Blog 23: Senior Project Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?

I am most proud of all the research that I was able to find and implement in my senior project and that I was able to convey all the information that I wanted to during my presentation.

(2) Questions to Consider

a. What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation (self-assessment)?

AE/P because not only did I make time, but I included an abundance of research throughout the presentation, and made constant references to mentorship and research. I also know my topic extremely well and that carried through to my presentation.

b. What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?

AE because I constantly was doing mentorship and did way more than the required hours, I also got to live my senior project and test the answers and the different techniques I found throughout research.

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

Having a lot of research and a consistent mentor really worked for me research wise, without my mentor I would’ve had quite a difficult time constructing answers and my essential question.

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?

In the beginning of research I wasn’t aware of all the videos that there were, so I spent a lot of time going through articles that were unhelpful, so I would go back and tell myself to use videos more.

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples.

My senior project has shown me that I am not only able to speak for long periods of time, but also write long papers and conduct a year long project. Walking in to iPoly freshman year I didn’t think I’d be able to do even a 10 minute presentation, much less an hour long one, but this final project has proved me wrong. Leaving this project also has left me with the knowledge that if I can accomplish this, a college thesis isn’t as scary as I might think. The last thing I have took from this project is a lot of valuable information on a topic that I truly enjoy. Dance is something that will definitely be apart of me for the rest of my life and being able to have all this knowledge on the topic and different methods I can apply to my dancing will help me a lot in the future.