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Fellow:Conner Foote

2017-02-15T16:20:14Z

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<span class="s1">Conner is a sophomore </span>studying Political Science, International Affairs, and Economics at William Jewell College, just north of Kansas City and is <span class="s1">from [[File:ConnerF.png|thumb]]the famous town of Fulton, Missouri. Conner's passion lies in helping people through politics. Conner believes that one of the fastest and most effective ways to help the most people is through politics. Conner is involved on campus through the Debate Team, Student Senate, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, and the First Year Mentors program. The quote "the secret to freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" by Maxmilien Robespierre provides a good understanding of what Conner believes is the answer to progressing politics. Conner loves meeting new people and figuring out why they do what they do. If you're interested in contacting me please feel free to email me at footec@william.jewell.edu or connect with me on Linkedin at </span>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/connerfoote https://www.linkedin.com/in/connerfoote]
== <small>Related Links</small> ==

<small>[[William Jewell College|William Jewell College]]</small>

<small>[[William Jewell College Strategic Priorities|William Jewell College Strategic Priorities]]</small>

== <small>Billy Jewelligans</small> ==

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Priorities:William Jewell College Strategic Priorities

2017-01-26T19:02:01Z

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=Project Pitch Video=
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= Strategic Priorities at William Jewell College =

= Priority 1: Redesigning Curry Hall<br/> =

== What We Found<br/> ==

William Jewell recently hired a new president and her new focus is rebranding William Jewell. Recently, she approached our University Innovation Fellows group and asked us to rethink a massive space in our administration building.

== Goal<br/> ==

We want to make this area an extension of the Pryor Learning Center (a study building on campus). Refitting it with newer technologies, what the incoming students what to have, and what old students feel it needs. We also plan to propose using the vacant area above the floor to extend on the project even more.

== Next Steps<br/> ==
<div>''Week''<br/></div><div style="margin-left: 40px">Ask students, "If you could have a 4th floor of the PLC, what would you want in it?"<br/></div><div style="margin-left: 40px">Gain ideas for designing from the internet and elaborate on them to fill William Jewells campus and community.<br/></div><div>''Month''<br/></div><div style="margin-left: 40px">Present to the Board of Trustees/Administration Team<br/></div><div style="margin-left: 40px">Seek out funding.<br/></div><div style="margin-left: 40px">Receive approval from administration.<br/></div><div>''Year''<br/></div><div>            Have a newly renovated and furnished extension of the Pryor Learning Center in Curry Hall<br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

= Priority 2: Incorporating Design Teams in the Science/Engineering Departments <br/> =

The research that takes place on Jewell's campus is mostly individualized and only lasts a couple semesters. Our engineering department is only a year old and hasn't had enough time or initiative to grasp design teams yet because the students are still so young. But, teams include teamwork, leadership, and responsibility which leads to success as individuals and as groups.

== Taking Initiative<br/> ==

Taking initiative on this project will require a lot of personal relationships. Over the next couple years, students could work alongside professors rather than underneath them in a class. If students come to professors with project ideas, there will be a lot more involvement and passion for the projects.

If students go to professors with projects, then they will enjoy the work. If they get shadowed during their research and replace themselves, they will feel much more inclined to act in a professional manner and explain their research thoroughly to those who will take their position. This will also allow the research to be continued over the years. We would like to get this idea out to students so that projects they're passionate about are integrated into the programs and they will hopefully be able to recruit mentees better to continue to fully develop projects that benefit themselves, professors, and the school.

One particular application is building community through team-based engineering competitions. The Civil Engineering program is in its first year at William Jewell, and we want to encourage interconnectedness among the majors and their peers. We think that giving the Civil Engineers significant involvement will help them generate a sense of identity. The Civil Engineering faculty are supportive of these programs and are eager to transition the group to national affiliation. Our fellows are currently taking a lead role in this development. 

'''Difference'''

<span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">A blog we found ([http://blog.invisionapp.com/how-to-design-your-design-team/ http://blog.invisionapp.com/how-to-design-your-design-team/]) laid out how a business design team runs: there is the small group of directors, below them are the senior designers, and in the lowest section are the junior designers that are newest to the team. We thought we could redevelop this plan in terms of a science design time. We decided to do this in more of a ladder format rather than a pyramid. At the top of the ladder is the mentor/professor that leads the team and provides the tasks and goals of the group. The mentor brings in someone who they believe would benefit their team and teaches them the tasks while making them aware of the goals. The experienced researcher will then be heavily involved in teaching the newest researcher the ropes. Overtime, this would become a cycle as seniors graduate, juniors and sophomores ascend up the ladder, and freshmen fill empty positions. There are many benefits to our prototype such as continuous innovation to the research being done, practicing team-building, and learning through teaching.</span>

= Priority 3: Creating a College of the 21st and 22nd Century  =
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     Kansas City currently has some of the fastest internet in the United States. Thanks to Google Fiber and excellent city planning the high-tech industry in the KC areas has been rapidly expanding in recent years. Recent developments on the William Jewell campus and points of pride for the college are also focused on tech utility. In fall of 2013 the college opened its Pryor Learning Commons, a bookless library and collaborative space for its students and faculty. In 2014 it unveiled its Jewellverse initiative which vastly improved the college's wifi capabilities and equipped every student and faculty member with an iPad. The college's 24/7 innovation suites contain a free-to-use 3D-printer and digital media editing suites. The recent trend in the campus environment has been to be as tech savy as possible, yet with all of this technology being used on campus the only degree program in technology is the school's recently added interactive digital media degree. 

