I am a student majoring in operations and analytics, with an interest especially in the field of warehousing. The idea of using a set of instructions to logically solve daily operational problems highly interests me, hence I find the use of general-purpose extremely relevant. Currently, I am a Customer Logistics Management Intern at Infineon Technologies.

Many skills are highly relevant in today’s society. Personally, I find knowledge of data science, effective communication and good initiative are skills key to performing well. The importance of data science cannot be over-emphasised today. As the broadest form of data management, it covers a wide range of scientific methods to manipulate data and obtain insights, which is crucial to the success of any company. After obtaining insights, it is important to be able to communicate them to others. This is equally pertinent to good performance but many people undermine the importance of it. Lastly, it is imperative to take initiative and take up learning opportunities where possible. With the abundance of information today, there is always something new to learn each day, and learning should and must never stop.

I initially expected Hackwagon to be a mere refreshment of what I learnt in SMU. However, Python is a lot more versatile, with new libraries and easily understood syntaxes that really help a person to understand logical thinking better. It also helped me that the homework each week is carefully crafted to challenge me sufficiently without being overly difficult. I am glad I took this course and I am sure it will help me even further in the near future.