AE 481W/482 Course Reflection When reflecting on AE481W and AE482, I would definitly say that the overall thesis expereince was very beneficial and provided an great opportunity to apply all of the knowldege we have learned over the past five years. While the two courses were structured very differently, they both were benefical in the projects/submissions completed. AE481W allow for the chance to look into the existing building systems and to analyze and understand these systems. This really allowed for a better understanding of how the building systems work and how they integrate as a whole. AE482 in the spring provided a whole new set of challenges, with time managment being the biggest obstable. Managing your time in the spring semester really is vital to completing thesis on time, without many nights of lost sleep. It really made you put into prosepctive how long the work you had outlined for yourself would take. Additionally, the spring semester thesis work was a great chance to analyze and design systems in all different disciplines and to understand how each of these systems effected one another.
CPEP & Discussion Board Reflection
Using CPEP during thesis was helpful in keeping all assignments, submittals and other information for thesis organized. Having never made a website before and not knowing much about web softwares, it was a good opportunity to learn how to create an manage a website.
The discussion boards were helpful in receiving timely feedback on information that might have been needed. While I did not use the discussion boards too frequently, it seemed as though the responses were very helpful in providing another area insight from those that were experienced in these fields and areas of expertise.
Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP,
please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work-in-progress for this thesis project.
Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this
senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Katherine Jenkins. Changes and discrepancies in no way
imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements,
and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may
vary from the original design.
