Things I Learned (Technical Area):
- Technical parts of HALO IOT
- How design flaws can be improved
- How to reduce vaping in school areas
Soft Skills:
- Communication
- Presentation skills
- Connect with people through Linkedin
Three Achievements/ Tasks Done:
- Completed Week 4 presentation on time.
- Presented Week 4 slides with my team during the weekly meeting.
- Attended all meetings last week.
Tools:
*G-suite
*Slack
*STEM-Away
List of Meetings/Training:
Week 3 Meeting, FPGA Training (week 3), Co-Team Meeting, Week 4 Meeting
Goals for this week:
- work with my team
- finish Week 5 presentation
- continue attending meetings
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Things I Learned (Technical Area):
- Technical parts (internal and external) of HALO IOT
- How to create a block diagram
- Ways to reduce vaping and how vape devices are targeted towards certain groups
Soft Skills:
- Communication
- Presentation skills
Three Achievements/ Tasks Done:
- Completed Week 5 presentation and presented on time with my team during the weekly meeting.
- Signed up to join a new team for the final report tasks.
- Attended all meetings last week.
Tools:
*G-suite
*Slack
*STEM-Away
List of Meetings/Training:
Week 5 Meeting, FPGA Training (week 4), FPGA Training (week 5), Co-Team Meeting, Week 6 Meeting
Goals for this week:
- work with my new team members
- finish Week 6 assignments
- attend all meetings
Things I Learned:
- How to quit vaping (ways people can use to stop vaping)
- Ways to reduce vaping and how vape devices are targeted towards certain groups
Soft Skills:
- Communication
- Presentation skills
Three Achievements/ Tasks Done:
- Worked with my new team members.
- Completed subteam report.
- Learned about ways to reduce vaping.
Tools:
*G-suite
*Slack
*STEM-Away
List of Meetings/Training:
Week 5 Meeting, FPGA Training (week 4), FPGA Training (week 5), Co-Team Meeting, Week 6 Meeting, Publications Meeting w/ Mandy, (wasn’t able to attend all meetings because of school)
Goals for this week:
Final Self Assessment (Week 1 - Week 7)
Things I Did/Learned:
- Through the FPGA trainings, personal research, and weekly meeting presentations, I learned about the technical components of HALO IOT and FlySense vape detectors.
- I conducted surveys and analyzed data, incorporating it into the weekly presentations. I created spreadsheets and charts to include visual representations in the Google Slideshows.
- I learned about the benefits, as well as the flaws of HALO IOT, and how to improve the design to ensure better performance in installed areas.
- I worked with my team members on weekly assignments to produce presentations based on the given deliverables.
- I analyzed the technical parts of HALO IOT and designed a block diagram to show the internal, as well as external parts of the detector.
- I researched and worked with my team to generate a list of suggestions to reduce vaping in highly affected neighborhoods.
Skills Gained:
- Communication Skills (working in groups)
- Presentation Skills (presenting weekly slides during meetings)
- Connecting with people (through LinkedIn)
- Data Analysis
- Research
Achievements/Tasks Done:
- During Weeks 6 and 7:
- I worked with my team members on the Suggestions section of the final Vaping Detection and Mitigation report.
- I researched ways to reduce vaping in affected demographics, how to quit vaping, and how vaping companies market their devices.
- I attended most meetings and presented the section I worked on during the Vaping Team 2 presentations.
Tools Used:
- G-Suite
- Slack
- STEM-Away
- Trello
Goals:
- This week, I hope to continue working on the final report and finish editing the information.
- I also want to attend more meetings.