Capstone Step 8

Our Task

For the final step of our capstone project, we presented our final product and findings to the San Marin community at the STEM Senior Awards Night and Project Exhibition Night. Here, we compiled our poster, defense report, all previous sketches, our marketing materials, our final slideshow, our test results, and our final product in a setup in the engineering classroom. As people walked around, we presented our product and answered any lingering questions about the design or function of our product.

Content

Reflection

For this step in our project, I think we have done really well with finalizing our project prototype and presenting our final works. Two things that I think we did well were using our cultural competence and communication skills, and two things that I think we could work on are our conscientious learning and also communication skills. For things that went well, our research proved to be successful, and we were able to add some additional pieces to our project to see how we can make our product the best that it can be for our "customers" and our community. This leads into cultural competence as we make a product that works as best as it can for as many people as possible. For communication, I think that we have done really well at communicating with what needs to get done and what we have already completed. We also know who needs to do what so that we can get everything done efficiently.

On the other hand, for things we need to work on, sometimes, we end up getting distracted in class and we need to refocus ourselves. To further this, we can better our conscientious learning skills by being more productive in class and completing everything we need to outside of class. Also, for communication skills, while we excelled in some aspects of communication, I still think we all have a slightly different view of how we are visualizing the product, and I think it would benefit us to come together to get everyone on the same page.

Overall, I think that our project and prototype presentation went well, and I am excited to complete the last portion of the project.