My name is Hai Nguyen. I have been working as a programmer analyst for the District of Minnesota for more than two years. Thanks to the NCBC for choosing me to be a scholarship recipient. It is truly my great honor. The scholarship definitely has helped and motivated me to achieve my master’s degree in computer science.
NCBC granted me the scholarship for the class “Graduate Approaches to User Experience.” This course provided advanced knowledge and skills in designing computer programs that can satisfy the user experience. The class went through the entire designing processes from researching and getting user requirements, categorizing and creating personas, constructing scenarios and storyboards, drawing sketches, and designing a prototype of the application. The course also provided the knowledge and tools to perform the usability evaluation and make adjustments for the prototype before the actual development. Through the class, I was able to get accustomed to many useful designing tools such as Axure RP and InkScape. The latest industry trends and emerging technologies, which were covered in the class, are also the essential knowledge that I can share with my work team. As a result, we all can use the latest technologies/methodologies to enhance the current CM/ECF and web solutions like Procurement Tracking, JICS, and HelpIT, as well as develop future solutions for NextGen customizations, SimpleSync, Workflow project, and other web based projects. Thanks again to the NCBC for granting me the scholarship and making it possible for me to take this great class.
NCBC granted me the scholarship for the class “Graduate Approaches to User Experience.” This course provided advanced knowledge and skills in designing computer programs that can satisfy the user experience. The class went through the entire designing processes from researching and getting user requirements, categorizing and creating personas, constructing scenarios and storyboards, drawing sketches, and designing a prototype of the application. The course also provided the knowledge and tools to perform the usability evaluation and make adjustments for the prototype before the actual development. Through the class, I was able to get accustomed to many useful designing tools such as Axure RP and InkScape. The latest industry trends and emerging technologies, which were covered in the class, are also the essential knowledge that I can share with my work team. As a result, we all can use the latest technologies/methodologies to enhance the current CM/ECF and web solutions like Procurement Tracking, JICS, and HelpIT, as well as develop future solutions for NextGen customizations, SimpleSync, Workflow project, and other web based projects. Thanks again to the NCBC for granting me the scholarship and making it possible for me to take this great class.