Senior Project Reflection

1. Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?

Time management with the amount of information I had. I had more than 70 slides and I was able to us up all the time and include everything. I was worried I wouldn't have enough time, but I used it all efficiently. Also, I was able to speak energetically throughout the presentation without

(2) Questions to Consider

a. What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation (self-assessment)?

          AE/P

b. What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?

          AE/P

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

Having actual experience in programming and creating applications as well has having solid evidence for my answers. Each were very direct the answers were clear and made sense logically. There was a lot of information and I was able to communicate them well, despite the large amount of content.

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?

I would have cut some slides from the powerpoint as some were not as needed. Also, I would prepare better organization of distributing the activity forms as they was disorganized. I would also rehears more so I wouldn't stutter.

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors? Be specific and use examples.

I was able to understand what it really takes to be a software developer and a programmer in general. I was able to learn things that people wouldn't learn until they start working, therefore giving me ample experience in programming. I will have a large amount of background experience going into the major of computer science as well as understanding what exactly is possible with technology.

Answer 2

1. What is your EQ?
How can a software developer create applications that best meet customers' needs?

2. What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)
A software developer can create applications that best meet customer's by having a solid foundation in programming knowledge.

3. What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

A software developer can create applications that best meet customer's by understanding the business aspects of the application.

4. List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

• Knowing what the customer/userbase wants is vital to making an application dedicated towards their needs; Mentor, as well as other employees at my mentor's work place continuously meet with customers and establish who will be using it
• Understanding the business structure can allow for the application to be made and developed as effectively as possible; FRS is designed for court employees to enter, record, and calculate court records by their month-end report. This application is optimized for this task, therefore meeting their needs more effectively.
• Ability to understand how to communicate with the customer as well as how to develop applications as a team; Conversing with customers, whether client or target audience, is common and keeps the application on track. Also, many big projects have teams of people working on them at one time. Understanding one's role, and the roles of other people will allow a more efficient work environment and a more synchronous team.

5. What printed source best supports your answer?
Vigil, Diane. "Web Design, Ad Copy and Targeting your Target Audience." Web Design Help. DianeV Web Design Studio, n.d. Web. Jan. 23, 2015. <http://dianev.com/web-design-help/web_design_basics/target_audience.html>

Describes importance of understanding the customers, establishing who and what the application will stand for, and how recognizing the non-technical side of an applications is also very important.

6. What other source supports your answer?

After notifying my mentor on my changed EQ, she stated how she thought that understanding the "business side" of the work was most important. She stated how it can give you the idea of what the customer wants, as well as how to work within the the system. Doing this can also developers to make application that are designed specifically for the customer and those who will use it.

7. Tie this together with a concluding thought.

This answer combines having knowledge of the customer/target audience, the work environment, and type of usage. I might need to reword the thesis statement a little bit to make it sound more clear and lass vague. I will need to research more about this answer so I can have an idea of what to specifically teach about during my presentation.

Lesson 2 Reflection

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

Ability to enunciate, project my voice and content in a consistent and fluent manner.
The smoothness of the presentation and specificity of the activity for programming.

2. a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

       P/AE

     b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

• Met all the "P" requirements.
• Professionalism: Was able to clearly and consciously explain all topics well. Commendations include "Your presentation was very interesting and engaging," "Coding example was very clear and fun to learn about." 
• Organizations and Creativity: Effectively used all the provided time to cover all materiel and complete activity
• Justification of Answer: Content was very in depth with more than the required sources and examples. 5 printed sources used throughout the presentation and mentor mentioned multiple times. 8 references of real life examples of my content. Commendation include "You show you know a lot about your topic."
• Audience Involvement: Directly connected activity to content and Answer #1. Instructions and objective of activity were clear and direct. Commendations include "Activity was very engaging." Debrief included engagement of audience as well (showing their code on screen)

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

• Defining the activity clearly and having people actually be able to code a simple website.
• Using all the time I was provided with.
• Explaining HTML code

4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

• I would practice more to avoid slight stuttering
• Mention mentorship experience more

5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

• Being able to establish common knowledge or information about the application's objective with the customer. (need to re-word it)

Blog #9: Lesson 1 Reflection

1. Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your Lesson 1 Presentation and why?

I am most proud of speaking exactly what I wanted to say at the pace I wanted to say. I had enough information planned to extend as far as 15 minutes or more, but I was able to quickly omit, speed up, and leave time for me to get all my points across in ten minutes. I am proud that I had enough preperation and knew my topic well enough to be able to do this.

2. Questions to Consider
       a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 1 Presentation (self-assessment)?

       AE/P

       b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 1 component contract.

Professionalism:

• Volume/enunciation: Had clear volume and clear speech, fumbled over words a few times
• Body language/eye contact: Felt relaxed and move to the boards as I needed to. Looked as various places in the room and not just one spot
• Engages audience/content clarity: Engaged audience twice, used presentation method as an example in itself for my 1st answer, and clearly enunciated what I was going to talk about and what the purpose was for.

Justification of Foundation:

• Application of research made evident by referencing specific examples: Cited or showed about 10 examples of content through props and pictures.
• At least one published research cited: Mentioned 3 printed sources, 1 book, 2 internet articles
• Mentorship and/or interview referenced: Referenced mentorship twice, one for suggesting the book I read and one of her actual experience in the work place.

I deserve an AE/P because I met and went above and beyond the listed P requirements on the contract by doing extensive preparation, engaging the audience in meaningful exercises, and incorporating the presentation itself as actual content of my presentation (Answer to the EQ of having foundation knowledge; Teaching basic fundamental concepts in the presentation) while making this apparent to the audience. I also had fun teaching during my time up at the front of the room.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 1?

Getting the audience involved and getting multiple participants to answer questions. Also, content all related to each other and I was able to explain something complex in to simplistic terms the audience could relate to and understand. Also, the powerpoint worked to show examples of my topic, rather than containing content in itself. Knowing what I wanted to say and studying the topic thoroughly helped tremendously.

4.  (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 1?

What didn't work was the whole paste code on the white board with tape. It didn't work because it became too much of a hassle and would have wasted too much time. I had to skip part of putting the whole code up on the board. If I could go back and do something differently, I would have reminded myself that I could use technology to do that code, or that I could use the doc cam rather than big pieces of paper. Also, I would not use a powerpoint since I didn't really need it; I knew the examples and knew what I needed to say. I could have visually shown the examples on the doc cam, but I wasn't aware that I could use when I was planning for the lesson.