Week 2

R&W Family

I'm thankful for my R&W group, the QT Pi's (lol), because the members have made this experience more enjoyable. Although it is quite difficult blending our research interests, we learned that it's actually possible. After deciding on a research topic, we realized that we have access to a lot more resources than we thought, resources that will make our research possible and relevant. Our abstract/proposal is important because we seek to understand a dilemma that diverse individuals of the younger generation encounter. We intend to explore the factors that contribute to a child's decision to major in a STEM field, more specifically an underrepresented child. We want to encourage their participation in STEM fields, especially solar technology, because in doing so, they can contribute to the uplifting of their local communities.  

The process has definitely been challenging since our fields are very different (i.e. math, electrical engineering, and educational policy). Math was the most difficult to relate because so of the topics have no real-world application. We utilized one of the readings in which math metrics were used in an interdisciplinary study to determine how to relate math to our study.


I learned that sometimes we're given assignments that may initially come off as forced, but actually end up helping us expand our thinking.