Scribd
Upload
67 views

Junior Project Presentation

Joshua started a tech club at Kihei Charter School to help students learn computer troubleshooting skills. The club initially struggled with low attendance but evolved into a tech support service for students and faculty. Joshua worked with mentors James Viets and Phil Schmidt to plan and execute the project. He learned important lessons about communication, flexibility, and time management. The project helped Joshua improve his technical and communication skills.

Uploaded by

api-438008292
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
67 views

Junior Project Presentation

Joshua started a tech club at Kihei Charter School to help students learn computer troubleshooting skills. The club initially struggled with low attendance but evolved into a tech support service for students and faculty. Joshua worked with mentors James Viets and Phil Schmidt to plan and execute the project. He learned important lessons about communication, flexibility, and time management. The project helped Joshua improve his technical and communication skills.

Uploaded by

api-438008292
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 12

KCS Tech Club

By Joshua Mihai
Driving Question

“How can I make tech support more accessible to students at Kihei Charter School?”

When I was younger, I had no clue about troubleshooting computer errors and hardware
issues. Sometimes I’d have to wait almost a whole month after sending my old computer to get
fixed. By 2015, I managed to build my first desktop, and from there, I slowly learned how to
solve computer issues on my own without the help of slow IT support. However, not everyone
is fortunate enough to get a hands-on troubleshooting experience at a young age, so I felt like I
had a responsibility to help others fight their way through tech issues.
Mentors

James Viets: Phil Schmidt:

James was the first staff member that I went Phil gave me the resources to succeed in
to for guidance in my project. He didn’t just give up conducting my project. When I needed tools or parts
his freetime to advise my club every Thursday, he for the project, he was there to supply my effort with
also helped create an actual path for the project, the needed resources.
giving the club assignments to fix broken computers
throughout the school.
Persuasive Essay Thesis

“Computer literacy is beneficial for high school students because it helps them become better decision makers,

opens up their career path, and makes them less reliant on outside tech help.”

My primary claim was that high school students will benefit from computer literacy, as it helps them gain skills

that will benefit them in all parts of life. Since technology will only become even more integrated into society, it’s

important that we learn how to deal with tech issues.


Project Vision and Proposal
The original idea for the project was to create a club that would server to
teach high school students at KCS about the ins and outs of computers, however,
the club ended up changing into a service, where students and faculty can send in
any computer that needs to be fixed.

The main community connection is Kihei Charter School.

My initial goal was to have around 10 students attend the club daily, however,
after the tech club turned into a service, the goal changed into fixing at least 10
computers.
Product Process Phase 1: Planning

Planning first started during mid September, when I started talking with James Viets about my ideas for
the project and how they will be executed once the new school building is finished. On the fall break, I did
some volunteer work for James Viets and moved some of the desktops from the old middle school building to
the new building.
Product Process Phase 2: Starting the Club
Once the new building for KCS opened up, I had to get authorization to open up the club. Along with
gaining authorization, and I also had to advertise the club, which was done by sending a mass email to the high
school and by attending the Ice Cream Social. When it came to opening the club, my original plan was to have
the Tech Club open up in the tech room, however, the tech room wasn’t completed when we moved to the new
building, so I had to start up the club in room 309. The 2nd quarter was quite rough for the club, but it
managed to push through.
Product Process Phase 3: From a Club to a Service

By the 3rd quarter, the daily attendance reached around 4-5 members per meetup, which was less than I
originally hoped for. This prompted some reshaping of the project and the goal itself. Originally, the club was
supposed to be more of a way of teaching students how to troubleshoot computer issues, however, the club ended
up receiving many requests to fix computers throughout the school, turning the club into a service.
Project Reflection

What I gained from this project:


Fixed Mindset: Growth Mindset:
● Experience with tech support
Focus on getting as many Focus on trying to help the ● Advertisement skills
members as possible. school by offering a tech
Complications that arose:
support service.
● Low member count
● Room placement issues after the
move to the new building

The main skills that were challenged by this project were


my communication and Tech skills
Takeaways for the Future

The Main lesson that I will apply to the Senior Project is the absolute importance of communication.
Without proper communication between James and I, this project would’ve been scrapped early on, and I’d
have to start from scratch. Proper communication is what got my club authorized, it’s also what allowed me to
frequently switch rooms to host the club.

Another important lesson is not to procrastinate. Procrastination always leads to stressful situations.
Acknowledgements

1. James Viets, for advising the project.

2. Phil Schmidt, for supplying the project with resources.

3. Mr Babila, for allowing me to use to his room to host the club on the 2nd quarter.

4. Mr Murali, for allowing me to use his room to host the club on the 3rd quarter.

5. Nick Parrish, for volunteering to help.

6. Ms Lindsey, for guidence.


Thank You!

You might also like