Background
This project we spent more than 6 months on our Capstone project. Our final goal for this project is to improve the product design of stitch less stitches so that they can be just as widely used as surgical stitches. We have specifically focused on how to close the wound without puncturing the skin. After some research we have decided to take a different approach and use corset designed stitches as well as add interesting designs to appeal to children. The final design will be more appealing, efficient, and effective than the already available designs. We finished this project on June 5th.
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Reflection
Looking back at the Capstone Project, I can see we accomplished a lot with the time given to us. We worked together as a team, for example, when we built split how we built our prototype. Tara put the adhesive on the silicon, Ashley shaped the silicon, and I embedded the hooks onto the silicon. Another positive aspect to this project was we managed to manage our time very well. We had a Gantt chart that kept us on task. Not everything was perfect though, we had trouble finding medical grade silicon. It took about a month to find a material that was waterproof, and hypoallergenic. Another task that was difficult was fundraising. We made a go fund me page, but we got no one to donate and had to pay for our project. Next time we will try to post on our Facebooks as well as our Instagrams to try to raise more money.
Some skills I have acquired from building this project using google sheets to make a Gantt Chart. At first I had know idea where to start. I didn't know how to set up the our schedule and how to display it. But, after some help from my teammates and the internet, I was able to input our schedule and time log into google sheets. Another thing I learned was from myself. Usually, when I am in groups there are not many people who try or even care, so usually I do all the work and barely communicate with the others. In this group everyone cared about their work and it was amazing, but I was not used to communicating with other people in a group that much, so I had to learn. Eventually, I communicated what I was going to do and asked if there was any suggestions.
Some things that I could have done better, and that I will continue working on are staying a bit more focused, and work on my spellings. Sometimes during the project I would get off tasks talking to my group mates. Next time I will try to limit my talking time with them and focus more on the project. Also in this project I as well as my group members prioritize our research over our prototype. We put used more than half of our time we had to researching. Next time we should split our time equally between the capstone project research and our prototype. Overall this project was a great experience where I learned things about myself and the science concepts.
Some skills I have acquired from building this project using google sheets to make a Gantt Chart. At first I had know idea where to start. I didn't know how to set up the our schedule and how to display it. But, after some help from my teammates and the internet, I was able to input our schedule and time log into google sheets. Another thing I learned was from myself. Usually, when I am in groups there are not many people who try or even care, so usually I do all the work and barely communicate with the others. In this group everyone cared about their work and it was amazing, but I was not used to communicating with other people in a group that much, so I had to learn. Eventually, I communicated what I was going to do and asked if there was any suggestions.
Some things that I could have done better, and that I will continue working on are staying a bit more focused, and work on my spellings. Sometimes during the project I would get off tasks talking to my group mates. Next time I will try to limit my talking time with them and focus more on the project. Also in this project I as well as my group members prioritize our research over our prototype. We put used more than half of our time we had to researching. Next time we should split our time equally between the capstone project research and our prototype. Overall this project was a great experience where I learned things about myself and the science concepts.