     Interviews with faculty, alumni, and students have shown that interest is high in the Jewell communiy for an increase in availability of computer science courses. Similarly, businesses such as Cerner are hard pressed to find locally-grown computer scientists. It is with this information that the 2015 Fall cohort is proposing a route to increase the presence of computer science courses on the William Jewell campus while simultaneously connecting William Jewell students to the best universities in the world.   

== What do we mean by this?<br/> ==

    edx.org is a website that was co-founded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. It allows the general public to take courses from the founding institutions as well as many other world-class universitites for free or at very low costs. The current version of this plan for technology course expansion has three phases. 

=== Phase 1 ===

    One of the many computer science courses offered on edx.org is Harvard's famed CS50 which immerses students in different programming languages. Our goal is to create a system in which students can enroll in the certificate verified CS50 course and complete the graded course to receive P/F credit. The ideal program would send a professor and student to Harvard over the upcoming summer to take part in the CS50 education course through the Harvard Extension school and a single student every summer thereafter. The course would be structured as a tutorial style class, students watching the lectures and beginning their coursework outside of class and meeting twice a week to collaborate on their projects. At the the end of the semester the group would complete a project to improve campus. 

=== Phase 2 ===

     Upon successful implementation of phase 1 the program would increase the accredited-courses offered at Jewell through CS50. Programs like R and statistic for hard sciences and Ruby for beginners. If phase 1 went exceptionately well, it would be possible to include non-computer science classes to increase the diversity of courses offered at Jewell. 

=== Phase 3 ===
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    Upon the completion of phases 1 and 2 and the culture of computer science has increased on Jewell's campus a degree program in computer science will be created. By offering a degree in computer science the college will enhance its position on the midwest and national stage and produce talented graduates with skill sets that fill the computer science needs of companies in the Kansas City area and beyond. 

= Priority 4: Interdisciplinary Communication =

== Tactic 1: Building Relationships<br/> ==
<div>Building relationships with leadership and faculty will allow for a means of entry into the faculty communication circle. Reaching out to faculty and attend a faculty meeting to open conversation about how William Jewell College can move from "polydisciplinary" - in which students are simultaneously engaged in many disciplines - to truly "interdiscplinary" - in which faculty and students connect disparate ideas and have investment in programs beyond the department.</div>
== Tactic 2: Pitching Interdisciplinary Ideas<br/> ==
<div>Communicating between areas of study and departments for the purpose of collaboration will benefit the community by expanding the effects of the liberal arts approach at William Jewell College. Inviting faculty from other departments to lectures, shadow a class, collaborate on curriculum, and share ideas are the objectives of interdepartmental communication. For example, if a class is discussing a subject that relates to that of another discipline, it could be enriching to bring a faculty member from the other department to speak on the subject. Furthermore, if a department had a program that could be of interest to a student outside the major, faculty to faculty communication could facilitate communicating this program to their students.</div><div><br/></div>
== Tactic 3: Unifying Silos<br/> ==
<div>As students have expressed, they feel comfortable communicating with faculty in their own discipline, but are hesitant to contact those who are not in their disciple. Breaking down silos that block communication could aid in encouraging students talking to faculty in other disciplines. As William Jewell is a liberal arts institution, it is a goal of the college to create well rounded individuals who value critical thinking. This goal can be facilitated through accessibility to the whole faculty, not just those in one's department.</div>
= Priority 5: Effective Campus Communication =
<div><span style="font-size:small;">William Jewell College is a small campus with just 1100 students. Combined with centralized campus "heartbeats" like our digital library and student union, Jewell is a place in which one feels as if they are always plugged in to campus community. Ironically, Jewell campus initiatives have had a profoundly difficult time relaying information and motivating the student body to attend events. This, combined with the small size of the college, can produce lackluster engagement at events. In short, serendipity and word of mouth are both relied upon and coming up short when it comes to campus communications.</span></div>
== The Problem ==
<div><span id="docs-internal-guid-a7492f0f-dc1e-7346-7c57-add4508b7f2d"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of main problems that we identified as a we completed our landscape canvas was the  problem of communication between the students and the administration. Often student would be frustrated by the lack of response and ability to communicate to the college administration. There’s no clear way for student to express their concerns and suggest change.</span></span></div>
== The Idea ==
<div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-a7492f0f-dc1e-7346-7c57-add4508b7f2d"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In brainstorming ideas we found several ideas that would provide a small bandaid to the larger problem but the idea we believe to be the solution a comprehensive website that allows students to ask questions and get answers. In addition to the website a committee would be formed to address the submissions. This committee would be made up of students faculty and administration, every semester the committee would hold a public forum in which students could ask for the reasoning behind different responses. The website will provide students a public medium to interact with the administration while working with the average Jewell students busy schedule. The format will allow students to submit questions and comments anonymously or with their name attached, while students can upvote submissions they relate to.</span></span></div><div><br/></div></div>

