Weekly Progress Report: By Mike Martin
Week 1- Project brainstormed, four ideas created, three selected for greater exploration.
Week 2- Project idea selected, call to form project groups. Brainstormed themes, style, and timeline. No group was found.
Week 3- A single person hops on board the group project, though is tied to another group and has a busy schedule. A meeting is setup, and exact topics are selected and schedules formalized. I come up with Global Warming, Security vs. Privacy, and Free Speech rights focusing on the banning of an NFL player over a gay slur. Mahria adds UN Political Hypocrisy to complete a list of 4 topics for pursuit. The final style of the project is decided to be akin to Penn & Teller’s Bullshittelevision series.
Week 4- Little progress is made by either member, meetings are rescheduled on account of additional work encountered by Mahria. Target interviewees are discussed in general with the goal of researching individuals by the next weekend.
Week 5- Mahria informs me that scheduling has become impossible, and devotes full attention to original group. No progress is made on the project, and the project is shelved. Inquiries are made about joining Mahria’s group.
Week 6- Mahria’s group is joined. No tentative schedule is formed, I offer to do anything and whatever they need me to do, though no specific task is assigned. I begin exploring email providers to form a recommended list for senior citizen’s ease of learning.
Week 7- Several group meetings, though the group is still dealing in generalities. I contemplate withdrawing from the course, but remain after requesting that the group assign tasks and deadlines so that the project can actually start. I am tasked with designing a logo, assisting with interviews, and helping to draft interview questions.
Week 8- Logo completed, though the group leader wishes to have a realistic version. I fall sick causing two interviews to be rescheduled to the following week.
Week 9- I help film the interviews with Professor Loges and Dorbolo, and finish the variant logo using realistic elements. Group leader states that it is unnecessary to interview him about the projects overarching goals and purpose, eliminating one of the few concrete tasks I had planned to do in this project. I am of course, somewhat apprehensive, and continue offering help with whatever is needed.
Week 10- I await the call to assist in video editing, though expect it to be unnecessary. All I can do is cross my fingers at this point. Alas, the call has come in, one hour before a meeting the day before it is due, only to find that we are without a clear story line/board to place the footage in. Players in panic mode, and myself wondering “why wasn’t I called on to help?”. Can’t help with editing as it’s all being done on John’s laptop, can’t help with the webpage, as McKenzie has that under control, and the graphic I had created is no longer likely to be used. Just another day in a crummy week.
Week 1- Project brainstormed, four ideas created, three selected for greater exploration.
Week 2- Project idea selected, call to form project groups. Brainstormed themes, style, and timeline. No group was found.
Week 3- A single person hops on board the group project, though is tied to another group and has a busy schedule. A meeting is setup, and exact topics are selected and schedules formalized. I come up with Global Warming, Security vs. Privacy, and Free Speech rights focusing on the banning of an NFL player over a gay slur. Mahria adds UN Political Hypocrisy to complete a list of 4 topics for pursuit. The final style of the project is decided to be akin to Penn & Teller’s Bullshittelevision series.
Week 4- Little progress is made by either member, meetings are rescheduled on account of additional work encountered by Mahria. Target interviewees are discussed in general with the goal of researching individuals by the next weekend.
Week 5- Mahria informs me that scheduling has become impossible, and devotes full attention to original group. No progress is made on the project, and the project is shelved. Inquiries are made about joining Mahria’s group.
Week 6- Mahria’s group is joined. No tentative schedule is formed, I offer to do anything and whatever they need me to do, though no specific task is assigned. I begin exploring email providers to form a recommended list for senior citizen’s ease of learning.
Week 7- Several group meetings, though the group is still dealing in generalities. I contemplate withdrawing from the course, but remain after requesting that the group assign tasks and deadlines so that the project can actually start. I am tasked with designing a logo, assisting with interviews, and helping to draft interview questions.
Week 8- Logo completed, though the group leader wishes to have a realistic version. I fall sick causing two interviews to be rescheduled to the following week.
Week 9- I help film the interviews with Professor Loges and Dorbolo, and finish the variant logo using realistic elements. Group leader states that it is unnecessary to interview him about the projects overarching goals and purpose, eliminating one of the few concrete tasks I had planned to do in this project. I am of course, somewhat apprehensive, and continue offering help with whatever is needed.
Week 10- I await the call to assist in video editing, though expect it to be unnecessary. All I can do is cross my fingers at this point. Alas, the call has come in, one hour before a meeting the day before it is due, only to find that we are without a clear story line/board to place the footage in. Players in panic mode, and myself wondering “why wasn’t I called on to help?”. Can’t help with editing as it’s all being done on John’s laptop, can’t help with the webpage, as McKenzie has that under control, and the graphic I had created is no longer likely to be used. Just another day in a crummy week.
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