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Project Picture
Our evaluation pilot went great. It was harder than expected when people would sit at the table with our projects and sit there for hours. I feel like it made it harder for people to notice and then go up to it and fill the questionnaire. Another aspect that was harder than expected was the…
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Skill #3
Reflection: I learned that to have a good survey you must have no more than 5-10 questions because customers generally have short attention spans, but the questions should be more than yes or no questions so that they can elaborate more on the questions. Often incentives like discounts on products can be an excellent way…
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Jason Skill Log 3: Electronics
What I Learned I have been assembling the electronics of our piece based on the general layout we came up with last week and I have definitely learned quite a bit more not only about electronics in general but also about solar specifically. I have a bit of experience with electronics but so far everything…
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Kylee’s Skill Logging 3: Solar Energy
What I learned: Since I didn’t have our solar panels with me and only got to see them in class, I had to rely on mostly external resources for this skill logging. I watched a video on basic solar energy and how it works and I also looked more into how the energy gets converted…
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Skill Logging #2 Anna Bretl
I am learning about how to connect solar panels to power banks or a converter, so I am able to charge a phone. Series have a negative lead on one side and positive on the other. In series it doubles its voltage and keeps the amp hours. Parallel has negative to negative and positive to…
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Jason skill log 2: Sculpting
What I Learned I was working on the 3D model of our tree stump this week and oh boy, blender is really fun. I hadn’t ever used a 3D sculpting before this week and as such spent a good chunk of time just figuring out the basics. I am very much a learn by doing…
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Skill Logging 2: Teamwork
What I Learned: This week I focused on improving my teamworking skills. I’ve gotten to know the members of my team more so far in the term, but I wanted to be a decent contributor in it and continue to do more throughout the rest of the term. Teamwork has never exactly been my strong…
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Skill log #1 Anna B
I watched a video from youtube about centering clay and throwing pots on the wheel to be able to remember the tips and tricks of ceramics. I learned that the bottom should be rounded, so there will not be any air bubbles. To center the clay use equal pressure both on the side and on…
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Kylee’s Skill Log 1: Painting 3D structures
What I learned What I’ve learned during this assignment was how to paint on a 3-dimensional structure rather than the 2D canvas or paper that I’m used to. This was an opportunity I used to improve my skills because I had to think about what it would look like from every angle instead of one.…
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Jason’s skill log 1: Teamwork
What I learned For me the past few weeks have been mostly focused on getting to know my team and the role I will play in it alongside a small amount of actual fabrication work. I have often found teamwork difficult in the past because I have a tendency to jump in and just do…