= Related Resources =

[[William Jewell College|William Jewell College]]

'''William Jewell College Strategic Priorities'''

'''Fellows'''

[[Alex Holden]]

[[Gretchen Mayes|Gretchen Mayes]]

[[Trevor Nicks|Trevor Nicks]]

Benjamin Shinogle

[[Macy Tush|Macy Tush]]

[[Bradley Dice|Bradley Dice]]
<div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt;"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt;">'''Spring 2017 Fellows: '''[[Meg_Anderson|Megan Anderson]], [[Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe|Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe]], [[Conner Foote|Conner Foote]], [[William Hyde|William Hyde]], [[Jesse Lundervold|Jesse Lundervold]], [[Dalton Nelson|Dalton Nelson]], [[Erika storvick|Erika Storvick]], [[Denver Strong|Denver Strong]]<br/></div>
[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Fellow:Conner Foote

2017-01-19T05:08:27Z

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2017-01-19T04:47:27Z

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<span class="s1">Conner is a sophmore </span>studying Political Science, International Affairs, and Economics at William Jewell College, just north of Kansas City and is <span class="s1">from http://universityinnovation.org/extensions/WYSIWYG/ckeditor/skins/kama/images/noimage.png?t=B49E5BQ the  famous town of Fulton, Missouri. Conner's passion lies in helping people through politics. Conner believes that one of the fastest and most effective ways to help the most people is through politics. Conner is involved on campus through the Debate Team, Student Senate, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, and the First Year Mentors program. The quote "the secret to freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" by Maxmilien Robespierre provides a good understanding of what Conner believes is the answer to progressing politics. Conner loves meeting new people and figuring out why they do what they do. If you're interested in contacting me please feel free to email me at footec@william.jewell.edu or connect with me on Linked </span>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/connerfoote https://www.linkedin.com/in/connerfoote]

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2017-01-19T04:28:00Z

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Resource:How to Teach Students to Build Good Software as a Team

2017-01-06T07:12:11Z

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Our interviewee,'''Isaac Griswold-Steiner''', is a changemaker whose passion for software development and leadership qualities, has allowed him to become President of Texas Tech's Software Development Club (SDC) and land internships at innovative technical companies such as Microsoft and National Instruments. With his advice, we are able to give you advice on how to teach students to build good software as a team.

== '''INTRODUCTION''' ==

Isaac is a software developer currently studying in Texas Tech, who learnt to code and found an interest in I&E while working for his startup in India. Although his startup eventually failed, he learned a lot about '''team designing''','''management''' and '''organizing '''that help him till date. His software experience includes '''machine learning''', '''data science''', and working with '''Linux kernel'''.

== '''NEED AND GOAL''' ==

As President of Texas Tech's SDC, there aretwo main goals that Isaac focuses on:

#Making students more appealing to companies by working on projects outside of class
#Preparing students for the kinds of interviews they will face at big technology driven companies

While studying at Texas Tech, Isaac realized the education im<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">parted to the students was not a representation of what is actually demanded in the industries. For instance, the very basis for software developing lies in source control which was </span>taught as a part of syllabus during late years of education in college. Thus there is a difficulty in meeting the industrial standards, students aren't prepared and lack the skills required in an industry. Hence, with an aim to meet the industrial standards, he joined the existing Software Development Club of college. Different strategies like open ended contributions, structured layout for different teams in the club are applied with the ultimate aim of growing the passion of the students, create a student population which tries to seek information rather than stay contented with the redundant information fed to them in classes, and ultimately learns.

== '''TOPIC''' ==

Isaac's club is divided into four (4) groups: Introduction to Python, Web App development, iOS development, and Machine Learning. If a club member is new to the Computer Science world, it is recommended that he or she start by joining the Introduction to Python course, and then work their way up to various groups.

The club's most used programiming languages are C, C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python. However, when teaching students how to build good software as a team, it is important to '''NOT''' only focus on the programming languages that students should know, but to also focus on architected software. Without having a way to properly structure code, a lot of businesses tend to fail. This is can be compared to having architecture for a building...it is a necessity!

Even with keeping these things in mind, the club tries to implement innovation, people pitch in their ideas in the beginning, or while brain storming, innovation or design thinking work is looked upon.This is something which their team is learning to focus on more. 

