This project involves a lot of teamwork. We have to use our knowledge from our previous classes to develop the software interface and the code for our system. Our main problem was establishing the connection to the database. With some help of our professor we were able to upload the database onto our network server.

We got to deal with some pretty cool RFID hardware to write our data onto our tags. The software that reads the tags was developed by our professor, Dr. Berisso, and can be downloaded on our IT website. Check it out!

Another group created a supply chain management system to check the quality of parts for a production run they’ll be doing next quarter. Our presentations are on Monday, in front of a couple of our professors and the chair of the IT department. It could be a long Sunday, trying to wrap everything up.

In my Entrepreneurship class we are creating a big presentation discussing our progress towards a business plan which should be pretty interesting. I also have a project involving quality assurance for one class, and another project that requires my group and I to write a software program that will be used for library management of books, etc. This should be a busy couple of weeks, but I think it’ll be cool to see all of the things that we’ve learned come together in these projects.

There are a lot of opportunities out there if you get out and look for them. Just through these career fairs, I have interviewed with 6 or 7 different companies for a positions like Application Engineer and Field Sales Engineer. So far the interviews have been going very well. Preparing for interviews and resume building are some of the skills that I have been able to improve with The Sales Centre. Now, I am waiting to hear back from several companies and find out how to continue the interview process. Hope it all goes well!

The class has been split into groups of about 5 or 6, and each member of the group brings a different background to the team. I am the engineering background for the group, and we also have a physics PhD student, several business and marketing members, and a video production major.

The course is taught by a young entrepreneur. I'm not completely sure, but he is probably about 30, and he already has two businesses that he has started. He took this same course through OSU, and he was able to start his businesses from this class. We are learning all about the different approaches and proven methods of taking a technology from an ideation phase to market.

I'm really excited to see where this course could take me.