Assignments for Class #14

Review the class using the UMBC Student Class Evaluation Form to be handed out at the beginning of the class.

Read the final assigned reading assignments: the advice from Teddy Roosevelt and the insights of Robert Frost. Be prepared to discuss these readings in class.

Reward the winners of the final presentation competition.

For Extra Credit: Write 25 to 50 word essay in your blog with the first sentence beginning: "I believe I deserve a grade of [insert grade here] in INDS430 because..." Link the essay from your blog to the comments area below and remember to include at the end of the essay a list in link form of all the completed assignments that supports your grade justification.

Final Presentations from INDS430 Teams

Please click on the links below to see the final project work from INDS430 of UMBC:

Drinian's Armory Final Presentation Part 1
Drinian's Armory Final Presentation Part 2
Drinian's Armory Final Slide Presentation
Drinian's Armory Executive Summary
Drinian's Armory Video Promotion


Random Racing Final Presentation Part 1
Random Racing Final Presentation Part 2
Random Racing Final Slide Presentation
Random Racing Executive Summary
Random Racing Website


Shore Water Taxi Final Presentation Part 1
Shore Water Taxi Final Presentation Part 2
Shore Water Taxi Final Slide Presentation
Shore Water Taxi 3 Year Financial Summary
Shore Water Taxi Executive Summary
Shore Water Taxi Website

Before you give today's final presentation, read this.

This is an excerpt from the University of Michigan commencement speech given by Larry Page, one of the founders of
Google.  For the whole speech, click on the title of the post.

"I think it is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams.
I know that sounds completely nuts. But, since no one else is crazy
enough to do it, you have little competition. There are so few people
this crazy that I feel like I know them all by first name. They all
travel as if they are pack dogs and stick to each other like glue.
The best people want to work the big challenges. That is what
happened with Google. Our mission is to organize the world's
information and make it universally accessible and useful. How can
that not get you excited? But we almost didn't start Google because
my co-founder Sergey and I were too worried about dropping out of our
Ph.D. program. You are probably on the right track if you feel like a
sidewalk worm during a rainstorm! That is about how we felt after we
maxed out three credit cards buying hard disks off the back of a
truck. That was the first hardware for Google. Parents and friends:
more credit cards always help. What is the one sentence summary of
how you change the world? Always work hard on something uncomfortably
exciting!"

Team Presentations: Final

Please review these videos from the dress rehearsal. Revise the slides and financials and create the rest of your final presentation. CEOs received instruction from the Professor after last week's class and this input should also be incorporated into the final presentation.

Shore Water Taxi Part 1
Shore Water Taxi Part 2

Random Racing Part 1
Random Racing Part 2

Drinian's Armory Part 1
Drinian's Armory Part 2