== '''ACADEMIC PERMISSION''' ==

When it comes from permission from your school to start a club or a team it really depends on the campus. Often school are very flexable and supportive of new groups on campus, espcially with technology based groups. Every school will have a standard process to be recognized by the school. This can be a beneficial tool that can open up funding and spaces for your group both of which are needed when building solfware as a team. If your club isn't recognized or you feel that it would be better to not be run through the school, that's fine! Often change needs to happen outside of the campus administation and the need for a software building group may arise. However, if you do go through the normal channels make sure you get a good sponsor for your group, one that would provide the members with an understanding of what you're hoping to accomplish. 

== '''SUPPORT''' ==

Isaac found that his support system was from his peers at Texas Tech, who kept him motivated to continue the club's legacy by being President. Although he had a strong support system, he began to see the SDC's retention rate decrease, and is now working to increase this rate for the future. There are two methods in which one can approach programming:

*Waterfall method - All planning happens upfront with minimal development 
*Agile method - Development first, and plan as little as possible

He was able to identify that some of the club members became frustrated when the utilization of the waterfall method became utilized in their development teams' projects. In addition, it is important to add more social events for the club to have instead of being fully dedicated to their projects (development life and social life balance). '''Studying DOES NOT = being social!!!!'''

== '''COST'''<br/> ==

<span style="font-size:small;">Often the cost of running a solfware building group is only a couple boxes of pizza, because often college students won't go anywhere without food. This is only if everyone has a computer, often schools will have cumputer labs for people to use. However, if given real funding groups can invest their money into hardware to test out the software and intisce other student to join. However the cost to start and maintain a software building group is relativly cheap if everyone has access to a computer. Providing for some of the basic cost that may arise can come from making members pay low dues in doing so also making members committment to the group stronger.</span>

== '''LEADERSHIP''' ==

When building a successful, collaborative organization, Isaac states that leaders must foster '''curious''', '''failure accepting ideologies'''. He continuously enforces the idea that students have a duty to teach themselves using what's available online. Successful students must also engage in projects outside the classroom as long gone are the days where extracurricular activities are ranked less than classroom work. Students must also be willing to fail gracefully. Our current educational infrastructure pigeon holes students into believing that there is nothing worse than failure when that could not be less true. Failure leads to learning and personal growth which are imperative at keeping an organization fresh and growing.

== '''FACULTY''' ==

<sample text>

== '''AUDIENCE''' ==

Texas Tech's Software Development Club is for EVERYONE who is a Texas Tech student. As mentioned in the Topic section, there are four separate project groups that a club member can join. It is recommended that everyone starts in a lower-level group such as "Intro to Python", and then progress to other projects in more advanced groups.

'''Motto: Low --> High'''

Using a tool, [https://www.hackerrank.com/ HackerRank], future/current software developers can be able to test their data structure and algorithmic skills. If club members have no idea what to do, they are provided support and instructed to download the proper tools and IDEs (Integrated Development Environments).

== '''TIMELINE ''' ==

A typical club meeting starts by discussing announcements, encouraging students to attend and get involved with more technical events such as '''hackathons''', and there is open discussion. Directly after, club members start dedicating their time to their projects.

== '''LAUNCH''' ==
<div>Students who were involved in the SDC saw benefits if they worked for it. Some students who participated in hackathons got to showcase their projects in front of the club and others who nailed internships with large firms went around to classrooms to speak with students about the opportunity the the SDC provides. If a student wants to launch their own technology venture, Isaac makes sure to push them towards doing their due diligence on the market followed by Agile development practices.</div><div><br/></div>
== '''Written by:''' ==
<div>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Khyati_Agarwal Khyati Agarwal], Chelsea Carter, David Axelrod,Nicolas Smith, Conner Foote, Shane Thiede</div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

[[Category:Guides]]

Resource:How to Teach Students to Build Good Software as a Team

2017-01-06T07:11:27Z

Conner foote:

Our interviewee,'''Isaac Griswold-Steiner''', is a changemaker whose passion for software development and leadership qualities, has allowed him to become President of Texas Tech's Software Development Club (SDC) and land internships at innovative technical companies such as Microsoft and National Instruments. With his advice, we are able to give you advice on how to teach students to build good software as a team.

== '''INTRODUCTION''' ==

Isaac is a software developer currently studying in Texas Tech, who learnt to code and found an interest in I&E while working for his startup in India. Although his startup eventually failed, he learned a lot about '''team designing''','''management''' and '''organizing '''that help him till date. His software experience includes '''machine learning''', '''data science''', and working with '''Linux kernel'''.

== '''NEED AND GOAL''' ==

As President of Texas Tech's SDC, there aretwo main goals that Isaac focuses on:

#Making students more appealing to companies by working on projects outside of class
#Preparing students for the kinds of interviews they will face at big technology driven companies

While studying at Texas Tech, Isaac realized the education im<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">parted to the students was not a representation of what is actually demanded in the industries. For instance, the very basis for software developing lies in source control which was </span>taught as a part of syllabus during late years of education in college. Thus there is a difficulty in meeting the industrial standards, students aren't prepared and lack the skills required in an industry. Hence, with an aim to meet the industrial standards, he joined the existing Software Development Club of college. Different strategies like open ended contributions, structured layout for different teams in the club are applied with the ultimate aim of growing the passion of the students, create a student population which tries to seek information rather than stay contented with the redundant information fed to them in classes, and ultimately learns.

