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Wayfinding My Education & Career

By Kevin Wong ⋅ May 2, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s that age old question of what you wanted to be when you grow up. A superhero maybe, firefighter most definitely, or just the idea of being rich and/or famous. Then you get to high school and college and you begin to feel the pressure. After you switched through just about every major available provided by the university, you’re back at playing Madden thinking you’ll figure it out tomorrow. Life just seems so much more complicating growing older. Other times, clarity emerges because the discovery of a small artifact reveals a truth, a sign of significance.

Through my random nights of surfing the web, I fell upon a trail of links that has been what I’ve been looking for since my enrollment to the Information School. [Context] We joke about how we don’t know what we are doing and we are just rejects from the Computer Science and Engineering degree. Finding an alternative definition of what my major means is next to impossible. Where am I getting with all this? It was a sign that I didn’t know what to expect with the major I am studying in and questioning if there is anything out there that I would truly enjoy with my degree. Don’t get me wrong, I strongly believe that many, if not, any person is capable of doing whatever they want for a living (to some degree) without having that specific major - minus doctors and lawyers or something that requires required certification.

I have found my next step. There is a group of individuals to compare to and observe so that I can measure the progress of my understanding. There is a growing interest in design techniques that strongly correlate with the way I think and my values. Elements of psychology, sociology and technology have found their way together. This makes me happy. So this is where I am for my own records. Whenever anyone asks what I am majoring in, I know where my explanation will go, what I want to do. Cognitive Science Engineering, Information Architecture, Design Research Analysis, etc.

Information Architect [KMWorld]

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2 comments for “Wayfinding My Education & Career”

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    Marko Fando

    Posted by markofando | October 2, 2007, 8:52 pm

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