B6 - Course Reflection

As the term comes to an end, there are many things to reflect upon regarding this class. As a civil engineering major, I was a little intimidated going into this class. However, after a couple of weeks I realized that Dr. Mitchell does a great job explaining the different topics and takes it one step at a time. I thought this class was very thought-provoking, with a lot of discussions of not only what the future technology is, but the ethics behind it as well. It was interesting to ponder the future of augmented reality and its limitless potential. 

For the BIM and Database assignment, it was a great idea to have different submissions related to your experience in each topic. I was a complete beginner in these topics before AE 510 so the assignments for the novice tier were great introductory projects for me to work on Revit and Access. While they may have been "simpler" assignments than the experienced level ones, I still learned a ton and still had some challenges doing them, which I mentioned in the reflection papers. 

I found that the guest lecturers spoke with very relevant topics, and it was great to hear about the same principles Dr. Mitchell mentions during class from a different perspective. As someone who is always searching for more efficient methods of completing tasks, the topic of automation really resonated with me. I thought  about how drastically these technologies such as Dynamo could expedite certain processes. I believe there are always ways to improve a system, and this class showed me some of the technology people are creating to shift how the CAE industry works. 

My biggest takeaway of this class is that the type of technology I originally thought was decades away, or that was only true in science fiction movies is actually apparent today. We were shown lots of videos of robots, augmented reality and BIM implemented in today's world. It's crazy to think of how far this industry is advancing and the unique methods people are developing to benefit society. Overall, this class had very thought provoking assignments, was not too difficult as long as you put in the work, and inspired me to learn about new cutting-edge technologies.



Comments on others:


Robert Borelli

Your post was great to read, particularly as you are a computer engineering student. I agree with you that the assignments in this class were very informative and straight forward. Dr Mitchell really put the time in to this course to ensure we all had the proper resources to learn the content. When you mentioned your surprise with the use of software and databases in building designs, it really is funny how all fields of STEM work together.

Matt Mullen:

I agree and I wish we spent more time specifically exploring BIM and its capabilities in this class. A simple dynamo assignment (potentially as extra credit) would further my understanding of the subject and could be useful in the future for me if I never need to automate a process in Revit.

Alec Silverstone:

It's great that you still found value in this course even though you don't plan on directly using this information in the future. I agree that one of the overall takeaways of this course was to be aware of the ever-changing technologies and to search for innovative ways of completing tasks.