== '''TOPIC''' ==

Isaac's club is divided into four (4) groups: Introduction to Python, Web App development, iOS development, and Machine Learning. If a club member is new to the Computer Science world, it is recommended that he or she start by joining the Introduction to Python course, and then work their way up to various groups.

The club's most used programiming languages are C, C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python. However, when teaching students how to build good software as a team, it is important to '''NOT''' only focus on the programming languages that students should know, but to also focus on architected software. Without having a way to properly structure code, a lot of businesses tend to fail. This is can be compared to having architecture for a building...it is a necessity!

Even with keeping these things in mind, the club tries to implement innovation, people pitch in their ideas in the beginning, or while brain storming, innovation or design thinking work is looked upon.This is something which their team is learning to focus on more. 

== '''ACADEMIC PERMISSION''' ==

When it comes from permission from your school to start a club or a team it really depends on the campus. Often school are very flexable and supportive of new groups on campus, espcially with technology based groups. Every school will have a standard process to be recognized by the school. This can be a beneficial tool that can open up funding and spaces for your group both of which are needed when building solfware as a team. If your club isn't recognized or you feel that it would be better to not be run through the school, that's fine! Often change needs to happen outside of the campus administation and the need for a software building group may arise. However, if you do go through the normal channels make sure you get a good sponsor for your group, one that would provide the members with an understanding of what you're hoping to accomplish. 

== '''SUPPORT''' ==

Isaac found that his support system was from his peers at Texas Tech, who kept him motivated to continue the club's legacy by being President. Although he had a strong support system, he began to see the SDC's retention rate decrease, and is now working to increase this rate for the future. There are two methods in which one can approach programming:

*Waterfall method - All planning happens upfront with minimal development 
*Agile method - Development first, and plan as little as possible

He was able to identify that some of the club members became frustrated when the utilization of the waterfall method became utilized in their development teams' projects. In addition, it is important to add more social events for the club to have instead of being fully dedicated to their projects (development life and social life balance). '''Studying DOES NOT = being social!!!!'''

== '''COST'''<br/> ==

<span style="font-size:smaller;">Often the cost of running a solfware building group is only a couple boxes of pizza, because often college students won't go anywhere without food. This is only if everyone has a computer, often schools will have cumputer labs for people to use. However, if given real funding groups can invest their money into hardware to test out the software and intisce other student to join. However the cost to start and maintain a software building group is relativly cheap if everyone has access to a computer. Providing for some of the basic cost that may arise can come from making members pay low dues in doing so also making members committment to the group stronger.</span>

== '''LEADERSHIP''' ==

When building a successful, collaborative organization, Isaac states that leaders must foster '''curious''', '''failure accepting ideologies'''. He continuously enforces the idea that students have a duty to teach themselves using what's available online. Successful students must also engage in projects outside the classroom as long gone are the days where extracurricular activities are ranked less than classroom work. Students must also be willing to fail gracefully. Our current educational infrastructure pigeon holes students into believing that there is nothing worse than failure when that could not be less true. Failure leads to learning and personal growth which are imperative at keeping an organization fresh and growing.

== '''FACULTY''' ==

<sample text>

== '''AUDIENCE''' ==

Texas Tech's Software Development Club is for EVERYONE who is a Texas Tech student. As mentioned in the Topic section, there are four separate project groups that a club member can join. It is recommended that everyone starts in a lower-level group such as "Intro to Python", and then progress to other projects in more advanced groups.

'''Motto: Low --> High'''

Using a tool, [https://www.hackerrank.com/ HackerRank], future/current software developers can be able to test their data structure and algorithmic skills. If club members have no idea what to do, they are provided support and instructed to download the proper tools and IDEs (Integrated Development Environments).

== '''TIMELINE ''' ==

A typical club meeting starts by discussing announcements, encouraging students to attend and get involved with more technical events such as '''hackathons''', and there is open discussion. Directly after, club members start dedicating their time to their projects.

== '''LAUNCH''' ==
<div>Students who were involved in the SDC saw benefits if they worked for it. Some students who participated in hackathons got to showcase their projects in front of the club and others who nailed internships with large firms went around to classrooms to speak with students about the opportunity the the SDC provides. If a student wants to launch their own technology venture, Isaac makes sure to push them towards doing their due diligence on the market followed by Agile development practices.</div><div><br/></div>
== '''Written by:''' ==
<div>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Khyati_Agarwal Khyati Agarwal], Chelsea Carter, David Axelrod,Nicolas Smith, Conner Foote, Shane Thiede</div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

[[Category:Guides]]

Resource:How to Teach Students to Build Good Software as a Team

2017-01-06T07:10:57Z

Conner foote:

Our interviewee,'''Isaac Griswold-Steiner''', is a changemaker whose passion for software development and leadership qualities, has allowed him to become President of Texas Tech's Software Development Club (SDC) and land internships at innovative technical companies such as Microsoft and National Instruments. With his advice, we are able to give you advice on how to teach students to build good software as a team.

