Meeting 4/1/15

Mark Odorizzi, Daniel Synoski, John Vargo

4/1/2015

Group 42 Section 940

Week 1, Meeting 2

Objectives

Meet with Dr. Mitchell and check the project timeline

Discuss constraints on the project

Pitch project additions to Dr. Mitchell

Procedure

The meeting opened with quick review of the project timeline. After a quick glance, Dr. Mitchell said that the group was on track for administration problems at the time and suggested that the group discuss the constraints of their project.

The first question that Dr. Mitchell asked the group was, “Why do you think bus shelters are built the way they are?” A couple of answers were; money, recognizability, and easy maintenance. This caused the group to step back and reevaluate the project. The group went through different criteria that they wanted to set for themselves and also constraints that cannot be avoided due to city ordinances and codes. The group created a list of all possible constraints and criteria and will post them to the blog.

The final part of the meeting was going back to the administrative side of things. The group discussed the blog grading system and the turn-in dates for the final report. Dr. Mitchell suggested that the group turn in a draft of the final report three days ahead of when the first draft is due so that major revisions can be made before the official first grade. Dr. Mitchell also suggested that the group assign jobs at the beginning of each week to different members. This is so in case of member laziness, Dr. Mitchell can review group participation.

Obstacles

This meeting made the group take a step back and evaluate how the project was going to look over the course of the next ten weeks. Questions were raised about the chosen site and crunch time came much faster than anticipated. The group overcame these challenges by lining everything up in a clean timeline alongside an administrative review early on.

Progress Against Schedule

The group has a tentative design proposal in the works which is on schedule. The blog has been created, but Dan has faced trouble understanding the blog requirements. The group is still determining the site and defining constraints and criteria. These are still on schedule, however.

Goals for Next Meeting

The group wishes to have a defined site and finished design proposal for next weeks meeting with Dr. Mitchell. The group will continue to work on scheduled items as needed. Any further progress will put the group ahead of schedule.