As soon as we got back from Thanksgiving break on Monday the 27th the first group presented on their project titled Global Help. The basic summary of this project is essentially they created a website that links many charities into one website so that their users could have one central location in order to find a charity they would like to support. The website would not link any charities that had not been inspected and had a background check in order to validate that the charities are indeed that, charities. Additionally, the website emphasizes five countries that they chose to support most thoroughly.
First and foremost, congratulations need to be given to this group for the effort they showed. Presenting after a long break, a break where almost no one would be able to meet to coordinate, is massively difficult. Furthermore, the week prior to Thanksgiving is always flooded with tests and projects; hence, to put forth the effort that group one did is worthy of praise.
Now all this is not to say that their were not some flaws with the presentation itself. The website certainly could have used some formatting attention. A lot of the photos were cropped off so that the whole image was not available for viewing. Also, I noticed that a few charities were duplicated for separate nations. Additionally, some extra practice on which presenter would address which issue would have helped them along more. There seemed to be some miscommunication happening on who would address which nation and it disrupted the flow of the presentation. This issue also caused certain presenters to have to speak much longer than their partners in order to maintain the flow of the presentation.
Nonetheless, the project itself is a good idea and definitely has potential. Yet, it would need to be developed further under less strenuous conditions than group one faced in order to reach its' full potential of a hub for directions to helping those around the world.
Showing posts with label Fall 2017 Projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fall 2017 Projects. Show all posts
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Heat Guard review
On Wednesday November 29th, the second group in the 12 o'clock section of Philosophy presented their project titled Heat Guard. Their project generally consisted of a technological invention that will help prevent the unnecessary death of children in severely heated vehicles. The initial prototype would be a car seat that could blu tooth connect to the driver's phone or car itself and notify the driver if the temperature became too hot within the vehicle. Then eventually the prototype could evolve into a product that would be able to directly connect to the vehicle itself; of course, this would take place with the progression of the technology of vehicles themselves.
Though I very much enjoyed the presentation and thought the concept itself was well thought out and interesting, I did have a few minor concerns. First, how would the seat know if a child was in the vehicle? If the temperature was rising in the vehicle but there was no child, would the car alarm still go off or would your phone still receive alerts? I am sure this is a relatively simple fix; nonetheless, I am not sure this issue was addressed during the presentation and I was curious about it.
Lastly, before I state any criticism, please allow me to re emphasize that I thought the presentation was well put together and that each presenter presented well and with enthusiasm. Overall, a great presentation! Nonetheless, my concern or rather my question is how does this project address a moral issue? Surely the amount of parents who intentionally leave their children in hot vehicles is small; furthermore, wouldn't the invention be quite useless to these parents since they put the children in the vehicle in the first place? Once more, I think the idea itself is a great one, I simply just do not see how this invention addresses a moral issue that society is struggling with. Perhaps a little more explaining or a statement would help clear this question of mine. Nonetheless, it will be interesting to see if this invention comes around in our lifetimes.
Though I very much enjoyed the presentation and thought the concept itself was well thought out and interesting, I did have a few minor concerns. First, how would the seat know if a child was in the vehicle? If the temperature was rising in the vehicle but there was no child, would the car alarm still go off or would your phone still receive alerts? I am sure this is a relatively simple fix; nonetheless, I am not sure this issue was addressed during the presentation and I was curious about it.
Lastly, before I state any criticism, please allow me to re emphasize that I thought the presentation was well put together and that each presenter presented well and with enthusiasm. Overall, a great presentation! Nonetheless, my concern or rather my question is how does this project address a moral issue? Surely the amount of parents who intentionally leave their children in hot vehicles is small; furthermore, wouldn't the invention be quite useless to these parents since they put the children in the vehicle in the first place? Once more, I think the idea itself is a great one, I simply just do not see how this invention addresses a moral issue that society is struggling with. Perhaps a little more explaining or a statement would help clear this question of mine. Nonetheless, it will be interesting to see if this invention comes around in our lifetimes.
Heart Line Inc. (H2, H1, and H1 Pro)
Heart Line Inc.
Group members: Michael Waldrup, Lillian Orvald, Antoine Estrada, Brooklyn Villamor, and Corbin Harris
Our corporation strives to ease the life of individuals at risk of heart disease. We accommodate for high-risk individuals in need of continuous monitoring to low-risk individuals keeping track of overall health and the function of the heart. We want to provide immediate services when complications occur, but also allow the consumer to feel comfortable, free, and secure. We accomplish this with the H2, H1, and the H1 Pro
PowerPoint:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-4BevR5x9QNjo63WW98lLaxNm5ZUtLIPmNQ35GsfKMQ/edit?usp=drivesdk
Website:
https://brooklynfmvillamor.wixsite.com/heartlifeinc
Group members: Michael Waldrup, Lillian Orvald, Antoine Estrada, Brooklyn Villamor, and Corbin Harris
Our corporation strives to ease the life of individuals at risk of heart disease. We accommodate for high-risk individuals in need of continuous monitoring to low-risk individuals keeping track of overall health and the function of the heart. We want to provide immediate services when complications occur, but also allow the consumer to feel comfortable, free, and secure. We accomplish this with the H2, H1, and the H1 Pro
PowerPoint:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-4BevR5x9QNjo63WW98lLaxNm5ZUtLIPmNQ35GsfKMQ/edit?usp=drivesdk
Website:
https://brooklynfmvillamor.wixsite.com/heartlifeinc
Sunday, November 26, 2017
SafeStreet
https://cbu0-my.sharepoint.com/personal/arodrig8_cbu_edu/_layouts/15/guestaccess.aspx?docid=1b97d4475a1014951bd43713145cc2ca5&authkey=AQXNY92_U1X2Ivveq3X_V0E&e=4%3Ad5806556288c4279bd181076e8599bef
SafeStreet is an app that connects through Bluetooth to your car and aims to keep drunk drivers off the street. It does this by locking the cars engine if the user fails to pass a safe driving test, which is designed to be extremely hard for someone who is drunk to pass.
SafeStreet is an app that connects through Bluetooth to your car and aims to keep drunk drivers off the street. It does this by locking the cars engine if the user fails to pass a safe driving test, which is designed to be extremely hard for someone who is drunk to pass.
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