Work Week

This week in ISM was mainly focused around individual work time and a self-paced schedule, which allowed me to get started on several long-term assignments and stay ahead of the due date calendar. Because I had a mentor visit last week, I wrote an Evidence of Learning detailing the differences between some of the most commonly used suspension systems for prosthetics. Even though it was initially difficult to understand how each system worked, seeing them in person during the visit really helped me integrate the descriptions I had read with the functions and purposes of each system. For example, I learned that a suction system is more passive than a vacuum, because suction simply pushes air out from the socket through a valve while a vacuum actively pulls air out using either electronic or mechanical means. Also, I had a short phone call meeting with my mentor during the week, and we discussed Final Product ideas some more and spoke about the progress I had made on my Original Work report. I believe we're getting closer to finalizing an idea for Final Product, so then I will be able to write the Product Proposal and create a calendar with deadlines to help my mentor and me plan out the remainder of this year. This upcoming week, I want to finish the majority of my Original Work report and write another Evidence of Learning.