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The first week was a fantastically busy one. The technical lectures went well, and the afternoon labs worked well too. The students love the business curriculum--Shahid and Michael are rocking this area.
This second week is well underway. (Remember, we start on Sundays over here.) I have my Project Group. We will be spending the next four weeks on our software engineering project, an educational "game." My team consists of five excellent students. With a couple of my team members out for various reasons and some early trouble nailing down what exactly the project would be about, the beginning has been tough. However, this afternoon we will get to a very fun part of the design, the technical module breakdown.
Investigating the technical breakdown of the project will start them thinking on their division of labor and really get them excited on which parts of the program they will work on. All will code. We've already broken down everyone's roles: Anwaar will be the Business Manager, Hassan will be the Quality Assurance Manager, while four will take turns being the weekly Project Manager--currently Adham, followed by Moshiko, Edna and Hassan.
I have been impressed by their discussions, ability to compromise, and willingness to understand each other's positions.
Overall, the Year 2 students are spending their mornings in technical workshops, where they each focus on an area of Java to help them with their projects. I am leading the 2-day Swing/GUI (Graphical User Interface) workshop yesterday and today.
This second week is well underway. (Remember, we start on Sundays over here.) I have my Project Group. We will be spending the next four weeks on our software engineering project, an educational "game." My team consists of five excellent students. With a couple of my team members out for various reasons and some early trouble nailing down what exactly the project would be about, the beginning has been tough. However, this afternoon we will get to a very fun part of the design, the technical module breakdown.
Investigating the technical breakdown of the project will start them thinking on their division of labor and really get them excited on which parts of the program they will work on. All will code. We've already broken down everyone's roles: Anwaar will be the Business Manager, Hassan will be the Quality Assurance Manager, while four will take turns being the weekly Project Manager--currently Adham, followed by Moshiko, Edna and Hassan.
I have been impressed by their discussions, ability to compromise, and willingness to understand each other's positions.
Overall, the Year 2 students are spending their mornings in technical workshops, where they each focus on an area of Java to help them with their projects. I am leading the 2-day Swing/GUI (Graphical User Interface) workshop yesterday and today.
posted by Paul O. at 03:11
1 Comments:
Hey, Paul!
Everything you're doing sounds great, as well as your students!
With what is going on now between Israel and Lebanon, I hope the classes will continue and the students who need to cross through the checkpoints can make it. Please let us know via email or this blog how things are in your area.
Keep up the good work!
Love, Mom
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