== '''INTRODUCTION''' ==

Isaac is a software developer currently studying in Texas Tech, who learnt to code and found an interest in I&E while working for his startup in India. Although his startup eventually failed, he learned a lot about '''team designing''','''management''' and '''organizing '''that help him till date. His software experience includes '''machine learning''', '''data science''', and working with '''Linux kernel'''.

== '''NEED AND GOAL''' ==

As President of Texas Tech's SDC, there aretwo main goals that Isaac focuses on:

#Making students more appealing to companies by working on projects outside of class
#Preparing students for the kinds of interviews they will face at big technology driven companies

While studying at Texas Tech, Isaac realized the education im<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">parted to the students was not a representation of what is actually demanded in the industries. For instance, the very basis for software developing lies in source control which was </span>taught as a part of syllabus during late years of education in college. Thus there is a difficulty in meeting the industrial standards, students aren't prepared and lack the skills required in an industry. Hence, with an aim to meet the industrial standards, he joined the existing Software Development Club of college. Different strategies like open ended contributions, structured layout for different teams in the club are applied with the ultimate aim of growing the passion of the students, create a student population which tries to seek information rather than stay contented with the redundant information fed to them in classes, and ultimately learns.

== '''TOPIC''' ==

Isaac's club is divided into four (4) groups: Introduction to Python, Web App development, iOS development, and Machine Learning. If a club member is new to the Computer Science world, it is recommended that he or she start by joining the Introduction to Python course, and then work their way up to various groups.

The club's most used programiming languages are C, C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python. However, when teaching students how to build good software as a team, it is important to '''NOT''' only focus on the programming languages that students should know, but to also focus on architected software. Without having a way to properly structure code, a lot of businesses tend to fail. This is can be compared to having architecture for a building...it is a necessity!

Even with keeping these things in mind, the club tries to implement innovation, people pitch in their ideas in the beginning, or while brain storming, innovation or design thinking work is looked upon.This is something which their team is learning to focus on more. 

== '''ACADEMIC PERMISSION''' ==

When it comes from permission from your school to start a club or a team it really depends on the campus. Often school are very flexable and supportive of new groups on campus, espcially with technology based groups. Every school will have a standard process to be recognized by the school. This can be a beneficial tool that can open up funding and spaces for your group both of which are needed when building solfware as a team. If your club isn't recognized or you feel that it would be better to not be run through the school, that's fine! Often change needs to happen outside of the campus administation and the need for a software building group may arise. However, if you do go through the normal channels make sure you get a good sponsor for your group, one that would provide the members with an understanding of what you're hoping to accomplish. 

== '''SUPPORT''' ==

Isaac found that his support system was from his peers at Texas Tech, who kept him motivated to continue the club's legacy by being President. Although he had a strong support system, he began to see the SDC's retention rate decrease, and is now working to increase this rate for the future. There are two methods in which one can approach programming:

*Waterfall method - All planning happens upfront with minimal development 
*Agile method - Development first, and plan as little as possible

He was able to identify that some of the club members became frustrated when the utilization of the waterfall method became utilized in their development teams' projects. In addition, it is important to add more social events for the club to have instead of being fully dedicated to their projects (development life and social life balance). '''Studying DOES NOT = being social!!!!'''

== '''COST'''<br/> ==

== <span style="font-size:smaller;">Often the cost of running a solfware building group is only a couple boxes of pizza, because often college students won't go anywhere without food. This is only if everyone has a computer, often schools will have cumputer labs for people to use. However, if given real funding groups can invest their money into hardware to test out the software and intisce other student to join. However the cost to start and maintain a software building group is relativly cheap if everyone has access to a computer. Providing for some of the basic cost that may arise can come from making members pay low dues in doing so also making members committment to the group stronger.</span> ==

== '''LEADERSHIP''' ==

When building a successful, collaborative organization, Isaac states that leaders must foster '''curious''', '''failure accepting ideologies'''. He continuously enforces the idea that students have a duty to teach themselves using what's available online. Successful students must also engage in projects outside the classroom as long gone are the days where extracurricular activities are ranked less than classroom work. Students must also be willing to fail gracefully. Our current educational infrastructure pigeon holes students into believing that there is nothing worse than failure when that could not be less true. Failure leads to learning and personal growth which are imperative at keeping an organization fresh and growing.

