Ava W - Developer Journal
This week was both productive and reflective as I wrapped up several tasks and began preparing for the end of the academic year. One of my main accomplishments was completing my technology research essay, which focused on data bias in…
This past week, I split my time between two major areas: researching for my essay on data bias in technology and continuing development on a product designed to monitor plant health using environmental sensors. For the research essay, I focused…
Workshops This week, we were introduced to a new task that focuses on integrating sensors into a product of our choice. We began by exploring the Design Thinking framework, which provided a structured approach to ideating and developing our project.…
As part of our continued work with Arduino circuits, we learned how to connect and use LCD screens with our circuits. This involved understanding how to wire the screen correctly, how to program it to display custom messages, and how…
Workshops During this week, we gained a foundational understanding of electronics theory, which provided essential insight into how various components interact within a circuit. As the week progressed, I applied this knowledge by integrating sound into my Arduino circuit, enhancing…
Lecture Additionally, we had a lecture from Max Elkins. He works for the Raspberry Pi Foundation and was able to give a good insight into his work. I found it particularly interesting to hear about his first job and the…
Lectures In this week’s lectures we looked at tech for good and the UN’s seventeen sustainable development goals. These lectures were delivered to us to get us thinking about how our work can be used in the future to help…
Lecture This week, we had a guest lecturer who works as an AI consultant and runs her own business. This was a good introduction to industry AI. Dr Bear shared her experience of applying machine learning methods to solve both…
Workshops This week, I had an individual tutorial where I reviewed all the work I’ve completed so far for this unit. It was a helpful opportunity to reflect on my progress, receive feedback, and identify areas for improvement as I…
Research This week I read a chapter on the physics that is used in Unity. For my project I had already been using rigidbodies and colliders, but it was interesting to read up on their exact definitions. I learnt that…