Ind. Final-Fall Reflection Project 2 Final
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Final Project Reflection - Fall 2023 1 Individual:
Final-Fall Project Reflections
Individuals must complete and submit this template based on your experience in the Fall Project 2
. This needs to be done individually and should reflect your own personal observations and understanding. This assignment is worth a total of 10/16 of your Design Process Marks earned in the Fall project (10/40 total design marks earned over the course of the year) and 7/20 of your Teamwork Marks earned in the Fall project (7/62 total teamwork marks earned over the course of the year). Question grades are scaled up by a factor of two in the assignment to allow for part marks and will be scaled down by a factor of 2 once marked for posting in the OWL gradebook. Remember to:
1.
Put your answers directly in this document;
2.
Save as PDF;
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Submit to both
Gradescope
(mapping the correct pages to each question) and to the OWL assignment where Turnitin will be used to check for plagiarism and AI detection. Failure to upload to both sites by the deadline will result in an additional 10% penalty; and 4.
Submit on time or late penalties will be applied up to 24 hours after the due date. Any requests for submissions after 24 hours past the due date will not be considered without academic consideration.
Final Project Reflection - Fall 2023 2 1
Design Process –
Insights derived from Prototyping and Testing [12] A.
What were your insights
: Identify and describe two design insights
(ways you improved your solution or identified a new concept) that you and your team gained by prototyping and testing solutions during Project 2. [6] B.
How did you get to those insights
: Concisely explain what happened that led to each of the insights
by stating i) The question (purpose of your test), ii) How a prototype was tested (include the picture), and iii) The test outcomes that led to the insight. [6] A.
Our first design improvement came from switching our method of transporting the nuts and bolts. Originally our group came up with the idea of a carboard slide as way to transport the nuts and bolts to and from the plate. We then shifted our design to a concept that imitated a garbage grabber as seen in figure 1 below. The grabber was used by pushing the spring-
loaded button on the handle which contracted the handles on the other side. It was 82 cm in length and could fold itself in half which made it a better design. Our second improvement to our solution was implementing hair tweezers and tablespoons [Figure 2] as our way of filtering the nuts and bolts. This was a simpler and more effective option compared to a filtering cup, as the dimensions of the nuts and bolts were far too similar. B.
Our purpose for the grabber was to see both how easily it could be used to grab the cups, and if it would fit within the dimensions of the box. We tested its capability by having various group members use it and it proved to be an viable solution as every member was able to reach the cups. An obstacle we ran into during trials was testing its placement within the box where all the equipment needed to be placed. During trials we discovered it wouldn’t fit within the box as its length even when folded was sti
ll too large. Raph, a group member was able to deconstruct disconnect each of the claws on the grabber so they would be able to fold into the box and allow the grabber to fit. Our filtering method using the tweezers and spoons came from one of our group members suggesting we use them instead of a filtering cup because they may decrease time spent sorting. We ran tests on their effectiveness and this method yielded better results than our filtering cup idea. One person would sort the nuts and bolts on the plate while two or three others would pick up the nuts and bolts with tweezers. Figure 1 Figure 2
Final Project Reflection - Fall 2023 3 2
Design Process –
Desirability and Viability [8] Desirable:
someone would want this solution. Viability:
the value for the business. A.
Critique the desirability and viability
of your design in Project 2. Desirability considerations could include impact on users and outcomes, usability, or durability (e.g. consider using your solution in real-life situations). Viability considerations could include profitability, short-term and future applications, or sustainability.
[4] B.
Identify one thing
that you would change in your solution to make it more desirable or viable, as discussed in Part A, and explain why. [4] [Combined answer to A and B should be less than 200 words and should include image(s) of your final solution to provide context for your explanation.] A.
The grabber our group designed revealed its ability to reach and grab various objects within a certain distance that may be desirable to consumers who need this application in their daily lives. The spring loaded system within the handle allows users to pick up objects using minimal effort and strength. This may be appealing to users with physical disabilities that need to reach certain objects in their household and lack the physical capability to do so. The grabbers application in the workplace could be used in semi dangerous environments like factories, where users may not be able to touch objects with their bare hands. The grabbers folding and contracting features make it easily portable, but the plastic foundation may cause issues in terms of its durability. B.
One thing to change would be the durability of the grabber. The rod, handle and claws of the grabber are all made of plastic, making it easy to be damaged and not long lasting. Plastic also lacks strength which results in the grabber only being able to pick up less heavy objects. An improvement to its durability would be changing its material to either metal or wood as a way to combat the flaws the plastic grabber possesses.
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Final Project Reflection - Fall 2023 4 3
Teamwork –
Inclusion [6] Inclusion: embraces a fair, healthy, and high performing team and creating an environment where everyone feels like they belong, are valued, and can thrive and contribute. Identify and describe
one example where your team worked well together or did not work well together, in terms of including everyone in the design process
. An example of our team working well together came from delegating tasks to each member when performing trials during our design process. Communication and utilizing all six team members effectively played a vital role in our team’s
success during this project. We all came to agreement that in order to succeed, we needed to minimize time, effort, and errors. Our team collectively agreed to have Teslim bring the cups back and forth using the grabber due to his long reach. After various trials of having members performing certain tasks, we found the most efficient and quickest set up would be Sammi, Mohammed and Vaibhav to collecting the nuts and bolts with tweezers after they were sorted with the spoon by me. Raph was assigned to assemble and disassemble it to minimize our total time as he designed the grabber. We were successful as we placed second in the class.
Final Project Reflection - Fall 2023 5 4
Teamwork –
Value of Setting and Sharing Teamwork Goals [8] A.
Describe the value of setting and sharing teamwork goals
as a way to improve your teamwork skills OR
propose an alternative method/approach and indicate why you think it would help you and others improve teamwork skills. [4] B.
Next term you will be placed in a new team. Based on what you learned this term about yourself or teamwork in general: [4] i.
Name
one thing you will
do
at the start of next term to improve the likelihood of a good team working relationship. ii.
Give a reason why you think this is a good thing to do
citing examples of peer feedback you received or observations of how your group worked together this term. A.
An alternative method that would improve teamwork skills is clear communication within the team through actively listening to members opinions. Clear and effective communication means members explicitly saying what our objectives are and a blueprint on how to reach them. Once these objectives are agreed upon during the ideating phase, members can then execute the plan on how to reach said objectives. This communication allows all team members to remain on the same page and collectively follow the same timeline. Communication forces members to actively listen to one another and by doing so improves the teamwork’s
listening skills. B.
One thing I will continue doing is consistently bringing ideas to each lab and actively participate in the ideating phase to help put my group on the right track for our next project. When I “
generate original and valuable ideas
”
my group is now able to direct their attention on how to act and add onto these ideas. This combination of my ideating and my teams execution “
enhances the teams overall quality of work
”
and this is why I will continue bringing my ideas to class with my new team.