CST 361s - Week 4

This week we began our working together on our project, we are currently in the research and design phase where we will decide upon how to best implement our application and how it ought to appear. I recently came across django and am curious as I believe that by utilizing it we can minimize the amount of work necessary for it to function properly. As such we should be able relegate our programming to only Python, CSS and HTML to accomplish the web app. I have also looked into google App Engine and started working on the google cloud sdk for hosting our website once it is complete. I am going to be busy over the next couple of days due to a personal relocation and hope to make progress on the assignment soon.

CST 361s - Week 3

This week I began contact with my partner CalGE. I will be working with two students who are a part of my cohort in this project. The project itself sounds quite interesting as we are going to build a place for summer camp attendees to put their personal information in and to keep track of their attendance and hours at the camp. I sent in the Agreement and hope to finish that. My proposal draft is under way and I will hopefully finish that and be caught up in coursework soon. I am looking forward to working alongside my teammates and building the best program we can.

CST 361s - Week 2

This week I continued my search for a service learning partner, my Professor and TA are aiding me in finding a virtual volunteer opportunity due to personal circumstances. I am hoping to find a site soon to begin the process of the project. I am hoping to take picture of whatever Partner I will be aiding, and perhaps a picture of any of the individuals helped by my contribution. I would also probably take pictures or videos of skills that I will need to either learn or practice more in order to complete the project. I enjoyed going through this weeks reading and videos as well as our reflective work on our and our family’s history with technology. It was interesting to work on the Forum, as I was a member of the moderation team for this week’s discussion. I enjoyed many of the responses and was excited that the questions we formed were fostering a rather engaging discussion.

CST 361s - Week 1

My search for a Service Learning Partner has continued into this week as I am having trouble finding one to fit into my shortened schedule. Hopefully I will hear back from some of my inquiries and find a partner soon. This week was interesting in coursework as we looked into the history of racial segregation with regards to swimming and how that has had echoes into the modern era. We studied how these earlier injustices have had a ripple effect on minority communities that has resulted in a decreased representation in the swimming arena. It was interesting to consider how the relatively young area of Computer Science has appears to have had a racial gap grow into it as well, and to ponder what the causes of such a gap could be. I hope to have my learning partner soon and to get started in my service soon.