Name: Jerwin N.

Nobleza

Section: EC52FA1
Seminars and Field Trips (ECP520P1)
REFLECTION

Discuss briefly how the activity contributes to your transformation as a student with the winning mindset.
Company/Speaker Information
Engr. Melvin C. Arceo worked at Protocols internet and also a review director in TOP ECE Review Center.
He also became an editor in chief of MGA Publishing. He graduated from Technological Institute of the
Philippines in 2004, became a faculty member of Asia Pacific College, TIP QC, Laguna State Polytechnic
University and AMA Computer Learning Center.

Explain what value did you get from this activity

The seminar VLAN and InterVLAN Configuration is one of the components needs to learn
computer networking. As ECE students, we are connected also connected in this field. As our speakers
goes on with the seminar, we easily adopt those simple configurations about computers because we do
have a course "Data Communications". He gave us an introduction about the software Packet Tracer.
Packet Tracer is a powerful network simulator that can be utilized in training for CCNA and CCNP
certification exam by allowing students to create networks with an almost unlimited number of devices
and to experience troubleshooting without having to buy real Cisco routers or switches. We learn how to
simulate simple network connection with this software. Engr. Arceo talked also about his achievements,
and for us students he gave us inspiration to pursue more and choose what really we want to do after we
graduate.
Discuss how the current critical issues that confront the society affect the practice of your profession
Nowadays, Almost all of Telecommunications Industries here in the Philippines and abroad needs a
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certificate, if we want to part of them. CCNA certification becomes a
very important thing for networking professionals.

Propose possible engineering solutions to address the effect of current critical issues

As CISCO certificate becomes a very important thing to our field we should analyze why this
required changes happened and if necessary adjust to this required changes. If we choose to enter in
networking field I think its necessary to take the training but if not I think that we should focus more on
becoming a licensed engineer.

Name: Jerwin N. Nobleza

Section: EC52FA1