In preparation for the Lockheed visit tomorrow, we’re going to pretend like they are coming for a job interview (they’re not here for looking for interns just to make sure we're all on the same page, but let’s pretend). Often times in an interview what makes a candidate stand out in an interview is not their GPA, work experience, or credentials, but it is the soft-skills you display during an interview and how you present yourself as being a potential employee who is genuinely interested in learning and growing in the company and not just someone who is showing up to the interview "just because." This is especially true for new hires right out of HS/College or who are looking for an internship as you will not have 10+ years of professional working experience and references. So, with this in mind, we are going to go through some of the preparatory research which you should do for any interview you have in your life.
Fill out the following form before the end of the day and turn it in. You can either complete it on a computer and then print it out (print double-sided please) or I have some paper copies you can write on. Assignment to complete: interviewresearch_lockheed.docx
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In case you missed the memo before the break, we got the grant for the table build and should be good to go! Thinking "big-picture" for this project, here are the steps to take: theoretically we should be mostly done with the first 4 already, but we now have a chance to revisit them and redo them.
1. Knowing who is on your team 2. Coming up with a design -How tall will the table be (need a classroom chair to fit)-How wide will the table be (# of students at desk) -What will the depth be? -How much weight will the table need to hold? -Any other key/relevant dimensions 3. Creating a clean and professional looking hand/CAD drawing -If you turned in your drawing before the break, I have it. For most of these, however, we want to redo them a little neater (or in a CAD program) and with more specific dimensions 4. Creating a materials list -I already have an official materials list which I will purchase today or tomorrow, but we have the opportunity to make amendments if we have any last minute changes. 5. Creating a build plan (Gantt chart) -Go to the resources section of this class for three different excel templates for Gantt charts to use 6. Building the structure 7. Adding the electronics/any other special additions 8. Finishing 9. Testing 10. Re-design Since we will be away from our projects for a week and because many of us will be pausing our work on these projects as we begin a table build, we are going to write ourselves (and me) some quick reminders about the current status of our projects. Additionally, make sure you have completed the self-evaluation form for your portfolio (the link is in the previous blog post, but I will repost it here)
To-Do before you leave: 1. Fill out this google form about your current project status (one needed per team)https://goo.gl/forms/Xpm5VRMvJWs7rutt1 2. If you didn't fill out the self-evaluation form yesterday, do it now! (everybody needs to fill this out, not just one per team) https://goo.gl/forms/zCIiJFer2DvstiaZ2 I hope you all have a good break and I look forward to seeing you in 9 days! As a reminder, your portfolio should be completed by the end of the day on Wednesday.
After you complete and PUBLISH your portfolio, complete the following self-evaluation. Once you complete this, this is my cue that you are ready for me to grade your portfolio. Here is the link to the self-evaluation: https://goo.gl/forms/9SG5GobwrUwQHTWl1 By the end of the day on Wednesday, you should have documented your three week learning plan's project current status on your portfolio. For some of you this will mean a fully completed project. For others of you, this will mean just designs, planning and maybe some initial work. To account for this difference, I will use one of two rubrics below to grade your portfolio, both of which are designed over the following Engineering Design Process:
The Two Rubrics I Will Choose From:
Helpful Resources Having a hard time understanding what I'm expecting from this? Below are a couple of my Applications and Research students' portfolios from projects they have done an awesome job on:
***AN IMPORTANT NOTE ON YOUR PORTFOLIOS*** The intention of our portfolios are that these are something that you can show to a potential employer or in an interview setting. As such, write not for an audience of me (who knows you well and has seen the work on your project every day), but for an audience of someone who has no idea what your project is, why you are doing it or what this class is. What this means is you should have some sort of objective which says what your project and why you're doing it (~learning goal), and that you should include as much pictures and documentation of your work as possible. I will be grading your portfolios as if I am an interviewer who hasn't seen anything you've done for the past three weeks, so include as many pictures, evidence of work and documentation as you can!
The PTSA association has approved our grant for our table build! Expect more details of this to come, but we will begin this in earnest after we complete our current 3(ish) week learning plans which will happen once we get back from the break.
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