These past weeks we have been working on developing the website which is going to be used by Clinical staff, Researchers and Manufactures to access information from medical devices via Wi-Fi. So far we have finished designing the interface of the website and the backend programming (logic coding) of the website is almost done as well. Programming the Arduino so that it should send data to our website is the next thing we are doing this week.
In a student’s life, there are technical skills which are acquired in classes but beyond these skills are other skills which can only be acquired by living. Throughout my internship I have also acquired some of these skills which include;
- Flexibility, Houston being an international city there are people having different cultures and beliefs. For one to interact well with the people and to adapt to the environment you need to be flexible all cultures.
- Interpersonal abilities, in the course of my internship I have been able to build relationships with people who are around me
- Time management is a skill that is so crucial, in Houston everybody just seems to be in a rush and everything always goes according to schedule. Talk of the Metro bus, just being late by a minute you will miss it.
- Self-confidence is also another skill that I have acquired. Throughout my internship I have discovered that if you do not believe in yourself, your skills and abilities then no one else will believe in you.
- Public speaking
- Ability to accept and learn from criticism.
- Global curiosity, interacting with different people has made me to become interested in new cultures from all around the world, learning new languages and trying out new food.
The development of these skills will help me in my next semester to find new ways of thinking and problem solving, build confidence both in spoken skills and for group collaboration, to analyze options and make decisions, to develop a greater sense of self-awareness and appreciation for others. To plan, organize and prioritize my school work in a more efficient way than I used to do before. Adaptive thinking will help me to easily learn new software or programs. Having undergone an Engineering design process before, it will be easy for me to implement my final year project since all engineering projects follow the same design process.