September 22-2

Monday: 12:55-2:30
Tuesday: 12:25-2:30
Wednesday: 12:25 -2:30
Thursday: 12:55-2:30

     My mentor was out all of this week, so I got a lot of time for various personal projects during the week. I did some research on influential women in the field, as I have posted below, and read up on the gender gap in STEM fields and how much more pronounced it is in those areas than in many other jobs. I also got a lot of time to plan the app Byte Club will be making for our high school. I researched code-sharing programs and brainstormed what we will want to include in the app to make it helpful and include all the things a common student or parent would want to have access to. I did this by asking fellow students their opinions on what they would like to see in a high school app, and what they think is unnecessary to include. Later on in the week, I spent some time preparing for the "Falcon Fair", which is an event held in school in which clubs can fundraise by selling foods or services to the student body. I helped the other Byte Club officers to prepare posters to advertise our booth, collect equipment, and make other general preparations for the fair, which was held on Friday.
     This week, while not the most exciting, was very productive for me. I got a lot of work done and started to think seriously about some of the projects I will be undertaking in the future. A lot of computer science is idealistic, so it is good to take time to think realistically about what can actually be done for some projects, given the time restraints and skill level of myself and the other Byte Club officers. This planning gave me a bit of a feel for how a project manager would look at situations and pick out what is possible for their team and the project. It was also good to get a taste for computer science work alone. I spent most of my time in the library working away on my laptop. I'm comfortable alone, but it is harder to stay focused when there is no one else in the room. This is something I will have to work on.