SHIFT Learning by Design recruitment spin wheel

This paragraph appears in search results and previews for this page. In three to five sentences, summarize the whole project from background to result: what you designed, for whom, where and when, why it matters, and how it turned out. Write this last. It should make sense to someone who has never heard of your project, your client, or Humboldt County.

Describe the background of the project, covering who, what, when, why, and where: the client, the site, the course (Engr205 Introduction to Design at Cal Poly Humboldt), the semester, and your team. This page will be read by people around the world and in the future, so give enough context that a stranger understands it. Refer to your images in the text, e.g., Figure 1 shows the site before the project.

Images uploaded to Appropedia must be free to share and uniquely named. Start each file name with your project name, e.g., CCAT_compost_bin_background.jpg. Use File:Default.png as a placeholder until you have the real image. Give every image alt text (alt=) that describes it for readers using screen readers; the caption is what everyone reads, the alt text is what the image shows.

The objective of this project is to design, build, and test a... Write this so that a reader would know when the project is complete. You will refine this statement throughout the semester.

Introduce this section in one to two sentences that are specific to your project. Refer to sections of the page, not phases of your process.

Specifications are what must exist and the conditions the design must meet. Introduce the list, e.g., the specifications for this project include:

• the client and client liaison
• the specific location
• the maximum budget and where that budget comes from
• a maximum size

Considerations are what the design must keep in mind. Introduce the list, e.g., the considerations for this project include:

• the local climate
• the end users and how they will interact with the design

Introduce criteria and constraints in a sentence or two, and refer to the table, e.g., Table 1 lists the criteria, constraints, and weights for this project. Criteria are the basis for judging solutions; constraints are the limits each criterion must meet. Table captions go above the table. Keep this sortable.

Table 1: Example criteria and constraints for purchasing a chocolate bar. Replace with your project's criteria.

Criterion	Constraint	Weight (0–10, 10 highest)
Cost	Less than or equal to $3 per ounce	10
Taste	Better than a plain milk chocolate bar	7
Environmental and social justice	Meets or exceeds organic and fair-trade standards	6
Darkness	Greater than or equal to 65% cacao	6

Describe how the design will be used, for how long, how often, and by whom. State how many will be made and whether others are expected to replicate it.

The sources used for the Portable Recruitment Spin Wheel are listed under the categories Client, Anatomy of a Spin Wheel, Audience Engagement / Interactivity, Spin Wheel Examples, Manageable Spin Wheel Transport, and Spin Wheel Materials. These topics will assist in the understanding of how a spin wheel may be built, what the client needs out of the team, and overall how to make the spin wheel an attraction at events.

Doctor Meenal Rana is a Professor at Cal Poly Humboldt and is a distinguished faculty member in the Child Development Center.

Client interview^[1]

Summary: Who you interviewed, their role, and the key points they shared. We interviewed Doctor Meenal Rana who is our key informant on the design ideas that will make up the Spin Wheel. She shared that she wants something engaging for a wide age audience. She also explained that she would like this spin wheel to have relevant information pertaining to the Child Development Center at Cal Poly Humboldt.

Relevance: We learned that this should involve color and to be manageable to a single person to carry and set up on top of a table.

Interview

Client website^[2]

Summary: The Department of Child Development official website in which details the following bachelor’s degrees, as well as their descriptions. The Child Development Lab is an important section of the website, which describes a hands-on learning environment for students teaching children about the age of 2 years and 9 nine months up to 5 years of age.

Relevance: This pertains to our client Doctor Meenal Rana, who is overseeing our productivity on the Portable Recruitment Spin Wheel. This is a website.

Website

Replace "First topic" with a descriptive heading. Open with one sentence that says why this topic matters to the project.

Short title of the source^[3]

Summary: ...

Relevance: ...

Peer-reviewed journal

Electric Motor Control^[4]

Summary: The first chapter introduces the two different kinds of small electric motors, DC and AC. It explains the basic differences between the two and how they are used to create movement. The chapter goes into the topic very scientifically, but the major piece of information widely useful to Team TRANSFERMERS is that a DC motor would be a suitable choice for our Spin Wheel. It provides the rotational motion needed for the wheel while allowing the motor to be incorporated into the overall design.

