This week kicked off the start of our senior design project. Like every new project with a new team, introductions and team rules are discussed. There was something particularly difficult with starting a project with teammates remotely. Since we do not have in-person meetings, it is harder to build relationships within the team. Even though the introductions through email and discord were cordial and laid back it is still hard to build a relationship, and since we are working on this project for months it is good to build a good relationship if conflicts should arise. To combat this notion, I made a conscious effort to be as pleasing as possible to communicate with. I’m in it for the team, and it seemed like I got a reciprocated response. This week we discussed our team rules. Everyone was on the same page when it came to the sections within that document so it is good we all think the same about responsibilities within the team. The project is very exciting. We are tasked to create a mobile application that can remotely set the water level in the Hinsdale Wave Laboratory. They already have the functionality to view the history of the water levels, but they do not have a way to set the water level. As well as migrating the previous functionality to a user-friendly mobile app will be a great experience when it comes to UX experience. Coming back from my first internship, I am excited about the project I will be working on as It will improve the effectiveness of the lab.
I remember going on a field trip in grade school to OSU and the Hinsdale Wave Laboratory was one of the labs we visited on our trip. It is almost poetic that one of the first things I saw on this campus will be one of the last things I will be working on before I graduate.
