It’s been almost 3 months seen we got are makers space and it has been awesome! By now we all should have done 5 modules, now the modules that I have done or different from someone else’s because it depend on the pathway (Biomedical, Media tech, and Engineering) you want to go in to.

Engineering is the pathway I’m want to go into so I’m doing modules about that pathway. There are a couple of modules that are required like the design process modules (gets you familiar with the design process because in this class you’re graded on the process not on the product) and the blogging modules (which just gets you familiar to blogging) and 3 modules of your choice. I have done the engineering module, the mechanical systems module, and I’m currently working on my fifth module, computer and automatic drafting module.

Every module we do are supposed to help you gain a skill that we’ll eventually come in handy. All of the modules that we have done are fabulous, but I feel like the design process module is the most important and the least talked about.
As I mentioned before that Ms. Sauter (our teacher) looks at our process rather than our product, because the process is the most important part.

First, we identified the steps of the design process. The design process have 5 major steps; identifying your problem, generate concepts, develop a solution, construct and test a prototype, and evaluate solution. The first step, identifying your problem, is basically asking yourself what the problem is and decided whether or not your problem is valid. Generating concepts is just asking yourself what you need and have to solve your problem. Developing a solution is brainstorming (most important part) for an idea that will solve your problem. Constructing and testing a prototype is making the solution that you decide was the best to solve your problem and making sure it works and if it doesn’t work make changes. Last but not least, evaluating solution is just making sure your problem is solved.

After, we got the design process down we made a speaker for Ms. Rutz (one of the counselor), practicing the design process. After that, we will know how to use the design process for every module we do!

Luz Cruz