Relevance: This is relevant to team TRANSFERMERS because we will need a motor at the bottom of the Spin Wheel for one of our prototyping ideas. This is a book.

Book

You get the idea. Use as many topics as your project needs. Replace "First topic" with a descriptive heading. Open with one sentence that says why this topic matters to the project.

Short title of the source^[5]

Summary: ...

Relevance: ...

Peer-reviewed journal

Short title of the source^[6]

Summary: ...

Relevance: ...

Book

You get the idea. Use as many topics as your project needs. Replace "First topic" with a descriptive heading. Open with one sentence that says why this topic matters to the project.

Short title of the source^[7]

Summary: ...

Relevance: ...

Peer-reviewed journal

Short title of the source^[8]

Summary: ...

Relevance: ...

Book

A discussion regarding the capabilities of a singular person being able to carry a certain amount of weight.

OSHA / NIOSH Lifting Limit^[9]

Summary: OSHA looks to their sister agency, NIOSH, to define what exactly the number for a lifting limit could be. Although there is not a widely used official number for a lifting limit, NIOSH recommends no more than a 35-pound maximum for manual lifting. Generally, NIOSH uses a calculator that can tailor a lifting limit for individual persons.

Relevance: This will help team TRANSFERMERS understand that our product must not exceed a 35-pound weight limit for one single person to carry. This is a website.

Website

Short title of the source

Summary: ...

Relevance: ...

Book

There is a couple of possibilities regarding the materials that could be utilized for the Spin Wheel, but there are more useful opportunities than others.

Laser Cutting Plywood Optimization^[10]

Summary: This peer-reviewed study examines how laser power, cutting speed, air pressure, and focal position affect the quality and operating cost of laser-cut plywood. The researchers tested 3, 6, and 9 mm plywood and found that focal position, laser power, and cutting speed had important effects on the width and quality of the cuts.

Relevance: This source helps inform the design by providing criteria for choosing laser-cutting settings for plywood, which will be used when we make the shapes and sizes for our spin wheel.

Peer-reviewed journal

Short title of the source

Summary: ...

Relevance: ...

Book

In three to six bullets, synthesize what the literature means for your design. Cite the entries above, e.g., .^[5]

• We will be careful when laser cutting the plywood and we must pay attention to the settings regarding laser power and speed.^[10]
• The project should give the participants a sense of control and feel to some degree responsible for the outcomes they receive. Integrating more engaging design principles will hopefully lead to an increase in booth participation and recruitment.
• Electricity, represented by <Light-Emitting Diode, LED= “Wout Van Bomme 2019” />, is a component that we will be adding to the final product, whether it is lights or a motor.
• As stated by <Woodworking 101: A Guide to Choosing The Right Type of Wood="Lew Amicone2024" />The material we choose can affect different components of our project, stated such as durability, flexibility, weather resistance, weight.

Introduce this section in one to two sentences specific to your project.

Describe four to eight alternatives, each under its own 'step template' as shown below and each with a catchy, descriptive name.

Continue this for the four to eight alternatives you have.

Introduce this section in one to two sentences specific to your project.

Define each criterion from Table 1 as it is used to judge the alternatives. These are definitions, not constraints. For example, the constraint on cost is the budget, but cost might be defined as the cost of materials only, or as materials plus operation and maintenance. If your criteria changed, update Table 1 so the two match.

Cost

Definition...

Taste

Definition...

Explain the decision process your team used (e.g., decision matrix, Pugh chart). First person is appropriate here. Refer to the table, e.g., Table 2 summarizes the decision matrix.

Table 2: Decision matrix. Scores are 0-10; weighted totals are the sum of weight × score.

Criterion	Weight	Alternative A	Alternative B	Alternative C
Cost	10	7	5	9
Taste	7	8	9	4
Weighted total		126	113	118

Name the chosen solution and justify it with reference to the criteria and Table 2.

