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Into the World of Tech

Adele Wu

Ms.Wilson

AP Lit and Comp, Period 2

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My topic

Why this

  • Software development
  • Process + methods
  • Problem Solving
  • Curious
  • Everywhere
  • Powerful
  • Revolutionary

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Mentorship

  • Staff Quality Engineer
  • 17 years at Walmart
  • UC Santa Cruz engineering degree
  • A community of UC Berkeley students
  • “passionate about educational outreach and computer science mentorship”
  • Software Engineers

Jackie Fong

ANOVA mentors

Lauren + Juliana

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What I did

  • Walmart office
    • Mock sprint meetings
  • Video calls
    • Discussions
    • Walk throughs
  • Webpage

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Sprint Meetings

  • Daily check-ups
    • representatives from various teams
      • i.e. Projects manager, web designer, web developer

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What I did

  • HACKATHON!!!

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What I did

  • workshops

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Hackathon Project

http://dropanova.bitballoon.com

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What I did

  • WIN!!!

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Research Paper

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Connection to Paper

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Challenges

  • Scheduling meetings w/ my mentor
  • Fulfilling hours
  • Transportation
  • Not knowing how to execute an idea
  • Bugs

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Self Growth

  • Furthered knowledge to code
    • 3 new languages
      • CSS, JavaScript (with jQuery), HTML
  • Fostered independent learning
  • Confidence

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Thank You!

Questions?