Blog 22: Senior Project Reflections

Directions: Please answer the following questions and turn it in to the blog.
Due Date: The day after your block presentation by 8:00 A.M.


(1) Positive Statement

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

I am most proud of my lesson and content for my block presentation and being able to explain my content as simply as possible while keeping the core of it and the basics to the audience. I am also proud of conducting my interviews and being able to teach this information to many others. I am really proud of my the lesson and the content that I presented in my block presentation as programming languages can be obscure to understand. Being able to conduct my interviews and presenting the information about technology made me proud as it gave me confidence to be able to gain primary sources for my work while understanding how to present the information to others.

(2) Questions to Consider

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

AE       P          AP       CR       NC

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

AE       P          AP       CR       NC

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

My research, interviews, presentations, and my independent components worked for me in my senior project. Research was helpful, albeit limited to certain areas. The information was very helpful and I was able to answer my essential question. Interviews worked for me as well as some of the comments mentioned by my interviewees. They gave me information and resources that led me to describe my answers. Presenting on my topic really worked as it gave me the confidence to work on how to organize my information and what will help the audience understand. Independent Components solidified some of my answers and gave me experience in how each programming language differed.

(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 a time machine was available, I would have spent more time looking for a good mentor ship. Although mentoring at Cal Poly Pomona's SAITS was a good experience, it was difficult to connect it to my essential question and learning about mobile applications, as SAITS focuses on IT Services rather than development. I would have also looked into modifying my activity. My activity for my Presentation, although creative in my opinion, was difficult to really understand if they did not have much experience in programming.

(5) Finding Value

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

This senior project has been helpful in my future endeavors as it showed me that studying this topic is what I want to be doing. Learning the basics of each language and studying the unique aspects of them solidified my working on and studying computer science and application development in the future. The senior project presentations has been one of the best sources for me to learn how to present and speak in public. It will help me in any public speakings given and how to handle myself for any presentation. With the independent components, it gave me the experience to program and work with languages and how much I enjoy doing so.

Blog 16: Advisory Meeting #2

Content:

Just like you did for answer 1 and the objectives for Purther's textbook work for answer 2 post:

EQ

Answer #2 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*
The best programming language to use when developing mobile applications is Objective-C.

3 details to support the answer (a detail is a fact and an example)

1. Objective C is the main programming language used for Apple's iPhone Applications, thus making it an important language to learn in the industry. EX: iPhone 5 applications run on Objective-C / XCode
2. Objective C is a more dynamic language to use for development as it allows for processing some activities after compiling, thus making it more flexible and powerful. (EX: Dynamic Binding, sophisticated monitoring on the application)
3. Since Objective C incorporates C's functions, it borrows all the benefits of programming with C, such as choosing whether to use object-oriented programming or procedural functions.

The research source (s) to support your details and answer

 "Why Objective-C?" iOS Developer Library. Apple Inc., n.d. Web. 2010 Nov. 15.

Concluding Sentence
Objective-C is an essential language to learn for mobile development, as it is a part of iOS' programming standard, making their applications very simple and dynamic for use.

*Write your answer like you would write a thesis statement.  Please don't give us one or two words or start your sentence with by.    Thanks!

On Friday 2/28 for Advisory #2, you will be presenting what you have from this blog.  The presentation is more like a share-out and should not last longer than 2 minutes. You don't need a visual.   

Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection

Content:

1. Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

I am most proud of my explanation of my answer during the presentation because explaining a programming language within 20 minutes of speaking is very difficult. I think I did as well as I could to explain it within the
limited time, along with definitions and object-oriented concepts.
2. Questions to Consider
       a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

       AE       P          AP       CR       NC

       b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

I felt I had explained my content pretty well, using props and my object oriented activity. I felt I could be heard throughout the room and I had eye-contact with the audience. I also hit time and referenced some of my research with the Java Website and the Android Application Developement. The hook and activity included the whole audience and did aid in showing others the idea of Java being a part of a huge mobile development environment.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

What worked for me in my Lesson 2 was the activity and my explanation of the answer.

4.  (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

However, I wish I had gone back and cited more resources that I had within the presentation. It was something I only did at the end so it hindered my ability to back up what I was teaching.

5. Finding Value
What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?  

I think my 2nd answer is either going to be HTML or Objective C.