Show your most impactful prototypes from earliest to final. Include at least one prototype for function (does it work? e.g., testing a mechanism, material, or dimension) and at least one prototype for desire (will people want to use it? e.g., a mockup shown to the client or users for feedback). Each caption should say what the prototype is, whether it tested function or desire, and what you learned from it. Early sketches, failed attempts, and photos of materials and hands at work all help tell the story.

• 
  Prototype for desire: cardboard mockup of ... shown to the client. We learned that ...
• 
  Prototype for function: test of ... We learned that ...

Describe the final design, starting with the big picture and then going into detail. Use labeled images and refer to them in the text. This is usually a big section.

• 
  CAD drawing of ... by Yourname1.
• 
  Drawing of ... by Yourname2.

Give a complete description of how the final design is built, with lots of images, so someone else could replicate it. Use one {{Step}} per step. This is much easier to write as descriptive (what you did) instead of prescriptive (what another person should do), but you can take either approach.

Introduce the timeline in one to two sentences, then show it as a table with columns for date, description, and status. Post a proposed timeline early in the semester and update it at the end to show the actual timeline. Say how well your team met it and why dates changed.

Table 3: Project timeline.

Date	Description	Status
Month Day, 2026	Background and problem statement posted	Complete
Month Day, 2026	Literature review posted	Complete
Month Day, 2026	First prototype built	In progress
Month Day, 2026	Final design installed and tested	Not started

Introduce the three kinds of cost below in one to two sentences.

Show the total human hours your team spent outside of class, grouped into categories (e.g., research, brainstorming, prototyping, construction, documentation). Three teammates working for one hour is three human hours.

Introduce the costs to build the design, including donations and reused materials. Note whether costs are actual or proposed. If replication would cost a different amount, say so.

Item	Amount	Cost per unit	Total
Thing - from the thing store — Purchased	3	USD 5.75	USD 17.25
Another thing - 3' x 2', yellow — Donated by ...	1	USD 0.00	USD 0.00
PrintGrand total			USD 17.25EUR 14.84 <br />GBP 12.59 <br />CAD 21.39 <br />MXN 359.66 <br />INR 1,291.16 <br />

Introduce the ongoing costs in time and money, usually per year.

Table 4: Yearly maintenance cost.

Task	Frequency	Time per year (hours)	Cost per year (USD)
Example task	Monthly	2	0.00
Total		2	0.00

Introduce how to use the design, then give step-by-step instructions with labeled images. Use {{Step}} if the process has more than a few steps. A short video is a great addition:

Introduce this maintenance section. Answer these questions:

• Are there any needed actions for maintenance?
• How often?
• Who should perform maintenance?

This is when to maintain what. Please keep the format the same as it can be used to auto-populate maintenance tables.

Daily

• A daily task
• A daily task

Weekly

• a weekly task
• a weekly task

Monthly

• a monthly task
• a monthly task

Yearly

• a yearly task
• a yearly task

Every __ years

• task
• task

Give step-by-step maintenance instructions, using {{Step}} if helpful.

Describe how you tested the final design and what the results were. Compare the results to your criteria, e.g., in a table like Table 5.

Table 5: Final design performance against criteria.

Criterion	Constraint	Result	Met?
Cost	Less than or equal to $3 per ounce	$2.50 per ounce	Yes

Discuss what the testing results mean.

Discuss what your team learned and what you would do differently next time.

Discuss next steps for the project as it goes on into the future.

Cover basic operating problems only. For complex issues, the suggestion might be to contact ________.

Problem	Suggestion
Example issue	Example solution or suggestion
Does not turn on	Make sure it is plugged in.
Another issue	Etc.

Include an inspirational video for sharing.

Introduce the team and semester, e.g., This project was completed in SEMESTER YEAR by Team TEAMNAME:

• Lonny Grafman
• Emilio Velis
• One bullet for each team member, in the format [[User:Username|Full Name]].