Blog 10

What did you do this past week?

This past week, I was able to make a lot of progress on Phase 2 of our project, and I am satisfied with my level of contribution. Classes resumed this week, so I’ve had to get in the groove of online-classes and staying on top of all of my assignments. Now that in-person lectures are no longer a thing, there’s a lot more responsibility on us students to frequently check for messages and announcements from our professors about any new assignments or modifications to the course.

What’s in your way?

I have a fair number of projects and papers for my other classes that are due soon, so I need to handle those before I can fully commit to Phase 3 of the SWE project.

What will you do next week?

We have less time to work on Phase 3 of the project than we did Phase 2, so it’s prudent for us to begin that soon. My group and I need to make high-level plans for what we want to accomplish during this phase, and we need to figure out how we want to assign responsibilities.

What was your experience of Test #1b?

I did not have a great experience with Test #1b, mainly because the new Zoom and Proctorio environments were unfamiliar territory. A few of my teammates had technical difficulties, which made communication difficult. Also, my clipboard was disabled during the duration of the exam, so when it came time for us to share answers with each other, I had to manually write code in, and this gobbled up a non-trivial amount of time.

What made you happy this week?

Phase 2 of the project looked very daunting, and my group and I had not done much work on it over Spring Break. I’m glad we were able to finish it, and I’m proud of the way the website looks and operates right now.

What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?

My online calendar has become incredibly important since online-classes began. Before, it was usually sufficient for professors to remind me in-person of upcoming deadlines. Now, most announcement come to us via online messaging, so it’s up to me to remember to check these and add any new deadlines to my calendar. Doing this helps me stay on top of the work that I need to accomplish.