk about my own success as a computer science student at UMD

STRUCTURE: Have a FAQ-like style in many places of my paper and I will tell a story when I present the background of why this guide is needed/useful.

GOAL: To educate students so they can make the most informed decision when registering for upper level elective classes. By having a solid understanding over their options, students will be able to make a choice that is most relevant for their own aspirations.

I, the pathos is also in the worry about where the job will be and, perhaps, the cost of living in SF, Boston, and other centers of tech consolidation. I am glad you see this pathos within the context.

Can you list the criteria early on, to help students see that they weigh many variables? For example, a bullet list early on could include:
CS sector interest
Skills for now and future
Cutting edge skills in at least one class
Money
Location
"AI" proof/Off shoring to lower cost countries
Social service to make value for society

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Others?

You can conclude with the idea that CS work means always updating skills and platform knowledge. Self taught and perhaps short courses/certificates