Value of What I learned in
this class
This
class, IEOR 190G, patent engineering, has been very valuable to me. Some of the
key concepts and lessons that I learned are outlined below
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Knowing how to file for a patent
and how the criteria for patents work:
I think knowing the criteria for patents such as non-obviousness and novelty
really helps me understand what it takes to be able to file for a patent.
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Value of repetition in discussions and homework: Even though making the blogs and commenting on videos can be
very tiring, I do appreciate what it teaches us. We can see what other people
did well and see where we can improve on for our future blogs. Hearing a lot of
people say the same thing also really drills concepts into your head and hopefully
I can remember them 10 years from now.
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Understanding different perspectives: Different people have different opinions on the topics we
discussed. For example some people think patent trolls can be good while others
do not. Some people think software should be patented bit others do not. Just
hearing about the diversity of opinions was very eye opening.
Other than
what I learned above, I also enjoyed how there were guest lecturers, who gave
us insight on the patent landscape in the US, and the businesses opportunities that
arise in the technology sector.
Given the opportunity,
I would have taken more classes like this because it is very interactive and
very focused in terms of subject matter. Looking back on my 4 years at Cal this
has been one of the most memorable classes that i have taken.
Hi there!
ReplyDeleteI really appreciated how you broke up the class into three different areas. I especially think that the repetition with people's comments is extremely important. I think that the comments portion of the entire course is extremely helpful because this class was the first time that I was able to get direct feedback from my peers. I think especially because it was important because all the coursework was generated from ourselves. The fact that this was all student-generated content, it was good to get the direct feedback from my peers because everyone was doing the same assignments too. Overall, this really opened up my eyes to the different perspectives of my entire class because of the different majors and backgrounds that are taking this course! Coming from a business perspective, I felt that I had a certain way to approach all the assignments, but I really appreciated when I had engineers, liberal arts, and science majors provide a different context to the assignments that I thought were pretty straightforward.
Hey Sean,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your blog post! It was very easy to follow and addressed all of the main points. I like how you bolded the subjects too - I think not enough people do that in their blog posts but it's so much nicer to read!
The point I liked the most was when you mentioned how we learn from different perspectives. As a more business background person, it was nice to read and watch my fellow classmates coming from math or engineering backgrounds and how patents relate to their perosnal lives. Glad to know you would have taken this class again. I agree it is pretty interactive even if we only met in class once a week. Great job!
Hey Sean. I thought the fact that we learned how to file for a patent was really important. It made me at the same time worry about patent trolls. Like you mention, there is a really importance to the value of repetition in discussions and homework. I know for sure the things I learned in this class wills stick with me for a long time. It was also neat to see the different perspectives from simply one assignment! Overall I learned a great deal and enjoyed the experience.
ReplyDeleteHey Sean, it's interesting that you point out the value of repetitive comments. This was one of the things I disliked about the class, but you made a really strong point. Hearing the same thing from many different people really makes you take their point seriously. As you mentioned, everyone has different perspectives. So when people are agreeing on something, it's worth taking note.
ReplyDeleteThe structure to your blogpost was quite helpful with following your thoughts, which i found to be quite insightful. While many students would find the repetition of certain concepts and material to be redundant and not helpful, your idea of how there is value to repetition is quite appealing to me. After thinking about it, I believe it was due to part of this repetition I was able to retain so much of the material. I was wondering out of your three main points, if there was one that appealed to you the most or was the most beneficial to your learning experience. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHola Sean! Again good three points, we definitely had different perspectives. I just don't know how many people actually think patent trolls are good :-P Good job, I am glad you enjoyed the class.
ReplyDeleteHola Sean! Again good three points, we definitely had different perspectives. I just don't know how many people actually think patent trolls are good :-P Good job, I am glad you enjoyed the class.
ReplyDeleteGreat video Sean! I loved the 3 points you brought up as benefits because they are so unique and unrelated. I never considered the repetition of homework assignments as a benefit till now. I wish you had expanded slightly on the guest lecture portion because I believe that would have made a excellent fourth point.
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ReplyDeleteHi Sean,
ReplyDeleteThanks for outlining the major things that you learned in this class. It made it a lot easier to follow and read.I think this is the first time that I also learned how to file a patent and how they even work. Concepts like non-obviousness were a bit hard for me to grasp at first, but through my own research, I was eventually able to understand. I'm also glad that you pointed out the value of repetition in the homeworks, because I'm the kind of person who does not like wasted time or inefficiency, and it is still hard for me to see how commenting or writing or making a video on the same thing over again is valuable.
Best,
Janet
Hey Sean, Great last post. I think that you did a great job showing what you learned from the class. This class has helped us learn so much in such a small amount of time. I think that we could all file patents now (or at least know how to get started). Understanding different perspectives is another very important thing that we all learned this semester. Great work with this post.
ReplyDeleteHi Sean. Great work on this blog post as well. I learned a lot from reading your blogs all semester and how supplemented our learning. Over all I think you did a good job of summarizing what we were able to gain from this class. I personally feel that the repetition portion of this endeavor was key for me to understanding the more in depth content that was there. Thank you again for all your work, and good luck in class next semester.
ReplyDeleteSean,
ReplyDeleteI loved reading what you thought was valuable in this course and what you personally took away. I also want to briefly mention that I liked the way you formatted the presentation of your key points - it was really clear and easy to ready. Now to the meat of your post. I agree with you on the importance of repetition. I know personally when I'm trying to memorize something, I have to repeat it several times before it's finally drilled into my head. Even though, like you said, all of those posts could become tiring, the repetition really sends home the message at the end of the day. I'm so glad that you were able to also soak in the patent filing processes - it took me a little while to get a good handle of the concepts of obviousness and anticipation, but with weeks of learning the material in new ways, I was finally able to thoroughly have a grasp of the concepts!
Sasha