__Most Recent Project:__

The most recent project that I have completed in this course was a hoverboard. I found the information on how to do the project on www.makezine.com.

http://gadgetshow.five.tv/jsp/5gsmain.jsp?lnk=401&featureid=72&pageid=140&show=s4e4§ion=Features

HoverboardDocumentation

Here is a link to some pictures and an interview that Mr. Connors put together:

http://flickr.com/photos/13559856@N00/sets/72157594152692147/

__Final Exam Questions:__

1. Explain how you would approach the organizer project differently now that you have completed this course. Use examples of steps you would take again and decisions you would make differently. Get specific!

If I were to go back and complete the organizer project again, I would do it a lot differently than I did in the beginning of the course. First off I would do a lot more planning on paper before-hand. I would then take the designs and interview potential product users. I would narrow it down to one design that would work best and then make a prototype. After the prototype is complete I would bring it back to the people that I interviewed and I would have them test it out and I would see what needed to be changed. I would repeat this process again and again until there were no problems and it worked the best it could. That is when I would make the final product with nicer materials.

2. What was the most useful thing you learned from this course?

The most useful thing that I learned in this course is the engineering design process. I have been starting to do things much differently that I had before I took the course. Before I took the course I would start building what I wanted with just what I had in my head with no research or designs on paper. The outcome would usually be rushed and would have problems. I now have a completely different approach to my projects and they turn out right.

3. What was the most surprising thing you learned from this course?

The most surprising thing that I learned from this course is that if you are motivated enough to do soemthing, you will do it and you will do it right. I also learned that it is possible to make anything that you want. I learned how much I really love working with my hands and designing things for people to help them with their various needs or wants.