Final - Self Grade + Reflection | Katherine Blog 2025

Self-Grading

Criteria	Grade	Points	Explaination
5 things in 12 weeks	5	5	Over the past 12 weeks, I have learned a lot. I have worked hard to in learning the material, asking for help when I need it, and being concious in my class activites.
Full Stack Project Demo (CPT Requirements, N@tM)	1.90	2	I know the CPT requirements well, and I understand the content. My code fulfills all of the CPT requirements thoroughly, often several times. I did get feedback from several people, but I think that there is a lot more for me to learn and to develop my knowledge.
Project Feature blog Write-up	1	1	My write up is thorough and detailed, and it contributes both to my and my groups understanding.
MCQ	0.8	1	I completed the MRQ, but I didn’t get a very high score on it. I did thoroughly review it to understand what I did wrong, and to ensure that doesn’t happen again.
10th Pt	0.5	1	I DM’d 24 hours in advance, I completed a preliminary review with Ms. Pataki, and reflected on individual strengths, weaknesses and created next steps plans.
Total	9.2	10	8.6+0.5

Planning: Learned the benefits of using agile methodology, kanban boards, and burndown lists.
Creating an API: Learning how to create API ednpoints with HTTP methods like POST, GET, PUT, and DELETE.
- Procedure
Collaboration: Collaborating is the best way to expand on your soft skills and knowlodge. It allows for less mistakes, more ideas, better cohesion.
Debugging: Learned how to use inspect on the browser, the benifits of debugging and jumping line by line to fix bugs.
Deployment: Assisted Maryam in deployment blog and updating deployed site. Helped with registering of DNS name using Route53 in AWS, pulling backend when changes are made (docker-compose down, build, up, etc.).
- Deployment blog

Strengths

Problem solving: I learned over the course of how to debug and work around an issue, also improving my communication needs as well.
Growth mindest: I’m very eager to learn and improve. I’m proactive in developing new skills and continuously evolving.

Weaknesses

Asking for help: It was rare for me to ask for help, especially from those outside my group. However, I did try to work on this by actively approaching others if needed.
Working together: Our group started really cohesively, but as split into our respective features, our collaboration decreased. Having stand-up meetings helped, as did using Slack, which helped us communicate outside of class.

Overall Reflection:

In the past two trimesters, I learned the important of planning and documentation when starting and completing a project. I also acquired a lot of computer science knowledge, such as frontend to backend connectivity, RESTful APIs, and debugging. I do not plan on pursuing a career in computer science, but these skills such as problem solving, planning, and communication will help me in further education and the professional world.

Next Steps

Project: I plan to continue to develop the UI and to add a few more HTTP endpoint methods for more options.
Skills: I will continue to improve on collaboration and communication with my group to ensure everyone is on the same page. I also plan to attend for office hours and talk to other groups more to improve my overall understand and also work on collaboration.

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