Once being told by the course leader to research on three initial ideas for the group project and discuss this with the group which was chosen by students, a main project idea was researched which all members of the group agreed on.
As a group of five students doing Electrical & Electronic Engineering, a project had to be thought of which was specific to the degree that was being studied. After much deliberation, the idea of a home automation system was agreed upon by the course leader Dr John Barker. After consulting with the course leader, it was learnt that the group had to complete one function within the household each as by doing this, a sufficient amount of work could be done over the course of the year.
Each group member was
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2 Introduction
As a second year BEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering student a project had to be devised which would consist of Electrical Engineering concepts and not Mechanical Engineering. This would have to be completed at the University Centre at Blackburn College. Groups were made so that tasks could be carried out by each member.
Several project ideas were then made by each group member. The ideas which were thought of by myself included a hybrid solar and wind battery charger, a parking sensor and also remote control blinds (Appendix A). Research had to be carried out on each project idea to see if it would be beneficial for the group to construct the project. After much consideration and setting up multiple meetings with the group, a decision was made that the best option would be go ahead with a home automation system which would run over the internet and Wi-Fi. Several factors were vital in choosing why this project was chosen ahead of other ideas. The project had to be something which had not been chosen previously or chosen by another group. Costing, limited amount of knowledge on tasks which needed to be completed, and the time availability which was given over the course of the year were reasons as to why other project ideas were not chosen and why the home automation suggestion was selected. 2.1 The home automation system
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Transition- Since the invention, the house robot helps people in need. This invention will grow into more advanced technology
The project members were quickly able to establish group communication means using a messenger program, and the group resources provided by Blackboard, allowing for instant recognition of messages and/or questions as well as an increasing interaction among the members. The data collected and evaluated by one member could easily be shared, and built upon by the other members. A common goal was shared among the members, and every member contributed greatly to the
After the topic was decided upon, the next step was to review the guidelines for the group project. We understood that an outline needed to be created before anything else could be started. Therefore, as a group we decided that each member for design an outline and share it with each other. This
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Upon discussion of our individual strengths, we found that the research portion should best be done individually. This would allow each team member to discover and form an opinion prior to being influenced by other group members. Starting with a set of potentially (and hopefully) non-conforming ideas,
One member of the group needs to write down the ideas as they are generated. All students need to be involved in listening and thinking. When you have finished brainstorming take a look at the list that has been generated. Select from the list just four or five ideas which you think you might be interested in and able to investigate. As a group try to identify how you would carry out an investigation into these topics. How do I decide on a Research Question? Once you have decided the research topic you need to formulate a Research Question. It is often a broad question and identifies a query about the 'world out there '. For example, you may ask: What effect will pH have on stability of ascorbic acid in solution under various environmental conditions? It must be a question so it should start with: How or What (forget about who, when, where and why; this is Chemistry not History or Geography). This is where many students first get into trouble; that is, proposing a research topic without formulating a good Research Question to guide their investigation. For example (this is what not to do): say your research topic is electrochemical cells (which is fine) but your Research Question is How to make and test a Daniell Cell. A research question of this nature will limit your ability to access the criteria at the upper end of the achievement continuum. If you do something like this you are doomed from the start as
My initial response to our group project is that I thought we did well, especially given the fact that all four of us are very different people. Not only did we have very diverse interests and ideas, but we also had a slight language barrier in our group. I ultimately do not believe that this caused any harm to our group. The hardest part of the project may have been choosing a topic. Initially our choice was to do a response to the Koran. Although I would have enjoyed something that is intellectually stimulating and will continue to be debated, especially recently in the media, it was important that I took that off the table and suggested Cars instead.
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Loop Labs operates in homes security industry space. According to a report, the home security market is valued at $13 billion(3.) in the US, with the fast-growing $10 billion(3.) connected home market. Out of the 132 million(4.) homes in the U.S., 112 million(5.) do not own a home security system. The products in the industry space are divided as traditional, offered by big brand names like ADT, Comcast etc. and on the other end of the spectrum are the ‘do it yourself’ security systems. Traditional offerings are expensive, invasive
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For this article it is about the steps for a teacher to prepare a project they are about to give out to students they are about to do. For the first step the teacher need to identify the project and see if it will be effective to the students. If she picks any kind of project, that won’t help the student learn anything. The project must something about you are learning or about to learn. Then that’s when the teacher has to teach the lessons about the project or give them a more exciting way to learn it.
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Products for smart homes will start to see a big growth in the upcoming years thanks in part to the progression of the mobile network infrastructure. Newly developed applications cloud services are setting the stage for a more sophisticated home monitoring service. Because of opportunities like this, is the reason why a proposal for a business architecture supporting Smart Homes, Inc is being submitted. The main focus of this proposal is the smart home thermostat. Along with the product, the proposal will outline a registration system responsible for collecting and storing smart home thermostat information. This proposal will provide suggestions for
systems in our living rooms have been transformed from a simple commodity to an inevitable part of