Blog 22: Senior Project Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your Block Presentation and/or your senior project? Why?

I am most proud of being able to reach the 30 minute talking time, and the 1 hour presentation time because I felt that I was not very good at talking for long a duration of time because I would always skip to main points or talk too fast, so I was proud of myself that I could reach the goals.

(2) Questions to Consider

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

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

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

I was fortunate enough to be able to find a really good mentor which allowed me to find a lot of quality answers to my questions and provide me with hands-on material that I could learn and apply to my senior topic.

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

If I could do something differently, it most definitely would have been trying to start logging and working on my mentorship hours earlier. Since I waited till the last minute for this, I faced many close calls with not being able to go to grad night as well as a lot of unnecessary stress.

(5) Finding Value

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

The senior project has been very helpful to me because it allowed me to find a possible career path that I am now able to follow instead of going in to college undecided. I am now excited to pursue majoring in Business with an emphasis on Computer Information Systems. Without senior project, I probably would not know what I wanted to do and it also allowed me to learn a lot about mobile applications and the whole process of mobile development.

Blog 21: Mentorship

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Karin Schott, Cal Poly Pomona

Interpretive
The most important thing I've gained from this experience is understanding my topic better and allowing me to get hands on experience on my topic. It has allowed me to further work with my mentor and create solid information that I can apply to my presentation.

Applied
This experience has helped me answer my Essential Question by allowing me to ask my mentor any questions I had. It also provided me very valuable information that I learned from sitting in on meetings and conference calls that allowed me to see what I was researching, in person.