== '''FACULTY''' ==

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== '''AUDIENCE''' ==

Texas Tech's Software Development Club is for EVERYONE who is a Texas Tech student. As mentioned in the Topic section, there are four separate project groups that a club member can join. It is recommended that everyone starts in a lower-level group such as "Intro to Python", and then progress to other projects in more advanced groups.

'''Motto: Low --> High'''

Using a tool, [https://www.hackerrank.com/ HackerRank], future/current software developers can be able to test their data structure and algorithmic skills. If club members have no idea what to do, they are provided support and instructed to download the proper tools and IDEs (Integrated Development Environments).

== '''TIMELINE ''' ==

A typical club meeting starts by discussing announcements, encouraging students to attend and get involved with more technical events such as '''hackathons''', and there is open discussion. Directly after, club members start dedicating their time to their projects.

== '''LAUNCH''' ==
<div>Students who were involved in the SDC saw benefits if they worked for it. Some students who participated in hackathons got to showcase their projects in front of the club and others who nailed internships with large firms went around to classrooms to speak with students about the opportunity the the SDC provides. If a student wants to launch their own technology venture, Isaac makes sure to push them towards doing their due diligence on the market followed by Agile development practices.</div><div><br/></div>
== '''Written by:''' ==
<div>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Khyati_Agarwal Khyati Agarwal], Chelsea Carter, David Axelrod,Nicolas Smith, Conner Foote, Shane Thiede</div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

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Our interviewee,'''Isaac Griswold-Steiner''', is a changemaker whose passion for software development and leadership qualities, has allowed him to become President of Texas Tech's Software Development Club (SDC) and land internships at innovative technical companies such as Microsoft and National Instruments. With his advice, we are able to give you advice on how to teach students to build good software as a team.

== '''INTRODUCTION''' ==

Isaac is a software developer currently studying in Texas Tech, who learnt to code and found an interest in I&E while working for his startup in India. Although his startup eventually failed, he learned a lot about '''team designing''','''management''' and '''organizing '''that help him till date. His software experience includes '''machine learning''', '''data science''', and working with '''Linux kernel'''.

== '''NEED AND GOAL''' ==

As President of Texas Tech's SDC, there aretwo main goals that Isaac focuses on:

#Making students more appealing to companies by working on projects outside of class
#Preparing students for the kinds of interviews they will face at big technology driven companies

While studying at Texas Tech, Isaac realized the education im<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">parted to the students was not a representation of what is actually demanded in the industries. For instance, the very basis for software developing lies in source control which was </span>taught as a part of syllabus during late years of education in college. Thus there is a difficulty in meeting the industrial standards, students aren't prepared and lack the skills required in an industry. Hence, with an aim to meet the industrial standards, he joined the existing Software Development Club of college. Different strategies like open ended contributions, structured layout for different teams in the club are applied with the ultimate aim of growing the passion of the students, create a student population which tries to seek information rather than stay contented with the redundant information fed to them in classes, and ultimately learns.

== '''TOPIC''' ==

Isaac's club is divided into four (4) groups: Introduction to Python, Web App development, iOS development, and Machine Learning. If a club member is new to the Computer Science world, it is recommended that he or she start by joining the Introduction to Python course, and then work their way up to various groups.

The club's most used programiming languages are C, C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python. However, when teaching students how to build good software as a team, it is important to '''NOT''' only focus on the programming languages that students should know, but to also focus on architected software. Without having a way to properly structure code, a lot of businesses tend to fail. This is can be compared to having architecture for a building...it is a necessity!

Even with keeping these things in mind, the club tries to implement innovation, people pitch in their ideas in the beginning, or while brain storming, innovation or design thinking work is looked upon.This is something which their team is learning to focus on more. 

== '''ACADEMIC PERMISSION''' ==

When it comes from permission from your school to start a club or a team it really depends on the campus. Often school are very flexable and supportive of new groups on campus, espcially with technology based groups. Every school will have a standard process to be recognized by the school. This can be a beneficial tool that can open up funding and spaces for your group both of which are needed when building solfware as a team. If your club isn't recognized or you feel that it would be better to not be run through the school, that's fine! Often change needs to happen outside of the campus administation and the need for a software building group may arise. However, if you do go through the normal channels make sure you get a good sponsor for your group, one that would provide the members with an understanding of what you're hoping to accomplish. 

== '''SUPPORT''' ==

Isaac found that his support system was from his peers at Texas Tech, who kept him motivated to continue the club's legacy by being President. Although he had a strong support system, he began to see the SDC's retention rate decrease, and is now working to increase this rate for the future. There are two methods in which one can approach programming:

*Waterfall method - All planning happens upfront with minimal development 
*Agile method - Development first, and plan as little as possible

He was able to identify that some of the club members became frustrated when the utilization of the waterfall method became utilized in their development teams' projects. In addition, it is important to add more social events for the club to have instead of being fully dedicated to their projects (development life and social life balance). '''Studying DOES NOT = being social!!!!'''

