Your class just finished a very large capstone project, and as a class, you worked very hard on it. Reflect on the following question groups, and choose just two of the first five to write about in two separate paragraphs. Please number the paragraphs so that we know which question you are responding to. Then everyone please answer question 6 in a third paragraph. Please respond to two of your peers.

1. How did this project impact your semester? Did it give you energy or sap your energy? Did you feel inspired by the work you were doing on the project, or did you just want to get it done? You had many different things going on in your life during this time, as all seniors do, so what part or role did this project play in that calendar of events going on?

2. Were you able to successfully achieve a balance in your life and schedule while doing the project? Whether the answer is yes, or no, how did you plan your semester, your weeks and your days to fit this in so that it took an appropriate amount of time? Some students have so many other things that are pressing, that they just work on the capstone material after they have finished everything else, and only if there is time. Others make it a top priority, and put other areas of their lives on a back burner while they work on the capstone project. What worked for you, and why?

3. What did you learn about teamwork and leadership while working on the project? Do you feel that you learned anything new or different after having worked on teams in other classes, or was it much of the same? What responsibility does each team member have? Is it to do an equal (or equitable) amount of work? To do the best they can? To take on some of the leadership? Whether or not you were a leader on your team, what did you see in the class as some of the frustrations of leadership during the capstone?

4. How did change affect you? Lots of things changed this semester – sometimes from day to day. Did it affect your relationships in the class? How? Did it affect the way you felt about the project? How? Did it affect your relationship with your instructor? How? Did it affect your motivation or your mood? How? What is your biggest take-away on how you will handle moving targets and change in your future career?

5. What did you learn about consulting in this “live case study?” How did you feel about having to present to more than one stakeholder (client and university administrators), considering their various needs? What are some of the biggest obstacles causing lack of information flow? What could you do in the future not to be in the same situation when you needed information and couldn’t get it from the source you were expecting it to come?

Everyone answer the following in a third paragraph:

6. Whenever you do a major project, always find something to learn about yourself (not just the material) while doing it. You might decide to improve your organizational skills, your timeliness, your work ethic, your strategic thinking, your attention to detail, your ability to follow a leader, your leadership, your motivational skills, your presentation skills, your writing, your technical skills, or any number of other things. What skill or personal attribute were you most able to improve upon during this capstone, and how will this help you in your future personal or professional life?