frameengineering design decisions. The course also provided an opportunity for students to get toknow about the community partners and be introduced to the project. We took field trips to thecommunity partner organizations and students were asked to share reflections on needs theyidentified, and hypothetical case studies were created out of the BOOST projects. The studentsalso learned to communicate and interact professionally with the community partners. Studentswere assigned to project teams and met with the faculty mentors to begin forming team bondsand brainstorming conceptual designs, and discussing potential ethical issues that wouldinfluence their decisions. Since the Summer program was only six weeks, this preliminary phaseduring the Ethics course
they enjoy finally being able tobegin building their project. During the Week 7’s construction week, many report struggles,setbacks and trouble with coding, resulting in a decrease in motivation. Week 8 is the lastconstruction and testing week. Some teams report their design starts functioning properly whileothers still struggle to get it to work. Week 9 is the presentation and demo day. Many reflect theyenjoy growing together as a team, have fun building the project and learn a lot. Some complainabout uncooperative team members and challenges of the project. 7 6 Self-Determination Index (SDI) 5 4