Brainstorming Project Ideas & Research
CREATE YOUR TEAM'S BRAINSTORMING PADLET
0. all students must log into PADLET.com using the students' Gmail account. One member must create a new padlet (canvas or wall format) and share it with the other members of the group (and me). You will use the created PADLET to organize your research/brainstorm visually.
1. Discuss possible Project Ideas/clients/markets with your group (make a list of possibilities) think outside of the box!
2. Research. What do you need to know about the field/fields of engineering you are interested in, if you were to implement those ideas as the capstone project? (i.e. What scientific or Engineering concepts do you need to research in order to complete your project, what expertise do you need? How can your mentors help?)
3. Research. What is already available in the market that is similar to your idea? What are the clients/societal needs that the existing items address? How can you improve on it?
4. Constraints. How much money will you need? How will you raise the money? What are your constraints? time, skills etc...(Check the capstone project outline for the timing.)
5. Create a "Detective Research/Brainstorming" Virtual poster on PADLET (use text, links to external sites, videos, sketches, images, maps, make connections!!) cite your sources within the padlet.
6. Define the problem. Identify Possible Problems to solve (be prepared to explain why you choose those problems using your research).
