Additional Post 2: I finally have a mentor! =D

After trying to contact many possible mentors, I have finally found one who would accept me. Director Cathy Bates of Cal Poly's Student Affairs Information and Technology Services. I start working with them next week on Monday. Thank you Bradley for giving me information that helped me find a mentor. =D

Blog 8: Research and Working EQ

Content:

1.  What is your working EQ?

What is the best platform when developing mobile applications? (Updated)

2.  What is a possible answer to your working EQ? Please write the answer in thesis format.

Developing applications using a cloud system is a good platform for mobile applications.

3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ? 

The most important source that I have used that has helped me come up with an answer to my working EQ is Building Applications in the Cloud:Concepts, Patterns, and Projects by Christopher M. Moyer. It's explanation of why to build in the cloud and using patterns such as the n-tier web pattern and Map/Reduce process to analyze large amounts of data sent back and forth.

4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you volunteering, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

Currently I do not have a mentor and am not volunteering anywhere at the moment. Hopefully I can get into either the IT department in Cal Poly and job shadow what they do with applications. I also hope to find a place to shadow while they work on mobile applications in order to find out if a specific platform is good.

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

Content:

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

For the Independent component, I plan on creating a program/ software component by using a certain method to plan and develop, such as the Waterfall method or the Spiral Method. A simple program such as an app for calculating math problems as well as other miscellaneous tasks as it can be exported to a device to go through testing.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

In order to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence, I plan on taking photos of my program as well as releasing versions of the software every few days to show improvement in its functions. Some videos explaining the software or photos of myself working on the program would be included to show my physical being working on it and not having someone else pose for me.

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

Working on and developing software for myself can help me understand how the development cycle will really affect my work and how much progress can be made. Building it can help me understand how much effort goes into finding bugs and working them through to make the software usable and presentable.

4.  Post a log on the right hand side of your blog near your mentorship log and call it the independent component 1 log.

Your answers to the questions should be supported with details and examples for the senior team to understand what you plan to do.   Once we review your Blog Post 7, your house teacher will discuss with you the approval of your plan.  If it is approved, please start working on it.  If it is not approved, your house teacher will explain why.  It is your job to address the concerns so you can get your component approved.