== '''COST''' ==

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== '''LEADERSHIP''' ==

When building a successful, collaborative organization, Isaac states that leaders must foster '''curious''', '''failure accepting ideologies'''. He continuously enforces the idea that students have a duty to teach themselves using what's available online. Successful students must also engage in projects outside the classroom as long gone are the days where extracurricular activities are ranked less than classroom work. Students must also be willing to fail gracefully. Our current educational infrastructure pigeon holes students into believing that there is nothing worse than failure when that could not be less true. Failure leads to learning and personal growth which are imperative at keeping an organization fresh and growing.

== '''FACULTY''' ==

<sample text>

== '''AUDIENCE''' ==

Texas Tech's Software Development Club is for EVERYONE who is a Texas Tech student. As mentioned in the Topic section, there are four separate project groups that a club member can join. It is recommended that everyone starts in a lower-level group such as "Intro to Python", and then progress to other projects in more advanced groups.

'''Motto: Low --> High'''

Using a tool, [https://www.hackerrank.com/ HackerRank], future/current software developers can be able to test their data structure and algorithmic skills. If club members have no idea what to do, they are provided support and instructed to download the proper tools and IDEs (Integrated Development Environments).

== '''TIMELINE ''' ==

A typical club meeting starts by discussing announcements, encouraging students to attend and get involved with more technical events such as '''hackathons''', and there is open discussion. Directly after, club members start dedicating their time to their projects.

== '''LAUNCH''' ==
<div>Students who were involved in the SDC saw benefits if they worked for it. Some students who participated in hackathons got to showcase their projects in front of the club and others who nailed internships with large firms went around to classrooms to speak with students about the opportunity the the SDC provides. If a student wants to launch their own technology venture, Isaac makes sure to push them towards doing their due diligence on the market followed by Agile development practices.</div><div><br/></div>
== '''Written by:''' ==
<div>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Khyati_Agarwal Khyati Agarwal], Chelsea Carter, David Axelrod,Nicolas Smith, Conner Foote, Shane Thiede</div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

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<span class="s1">Conner is a sophmore </span>studying Political Science, International Affairs, and Economics at William Jewell College, just north of Kansas City and is <span class="s1">from the world famous town of Fulton, Missouri. Conner's passion lies in helping people through politics. Conner believes that one of the fastest and most effective ways to help the most people is through politics. Conner is involved on campus through the Debate Team, Student Senate, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, and the First Year Mentors program. The quote "the secret to freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" by Maxmilien Robespierre provides a good understanding of what Conner believes is the answer to progressing politics. Conner loves meeting new people and figuring out why they do what they do. If you're interested in contacting me please feel free to email me at footec@william.jewell.edu or connect with me on Linked </span>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/connerfoote https://www.linkedin.com/in/connerfoote]

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<span class="s1">Conner is a sophmore </span>studying Political Science, International Affairs, and Economics at William Jewell College, just north of Kansas City and is <span class="s1">from the world famous town of Fulton, Missouri and Conner's passion lies in helping people through politics. Conner believes that one of the fastest and most effective ways to help the most people is through politics. Conner is involved on campus through the Debate Team, Student Senate, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, and the First Year Mentors program. The quote "the secret to freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" by Maxmilien Robespierre provides a good understanding of what Conner believes is the answer to progressing politics. Conner loves meeting new people and figuring out why they do what they do. If you're interested in contacting me please feel free to email me at footec@william.jewell.edu or connect with me on Linked </span>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/connerfoote https://www.linkedin.com/in/connerfoote]

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<span class="s1">Conner </span>studies Political Science, International Affairs, and Economics at William Jewell College, just north of Kansas City and is <span class="s1">from the world famous town of Fulton, Missouri and Conner's passion lies in helping people through politics. Conner believes that one of the fastest and most effective ways to help the most people is through politics. Conner is involved on campus through the Debate Team, Student Senate, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, and the First Year Mentors program. The quote "the secret to freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" by Maxmilien Robespierre provides a good understanding of what Conner believes is the answer to progressing politics. Conner loves meeting new people and figuring out why they do what they do. If you're interested in contacting me please feel free to email me at footec@william.jewell.edu or connect with me on Linked </span>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/connerfoote https://www.linkedin.com/in/connerfoote]

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<span class="s1">Hello there friendly passerby, this is the profile of Conner Foote! Conner from the world famous town of Fulton, Missouri and he studies Political Science, International Affairs, and Economics at William Jewell College, just north of Kansas City. Conner's passion lies in helping people through politics. Conner believes that one of the fastest and most effective ways to help the most people is through politics. Conner is involved on campus through the Debate Team, Student Senate, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, and the First Year Mentors program. The quote "the secret to freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" by Maxmilien Robespierre provides a good understanding of what Conner believes is the answer to progressing politics. Conner loves meeting new people and figuring out why they do what they do. If you're interested in contacting me please feel free to email me at footec@william.jewell.edu or connect with me on Linked </span>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/connerfoote https://www.linkedin.com/in/connerfoote]

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